Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-10
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the company agreed to pay 20 cents
per hundred pounds for milk. and
made some other slipulations which
would have let it W the creamery
and all the ranches that supplied milk
III a few years. 1t was not long that
90 cents per hundred was paid for
milk. Tho prices paid dropped from
that figure to ~ or 80 cents u hun.
drcd up Ia within Il few months ago,
and very little milk was hcng sent to
the establishment.
Two or throc months ago several ot
the moro cntcrprising ranchcrs IN the
valley concluded to lease the cream
cry, il they could, and run it on the
cooperative plan. They found 1t
and that ono man could manage il up
la II time TINT it WIS receiving GOO
p&ands 81 m:lk u day Ia work. Tho
wages he asked we're eco per month,
which with wood aud other rNpcnsCs
amounted to about Sl20 or Sl3D per
month. Those who went into the
lunac agreed To pay thiS expense and
then give acn man his pro rata on
each 100 pounds ~ milk furnished by
him during the month. Tho result
wAs that more milk was received than
before, aud ut the end III the first
month the milk returned to tho
farmers who furnished II between 80
and ~ cents per hundred. This gave
tho movement an impetus and moro
milk vas furnished, unit! at the
present time about 1000 pouudn are
beng received daily.
Tho butter manufactured 10y the co.
operative concern il rs line us can bc
produced anywhere, and linda u ready
market m San Francisco nj the toy
figures. Al tina, il mani featured,
except TINT which IN consumed at
home, is shipped.
Those who have rcjuvcnHtci the
creamery enterprise ARA now think
ing of huytng the building and ma,
rh'u"ry aud continuing on tho 60,
operative plan. II il understood thu,
ihc pIni.t can bc bought. with 10 aces
~ ground, for about $4,000.
Certain il III that the institution aa
now operated isa paying one. and
also the means Of furnishing the farm.
era with rcHdy money cuciI month,
and 1t go"g without saying that such
Il proposition is n benefit to tho com
muni;y ia which it is located.
Playing wan idgrd Tools
Tho Philadelphia Item, "a Irpubli
rHn paper, is beginning Ia fear the
power ~ the money lenders and
hrOkcm 81 tho nation, and especially
the national hanIta. aud after quoting
an Eastern banh organ nB saying that
Enstcrn capital IL inclined To Fcck IN
ycs'moDts nearer home. "probably
tho result ~ tho late political cam.
pnign. tho growth 81 POpulism having
probably royoluilOnizcd tho invest.
in"ni field the item rays:
That IL very large news. II very
ImrUriHnt news. And tho worst OF il
IA Tint the fact IN well iuuOwn Ia every
expert on The street. II all means
this: Those money lenders ara nos
iUtimiIating tho Wcst aud South
fbcy well tnOw liicIr power. They
well know that industry cnnnOt bc
carried on cxccDt with tho aid ~
iJang ri money; that when they shut
'irwn on loans business iB likewise
nhut down, which means that these
money lcndem, M things are nOw,
have onr country by the tbr0af.
This poGcr for good or evil ~ 20 grrnt
b. - Overwhelming 10 ita effects
bringing HiarvntiOn and misery tO
given lucnli.ics, that T. people are I'M.
wiRc 10 intrugt in il any other hnnds
than their 81 GrgnniZcd government,
aud this ~ tho very A IS e. ~ financial
"con"my. II is time tlHd II govern.
mcnt committee nc, IN behalf Of the
p""pio inst Jad of the uHurcH who nov
cap Tho lie ont Of industry to m OK
tent Of rrObHbly Owe iw1 thmIsand
mIIliDns each ycar, and ihcrc IN moro
1" ih0 same effect. I think that our
money bnronp Lave too much powor
J" II not Il good time for "tatsipg the
government out II The baulung Guaj.