The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-29
IN 4 MILK HOUSE
Glimpse Into the Dairynen's AS
ISOLATION Depot.
is A BENEFICIAL C0PARTNERSHIP
Public Has Protection-An Inspec-
tor Is Wanted interesting De-
tails of the Business.
is A BENEFICIAL C0PARTNERSHIP

| The Dairymen's Association of this
| city is a concern upon the basis OF
many quite new, but entirely success
full enterprises of similar nature in the
United States and other countries. II
| is a copartnership rather than a CO.
operative plan. There is neither SEN
timent nor theory about the affair. II
| is the application of practical business
methods and it may be said fairly and
honestly that in banding themselves
| together the producers of milk for the
public market benefit, largely and very
decidedly the consumers. So long as
individuals have operated here in fur
nishing milk supply complaint cast as
persion upon but one house or firm or
persons or company Under the new
arrangement the Association as a busi-
ness concern and all of its members and
financial supporters are touched when
one of the customers presents griev-
ance. 1t is therefore extremely desir-
able on the port of the Association that
patrons should be satisfied. To this
end the closest check is kept upon the
supply from every source. The plan
of action of the Association and the
benefits the members derive may be
explained in very few words. The
milk from the establishments of those
in the company is brought to and dis
tributed from one common center.
There are now eight dairies in the
Association. These under the separate
managements used ten delivery outfits
in the service of routes. -Four wagons
are used now. The expenses are reduced
in number of directions The own
ers of the COWS deliver the milk to
the Association manager and receive
stipulated price for the same The
profits of the Association, if money is
made, are divided amongst the milk
furnishers, who guard their interests
as producers by holding stock in the
Association. This is nutshell state
ment of the scheme of the concern that
was first started in the Lincoln block
on King street, but now in Love Build
ing on Fort.
A. E. Weirick, who was for several
years manager of the Woodlawn
Dairy in Punahou, is the superinten-
dent for the Dairyman's Association
and is a capable and alert director of
the various matters entrusted to his
care in the responsible position he oc-
cupies Mr.. Weirick said yesterday
that as the representative of the Ass0-
citation he was pleased to receive in
terested callers at any time and show
them over the establishment There
is much more to the plant, both in
system and operation, than one would
suppose and there are abroad some
impressions or opinions about the place
| that are entirely erroneous. 1t is gen
orally thought, in the first place, that
| all the milk received is thrown to-
gether and that a mixture from the
various dairies in the Association goes
out to the customers. The fact is thai
the greatest care is taken to see that
| the product from any dairy can be
I
or to investigate impartially wheI
there is lodged any sort of criticism
| If a customer on any route in any
part Of the city or in the suburbs
makes the statement that the mill
soured too soon or that it appeared II
be weak or impure, it is known at onc'
from just what dairy Of the Associa
ton this particular milk came. The1
the inquest is held. For the protec
ton of the public and in the interest o
the business methods adopted by tht
Association, samples of milk are TAX
lots are brought from the dairies. l
can thus be learned at once if the trou
BILE is with the milk as it came from
the dairy or if the fluid has been tamp
cred with elsewhere. Endless dispute
is avoided by this method. The sam
pies are tested in the course of tht
ordinary conduct Of the headquarter:
and if there is fault discerned the pro
ducer is notified at once.
Since the Association started tht
dairymen members have been advan
tagged by having the use of knowledgt
gained by the experiences and reading!
of all connected with the enterprise
On account of, or as natural resul
Of this comparison of notes, there ha!
been much improvements in the meth
DDS of several of the dairies. The