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Peru Mercantile Co Co operative plan described
A detailed prospectus outlines the Peru Mercantile Co adopting a cooperative store model. It traces the store’s growth since 1844, notes leadership under Avery Tudor and Joseph Shirk, and explains preferred stock at $10 with 7 percent guaranteed dividend plus a 5 percent purchase discount. The plan promises owner participation, lower prices, and stable management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Miami County
L. Bischof Cooperative
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Second and Broadway
Elbert H. Shirk
John Harlan
Maine
Lake Erie & Western Canal
Shirk
Kilgore & Shirk
George C. Miller
Kilgore
Shirk & Miller
Milton Shirk
Harlan
Wabash Railway
Lake Erie & Western
Lake Shore
Broadway
Main Streets
Main Street
Ito Peru Mercantile CO
Miller
Elbert Wright Shirk
Avery Tudor
Miler
Joseph Shirk
RA Edwards
Richard A Edwards
Avery ‘Tudor
Elbert Walker Shirk
Milton A Edwards
Mr. Tudor
L. Bischof
Ind
Messrs. Bischof
Rothschild and Phillips
Peru Mercantile Co
Messrs
Rothschild and
Phillips
United States
the Co-Operative Company
State of
Nens
Peru Mercantile Co., Co-Operative