Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-19

wATERv1LLE BUTTER FACTORY
Another Meeting Held Saturday After
noon

Another Meeting Held Saturday After
Special to the kennebec Journal.
WATERvILLE, March Is.
About fifty farmers assembled in Town
Hall Saturday afternoon to further discuss
the question of having butter factory locat-
ed in this city.
! W. I. daines, Esq, of this city, who is
interested in the ma tier and is doing every
thing he can to assist the movement, called
the meeting to order. He stated that from
the reports of committees " hieh he had ex-
amined it was impossible to determine the
exact number of cows which would be as
sured for Mr.. Bradford in case he should
decide to locate here. The number could
/ be yariously estimated from three to six and
even eight hundred cows. NO one said
Mr. Haines, lis willing to make the necessary
arrangements TO put his cows into a factory
/ which is to be managed by an inexperienced
man and whose success would be rather
doubtful. Mr.. Bradford's success in the
past, however, assures US that if he starts a
butter factory in this city that it will be a
advantages which especially adapt it for the
location OF the factory. In a recent con-
versation with Payson Tucker, General
Manager of the Maine Central X. r., he told
mo he hot ,l,,
most favorably located place on his road for
such an enterprise. Hence it only now re-
mains for us to assure Mr.. Bradford that we
will comply with the terms which he has
stated on which he would come here, and in
a year hence We shall have one of the most
successful butter factories in New England
in operation in Waterville.
Mr.. f. l.. Bradford of Turner, the gem
tleman who proposes to start the factory,
then said Il shall not start the factory any
where before November |. All the farmers
must have an abundance of ice and the
matter needs to be considered carefully. |
should ike to start sooner as July and Au
gust are very profitable months for the fac
tory; but think it would be advisable to
wait until later. Now want you to make a
map of the territory surrounding this city
with all the possible routes marked out and
then give one of these routes to each men,
ber of the canvassing committee and let them
report accurately to me the exact number of
COWS which will be furnished from the
,.,b-
have to be travelled to collect the cream.
From what has been stated before, you know
about what creamery would pay you,
you can easily determine whether
you want to 90 into the enterprise or not by
considering what you are now making from
your dairy.
At Turner during the past year, we have
looked on two new routes. One of these
routes left another creamery to join us and
although they had to pay extra for collecting
the cream, on account of the distance from
the factory, still they made more money by
their change than ever before. During the 1
month of January our factory paid the for
mer n 3-4 cents for their cream The fol- I
lowing is the list of prices for the Cooley
cream, which | would recommend as the /
best in the market as far as | know, both in
point of quality aud prices -Four cows, S23
six cows. S27 eight cows, S32 50 ten cows,
SIS twelve cows, S44 fourteen cows, S5l
sixteen cows, sos. There is five per cent,
discount from these prices for cash within
thirty days.
AT Turner the farmers cut the ice in cakes
OF scventy-ive or one hundred pounds. |
" ould not limit the number of cows. The
greater the number the less the cost of max
ing the butter and hence the increased profit
to the farmer. should like to have two
thousand cows first rate. We had 1923 cows
at Turner last year, the cream from which (
was obtained by sixty-six miles of travel, |
should advise you to purchase the Cooley |
creamer ready made, and not try TO make
the cans yourself. 1t will be cheaper for
Won in the end About Withdrawing. all |
have to say is this, if anyone, after making
fair trial of the factory, is not satisfied with
the result. | shall be perfectly willing that
they withdraw at any time.
The cream would be collected every day
and in case of a storm the cream could be
kept in cans by the farmer until called for.
do not think it materially Injuries cream to
freeze it. one reason why desire to To-
cate i'll Watervlle is on account of the un-
surpassed railroad facilities which the city
affords Besides there would be a good To- /
cal market for the product of the factory /
We are selling skim milk at Turner now for
oue-half cent per gallon. Doubtless it could
be sold in Wateryile for much more.
At the close of the meeting the canvassing
committee adjourned to the office of w. I.
Hanes to map out the work of thoroughly
canvassing the surrounding territory with
view to ascertaining the exact number of
cows which will be furnished Mr.. Bradford
if he commences operations for the fac