HISTORIES: Barron County Canning & Pickle Co., Chetek, Barron County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Vic Gulickson 2 May 2001 ==================================================================== The Barron County Canning & Pickle Co., Chetek, cans peas, corn and beets, and puts up dill pickles. Its stockholders are among the leading business men and farmers of the vicinity, and the company does a good business. It furnishes an output for farm produce, it proves profitable to its owners, and it helps to advertise the merits of Chetek as an agricultural and business center. The concern was started in 1906 by a promoter from Hastings, Minn., who saw here the opportunity for establishing such a concern. Later it passed into the control of the Lange interests of Eau Claire. A reorganization was effected in 1918, with local people in charge. The first directors were: G. J. Lange, president; Ernest Rohlf, vice president; C. A. Arden, secretary; Amos Babcock, treasurer, and Dr. W. G. Malcolm. The present directors are: B. M. Apker, president; Ernest Rohlf, vice president; M. I. Berg, secretary; Amos Babock, treasurer, and Dr. W. G. Malcolm. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 531.