The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-01-13
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY by
H.. Re. LOCKWOOD.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 10, 1893.
CREAMERY.

1Idst week tlle DldNAL lntlmateC
that it might have considerable in
formation this issue in regard to tn.
probable relations between cream.
cry and the farmers who might fur.
nish 1t with raw material At that
writing we were expecting to make a
trip to Boise, and intended to stop of
at Meridian and get all possible infor.
nation from Mr.. Smith himself.
This did not take place and conse-
quently explicit and full information
from the gentleman is not at hand.
However, this is an entirely inmate
rial matter. The details of the bust
ness cuts no figure in the import
ance of securing the institution.
They have already stated that the
price paid for milk governed by the
amount Of butter fat contained will
be about 8 cents per gallon; also that
the milk is called for at your own
place by the creamery wagon. This
is sufficient to form conclusion from
as to what can be done in that line
and what it means to this community
If located here. 1t means simply
that the farmer who will handle 20
COWS can clear 800 month in hard
cash and not interfere in the least
With his other farming. Wen guar
antee that is more at the end of the
year than any farmer in the valley is
now making. One trouble with the
farmer is that his money comes vir-
tually but once year. If he needs
money in the mean time he must bor
row and pay interest. A regular
monthly income would be of vast
benefit and would work magic in the
financial department of the farm.
which is simply business and sub
ject to the same laws as any other
business, and in any business the in.
come must be continuous or the bust
ness breaks. The beauty of cream
cry here is that it will enable the
farmer to gather in his 5000 to $1,000
year in regular cash payments with
out interfering in the least with the
farming he is now doing-it will be a
pickup over and above what he is
making today-and one greater than
his present annual income. The
needs of this community have long
been understood and discussed-that
to bring money in for our products
instead of allowing it to go out for
other peoples products, was impera-
tive, and to secure regular disburse-
ment among the people, of money
earned from the outside was neces-
sity before We could attain any degree
of prosperity. This enterprise is in
line with that need, and if it is going
to be allowed to go elsewhere, we may
as well erect upon all roads crossing
our boundaries, 'Leave Hope Behind
All Ye Who Enter Herer' 1t will be
a lasting brand upon our brow that
As people we are too narrow minded
and too indolent to attain to any
worldly advancement under any con
ditiOns whatever-no matter how
favorable. Let it go by, and we pro
claim ourselves a shiftless, worthless
set, to be Stunned and avoided by all
and wide-awake classes.
We shall continue to moulder in pow
erty until the march of years shall
wipe us out, as cobwebs from the
wall, and give room for more civil
led race to follow in the dim future
The man who is in a position to han
die cows and earn 1880 dollars a
year, and will not do it (when it can |
be done without interfering with his
present operations-you can hire
man to take care of them and make !