Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-30
Opera House., Feb. 5.

A meeting held in Oci,senreiter L
Smail's store, Tus sday evening, for the
purpose OF deyisIng ways aud means fop
providing a creamery for Webster. The
meeting was organized by the election
OF A. II. Kramer chairman. After much
discussion OF various methods Mr.. David
Williams, made a proposition to the If
feet that ii the farmers will tale the
necessary shares OF stock, giving their
notes and security on'the plant, he will
advance the capital necessary to build,
equip and put in running order the Web
ster creamery. Tins proposition was
received with deaiening applause. Then
followed the discussion az to the best
method OF getting the matter before the
farmers, so ar to give them The" most
practical and intelligent understanding
OF the manner OF conducting and the adj
vuntagps to bp derived rom, the enter
prise, and to this end the plan laid ont
in the last weeks REPORTER was adopted
viz: 4 delegation al five representative
farmers was selected, by T. cominitte-
from the meet ing who reported the fol
lowing III Ed Anderson, OF Racine:
AlonZO Ahle+s, O. North Webster: Lloyd
Blocker, OF Highland; Hon. Peter lioIm-
quist, OF kldder and Ferdinand Hinze, al
WheatIamd, ana right here we rise to
remark that more intelligent, practical
or better qualified mrh would be- hard to
tind-no better selections could have
been made.
1t was d ridrd that the citizens OF
Webster should defray the EXPENSES OF
by subscription. The delegation will
leave here Friday night and be- in Mil
bank all day Saturday, this will give
them ample time to thoroughly investi-
gate the plant aud s.e it's operation IN
every detail az well aS to meet the pat
rons and discuss the advantages,d derived
by them, also 10 get the Iarmersopinions
us to the best manner OF going into aud
constructing such a business, thus get
tug practical Information that could be
obtained in no other manner. And you
can rest assured that our delegation will
make the most of their time. Ii was, the
sel,se uf the meeting that M-ssis, viii
lians and Kramer accompany the dele
CATION but at their own EXPENSE, and
this these gentlemen igree to do, pro-
viding they can possibly arrange their
business to enable them 70 spend the.
| time.
Through the courtesy OF Mr.. L.. NJ.
| kaerciler, manager OF the Miibank
creamery, the deleg ,tion are assured u
pleasant aud profitable experience while
in MiIbank.
An adjourned meeting was arranged
for Wednesday, Feb. 9th, at L. O'Clock
at the opera house, when the delegates
will report, aud one or two. Grant eounty
farmers who are patrons OF ~thecreaintry
will be present and give the audience tn
benefit OF their experiences in the business,
and ii the report is favorable, Oh which
| there in not the least doubt, the question
OF u creamery here should be practically,
settled
Farmers it all depends upon you
whether or not the enterprise shall sue
ceed or iail, eau you afford to- let the OPP
p%ortunity pass? Remember the old ad-
dage "the present moment is our OWN
the next W. never saw ATTEND the meet
ing next Wednesday aud we feel sure you
will decide to take stock in the e%nterprise.
determination has been laid for II cream.
cry lis possible success or failure now de-
ponds entirely On your action, take the
stock and make ii Il sucress, by SO doing
you will form u cooperative creamery
and they are meeting with unprecedent-
I'd success all over the state. \ creamery
in operation here cannot help making II
vast difference, for the better. in the
financial condition oil farmers in this
county, this has been the experiences in
other localities it will prove the same
here. The lass four years has demon
~siritt,-i iiiut misat raising. exclusively,
is %ruinous. Our future SUCCESS lies in u
diversity oil products. The creamery will
furnish the funds with which tn pay the
running expenses OF the farm, the other
products ..n be used in improvements
and m.cting obligations already con,
%tractt1i.
= 8 One oi onr exchanges aptly puts it in
saving, "llace a pau under the COW and
sh" will rails. the mortgage" This
anulA sesm pcrtiueat when wa consider