The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-01-06
A $1,000 Plant Proposed for this
Point.
MONEY IN BUTTER and CHEESE
1t Would Bring In $25, 900 Annually from
the Outside and Disburse Cash to
Farmers.


of Geo. Smith, (the Meridian man
who desires to locate creamery here)
arrived from Baker City the other
day to look over the situation, as in
dicated at the Board OF Trade meet
ing Thursday night.
Mr.. Bowden is backing Mr.. Smith,
and is anxious to have the enterprise
underway as soon rs possible.
Wciser is their first choice, but il
satisfactory arrangements cannot be
made at once they will look elsewhere.
Mr. Bowden proposes that it 5000
pounds of milk a day can be secured,
the creamery, will be put in here.
No bonus or financial assistance will
be asked for; they propose to put in
their own money and pay as they go.
All that is asked is that contracts be
signed for milk supply to keep it
running one YEAR; after that they
want no contracts as it will then have
been demonstrated that there IL mon
ey for farmers in furnishing milk, and
they have no fears Of abort supply
after a twelve months demonstration.
Some have expressed desire to
make the creamery cooperative in
stitution, and Mr.. Bowden promptly
announced that he would take one
third of the stock and farmers and
local people could have the rest, pro-
vided his son-ln- law was manager Of
the business. At the same time he
is ready to furnish the entire capital.
A meeting was held i'll the Hemen-
way school house Saturday night and
considerable interest exhibited in the
matter, though nothing definite re-
gardiag what would be done toward
milking cows was arrived at.
This community will be very fool
lsh il it does not secure this enter.
prise. 1t will bring an institution
here which is good for bringing
s25, 900 or $50, 900 year into the
county from the outside, fully one
half Of which will sc to the farmers
The enterprislng farmer can have
from So to S. per day coming in from
his COWS (cash monthly and 60 right
on with his other farming
The capital for the erection of the
plant will also be invested here to
pay taxes, two good families will be
added to the population (Mr. Bowden
says he will sell out at Baker and
remove to this point, which may mean
a large amount of capital invested in
other lines) and the enterprise will be
influential in bringing other estab-
lishments of various kinds in its
train.
We learn of one party industriously
trying to figure out no profit to the
farmer in milk, but as said gentleman
is making money at the same busi-
ness, without scattering dollar among
the farmers in general, selfish motives
and a reluctance to lose practically
the control of the Weiser butter
market might influence his insight
into the matter. This establishment
would bring money from outside
points to the people here, and that is
what must be done 1ofore the country
. will take the place it should The
trouble has always been that our
money is always going away for some
one else's products, instead of Other
peoples money coming here for oul
products, and right now is the oppor-
tunity to head the thing and get :
start the other way.
1t will be a very foolish thing in
deed if this most valuable enterprise
II is allowed to 90 elsewhere, simply
t. through being too indolent to milk |
l. few COWS.
We hope by next issue to give SOM
;. information OF the actual busines
:, of a creamery, the returns and wlla
- can be taken into consideration Il
ID estimating whether it will pay to mill
n COWS.
Over Stocked.
Child's Dress Sets at cost At viz /