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Xeo Walter, abeva, pratident of the McOoneugh Grain anif Milling Com- 



pany, and hit son listen to Arch Elam, manager of the company, who 



ttopped b/ the Walter farm at the end of day's butlnau. 



The map of Illinois at the right shows the favorable potltlon of the Mc- 

 Oonough cooperative between the two river elevator <ompanlai. 



trucked to the Havana River Grain ele- 

 vator. This meant a three-cent per 

 bushel advantage over the local bid 

 ■on wheat. Eventually some of the co- 

 operative's grain will move to the 

 "Western Illinois Grain Company ele- 

 vator at Dallas City on the Missbsippi. 



The McDonough grain cooperative's 

 experiences prove the wisdom of river 

 operations since modem trucking makes 

 it profitable to move grain from a wide 

 area surrounding the river elevators. 

 The McDonough cooperative's elevators 

 are also well located as far as rail trans- 

 portation is concerned, as shown by the 

 map on the opposite page. 



As Leo Walter, president of the Mc- 

 Donough Grain and Milling Company 

 says, "We have just begun to enjoy our 

 benefits. We have all the facilities now 

 and have just had one year's use of 

 them. Lots of our farmers don't realize 

 yet what a great thing we have here in 

 McDonough county. They will only 

 realize that as they have a chance to use 

 the services of our cooperative." 



This is the first year of complete op- 

 eration of all four elevators in the Mc- 

 Donough cooperative. In the begin- 

 ning, five years ago, operations were 

 limited to the Bushnell plant and el- 

 evator. Then in September and Decem- 

 ber of 1948. elevators were purchased at 

 Blandinsville, Colchester, and Adair, 

 rhus the leaders achieved their goal 



of having four points within the county 

 where members could market their 

 grain cooperatively and also where 

 Service Brand feeds could be distri- 

 buted. Stock was sold to finance this 

 program. In addition the Bushnell mill 

 was modernized in 1948 to meet Service 

 Brand requirements, new trucks and 

 equipment were purchased and a new 

 office and scales installed at Bushnell. 



At present, the Colchester elevator is 

 being modernized, warehouse expanded 

 and new sheller equipment installed. 



In addition to all the benefits to 

 members, the county-wide setup of the 

 McDonough cooperative makes for real 

 operating efficiency. For example, the 

 heavy duty trucks used for hauling 

 grain to the river elevators, are also 

 used for hauling feed corn or merchan- 

 dise to farms, or to bring corn into the 

 four elevators of the cooperative. In 

 the same way. the county-wide setup 

 makes it possible to shift workers from 

 one elevator to another or from one op- 

 eration to another wherever the labor 

 need is greatest. 



The cooperative has a fleet of four 

 heavy duty trucks for hauling feed to 

 patrons; five large grain trucks: two 

 coal trucks and two pickup trucks. 



Officers and directors of the McDon- 

 ough Grain and Milling Company in- 

 clude Mr. Walter who is also secretary 

 of the Farm Bureau and secretary of 



the Havana River Company; Ryal 

 Keithley, vice-president, Macomb; Ern- 

 est B. Combs, secretary, Bushnell; J. 

 D. Murphy, treasurer, Bushnell; Ralph 

 Wilson, Industry; Marion Herzog, 

 Blandinsville; Grover Swigart, Ma- 

 comb; B. H. Swedell, Adair; and Or- 

 ville Cuba, Colchester. 



NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING 



COUNTRY MUTUAL CASUALTY 



COMPANY 



Notice is hereby given that the an- 

 nual meeting of the members of 

 Country Mutual Casualty Company 

 will be held in the Sherman Hotel, 

 Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, the 15th 

 day of November, 1949, at 1:00 P.M. 

 to receive, consider and if approved, 

 confirm and ratify the repons of the 

 officers and of the Board of Directors 

 of the Company for the year ending 

 December 31, 1948; to ele« direaors 

 for the coming year and for the trans- 

 aaion of such further and other busi- 

 ness as may properly come before the 

 meeting. 



Otto Steffey, Secretary 



OCTOBER. 1949 



