The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
GOOD THING FOR TOPEKA
a Large Wholesale Creamery
Plant TO BE Established
TO Supply the Creameries Rap
idly Increasing In Kansas.
Meeting of the Commercial Club Con-
siders the Subject Wonderful
Growth of the Kansas But
ter Business

Topeka may soon have a large whole
sale creamery plant for the manufac-
ture and distribution Of creamery pro
ducts added to her present list of man
ufacturing industries.
At the meeting of the Commercial
club last night J. K. Forney and c. H
Patterson of Abilene. kan, and ]. E.
Nissley Of Kansas City, Mo, appeared
before the club for the purpose of talk
ing over the matter of establishing a
large wholesale creamery plant in this
city.
Mr.. Forney is president of the kan
Sas Creamery and Supply company of
Kansas City, Mo and also secretary and
treasurer of the Belle Springs Cream
cry company of Abilene. Kan. Both Mr.
Patterson and MT Niss1ey are connect
ed with the former company.
In appearing before the Commercial
club Mr.. Patterson said.
We are looking UP the matter of
finding better way to conduct the
creamery business. We believe that
this business should be centralized as
the meat business is, and believe that
IN this way there would be economy
both ia handling and dispensing. We
want to establish a central point from
which TO handle our products, having
them shipped in from our other manu-
featuring stations. We would also es-
tablish q manufacturing plant and es-
tablish skimming stations with a radf-
us Of 100 miles, the cream to be shipped
~ from this territory and made into
butter here.
II think the creamery business has
been neglected in Kansas as this is one
Of the best territories in the west for
this business. Along some of the north
efn ROADS there are men out looking
after this business alone. and at some
depots there are refrigerators in which
the butter can be stored for SHIPMENT
There is demand for Kansas and Ne
braska creamery butter in all parts
Of the United States.
We feel very sanguine over this
matter and believe that if conducted
the way we propose to conduct it, the
creamery business in this state can be
built to great magnitude
After some discussion as to the
amount Of capital to be invested in the
plant the number of men it would en-
pI0y and what would be expected of
the city in the event the plant was To-
Gated here Mr. Popenoe moved that
a committee of three be amounted to
confer with the gentlemen and show
them over the city this morning This
motion was carried and F. Q. Popenoe,
Edward Wilder and J. P Davis were
appointed as a committee.
Mr. Forney and MI Nissley were
driven over the city this morning and
shown locations suitable for the estab-
Ishment Of a creamery plant. They
lett at noon for their respective homes
promising to correspond with the Com
mercial club.
Although Mr.. Patterson stated last
I454L lIldl llE company would expect
some little financial encOura cement it
is the opinion of many Of the members
Of the Commercial club that the com
pany viii be willing to establish here
without this kind of enc0urag cement
Tt is the plan Of the company to estab-
l1sh manufacturing stations at differ
ent points throughout this state and
Oklahoma and ship the manufactured
product to the central point from which
it viii be distributed. The company has
now plants at Abilene and EI Reno
Ok, and work has been commenced on
another plant at Belleville. AS a cen
trail point for the distribution of the
creamery products Topeka offers ex-
ceptional advantages and it is believed
that the members of the company re-
alize this and favor establishing the
central plant here.
AS the creamery company has CAPT
tai enough to establish and operate
central plant and does not propose to
issue stock. in this way keeping what
profits thac might accrue within their
own company, the mem bers of the
Commercial club are not ia favor of do
mating sum of money for the estab-
lishment of the plant. The club is
heartily in favor however, of lending
announcement and assistance in any
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