Tag: Illinois
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Joseph Rengel & Robert F. Dilger: Trusted allies of J. P. Smith
At the start of the new company, the Vegetable Growers Supply Co., in 1918, Joseph Rengel served as the vice-president of the company. In January, 1919, Michael Leider turned down the nomination as Treasurer and instead nominated Robert F. Dilger. Michael remained on the board as an elected director. An executive committee which was formed…
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Michael Leider: The next generation of Luxembourg immigrants
In April 1919, Michael Leider was 43 years old and owned 10 shares in the Vegetable Growers Supply Co., newly established at the time in Rogers Park, Chicago. Michael immigrated in 1892 from Tadler, Wiltz Luxembourg, in the northern part of the country. His older step-brother by five years, John Peter (J. P.) owned 12…
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In the beginning…
On the 13th of November, 1918, Louis L. Emmerson, the Illinois Secretary of State, authorized the creation of the Vegetable Growers Supply Co. Corporation. A week and a day later, on November 21, 1918, the Vegetable Growers Supply Co., held their first shareholder meeting of the original subscribers of the company’s capital stock. That meeting…
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