Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . of business consolidated their interests, or-ganizing the Michigan Milling Company, con-trolling all of the |)roperties which had beforebeen owned by individuals or the firms desig-nated. ( )f the newly organized corporation became secretary and treasurer,which has since been his association with the busi-ness that from the beginning reached extensiveproportions. He was also one of the organizersof the .Ann .Arbor Organ Company, his cousin, D.!•. Allmendinger. the present superintendent, be-ing the prime mover in this enterprise
Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . of business consolidated their interests, or-ganizing the Michigan Milling Company, con-trolling all of the |)roperties which had beforebeen owned by individuals or the firms desig-nated. ( )f the newly organized corporation became secretary and treasurer,which has since been his association with the busi-ness that from the beginning reached extensiveproportions. He was also one of the organizersof the .Ann .Arbor Organ Company, his cousin, D.!•. Allmendinger. the present superintendent, be-ing the prime mover in this enterprise. Our sub-ject is likewise a director of the Farmers and Me-chanics Bank of Ann Arbor and in 1899 and 1900he was the president of the State Millers .Associa-tion, while for the past five years he has been thepresident of the State Bean Jobbers . in political circles in Washtenawcounty, Mr. .Vllmendinger gives support to therepul)lic;m part\. He was a member of the citycouncil from tlie first ward for four vears and de-. G. F. all:\iendinger. PAST AND PRESENT OF WASHTENAW COUNTY. 219 feated for mayor by a vote of only two when tliecity give a strong majority to the opposing was also a candidate for the legislature butwas defeated, and he was twice elected from theseventh ward to the position of countv his term of service in the council he was amember of the committee which prepared a newcharter for the city, making possible manv im-provements impossible before. Electric lightingwas established and the plans for the seweragesystem adopted. The lawn extensions which haveso beautified the city were inaugurated and thebeginning of a park s>-stem made in the boulevartland Felch park. Mr. -\llmendinger led the fightagainst the attempt made by private interests forthe possession of Felch park and prcibabh- savedthis ground to the city. He was elected connt\- supervi^nr fcir the ex-press purpose of attacking certain bills though op-
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