507-847-3520 or 800-321-3520
Fax: 507-728-8366
77100 US Highway 71
PO Box 69
Jackson, MN 56143-0069
info@federatedrea.coop

1935-1945

December 17, 1935 - Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws were signed.

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1935-1938 - Federated shared an office with Federated Cooperative Oil Association.
1936 - Federated's first general manager, Paul Ferguson, was hired.
April 2, 1936 - Federated applied to the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) for its first construction loan ($50,000). The co-op had 592 stockholders.
October 8, 1936 (See Picture #1) - A groundbreaking ceremony marked the first line construction near Lakefield.
March 7, 1937 - The first section of line was energized from Lakefield to Round Lake.
1938 - An office was rented at 607-1/2 Second Street, Jackson.
1939 (See Picture #2) - Annual Meeting at Jackson Armory

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April 16, 1940 (See Picture #3) - An Open House was conducted for Federated’s new headquarters at 310 Sherman Street, Jackson. It was built for $8,000.
December 2, 1941 - Purchased Martin County Electric Company for $65,000, which connected Jackson and Martin Counties.
1940s - World War II causes a severe shortage of manpower. Work orders were approved on an animal unit basis for limited line construction.