The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-31
THE CREAMERY.
Saturday Was a Memorable Day
in the History of Red
wood County.
Farmers Meet in Three Different
Places and Organize
CredmerieS.

The creamery business in Redwood
county has started off with boom.
Meetings of farmers for the purpose
of organizing cooperative creamery
associations we're held in three differ
ent places in Redwood county last
Saturday. One meeting was held here
in the city, another was held at Nor
gan, and a third was held at the
Granite Rock postof6ce. The GAZETTE
has reports from two of the meetings
and despite the extreme cold weather
of the day the farmers responded to
the call, subscribed the necessary
number of COWS, and agreed to do all
in their power to make the affair a
winner.
The meeting held in this city was
called to order by A. D. Stewart, who
in a few well-chosen words, stated
the object of the meeting, spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the COW as a redeem
or of the farm, and then passed on to
business. Clark Miller was made Sec
retary. An informal discussion fol-
lowed, participated in by nearly all of
those present, and the discussion
brought out good many fine points.
The discussion finally resulted in A.
b. Smith, Thos. March and Chas.
Brewster being selected as a commit
tee on site and construction, Donald
Stewart, Thos. Whittet and w. r.
Houck a committee to circulate the
petition for pledges of the bovine ex-
tract, and A. D. Stewart appointed to
correspond with machinery dealers as
to the machinery, etc., after which the
meeting adjourned until next Satur-
day. Over 500 cows have already
been secured for this cooperative in
stitution, and that it will be a success
there is not the least doubt.
At Morgan creamery meeting was
held, and aside from the farmers in
attendance a representative of an
eastern creamery apparatus manufac-
tory was present to help the matter
along. It was so cold that the meet
ing was not as large as could have
been wished, but Notwithstanding
this over 400 COWS were pledged to
patronize the institution from the
start, and j. w. Carlyle informed the
GAZETTE reporter that there is no
doubt but what twice that number
would be secured. He predicted the
creamery already an assured success.
Over in Shutdown, on Patrick Cal
laghan's farm, just east of the Willow
Lake town line enthusiastic farmers
nave already formed their association,
and have made complete arrange
ments for the creamery. 1t will be
24x56 feet, with an engine room of
2Ox24 feet, the cost to be in the neigh
borhood of $500, including the sep
arator. The creamery is to be known
as the Shutdown and Willow Lake
creamery. The directors are M. Bred
void, F. O. Callaghan, Ole Olson, John
Thorston, j. Lawrence, Peter CORES
and Leo Aftermath, leading farmers
of the township. OF the directory
Jacob Lawrence is president, Leo Al
termatt is vice. president, M. Bredvold
is secretary and John Thorston is
treasurer. Ice is already being put
up and a 400 gallon churn will be
used.
The contract for the Brookville
creamery, according to the Springfield
Advance, has been given to A. r. Nc
Rae, of Sleepy Eye. The building
will be 22x32 with IL foot walls. It
will be erected near H. G.. Peterson &
place and it is expected that it will be
completed by the first of May, al
which time the Association hopes tc
start butter making. The ice house
is 12x18 and is being rapidly filled.