Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
A CreditabIe Enterprise.
One Of Ghs Largest crean,e,ies in he Country
Buih up From a Small Start IN HdnfI-
ton, Lottdotra County, va.
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Washington may not know it. but she has
within her city limits to-day the headquarters of
one of tho 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 Q cOmpar-
atively small start, II Is always interesting to
note the growth and development Of an enter
prise, and that of the Kingsley Brothers who
are a. the head of the establishment just mem
toned. is of especial local interest. They,
with d number of wcll-known Washingtonfans
including Samuel NOrment. HOr8tio Browning,
VIM, Mayte. e. T. Norment, W. E. Abbott, j..
A. Hamilton. B. Charlton. John A. Ruff. Levi
Woodbury., John b. Scott. James NJ. Curtis,
WIN. II. Selden and James F. Hood, constitute
tile Kingsley BrotEcrB' Creamery Company
which in November last opened u Wholes1le
milk and cream depOtin the city. Tho success
OF the new schcme soon resulted in the sale o
the company by Mr.. Frank x. Ward, of his ex-
tensive plant in February, and to-day a large
three-StOry warehouse is being erected on Lou
isihna avenne between 9th and 10th Streets. 10
accommodate the growing buainSSs OF tho con-
cern.
Mr.. A. T. Kinguley. the president of tho com
pany, was. until about hVo years a1o. employ
ed In the pension bnreau. In 1854 he and
brother made. atatt IN the butter business n
the village OF Hamilton, Londotin county. Va,
this place being surrounded by ail the condI-
ttous favorable to such Hn enterprise. In six
mouths they, outgreVt their quarters and erect
ed large building. In the same year they es-
tablished q branch creamery at Waterford, and
then another at Silcot Springs. The second
season brought more growth. and they soon
had ten brancheai In operation in LOudoun conn
". Other counties soon pnt in their claims
for the benedt of the KingsleyE butter. Atthe
beginning oLlsss summer the firm had tWenty
creameries In full operation In Loudoun. Far
quier. Warren and Culpeper counties, and their
daily churning reached nearly 5000 pounds.
WABHINsTON CoHNKC71oH.
Two yearB ago they opened store in this
city, and soon had more orders than could pos
sibly be filled, their regular trade reaching
New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Richmond. DHnVille, Atlanta. Savannah and
many other cities on both sides Of Mason and
Dtxon'k line. This success led TO the organize
tinn OF the company last fall.
During the past two summers considerable
amount of butter has been placed In cold stor-
age. and the firm has realized . handsome
proht by the increase In price in the carly win
ter. This summer they intend TO store great
quantity. They have always conducted their
business on strictly cash baSis which g re-
garded as factor in their success, besides
stimulating the farmers in tile country around
their branches to better methods andinereasod
profits.
THE NoDUs oPERANpI.
The company buys it's milk from about 800
farmers, mnny of whom receive from Sl 500 "a
$4,000 year from this source alone. This
summer, Il Is expected, they will buV over 2OO-
OO0 pounds, or 100 tons Of milk q Ciay. To
handle this stock, convert It into butter and
to distribute the milk and cream in the cftyre-
qulres the constant service Of abOut 100 en-
ployeeS % steam engines and so wagons and
teams. The milk is tested at each creamery.
It being bought, II up to the standard, by weight
instead of fby measure. It then passes through
the De Laval separator, a novel machine or
recent invention. which not only extracts all
the cream, but separates any impurities that
may remain In the milk. The cream then passe6
70 large watts. where It is kept at o certain
temperature winter and summer until Il e
ready for the churn. The chufns have q ca
pacity of about 3O0.gallons each, and from here
the butter paeses to the worker where ali fhe
butterlnilk is pressed out and the product n
salted and packed. The K. B. prints have al
ready become famous. The creamery e kept
scrupulously clean and neat. and the milk
cream and butter are handled in the freghesI
possible condition. Only trained and expe.
rieneed 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 process. The butter is never
touched by human hands. aud nothing is per.
mitted 70 contaminate 1t in any way.
DAILY REcEIPTs
The company now receives about 600 gal.
Ions day by the Metropolitan Branch from
Boyd. Best, Ray. Henderson and Kelley farms
north OF the city. and also immense quantities
from the four railroads In Virginia. The salel
ot cream average about 800 gallons daily. II
is the pride Of the Kingley brothers that they
do not make cheap butter. Since the neeerff.
ties of trade demand It. they handle all grades
OF the article, but the cheap butter they eell q
made by other parties.