The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-28
MILLIONAIRE MILKMAN.
Mr.. Moen and His Fine
Shrewsbury 'Lacteal
Plant.


MANI"
This is the song that comes from the
recesses of millionaire Philip W. Moen's
milk cart every morning as it wends
it's way cityward from the shades of
Shrewsbury on its daily visit to Gus
toners in Worcester.
The words "Ard-Na-Clachan Farm, -
in sombre letters on the sides of the
cart, bear the witness back to the high
lands of Scotland, and if Mr.. Moen
would have his milkman play the Scot
fish bagpipes as he makes his morning
calls, Worcester might buy his milk
at 10 cents quart as quickly as at
eight, which is the price he sets on his
product at present
| Phillip w. Moen, milkman, Shrews-
| bury This Is the entry upon the
books of Inspector Herbert De Fosse at
the city hail. Unostentatlous as the
record appears, it would not be judged
| that this was the same gentleman who,
at the head Of the Washburn & Moen
/ Manufacturing Company, made it one
of the most powerful wire concerns of
| the globe, anu who kept the wire trust
| at hay for q wear until he had secured
| from it his own terms. This same
nlilkman is the eastern manager of the
American Steel and Wire Company to-
| day, and is going to make money out of
the milk business IS he has in wire
production.
Mr.. Moen may possibly have taken his
cue from Joseph Letter, who promoted
| a $1,000, coo milk combine in Chicago,
| but whether or no. he Is in the milk
| business for what there may be in it,
not for airy caprice.
Mr. Moen is said II be rather sensitive
and wholly unnecessarily so. about be-
ling called nii'kman, and talks of it
only to a few Of ms closest friends.
! While his business, according to the
register of sealer in weights and meas
ures is "millSman." he does not carry
! the title into every day life. 1t must
| not be supposed, either, that the wire
magnate undertakes to deliver the milk
personally, or to hunt UP customers
himself. The necessity of getting them,
always in the mind of every prosperous
milkman, has been solved by Mr. Moen
by the purchase of an Independent
route In Boylston centre. Neither does
Mr.. Moer make his formal residence in
| Shrewsbury, as the duties which would
otherwise devOlve upon him as a milk
man, he has delegated to those expert
enced in the business, who will have
cornplete charge Of the "Ard-Na- ella
chan" farm in Shrewsbury, which
serves as a summer home for the mil
lionalre.
The Shrewsbury farm in its speciality
as a milk farm. IS to be equipped with
all the modern facilities for a success
full business. Experience in pulling
wire in the iron aid steel business will
be Of advantage in drawing milk from
the COWS, and in this wav the stock
/ on no for
hand in hand as proft-making invest
ments. Mr.. Moen has told his intimate
] friends that hewas not seeking to effect
a corner in the milk business in the city
of Worcester, but was engaged in milk
production for his own entertainment
and profit alone. At any rate, he will
no doubt watch developments upon his
farm before charging his field of op-
Grafton
"Ard- Ma Clachan" farm is situated
at the top of the Shrewsbury hill at
the left of the electric line. and en-
braces about $50 acres of excellent
land The first that Mr.. Moen pur-
chased. was the Howe property. and
since then he has bought the Freeman
farm giving him about $50 acres. Here
he has made his summer residence for
some years, but not until this season
has he engaged in farming for profit. .
To secure the best blooded stock. ne
purchased about thirty head of regis
tered Jerseys and Ayrshires. Some
time ago he imported three of the
| rarest Swiss stock, from which he will
breed, but his milk producers will be
either Jerseys or Ayrshires. To give
further semblance to stock farm, six
of the finest Scotch sheep have been
the Scottish lowlands, and they have
| attracted considerable attention
To look after these large intere SITS,
! Mr.. Moen has secured the services of
E. A. Waters, who will manage The
| farm Mr.. Waters is a veteran of the
civil war, and has large experience IN
! practical farming. For the particular
care of the milk industry Mr. Mof n
! has retained the services of 7. G. War
ner of Boylston Centre. Previous to
his association with Mr.. Noen. Mr..
Waters had an independent milk route
! of his own from BoylstOn Centre 10
Worcester. which he has since sold to
Mr.. Moen. In the circulars that have
been sent out, Mr.. Mems name does
! not appear, but in its place are those
of Mr.. Warner and the 'fArd-Na-Cla-
chan farm. In the circulars adver-
Using the business. Mr., Moel says the
..herd will be under the constant over
! sight of a competent veterinary, and
every effort will be made to insure
the most perfect cleanliness and plr:t "
of the milk" For the trade. Mr.. Moon
does not believe in cans. but viii have
glass bottles. The milk viii he placed
! in these at the farm. and distributed
1 direct among the customers. Sealer of
weights and Measures Herbert De
Fosse has tested 765 glass bottles for
Mr.. Noen, and these have all been
approved. The bottles are quarts and
| two quarts. All have the words Ard
Na-Clachan" stamped upon them. and
some bear the word '.Arysblre" and