The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-03-30
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Mount Airy, March 30, 1881.
CREAMERY.-The creamery sensation now
raging in Lambertville and vicinity, seems to
be all the talk, and no doubt, will end In
butter and choose. But, from tho fact that
some people are SO very DESTROYS Of having
the creamery located in Lanibertville. IS the
best Of evidence that they know but little
about the business. In the first place, the
creamery business is purely q country BUSH
ness and not adapted to q city, especially
Lambertyille. First, bBcause sufficient
quantity Of milk cannot be produced within a
reasonable distance toRmpply the city aud ran
o creamery. From seven to ten thousand
pounds of milk per day would be required for
the creamery alone. an1 1t Is we'll known that
the city now consumes every pound OF milk
produced, taking it on AN average, for two
and half miles around the city, Second.
The low Hat lands upon which the city stands
aud the insufficient sewerage TO carry off the
filth which would soon become matter for
the Board of Health to look into, especially
during the heat of summer, is also q very
great objection. Third. AS to giving en-
ployment to any great number of hands, that
is very grave mistake, as two men and
boy are all that are needed to run creamery.
Fourth. That other creameries will soon be
established at no great distance IN the ooun-
try, aud then the Lambertvie mill would be
obliged to run on chalk aud water or dry up.
Fifth. Thatluntil different arrangements can
be made with the cows, creameries that run
at all, must run seven days per week, and
should therefore be located 10 some quiet Sc
cluded place, near some babbling brook, into
which the washings ofthe establishment could
be run and quietly carried off. And at best,
and with all the above advantages, a creamery
is not the sweetest place in the world and the
efluvia arising from the whey vat, not the
nosiest by any means. particularly In the long
month Of August. Last but not least, the
idea of shocking the sensiblities of our good
church-going people every Sunday morning
vita multitude of tin cans and an army of
milk carts rattling pe through the
streets, dogs barking dust flying, and every
man eager TO get there first. just think of it.
How TO START A CREAMERY There are
two ways to establish a creamery. One way
is for an individual or company toproyde the
necessary buildings, machinery, &c, induce
the farmers to bring milk, pay certain price
for II, and go to work.
A better way for the farmers Is for a num-
Der of milk producers to form an association,
procure charter, elect a president, secretary,
treasurer and board of directors, make the
capital stock say five dollars per share, each
share to represent COW. Sell no stock ercept
to actual producers A sufficient amount can
be raised IN this way to put the thing in mo-
eiVhs attpi 0bfSu thc udtdnCe uecutu CtsH bo
easily raised on note or upon bond and mort
gage upon the property. Pay each member
of the society say 81 .25 per hundred pounds
for milk, and at the end of each month"; his
share of dividend in proportion to his number
of shares of stock, and herein, we beg leave to
say, is where the profit lays. Those who
bring milk who are not stockholders, to be
paid $l25 per hundred pounds for their milk,
or anything agreed upon. And just here we
hO of fur, ,ichi
to be sure and secure stock to represent each
COW he proposes to milk, for two reasons.
First, because his stock will earn him more
money In proportion to his investment, than
his cows besides he will not be obliged to
squeeze cows teats to get IL. And second,
because there is a limit to the capacity of
creamery, and in case of an over supply, out
siders, of course, would have to stand back.
Again we warn our farmers against enter
ing into any halfstock, half mutual, half way
business with our city Cousins in thecreamely
business, because it is as Incompatible as fire
and water, aud cant possibly succeed. To
fully illustrate this matter would require more
space than we feel inclined to ask however, a
hint may not be out of place. Well, should
the stock be taken as agreed upon last Satur-
day, the non'cow stockholders would be
| largely in the majority, and according to the
laws of human nature would run it In their
own interest. The farmers would have the
privilege of doing the work and furnishing
the material, aud zoe make the money. Study
this matter well before you put your foot in
| it. CAPT. JACK.
p. S.-This creamery question is one of
great Importance to our farmers, aud one
which seems to be but little understood, as
was fully demonstrated at the meeting last
Saturday, which TO say the least reminded us
of "a boy hunting chestnuts in the dark. Now
in order TO draw it out moro fully, by per-
mission of the Editor, we hereby announce
ourself open to debate through THE RECORD.
Perhaps old Sitting Bull who has lain dormant
for while, could favor us with few dry
knocks on the subject, as we thought he
seemed to take quite an interest in capital
against labor and material or our honorable
member from this District, who seemed to oc-
cupy the same kind of pew, or anybody else
who may feel interested. Any personal abuse
touching the main question will be thankfully