Co operative store formed in Indiana with Norwich roots
The Co-Operative store is incorporated under Indiana voluntary laws and will operate on a Co-Operative plan. Founders Porteous and Mitchell bring Norwich, Conn., roots and a history of small profits and one price to all. The group expands to Portland Maine and Fort Wayne with a network of stores and high purchasing power through a cooperative chain.
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Indiana
Porteous and
Mitchell
Land of Burns
Norwich
Conn
Grand Rapids
Mich
Chas Trankln
John Jamison
Norwich House
Messrs. Porteous and
Fort Wayne Store Seeks Active Investor Partner
A Fort Wayne business invites an investor to join as an active partner in a store noted for credit to the city and its supporters. The notice emphasizes broad appeal and ongoing success of the enterprise.
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Fort Wayne
Beadell and Co Introductory Notice From The Peoples Store
A preliminary note from Beadell & Co at The Peoples Store outlines its officers and a brief history of the enterprise. The message stresses the importance of forthcoming details for Fort Wayne, Allen County, and nearby areas.
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Fort Wayne
Allen County
People’s Store
Beadell & CO
Bank and law firm referenced in community notices
The text lists The German-American National Bank The People's Trust and Saving Co and Breen Morris Attorneys as entities tied to local financial and legal services referenced in a civic notice context.
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The
German-American National Bank
People’s Trust and Saving Co
Breen & Morris
People’s Store at Root Memorial Building Fort Wayne
The Store at 110 112 114 East Berry Street in the Root Memorial building stands as Fort Wayne’s large department store. The People’s Store occupies over 45 000 square feet with 100 plus employees and offers dry goods ladies and children ready to wear millinery carpets rugs draperies shoes and more. A new plan of cooperation aims to accelerate growth.
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East
Berry Street
Root Memorial Building
Fort Wayne
People’s
Henry Beadell Guided The People's Store For Twenty Years
Henry Beadell has led The People’s Store for two decades, building a large, thriving business through hard work and shrewd management. He is active in public affairs as ex-president of the Fort Wayne Commercial club and director of The German-American National Bank and The People’s Trust and Saving Co., supporting civic improvements like parks and playgrounds.
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Henry Beadell
People's Store
Fort Wayne Commercial Club
German-American National Bank
People’s Trust and Saving Co
Company Officers Named in Charter
The officers listed are Henry Beadell as President, Nate Beadell as Secy-Treas, and George Aitken as Vice-President.
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Company
Henry Beadell
Nate Beadell
Sec’y-Treas
George Aitken
Co-operative Stores Plan for Local Enterprise
The text explains adopting a co-operative merchandising plan to let customers partake in profits. It cites L. Bischof Co-operative store in Crawfordsville Indiana as a model and notes Rothschild and Phillips of the Crawfordsville Big Co-operative Store will assist in organizing and incorporating the plan locally.
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L. Bischof Co-Operative
Crawfordsville
Ind
Messrs. Bischof
Rothschild and
Phillips
Beadell & Co
Rothschild
United States
How to Become a Partner in The People s Store Co Operative
The People s Store Co Operative seeks thousands of Fort Wayne and Allen County residents as partners. The goal is a cooperative store for the people by the people with shareholders who act as walking advertisements, owning the business regardless of share count.
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People’s Store Co-Operative
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Mater
Co Operation Stock Aims to Cut Prices for Consumers
Co Operation defines itself as a banding together of persons for economical production and distribution of merchandise to save consumers money. Stockholders gain purchasing and distributing power large enough to push prices down. The venture eliminates speculative features and is not experimental, with Henry Beadell continuing as active manager.
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Henry Beadell
Our Plan Capital Stock Offering to Public
The document outlines a stock issue of two classes, 200000 total, with 100000 common held by officers and directors and 100000 preferred at $10 per share. Preferred stock promises 7 percent guaranteed, cumulative, fully paid, and nonassessable, with a 3 percent discount on goods to holders. Public urged to invest, managers and employees to remain with the company, and a bonded treasurer safeguards funds.
Cooperative Store Promises Quality Goods and 5 Percent Discount
The store pledges merchandise of the best quality, offered at lower prices than rivals. Stockholders will receive a 5 percent rebate on every purchase for themselves and their families, ensuring constant personal benefit from the cooperative plan.
Advantages of Owning Shares of Preferred Stock
A promotional note from The People's Store Cooperative outlines benefits of 7 percent guaranteed preferred stock. It calculates returns on a $100 investment with $300 annual merchandise purchases, including cash dividends and 5 percent purchase discounts, yielding about 22 percent annual return. Also shows a $10 share with $100 annual purchases returning about 57 percent. The store invites questions and stockholder participation.
Preferred stock offering notice with oversubscription warning
Note states the company may be oversubscribed and officers may reduce pro rata the number of shares requested or allot stock in the order applications are received until all are taken.
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Mae
Co-Operative
West Woodland Avenue
Beadell
Chas Trankla & Co
Michigan
Pixley and
Longblock
Longblock, A Room 40 By 70 Feet, Known As ‘‘the People’s Store
Portland
Maine
Robert Braun
John Porteous, Jr
People's Store, Co-Operative
Fort Wayne, Ind
John Porteous
Avere
Archibald Mitchell
Co-Operative Stores
the People's Store
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