The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-01-28

Df1 HE sAssociation" held h il the h, annual annual
meeting at the creamery office on Jan.
18th and elected the following officers
for the coming year:
President, w. E.. Stoutemyer; Sec
retary, Ray Humiston; Treasurer, Jas.
S. Ramage.
Other directors: RIB. Beeson, P.
G. Anderson, J. B. Green and John
Hansberger.
The foregoing statement Of business
was received with universal satisfac-
tion by stock holders and patrons. AS
it was not expected that the plant
would pay it's running expenses the
first year of operation. During this
first year of operation there has been
various items Of expense that will not
occur another year and the officers ex-
pect to reduce the expense account
materially for the coming year in pro
portion to business handled.
Too much cannot be said to the
farmers in favor of bringing their milk
to the creamery. Those who are now
patrons express their intention of con-
tinuing and many are buying COWS as
rapidly as possible and are preparing
to feed their farm produce on the farm
and turn off the results in milk to the
creamery and steers to the cattle buy
ers. The association has a modern
plant first class in every respect. Our
manager, Mr.. Murphy, has obtained
the very highest market price for each
and every shipment Of: butter during.
the whole year. -.
Among our stockholders are nearly
all of the prominent business men of
the city, and many Of the best farmers
in the country, and the patrons, many
Of whom have lost money heretofore
on the fake creamery concerns who
have from time to time robbed farmers
and business men alike, express. the
greatest satisfaction in doing business
where they know they are safe.
| Now, does it pay to bring your milk
to the creamery?
Please notice the following figures:
Mr.. J. I. Sharpe, living north of town
! has made his COWS, through the sale Of
milk to the creamery, net him for the
past year $31 per head besides raising
a calf from each COW. This Of course
is an exceptional yield as Mr.. Sharpe
is possessed of Il very fine strain OF
milk cattle and is himself a practical
farmer and dairyman. Mr.. Henry
Heuerman has made his COWS net him
for the past seven months $,12 so PEI
head besides raising the calves and
three of the COWS belonging to Mr..
Heuerman were two year old heifers
Compare these figures with the price
of grain and then decide whether il
will pay or not. Mr.. John Hansber
ger has received from the sale Of milk
an average of almost $50. 100 per month
for the past year. Among those who
are making arrangements to go into
the milk business more extensively
are F. H. Lane, Azom Forbes, D
Jones and others.
We invite inspection of our plant,
our manager, Mr.. Murphy, will be
pleased to show to anyone the opera
tion of butter making and either man
ager or officers will explain the metho'
Of doing business. Should any Of the
farmers wish little assistance in es
tablishing milk route we will be glat
to have them call on us and will rem
der any help in our power. Th
creamery is a public institution and i
is to the utmost interest of the farm
ing and business community that it b.
made success.
JAS. s. RAMAGE, Treas.