The Delta independent., 1900-06-15
rs osr pairsns.

Kind Frierds:-We herewith enclose
our check for milk bought of you from
May 10th to 3ls', ss per statement
enclos el.
W. desire to call your attention TO
several changes We have made in our
method Of doing business and give our
reasons for % doing.
First. We will, il aatisfactory TO all,
make the 10th Of each month our regu-
lar pay day, paying on that date for all
milk bought up to the FIRST Of each
month. Our reason for making regu-
lar or monthly pay day in place Il tuice
. moaih is the extra expense and labor
required. as each check must have an
Internal Revenue stamp affixed. and
With the postage and stationery and
extra labor, it makes quite an item OF
expense to pay twice month. Our
ress on for making the 1othof the month
pay day. and pay ng Up to the Let. !.
that we must have . few days time
sfier the tests are made at the creamery
10 III AXE out the statements and checks
for each one - il 10 impossible to get
them out on the ssmr day that Ne test.
We have also decided that 10 will
pay for sll milk at FIAT or fixed price
Tor butter fat. and make no charge for
hauling milk to the creamery. snd the
price ~e are paying for milk at present
10 based on the price Of lie per pound
for butterfat uith no charge for hauiing
% you can see BY your statement. This
= at least Sc per pound more than ne
paid last. latter deductipg hauling. etc.l
At this price we do not wish to cell OF
return any more of the skim milk than
, Absolutely necessary. and II we buy
year milk bssed on l7c Tor butter fat,
- sohall charge ALL ALIKE one cent per
ealtoa for skim milk returned. and ss
de soa wish TO sell II even then for ws
have eommenced TO manufacture cheese
= veil % butter and ~ you we'll know
it viii require the whole or entire milk
to nsaufscture cheese. and re feel that
- us have advanced the price "f milk
thrss cents PR pound on butter Tat that
oss pstrors should not expect the skim
ai,k. even at lc per gallon, where they
can pn,sibiy get along sithout'it. - us
canoet make chee.e without the entire
o. whole milk Our patrons can always
have their proportion a the whey With.
oss any charge.
u you'd he appropriate here 10 say
voed aoout skim milk. ~ some O: oar
ratroos eeem 20 have the idea that the
skio milk belongs to them and that ~e
oaly buy the butter fat. This is not
the case. The milk. whole and entire.
= bought and owned by the Creamery.
bet the price paid Tor the miIk is bared
on the smount of butter fat in the milk
OF % much Tor the milk. tas-d on 50
Per pound for the butter Tat. All
crssaeries buy milk in this way ut
present. the old way ws TO paw %
0ucA Per 100 pounds for milk. but
sdss that plsn poor milk cold for the
s.0s price % rich milk and wss not
jose. Uodes the present plan OF psyias
e~ oilk base,i on the amount of butter
TT. rish milk brings lie just price and
pnne milk its just price. We srite THE
- that all may understand. that in all
Cres0erics. tie whole OF entire milk 10
bought and owned by the Creamery.
aad - raid fos oo the heso q the
sooset a butter fst. - that oil may
81 pay for ju.t shst they have. rich
% puor milk - the csse may -. u
cDssse. ell understand that our pur-
eAss,nv prise 10 alss.s bsssi on the
usstes price Il butter and that -
essses sdvances OF declines ve do the
a0e.