Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-09
Mr.. Williams Replies to Mr.. Cory.

EDITOR OF THE TINES:
l notice in your issue OF Wednesday,
October 9th, a communication from Mr..
George M. Cory in reference to the pre- :
posed Saxton's River creamery.
Mr.. Cory includes in his communication
my letter OF September Oath in which
offer to duplicate in capacity the offer he
has of $500 for $4,000, and then says,
eff the Vermont Farm Machine company
will duplicate the Syracuse specifications
in every particular for $4,000 we are ready
to step out and give them the field" This
is certainly very kind of Mr.. Cory and the
Foreign Company's promoter to give us
this privilege.
The Vermont Farm Machine company
has done business in this town for nearly
% years and l am very confident that the
dairy public will agree that they always full
fill their promises and agreements, and
when we say we will do thing we do it.
Mr.. Cory hedges behind the wo ds, I" in
every particular, meaning the exact thing.
He knew when he wrote that that we did
not propose to give the exact thing; | ex-
planned that to him carefully and fully, that
we should not furnish the same goods as
the foreign company, but would supply a
better. grade OF apparatus Of our own
manufacture and would leave il to CO M
mlttee OF the dairy men to judge of this.
also stated that we would build the
building exactly according to the faHeign
company's plars and specificatieus. winch
he furnished, but, at the same time, stated
to him that did not consider them the
best, that buildings of sufficient SIZE and
host Il I 4
from four to six hundred dollars less, and
| did not think that a committee OF his
diarymen, after examining creameries in
Vermont furnished by US, would think it
advisable to expend Tor the entire plant
over $1,000 still think SO
| think Mr.. Cory will agree that | did
not ridicule the building OF the foreign
company, but did criticise their methods.
| WILL however, call attention TO one or
two points; for example, the walls and
ceiling of work-room are to be OF hard
pine and the floor of white pine We
should not put in soft pine for floor where
the most wear and most moisture is and
hard pine ceiling for show-unless SO
directed In contract-but if required by
contract are pleased to put it in.
We make practice of giving all the
work and trade possible to local parties,
therefore, get all the lumber and work pos
tlble OF the stockholders and dairymen.
Southern hard pine does not grow in Yer
mont just at present, other fine woods do
It's an open secret that Creamery PRO
moters" get very large commissions on
these creamery plants; commissions rang
ing from $1,000 and upwards, depending
upon the size of the plant, and this big
commission they can dispose OF as they
please to carry their scheme through, and
IN addition to this all of their expenses and
the expenses of any of their committees
therefore, they must get large prices TO
pay the excessive expenses. We do not
introduce our manufactures in this way,
do not have these expenses.
Why should Saxtons River dairymen
pay promoter any such large sum- Can
they not prom tie it themselves and save
all that expense? We do not bave promot-
ers to pay large commissions.
Does Mr.. Cory wish the dairymen to
understand that be is willing to help them
build creamery if they will subscribe to
the foreign company's contract, and will
MT help to build the creamery if they de-
cline the foreign company's contract and
wish to CO.. tr.ct with the Vermont Farm |
company for better and more
complete plant for less money? Let him
state frankly his position. We shall be
pleased to contract for plant at our bid.
n. G. WILLIAMS, Manager. |
October Z, 1897.