Got home at 3 am

[Tony Howard]

I made it back at 3 am this morning from the NTA. What a trip. I will have pics and stories to come later. I have got to get to work getting things put away around here and tending to business. I will say I got to tour the Fromm Brothers Fur Farm as it was left when the closed the doors in 1985. The tour was the high light of the trip. Lots of great people, great times and much learned about the way thing really work. I will try to share more when I get time over the next few weeks.

[Tony Howard]

This was the women's bunk house and kitchen are for the work force and buyers. There were 130 worker living on the grounds in the 1930 and they were feed three square meals a day. They said there were 130 people standing out side the gate in 1930 waiting for someone to get hurt or quit so they could go to work. The took very good care of their workers but they worked them like dogs. When you worked for the farm you worked as long as it was light. They had a man who would walk around the dinner area and make sure that workers were not talking but eating. They did not want the workers wasting time talking but eating so they could go back to work. The history that this place holds is so cool. I will also note the owner does not use nor will he seek government funding to keep the place up.


This was one of the two water towers that supplied the water to the fire sprinkler system that cover every building on the complex. After losing their home place and office to fire they put sprinkler systems in every building.


If any of you have read the book about the Fromm Brothers, this the buyers/graders alley which is pictured in the back of the book. It is on the third floor of the auction house and processing center.


This is auctioneer table with the last lot number run through when they shut it down in 1985 still on the board. The lady standing behind the table is Redbonechick from Trapperman.com. She was with us on the tour. John Graham set the tour up for us. Bob Noonan of Trapper Post and his wife were among the group.


This is Todd Hesgard my hoist standing beside one of the fur tumblers used to fluff the fur. The tour guide spun the drum and was so well balanced it just keep going and going. We had to stop it to take this pic.


And here is what happens when a yankee gets a real hat. They loose their mind.

[dewayne]

Great pictures Tony.

[Bobby Evans]

Very interesting.

[Eric Cottrell]

Cool pics and story Tony. I'd of like to of made that trip also.

Next time you talk to Todd, tell him he needs to spend at least a month on his trip down here this winter. If we don't get some good ol' southern cookin' in that boy, he's gona blow away! Them dang yankee vittles got him lookin' like an Ethiopian!

[Eric Cottrell]

WOW! Indoor plumbing and everything! No wonder Tony said he wanted to go back up there!!!