Bluff ton Wine Company. 



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B L U F F T O N WINE COMPANY, 



CONDENSED STATISTICAL REPORT. 



For the Grape Culturist. 



The company was organized in the 

 Spring of 1866, and incorporated under 

 the General Laws of the State, August 

 ISth of the same year. 



The corporators and first Board of 

 Directors were Geo. Husmann, Thos. 

 G. Fletcher,, Francis Eodman, John 

 jVIcNeil, Isidor Bush, Emil Preetorius, 

 Arnold Krekel, L. D. Morse, C. W. 

 Waite, Phil. Weigel, Jno. S. Cavender, 

 J. S. Hyde, and Wm. H. Maurice. 



The authorized capital stock of the 



company is ^150,000, divided into 1500 



shares of $100 each ; up to Dec. 1st 



ult. 1105 shares were issued, of which 



4 members hold 1 share each, 



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A stock dividend of 15 per cent hav- 

 ing been declared last year, these 1105 

 shares amounted to $93,925.00, of 

 which sum §91,347.50 have been col- 

 lected by the Treasurer, leaving the 

 amount yet delinquent $2^577.50 and 

 the number of shares yet obtainable 

 395. 



As soon as the company was organ- 

 ized, it purchased 1772.32 acres of 

 land, situate in the S. W. corner of 

 Montgomery and the S. E. corner of 

 Callaway Counties on the Missouri 

 river. Average price paid per acre 

 ,^15.'. The lands were surveyed and 

 partly divided into 20 acre tracts for 

 tenants; 40 acres were laid off in Town- 

 lots for a village, to form a nucleus and 

 trading-post for the surrounding settle- 

 ment. 52 Town-lots have been sold 

 for $3810.50. Several buildings have 

 been erected by actual settlers. A 

 store, hotel, post-office, etc. are doing 

 a thriving business. A ferry connects 

 the place with the South shore of the 

 river, distant 1^ miles from Morrison 

 Station on the P. E. E. 



Fifteen leases have been granted by 

 the company ; more will not be given 

 out at present. The tenants are fur- 

 nished with a dwelling house, $150 

 cash, vines for planting 6 acres, wire 

 and trellises, etc. In return they have 

 to give the company one half of the 

 produce of their vinej^ards. The leases 

 run ten years. The company has built 

 14 tenant-houses, at a cost of $9000. 

 Out-houses, stables, fences and other 

 improvements were added by the ten- 

 ants. Over 50 acres are now cleared 

 and planted with vines ; 13^ acres will 

 bear this year. 101 acres are trellised, 

 41 with Cedar, 6 with Oak and Walnut 

 posts. 



The vineyards embrace the following 

 varieties : 



