The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
INTERESTING FUNERAL.


INTERESTING FUNERAL.
The Alpha De Laval Cream
Separator Digs It's Own
Grave at G. J. Sandvig's
Place at Lake Johanna
Last Wednesday.
At that time and place the local
agent of the Alpha De Laval cream
separator assisted by two travelling
experts from the factory entered at
their own request into a contest with
the United States cream separator
with the result that they we're hope
lessly beaten on all points agreed up
on to be considered by the judges. It
was simply another case of Uncle
Sam spanking the Baby Alpha, which
has happened every time they go into
contest and those who are posted on
cream separators know that it has oc-
cured four times since January 81.
Some time ago Christian j. Sandvig
took a u. S. separator on trial and
on the eighteenth of this month the
local agent of the De Laval called at
his place and requested that he be al
lowed to put up an Alpha along side
of the u. S and that they make test
of the two machines. This was agreed
to and the agent of the U. S. was not
fled but he had only about twenty
four hours in which to drive from
Starbuck to be present at the contest.
The Alpha agent was assisted by two
travelling experts Arrangements
for the contest were Immediately made
and terms agreed upon but at the very
last moment the Alpha men refused to
go on with the contest if the density
of the cream was to be taken into con-
sideration, which all know is q matter
of vital Importance As no agreement
could be reached on this point; Mr.
Sandvig finally started the U. S, sep
arator and the Alpha representatives
took up the work with their machines
with the following results: The u. s.
speed so; capacity SOP pounds per hour
with the milk alta temperature OF 80 de-
grees, percentage of fat in cream 20i,
pSASOAonSO VI Tau III ShALu A1lh W..
Hipha speed As, capacity 522 pounds
per hour, milk at same temperature.
The Alpha agent would not allow
cream from their machinet to be tested.
Percentage of fat in skimmilk .05.
The Alpha thus loses certain amount
of butter fat which is saved by the U.
S. These tests were made by Mr..
Samson and Mr.. Flaten, representa-
tives of the Alpho and the us. cream
separator companies respectively.
The points that were to be considered
by the three uninteres.ed judges were
present were durability of machines,
capacity, lightness of running, and
tests of cream and skim milk. The
machines used were the u. S. Inn
proved, rated at from $50 to 500 pounds
capacity; the Alpha No. 2, rated 600
pounds per hour guaranteed.
There were number of farmers
present who passed individual Judge.
rnent on the two machines and on all
the points originally agreed upon,
which were the strength and lasting
qualities of the machine, ease of rum
ming and operating largest capacity
and lasting qualities, and every one
of them decided in favor of the Inn
proved U. S. separator. Thus the Al
pha was beaten in every way and the
travelling representatives" of that
machine are now trying to create the
impression that they were not fairly
treated by saying that the representa-
tives of the U. S. separator "insisted
on conditions most favorable to their
machine" when as a matter, of fact the
conditions were favorable to any good
machine and the Alpha people knew
then and know now that their machine
cannot compete with the U. S. in any
kind of fair test. They are simply
outclassed on every point that users
of a cream separator always take in
to consideration when buying ma
chine.
The following signed statement
gives the facts of the test as it actually
took place and is signed by prominent
farmers and men whose name cannot
be questioned: ~.
LAKE JOHANNA, Mimi, May %, 1901.
Vermont Farm Machine Co.,
Represented by Englund & Ness.
STARBUCK, Mimi,
Gentlemen:-Thi is to certify that at
the contest held at my place May %,
between the improved United States
cream separator and the Alpha De
Laval cream separator No. 2, the re-
suits where as follows: On May Is,
the local agent of the Alpha De Laval
came to my place and wanted to place
one OF his machines along side of the
u. s. which / had on trial. This I
consented to do and notified the agents
of the U. S. giving them only twenty
four hours in which to get ready for
the CONTEXT which the De Laval agent
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