Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-17
Creamery Thoughts.

MINERAL POINT, WIS, July IL, 'S4.
Mr.. Editor.-I noticed in TRIB-
uNE of July 10th, an item in regard
to the Sauk Co. creamery, which
states that the one mentioned pro
duces thirteen hundred pounds of
butter daily, and an exchange seems
to doubt the statement
/ think this is possible aud very
probable when we bear in mind that
oniy fourteen, miles from Mineral
Point, there is a creamery running,
which produces over two thousand
pounds of butter daily, as per the
statement of one of the proprietors
of said institution. | refer to the
Darlington creamery.
When we hear of such things SO
near by us, what are we to learn?
In this case that the enterprisiug
men of the Darlington creamery are
not only gathering in the dairy
products of the immediate vicinity
of Darlington, but are extending
their territory until they actually
gather 20 the north aud west of this
city Is it true that there is not en-.
terprise or public spirit enough in
this city to invest even in little
creamery, but to idly sit down aud
fold our arms, and let our neighbor
ing towns take advantage in all such
things? Is it not a fact that even n
creamery will draw some trade to a
town besides the actual benefit to
tie creamery.
We do not lack the capital so
much as the disposition. These in
stitutions as a rule will pay their
way, and leave nice profit on the
money invested, proving not only
beneficial to the community at large,
but to the parties directly interested.
1t is admitted by all that the hills
in the immediate vicinity Of Miner
al Point, are especially adapted to
the dairy business. Nothing flourish
on this soil SO we'll as grass, and
while it could be used for this pur.
pose TO advantage and profit, instead
of being constantly washed down
the Picatonica with every shower Of
rain and leaving finally nothing but
flint rock and bitches, it would in
crease each year in fertility and
depth of soil.
Not only is creamery business be-
ing pushed by our neighbOring
towns and villages, but last spring
several cheese factories were started;
one in Argyle which taxes the milk
from about five hundred cows, and
one south of Fayette, by the Cen
tennial church, which is run to about
the same extent.
These cheese factories are being
run n little different from the cream
erys. As the parties running them
are really paid SO much per pound
for making it, the farmers or patrons
of the factory are the owners of the
manufactured article to dispose of
it as they individually please.
1t may be argued that the manu-
facture of butter and cheese is at
tended with considerable hazard
This is very true, especially in the
first attempts. This is no more true,
however, in regard to these indus
tries than TO many others.
Take into consideration the fact
that cheese in the winter season can
never be had for less than fifteen
cents per pound, Tor rarely, and on
ly last winter could hardly be had
for any price in our city, and |
think that any person can see that it
could be entered into with very sat
isfactory profits.
There is probably no industry in
Rock county, that pays so well to-
day Except in small portions Of it,
where tobacco is raised, as about
Edgerton and vicinity as that Of
the dairy business, especially the
cheese branch, and this is not after
one o. two years, but some Of these
factories have now been running for
fifteen or twenty years. One of
them has made cheese which the
prop letor has for number Of years
shipped directly to England and
went with it himself, creating a de-
mand for all he could produce.
Query If these things can be done
in other places, why not here? viii
any person answer
Mr.. Editor, much more might be
written on this subject which might
prove interesting, but this may be
sufficient to set some person or per
sons to thinking 1t seems to me
that at this time every Community
should be alive to its own interest,
not only in the branches of indus
try mentioned, but many others
which might be mentioned. B.J.