The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-02-03
THE KIMBALL GRAPHIC
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Official Pausr Of the CITY and County


Official Paner Of the CITY and County
The Creamery Manager.
The following paper was read before
the Washington state dairy convention.
There is great deal Of it bearing upon
the patron, st0ckholder and the manager:
Il think in sense the manager
should stand TO the patron MS the school
master to his scholar, mcriting their
confidence ard instrcctipg them in all
the methods Of advancement along dairy
lines. He can be missionary for good
and up-building, or a devil Of dtstruc-
tion and Encouragement. The relation
of the manager to the patron should be
a very close one, bound by all the ties Of
mutual.interest. 1t should be the con-
stant aim Of the manager to demonstrate
to the patron the fairness Of his methods
and in return expect mutual exchange
of confidence. There is too much mis-.
trust and distrust; 1t should be constant
lY borne in mind that We are all in one
vast co partnership where unity of ac-
ton is strength and where division and
dissenti0n means obstruction. We are
all working along one line, with one
common thought aud purpose-the up:
building OF an industry which means to
US bread as we'll as butter.
"The. manager must depend on the
patron for the supply Of milk necessary
to keep running. This patronage he
must merit by deserved reputation for
prompt, just and exact business methous,
personal integrity and square dealings.
Despite all these there will be those that
will suspicion, and more than suspicion,
talk to induce someone else to become
suspicious, and II the creameryman is as
Shakespeare says, first to thine own self
be true ETC., he will pursue the even
tenor Of his way, meet suspicion with
frankness and in the long run he will
gain their respect and confidence.
"It is Of especial importance that the
manager pursue strictly business moth
ods, not however, having any set or cast
iron rules which cannot be Accommodated
to particular circumstances; but in the
main his methods should be strictly bus
iness, which will teach the patron what
to expect, and what he can depend upon,
SO that he can at all times rely upon
promises. and the day Of payment and
make calculations accordingly.
Cali large business enterprises are
monuments to the integrity and ability
of some one man, and large business
cannot be built up with cheating, wrong
and fraud as a foundation. This self
evident fact stands in the hands of both
patron and manager to remember.
"One thing which especially behooyes
the creameryman is to insist on the
patrons being cleanly and careful in
milking and to set the milk where i!
will not absorb the many foul odors SC
common around the stable. Milk re.
turned a few times at a loss to patrou
will cause him to be more particular il
this respect or cause him to change
creameries, but the manager had far bet
ter lose this patron than work an injus
tice on all his painstaking patrons hi
in0culating their milk with counties.
millions of foul bacteria.
"It is human nature to view with sus
picion what we do not understand, ant
it is for this reason, perhaps more thai
any other, that so many patrons through
out all creamery districts are not salts
fled with payments based on the test.
think it the part of the sensible man
ager to try and Danish these suspicion
and induce the patrons 10 come in ol
|test day ard see exactly how 1t is done
or II they will not do that, lave con
yenient tester fer loaning purposes, witt
instructions. Place this in their hand
and letthem test to their own satisfac
ton, when suspicion will vanish befor
the manifest justice Of this method.
say that manager should necessaril
be Il patient man, always rememberin
there are those who have not mastere
the details OF his business like himsp
and to whom explanations are due. A
Of us might emulate that noble examp
Of patience, who, with that perfect sin
plicity, has probably answered the san
Question thousand times and who b,
devoted lifetime of infinite toll to Il
upbuilding of that industry in which v
might style ourselves novices by cor
parison. That man whom we all kno
either personally or through lis work,
none other than w. D. Hoard Of wi
consin.
"Were asked what l would consid
the one most necessary quality Of a 81
cessful creameryman should say, I'll
and foremost he should be capable bl
iness man; but there are many qualitl
beeides that necessary. His busine
ability will be related not only with t
affairs Of his business, but he will
called upon to look into the affairs
many OF his patrons, and with qui
comprehension advise and assist tn
safely through their difficulties. A s.
cessful manager should also posses
knowledge Of machinery and Of
mechanical principles applied in
various branches Of manufacture.
I shauld either be q buttermaker hims
4 or q good Judge OF points and be Sho
| also thoroughly understand the Babe,
test, as also the acid test to determ
the acidity Of cream. Another imp,
ant quality not to be omitted in
manager is that he should be a capa
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