The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-20
DAIRY BOARD OF TRADE IDEA.
ROCHESTERsS PLAN INDORSED BY
THE CONVENTION BEFORE
ADJOURNMENT.
Prospects for Increased ApprOpria-
tions for the Public Schools
Very Slim.

OolIOA SNdCudteu &Ilu Tie iSElS-
lators took the town today. The men
who milk cows had a short business
session. They gave $500 to the retiring
secretary, who has been acting with
out salary, then adjourned. The papers
read today were not listened to. There
was too much business. The reports
OF the butter scores occupied more
than an hour in reading. The winners
of prizes were announced in the
G e yesterday. This morning the
butter exhibits were sold, and brought
the market price-an unusual event,
as the packages had been bored and
probed by the judges until they looked
anything but marketable.
That state board of trade proposition
came up today once more. Rochester
Is in earnest it seems. A delegation
came here this morning and told the
buttermakers that their only salvation
is in an organization that can fix
prices of the dairy products, and that
Rochester is the only town in the
Northwest that can accomplish this
plan. The convention agreed, cheered
and promised to send a big crowd to
Rochester today.
Here's the proposition submitted by
the Rochester boomers. The names Of
the promoters Of this enterprise will
readily be recognized as among the
leading business men Of that section
Of the state:
A dairy board of trade will be organized
in Rochester, Mimi, Feb. 20, 1887, for the
promotion Of the dairy interests Of the state.
by securing better market facilities, greater
uniformity in grade, and more complete
cooperation Of manufacturer and dealer. We
invite every factory In Southern Minnesota
to Join us in our enterprise, believing 1t to
be for our mutual interest to do so.
The question will naturally arise, What
benefits are TO be derived from such board?
A practical answer is to be found in the
perience or the Elgin board. This board was
established In 1872. and the total sales Of
butter the first year were only 80, 731 pounds;
this increased to 230,877 pounds in 1873; to
over SOC, 600 in 1877, and to nearly 6,009 6e0
pounds in 1886, valued at over s., 500 600.
Since 1886 the sales have steadily increased
until in 1896 the sales amounted to 49, sos, 249
pounds, for the Of Sc, 919, 280.56. In ad-
dition, there has been sold during the twenty
five years 154,076,461 pounds of cheese, or
an average Of over 100000 pounds year.
Commencing with a few new creameries in
1872 not more than ten, there are now 400
in Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, who find
1t profitable to dispose Of their product at
Elgtn. None Of these four hundred factories
are in any way bound to sell their product
on the board, but can dispose Of it in any
market they find most advantageous to them
selves. New York, Boston and all other mar
kets are open to them.
The conclusion is, that as they find it to
their advantage to sell such large quantities
at Elgin, the factories of Southern Minnesota
would also find it profitable to make their
sales in some central market near at hand,
where the buttermaker with his sample can
one day in each week come in direct con-
tact with number Of purchasers for the
markets Of the world.
II. II, Titus
H. H. Witherstne,
"A. D. Robinson
w. ]. Eaton,
A. T. Stebbins,
C. w. Waldron,
C. +. Massey.
Logan Breckenridge.
THE LEGISLATIVE CROWD.
headed by Senator Wyman, came in
two special cars over the Milwaukee
road, arriving at noon There were
as many ladies as men. All dined
with Prof. Merrill at the state public
school. This worthy institution is ir;
need of an increased appropriation.
Money is needed for new buildings
and more farm land. But it's a sure
bet that, aside from the maintenance
fund, the institution will not get any
thing this year.
Senator Wyman didn't say So but
it's pretty certain his recommendation
will not go beyond the recommended
ton for the maintenance, which calls
for 35,O0O-an even $1,000 more than
appropriated two years ago. 1t isn't
lack of sympathy with the work that
threatens this institution. Senator
Wyman has babies of his own and Is
only fearful he may be accused Of too
much sympathy. Senator Larson is III
the same predicament. Senator Pott-
gleser Is willing to father an orphan
asylum, If need be, to show how much
he is interested in this school; Senator
Ozmun, ditto, ditto But there's no
chance for that $4,000 for new build
1ngs, that $4,000 for more land. Other
state institutions are asking for in
creased appropriations this year, but
the general fund to provide for these
institutions has been depleted by a
reduction Of 2 mills in the assessment
and that's one of the things that,
making Senator Wyman's hair gray.