The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . etary and treasurer of thecompany. They have another mine at Fair-view, 111., and have some other coal interestsof great magnitude in which they are about toengage. THK STOin OK 25 THE ILLINOIS SELLING COMPANY Strealor is situated in tiic iiieat (urn Jklt,ill the heart of one of the most fertile agricul-tural regions in
The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . etary and treasurer of thecompany. They have another mine at Fair-view, 111., and have some other coal interestsof great magnitude in which they are about toengage. THK STOin OK 25 THE ILLINOIS SELLING COMPANY Strealor is situated in tiic iiieat (urn Jklt,ill the heart of one of the most fertile agricul-tural regions in the world. It is to this facttliat it owes its selection by the Illinois Selling(oinjtany as the location for its canning year tlicy jjacked L,.)0(),0(l() cans of corn,and exi)ect to increase the cajjacity of the plantthis year. The factory operates only in theSlimmer time during the ripening of the crop,lint it gives employment to between 400 and500 people during this time, many of whomwould not otherwise be employed. The factors- is of great benefit to the farm-ers of the vicinity, to whom it Inrnishes a wel-come variation of crop at a good price. Lastyear it contracted for the product of 1,500acres of land, and <X]iects to its con-. tracts during the coming year. Tiie companyfurnishes its own seed to the farmers an<l agreesto take the product at a given jirice. Twovarieties of sweet corn are raised, and they payfor the one at the rate of ^HW and the other atthe rate of $ per ton. From four to livetons have been per acre. In addition tothe price for his corn the farmer retains thefodder which is valuable for rough feed in thewinter. The land is benetited by a crop ofsweet corn because it is picked before it is ma-tured, and is therefore not so exhaustive of thesoil; and probably it is for this reason that a crop of oats will yield live to eight bushel tothe acre more after a crop of sweet corn thanafter the ordinary variety. Farmers al
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