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appointed. From among these directors W. C. ' 

 Good was elected President and Anson Groh, 

 Vice-President. J. J. Morrison was chosen 

 Secretary-Treasurer. 



Up to this time no prospectus had been issued. 

 It became necessary now, however, to go out to 

 solicit stock and, therefore, a prospectus had to 

 be prepared, signed by all the directors, and filed 

 with the Provincial Secretary. This was under- 

 taken at the next directors' meeting, held in the 

 Carls-Rite Hotel on April 13th. On this* 

 occasion E. C. Drury, the first President of the 

 U.F.O., made application for and was allotted 

 one share of stock in the Co-operative Company, 

 and was then and there elected a director, one of 

 the provisional directors retiring. At the next 

 meeting, on April 25th, the prospectus was signed, 

 and interviews granted to several business men 

 who wished to link up with the organized 

 farmers. At the next meeting, on June 30th, 

 the directors inspected the Toronto Civic 

 Abattoir, then nearing completion, on the 

 invitation of the City Council. By this time a 

 number of applications for stock (mostly from 

 farmers' Clubs and subordinate Granges) had 

 been received, and stock was allotted in con- 

 formity therewith. It was also decided to - 

 open an office in Toronto, and to seek an 

 opportunity of advertising the Co-operative 



