#28 Exchange Bar/Bank of Dixon

Services and history

#28 Exchange Bar/Bank of Dixon (316)

Bank of Dixon 1873-1923 50th anniversary

Schultze’s announces in the Dixon Tribune April 7, 1922, the discontinuation of selling grain bags. The announcement alludes to buying in advance from the Farmers’ Exchange.

The place to buy cracked corn, whole corn, wheat, and barley by the sack were available at the Solano County Farm Bureau Exchange aka Farm Bureau.

In 1926, Farm Bureau Advisor stated in the Dixon Tribune newspaper that the bean trials at Millar Station near Dixon have faded away due to two mishaps. The first planting was devoured by a flock of sheep and the second planting was plowed up and buried by a construction crew as they installed the main irrigation canal.

Hopi beans from Elmer Foster’s ranch of Dixon were displayed in the window of SCBE. Elmer’s efforts delivered a fair crop of beans.

This business has also been conducted using the name of Solano Farmers’ Exchange in the past.

On August 23,1929, the Dixon Tribune advertisement highlighted an ad that stated, “A clean deal on dirty coal – The coal and wood man of Dixon”. Supplies for the grain man, stockman, and the poultryman. Grain and twin also for sale.

In February of 1934, Watson Kilkenny moved the Farmers’ Exchange from Main Street to the west of the Schulze building, near the depot. This will be more convenient for his woold and grain trade, as well as some saving in rent. There will probably be some other changes around business in the town soon.

The Farmers’ Exchange has a better layout in the new quarters, ample space with solid concrete floor, and an abundance of light. With his brother, Eddie Kilkenny, Watson is getting stock in ship shape, and adding more. The Exchange is bidding for its usual business in wool and grain, salt, metal fencing, bags, twine, dips for sheep, and other supplies for farms.

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Esther Bryce

Founder / Interior designer

Lianne Wilson

Broker

Jaden Smith

Architect

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Photographer