Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-02

FLECTOR daily urged Abilene to Sc
cure if possible, even at some sacrifice,
the central station of the Belle Springs
creamery which it was proposed to es-
tablish here, there were some who
thought we were over-zealOus ill our
efforts. But the creamery was secured
and no one who sees the new structure,
erected at a cost of 81, 800, in East Abb
lene and watches the lines of far
mers' wagons which unload overflow
ing cans of milk there each morning
can fail to realize how much benefit the
institution is to this city and the farm
ers of the surrounding country.
ITS EXTENT AND GROWTH.
A visit to the creamery this morn
ing by the REFLECTOR scribbler
showed him some Of the advantages
in the location of such a business in a
community. The Belle Springs
Creamery company was organized
three years ago by J. E. Nissley, Noah
Hershey, G. 5. Hoffman, Eli Hoffman
and J. K. Forney under the firm name
of ]. E. Nissley s. Co. Recently D.
n. Gish, now manager of the Belle
Springs branch, was admitted to the
firm.
They conducted the Belle Springs
mandatory with such success that
they built one at Dillon and now
have made the Abilene station the
central one for all, keeping all sup
plies, business records and appliances
here and using it for the storage of
butter previous to shipping.
PLENTY OF PATRONS.
During the first years work the
creamery expended about $780, 900 for
milk among its patrons. Last year it
rose TO $40, 600 and this year, now al
most ended, over $4,000 will have
been given the farmers Of Dickinson
county for milk-a boon indeed, and
one that is appreciated.
This amount is paid to large num-
Der of patrons, there being 100
farmers bringing milk to Belle
Springs, So to Dillon and Is here. A
hundred or more will be on the list
here soon. Altogether these patrons
own over l 200 head of COWS.
Nearly all take away skinned milk
and buttermilk and OH the 18th of each
month are settled with. Last month
the firm paid So cents per hundred
pounds for milk which is at the rate of
about p cents per quart or 224 cents
! per pound for butter.
THE CREAMERY BUILDING.
The building just finished east of the
city is very complete. 1t consists of
three stories, including the basement,
and the machinery is run by a hand
some steam engine.
The milk is unlOaded on the east side
and after being weighed is run into a
heating tank where it is warmed to the
natural temperature as when first taken
from the COW. Thence it goes to the
separator, a small machine not larger
than a good-sized churn, but which
contains a revolving wheel making 100
revolutions minute, the centrifugal
force throwing the cream (which is the
| lighter out of the milk thus separating
them. The milk is conveyed to an oSt-
side tank where it is sold as SKINNED
milk. The separator used is the Sharp
less Improved.
FROM CREAM TO BUTTER.
Leaving the separator the cream
passes into the cream room, where it is
ripened and its temperature is regu-
lated. When ready it is conveyed to
the basement, where an immense steam
revolving churn and butterworker
makes it ready to be pressed into pound
balls or ten-pOund buckets and receive
the famous "B-S" brand, which is
recognized in the butter markets of all
the large cities as the very best. One
hundred pounds of butter were churned
this morning and $500 pounds of milk
received. Large ice rooms, storage
rooms and comuodious Office make up
the remainder of the building.
The butter is sold on the track for
the Colorado trade at % cents per
pound and is taken as rapidly as it can
be manufactured. 1t can only be turn
ed out as fast as milk can be gathered,
which is now 1850 to. 1900 pounds
daily, each 100 pounds of milk making
about four pounds of butter.
THE SURERINTENDENT.
This sketch would be incomplete
without mention of the energetic and
successful superintendent of the COM
pany's entire plant and organizer of
the company, Mr.. J. E. Nissley. AL
though young man, he has succeeded
In bringing the Belle Springs creamery
far to the front by his untiring indus
try and skill in the management of
the institution. What he does not
know about creameries is not worth
mentioning; he is one of the directors
of the Kansas State dairy association.
The Belle Springs creamery is one of
the institutions of which Abilene is
| proud. and as under its present man