Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-06
A CREDITABLE ENTERPRISE.
The Extensive Workings of the Kings
ley Creamery Company.


Washington may not know it, but she has
within her city limits to-day the headquarters
Of one of the largest creamery establishments in
the country, this to the great credit of the city
itself and the greater credit to the gentlemen
who have built up the business from a COM
paratively small start 1t is always interesting
to note the growth and development of an en-
terprise, and that of the Kingsley Brothers,
who are at the head of the establishment Just
mentioned, is of especial local interest. They,
with number of well-known Washingtonians,
including Samuel Norment, Horatio Browning,
VIM Mayse, c. F. Norment, W. E. Abbott,
John A. Hamilton, B. Charlton, John A. Ruff,
Lew woodbury.. John b. Scott, James NJ. Cur
tbs. VIM. III. Selden and James F.. Hood, con-
stltute the Kingsley Brothers Creamery Com
pany, which in November last opened o whole
sale milk and cream depot in the city. The
success of the new scheme soon resulted in the
sale to the company by Mr.. +. X. Ward. of his
extensive plant in February, and to-day a large
three-story warehouse is being erected on
Louisiana avenue between 9th and 10th streets.
to accommodate the growing business of the
concern
Mr.. A. F. Kingsley, the president OF the COM
pany, was, until about five years ago, en-
ployeG in the pension bureau. In 1884 he and
brother made start in the butter business
In the village of Hamilton, Loudoun county,
Va, this place being surrounded by all the con-
dltlOns favorable to such an enterprise In six
months they outgrew their quarters and erected
large building. In the same year they estab-
llshed a branch creamery at Waterford. and
then another at Silcott Springs. The second
season brought more growth, and they soon
had ten branches in operation in Loudoun
county. Other counties soon put in their
claims for the benefit of the Kingsleys' butter
At the beginning of last summer the firm had
twenty creameries in full operation in Loudoun
Fauquier. Warren, and Culpeper counties and
their daily churning reached nearly 5000
pounds.
WASHINGTON CONNECTION.
Two years ago they opened a store in this city,
and soon had more orders than could possibly
be filed, their regular trade reaching New
York: BROOKLYN, Philadelphia Baltimore, Rich
mond, Danville, Atlanta, Savannah and many
other cities on both sides of Mason and Dixon's
line. This success led to the organization of
the company last fall. During the past two
summers considerable amount of butter has
been placed in cold storage, and the firm has
realized handsome profit by the increase in
price in the early winter. This summer they
intend to store great quantity. They have
always conducted their business on a strictly
cash basis which is regarded as a factor in their
success, besides stimulating the farmers in the
country around their branches to better meth
DDS and increased profits.
THE MoDUs oPERANDr
The company buys its milk from about 800
farmers, many of whom receive from 81 500 to
$4,000 a year from this source alone. This
summer, it is expected, they will buy over
100000 pounds, or 100 tons, of milk day. To
handle this stock. convert it into butter. and
to distribute the milk and cream in the city re-
Gulres the constant service of about 100 en-
ployes % steam engines and 80 wagons and
teams. The milk is tested at each creamery. it
being bought, II up to the standard. by weight
instead of by measure, II then passes through
the De Laval separator. a novel machine of re-
cent invention. which not only extracts all the
cream. but separates any impurities that may
remain in the milk. The cream then passes to
large watts, where 1t Is kept at a certain temper
allure winter and summer until 1t is ready for
the churn. The churns have a capacity of about
500 gallons each. and from here the butter
passes to the worker. where all the buttermlk
Is pressed out. and the product is sailed and
packed. The X. b. prints have already become
famous. The creamery is kept scrupulously
clean and neat. and the milk, cream and butter
are handled i'll the freshest possible condition.
Only trained and experienced men are allowed
TO make the butter. The engines furnish the
power to operate the machinery to do the
work, and the men watch and conduct the pro-
cess. The butter is never touched by human
hands, and nothing is permitted to contamiuate
it IN any way.
DAILY RECEIPTS.
The company now receives about 1000 gal
Ions day by the Metropolitan Branch from
the Boyd, Best, Ray, Henderson and Kelley
farms. north of the city, and also immense
quantities from the four railroads in Virginia.
The sales OF cream average about 800 gallons
daily. 1t Is the pride of the Kingsley Brothers
that they do not make cheap butter. Since the
necessities of the trade demand it, they handle
all grades of the article. but the cheap butter
they sell is made by other parties.