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February 24, 1899

At a special meeting of the shareholders it was voted to increase the capital stock to $300,000, divided into preferred and common stock.

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BeloitJanuary 1, 1899

Private Charles Ingleby, of Beloit, died (directly or indirectly from typhoid fever).

BeloitFebruary 12, 1899

Rev. Howland Hanson began his pastorate (February 12, 1899 to June 11, 1905); another passage records a Rev. A. [—] beginning February 12, 1899.

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Nation & worldFebruary 24, 1899

At a special meeting of the shareholders it was voted to increase the capital stock to $300,000, divided into preferred and common stock.

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On February 24, 1899, at a special meeting of the shareholders it was voted to increase the capital stock to $300,000—of which $200,000 (2,000 shares of $100 each) was to be called ''preferred," fully paid up stock, and $100,000 (1,000 shares) was to be known as "common" and issued in profit sharing, to capital and labor in proportion to the earnings of each—the earnings of capital to be 5 per cent on the preferred stock and the earnings of labor being the amount earned by each employee in day wages or salaries during each year. At the beginning of each year an inventory was to be taken showing all assets and liabilities, and the net amount that the assets exceeded the liabilities was to be the net gain or profit of the preceding year's

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 158 / book p. 665

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February 24, 1899

At a special meeting of the shareholders it was voted to increase the capital stock to $300,000, divided into preferred and common stock.

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Nation & worldFebruary 24, 1899

At a special meeting of the shareholders it was voted to increase the capital stock to $300,000, divided into preferred and common stock.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

On February 24, 1899, at a special meeting of the shareholders it was voted to increase the capital stock to $300,000—of which $200,000 (2,000 shares of $100 each) was to be called ''preferred," fully paid up stock, and $100,000 (1,000 shares) was to be known as "common" and issued in profit sharing, to capital and labor in proportion to the earnings of each—the earnings of capital to be 5 per cent on the preferred stock and the earnings of labor being the amount earned by each employee in day wages or salaries during each year. At the beginning of each year an inventory was to be taken showing all assets and liabilities, and the net amount that the assets exceeded the liabilities was to be the net gain or profit of the preceding year's