The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1919, Page 2

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 1919. United States Sisal Trust BEN SHEPARD \ ‘CLERK CIRCUIT couRT ‘svoit0n ayo moconben Dave CavNTy ropa MIAMI, PLORIDA " STATE OP FLORIDA, ) COUBTY OF DADE. ) 88: I, BEI SHEPARD, Clerk of the Cirouit Court in and for Dade County, State of Florida, do hereby certify ‘hat the UNITED STATES SISAL TRUS? is the record owner of all of Township Fifty-eight (58) South of Range thirty-six (36) East, excepting Section Sixteen (16) which is termod as a School Section, said zene aggregating 22,400 acres. Deed to said land was. filed by the said Company on May 21st 1919, and dnly recorded in Deed Book Lifer page 202. I further certify that thie gives the said UNITED STATES SISAL TRUST olear title to this land with the exception of a mortgage in the eum of $32,000. ° 1 WITNESS WHEREOP, I have hereunto set my hand and the offioial seel of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Dade County, State of Florida, this the 23rd day of May 4. D. 1919. Bid Clerk oe y cinonty @urt nell Florida. This land is situated southwest of Miami, Florida, three and one-half miles west of the Dixie Highway. This tract is being connected with this National highway, giving the company a hard-surfaced truck highway direct to railroad station, and to Miami, the largest commercial- city in Southern Florida. THE STATE OF FLORIDA) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & TALLAMASSEE | jas © . December 38, 2918. | WILLIAM A. MCRAE COMMISSTONER Mr. J. F. Jaudon, Chevelior Corporation, Miami, Florida. Dear Sir:- : aioe The olipping and photos were duly Yeceived and wa thank you for them. & It is unnecessary for us to say that ‘wherever and whenever possible, this Department will lend whatever assistance it can for the furtherance of a merito- tious project like this. anatihty syuten bi » In the opinion of the writer, all o? the higher lands in lower Dade, Lee, and North Monroe Counties (on the mainland) will produce the Sisal hemp plant to perfection. As an instance of the truth of this assertion, growers of Sisal hemp from the Bahamas and Yucatan came once a year to , Masit Perrinne and get slips of the plent for re-establishing * broken pleces on the lands in the cases mentioned. \ This ” instance goes to show the superiority of the plants grown in Dade County over the native plents grown in Central wuerica fnd the Bahamas. Thanking you for the photos and clippings, end\ With best regards, Jem) |) tne RS w very truly, ~ Hi, Agricultare. B/L Sisal has grown in this section of Florida since 1826, but has This picture was taken last November and ‘shows hyomiall section of our ‘sieal, plant: ‘nursery’ -eontaining: 750,000 two-year-old plants, sufficient to establish a 1,000 acre: plantation—for which land is now being prepared to receive these plants. The other picture or ue page shows the same plants never been developed on a commercial scale. A greater part of the world’s supply comes from Yucatan, Cuba and the Bahamas. In eight months last year $33,000,- 000.00 Worth of sisal was imported into’ the United States. J. F. Jaudon to whom the above letter was written is vice president of our company. fe To Whom It May Concern see HIS STATEMENT is being made by us, through the public press, to set at rest rumors, reports and printed articles about this enterprise which are false, untrue and misleading. We publish this announcement so that the public may know that the UNITED STATES SISAL TRUST is a company organized to develop and grow sisal in the state of Florida for commercial purposes. Sisal is used to make rope, twine and other cordage products. - Sisal is one of the most needed and necessary products used by the American farmer—and by American industry for rope, cable and other purposes. 148,000 tons (286,000,000 pounds) were imported into th e United States in one year. It is needless to say that it is a money-making crop. The price of twine answers any question on that subject. Sisal is shipped to all parts of the world. It is a world-needed crop. The sisal plant has grown in Florida for nearly 100 years. This company pro- poses to develop it commercially, as a money-making, business enterprise. We have 22,400 acres of land in the sisal district of Florida for plantation purposes; we have a developed sisal nursery containing 750,000 plants; we have expended in development, outside of land investment, in the past six months over $75,000.00 in cash—in land clearing, plant gathering, road building, and for equipment and machinery. W, ehave assets of over $400,000.00 in land and physical property. ‘ The United States Sisal Trust is not organized for the purpose of selling stock. We are organized to. develop, grow and market sisal, and the only stock that will be sold will be to secure sufficient capital to properly carry on, the plantation develop- ment. Weare not a Nonpartisan League enterprise, nor are we endorsed by that or any other political or farmers organization. Weare a business organization, organ- ized for business purposes, backed and managed by men of Florida (where sisal grows) and bankers and business men of the Northwest (where sisal and twine is used). cy This announcement is not published for the purpose of encouraging the public to invest their money with us. It is published for the sole purpose of setting at rest false reports that have been circulated because one of our officers is connected with the North Dakota administration, and is at the head of a state institution—which has no connection with.this company in any way. A partial list of our shareholders, who have financed this company, is given on this page. This list speaks for itself. United States Sisal Trust BY J. R. WATERS, PRESIDENT. “T. P, HARVEY; SECRETARY. GENERAL OFFICES Minneapolis, PLANTATION OFFICE MIAMI, Florida six months later. sind is anorG in the pic ure, Officers and Prominent Shareholders of, the UNITED STATES SISAL TRUST OFFICERS uv. _R, WATERS-—President United States Sisal Trust; Manager Bank “of North Dakota, Bismarck, N. J. F. JAUDON--Mlami, Florida, Vice President United States Sisal ‘Trust; algo President Cheveller Corporation, owner of 207,000 acres of Florida land. L.A. SIMPSON—Dickingon, N. ‘Trustee, Prominent North Dakota law: yer; Stark County banker and General Counsel of United States Sisal Trust. T.. 'P. HARVEY—Minneapolis, Minn, Secretary and Treasurer; shareholder and salaried employee. SHAREHOLDERS } ©. B. LITTLE—President First National Bank, Bismarck, N. HAROLD. INGVALDSON— Cashier Firet National Bank, Fessenden, N, ALEX STERN’ Mayor, Fargo N. D., President Dakota- Savings Bank; mer- chant and real estate ‘owner. H. J. HAGAN—President Scandinavian ‘American Bank, Fargo, N. D. JOURGEN OLSON—Minot, N. D., Prest- dent Farmers State Bank, Sanish, N. D. WILLLIAM MAAS—President Farmers 1, Equity Bank, Mandan, N. D. AKER—Vice President of The Bismarck Bank, Bismarck, N. D, OBERT OLSON—State Treasurer, Bis- marck, N. GEO 6! STOMNER—Cashler First_Na- tional Bank, Mayville, N, D.; also Pres- ident Clifford State Bank, Clifford, HUGH’ EGAN—Vice President Continen- tal State Bank, Minneapolis, Minn, ADAM. LEFOR—Exchange National Bk., St. Paul, Minn. WILLIAM’ OLSON President American Exchange Bank, Valley City An MARTIN—Pres Hepes Lintanuate Bank, Sentinel Butte, N. roe! SAVWARDPresignnt Beach State Bank, Beach, North Dakota, R. Cc. FULLER—Cashler_ Golden Valley State Bank, Beach, N. D. LR, BUXTON—Cashier Bank of New Rockford, New Rockford, N. D. S. CG, PANDOLEO—President Pan Motor Co}, St. Cloud, Minn, F., H. EHRED— Caphler Security State Bank, Courtenay, A. B. HEMP * Cxemer Peerchants Na- tional Bank, Wimbledon, N. D. GUST.D. LIN GREN coatler First Na- tional Bank, Taylor, N, HARRY C. SEXTON * prbbitient Bank of New Rockford, New Rockford, N. D. M. FERRIS—President Dakota Na- “tlonal Bank, Diekinson, N, D. BOF LITTIG—Cash ier Farmers & Mer chants State Bank, New England, N. D. H. HALLENBERG; Cashier First State ‘Bank, Carson, N,‘D. E.'S, DELANEY—Cashier Farmers State Bank, Havelock, N. D. ED, SCHULENBERG—President Farmers State Bank, Glen Ullin, N. D, L._M. ANDERSON—Cashier First State Bank, Rhame, N. D. B. SOLEN— i—Vice President Farmers State Bank, Rhame, N. D. F, J, RAUSCH—Cashier First State Bank, Elgin, N, D, FRANK KLIEN— Cashier Farmers State Bank, Hebron, N.-D. ANTHONY KOSTELECKY—cacnler Lib- erty State Bank, Dickinson, N. D, GEO, J. HELMING- Cashier State Guar- anty Bank, Mott, N. Mo GALLANAN Cashier First Na- tional Bank, Golva, N. D, W. P. KREBSBACH™Cashier First State Bank, Reeder, N. Hoe SRAUGSCachien Taylor State Bank, Taylor, N. D. J. J, TAVIS—Cashier Flasher State Bank, Flasher, N. D, A. HART—Cashier First State Bank, Carson, TA. DAVIS — ‘Cashier First State Bank, olva \T. A. TOLLEFSON—Cashier First Na- ‘tional Bank, Dickinson, N. D. J._J. MURPHY—Cashier Security State Bank, New England, N. D. B, 0, THORKELSON--Cashier First State Bank, South Heart, N. D. W..§. Morris—Cashier Citizens State Bank, Belfield, N. F. H. ELLWEIN— Cashier. Farmers | & Merchants Bank, New Salem,.N. D. GA, WENTLAND—Cashier Merchants ‘State Bank, Glen Ullin, N. D. CHAS. F. PETERSON—President State Bank,.New Salem, N. D. PAUL MANN—Cashier Merchants State Bank, Hebron. N. C. ATTLETWEED—President First ‘National Bank, Beach, N. G._D. RICHARDS—Cashier First State Bank Crystal Springs, N. D: w. GRIESWOLD- Cashier Regent State Bank, Recent, ND 1. -H. STUTLINE—Gashier Farmers & Merchants Bank, Bowman, N. D. HG. HIGGINS—Cashier Baldwin State Bank, Baldwin, N. PAGE BRoTHene-First National Bank, Mohall,_N. Js Ce PETERS — sPresident Mohall State Bank, Mohall, F.oJ. Weare Batik, Loraine, ND. 0. J, EIDE—Cashier The Peoples Bank, Caivin, N. D. H. A. GRIMSHAW—Cashier Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Sarles, N. D. A. J. BACKES—Cashier First State Bank, Easby, Et. BUNOVAN—President Citizens State |- ‘Bank, Langdon, N. D. T.-L. TILLISCH—President First Na- ‘tional Bank, Osnabrock, N. D. MARIE .ASLAKSON — Cashier State Bank of Milton, Milton, N. D. B, PROM President State Bank of MIl- ton, Milton, N. LF. LEP, SAGe—Cashier First National Bank, Walhalla, N. D. D.. J.’ LARSON—Cashier First’ State ‘Bank, Concrete, N. D, Se ehiter Loraine State BRANDSON—Cashier Mountain ‘state Banke Mountain, N. J. OLIBACKKE—Cashler icitizéns ‘state Bank Drayton, N. D, LKINS Cashier cant Pembina tathiletr IPPEN— 1 Cashier Bank © of Hamilton, Hamilton, GUY M. JAM ESONCashier First Na- tional Bank, Crystal, N. J. HEGER—Cashier Forage River State Bank, Forest River, N, H. NDEMANCachter Security ‘State Bank, Glasston, N. LLOYD GAA AM Cashier State Bank of Hensel, Hensel, N, Merchants « iNote-the, development and healthy 3 appearance of these. planta . This victur was, taken. in. April,’ and when compared with-the other picture, shows the rapid growth of the plants from ' April. This photograph. was taken when’ the property was inspected last sks by Mr. lovember to