Pottery

Title: Red Wing Stoneware Boarding Agreement
Type: Document
Date: 1898
Source: Goodhue County Historical Society

Description: This agreement was made with Louis Johnson to provide room and board for Red Wing Stoneware employees.
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Activities:

1. In this agreement, what things is Louis Johnson saying that he will do?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: He agreed to run a boarding house with meals for the workers of the clay pits and furnish a team of horses and equipment for work at the clay pits.
2. How much per week did each worker in the clay pits pay for room and board at Johnson's boarding house?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: Each worker was charged $3 a week.
3. How often was Johnson expected to pay the company for being able to run the boarding house?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: The company requested that he pay $22 at the beginning of April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November, with $24 being paid in December. That amounts to $200 in yearly fees.
4. side from being able to run the boarding house, what else does Johnson get from this deal?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: The company agrees to rent Johnson buildings and some land and to pay him $30 per month for the useof his team of horses.