The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-11-20
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H DAKOY' 4A. SATUJRD
skifnminR stations.
The farmers In the northeast part Of
the county and on the edge Of Jerauld
are anxious Tor a skimmin4 station in
connection with the Kimtall creamery
and are going about 1T in the right way
raising the nloney among themselves
to build it. 4. H. Wheaton went up
there 9 couple Of weeks ago to help them
get started and was here again Tuesday
night and drove up to the Frick farm
the proposed place Of location Wednes-
day to note progress and to render any
advice and assistance needed.
Thers are one or two other favorable
locations where skimming stations
could be profitable conducted in coanec-
tion with tho Kinball creamery ard tue
sooner the farmers to be most benefited
thereby get to work and tho station con
structed the better for them. The farm
ers around Kinlball pvt In their good
money to build the main plant, which
now represents an Investment of IS 500,
and 1t is too much to ask that they 90
Into debt to build skimming stations for
the almost exclusive benefit and con-
ventence Of others. II the Klmball
creamery was a private concern, owned
Dy one or two individuals, 1t would bs n
profitable investment to build several
sEimming stations just as soon as it
could be done, and the stations would
undoubtedly be put in 10 short order.
II 1t would be profitable for private
company it Is equally SO for a cooper
ative company, hut a cooperative COM
pany extends Its business only by plac-
Ing additional shares Of stock. The
principal advantages of a cooperative
company is in interesting financially
its patrons, thereby giving them voice
in its affairs and creating an abiding
faith in lis management. This is the
whole secret CT is success. The Kim
ball creamery is acknowledged to be one
OF the best Of this kind III the west.
Should 1t, however, build on its own ac-
count one or two skimming stations
without the consent OF any nation on
earth-it would be the most natural
thing In the world for a good!y number
OF patrons of the skimming stations to
imagine that somehow or other they
were being skinned" for the benefit Of
the patrons (owners) of the main plant.
II Is immeasurably better. therefore.
that skimming stations should be either
owned Jointly by its patrons and patrons
OF the main plant-in other words, each
hold common INTEREST," in the whole-or
that the skimming station should be
owned outright by patrons Of it and sub
ject to their control while being operated
by IN adjacent creamery.
From this 1t Will be secn that there
are two practicable methods of getting
ssilnming stations. ~ by subscribing
to sufficient stock in the Kimbill cream
cry company to build one, (2) by a num-
ber, Of farmers clubbing together aud
raising the funds and owning it. In
either case 10 per cent annual diyl-
dend can be paid on the stock aud .the
station operated and managed by the
creamery company as we'll in one case
as the other, the creamery paying the
patrons of the skimming station exactly
the came for milk as the patrons Of the
main plant receive-except, of course.
the slight expense Of hauling the cream
to the factory.
The supposition frequently entertain
ed that a skimming station is Of great
advantage to the patrons Of the main
plant is LARGELY myth. The advantage
is almost wholly on the side Of the pat
rons Of the skimming station and more
especially il they own it. II skim
ming station reduces the cost of making
the butter at the main plant the patrons
Of the station share in that as we'll.
Given a sAimming station owned by its
patrons exclusively, they have $1,000 to
81 ,2OOO invested while the patrons Of the
main plant have $1,000 to $500. In ad-
dition to this, every skimming station
means more expense in the way OF extra
equipment at the factory.
We have gone into this matter Mt some
length in that there may be more per-
feet understanding of it, and without en-
tering into details There has been a
lurking idea that the Kimball creamery
company would build skimming
station whenever any body wanted one.
In the course OF time nnd ,.ubtedly
tho Ktmball creamery csmpany will
be In shape to put In sk;mming
stations without placing stock or
borrowing money. but that time
is too remote to tako into con,;d.r-
alton now. It's better always to tar,l
something up than to wait FOR sonle-
thing to turn up. Thousands ot dollars
In milk are going to waste in this
county every year that might De real.
jzel through skimming stations in cnn-
nectiOn with the Kimball creamery.
This plant is a demonstrated success,
second to hone IN the state. 'rhef f,r.ner
who sends llis milk to a Swimming station
In connection with it hns every assur-
aEce man can ask that he wiz get his
money every thiriy,luys AID every cent
due him. Ile not only las this assurance
but the further one that lie won't ind
any creamery in tho west paying more
y milk. That's tho ties. Of 1t. The
same care manirestea Ia ths manage.
Elcnt of the creamery proper would in
4 every. case lie extended to skiinniing
station and those who put their money
into one could rest assured thet their in
I terests would DO protected.
Meanwhile the manager Of The kim
ball creamery stands ready to lend all
A the assistance hts limited tins will ad-
init toward starting tho ball rolling In