The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07

parceled them out over great stretches
of territory in the east. These con-
tracts have generally been filed by
shippers from Ohio, Indiana. Illinois,
Wisconsin and other heavy dairy states.
The size of the Continental Creamery
company's plant and their facilities for
filling a contract of this kind was the
principal reason for the placing Of the
contract in Kansas.
This butter was packed in three
pound tin cans, Theoretically sealed, and
put up at the rate of 10000 pounds per
day. The special machinery was de-
signed for the packing of this butter
and the sealing of cans. Twenty-four
three-pound tins were packed in a box
with sawdust- The boxes were made
with screws instead Of nails and bound
with strap iron.
r. A. Pearson, assistant chief of the
dairy department in Washington, at
and Major Lang of the interior depart
ment attended to the shipment The
butter was inspected both for specfffca-
tons of packing, and as to purity,
sweetness, quality and hygienic condf-
tons. Both Major Lang and Mr.. Pear
son were profuSe in their praise OF the
way this contract was handled. Not
| only with regard to the quality Of the
butter but as to the dispatch with which
| the contract was filed The filling Of
| this contract in the manner in which it
was insures other big contracts COM
! ing to Kansas which will be source OF
great TGVSuuS lOf t4S QdIIy 1dIlkICE o1
| the state.
| The Continental Creamery company 8
| plant In this city has capacity of
! $4,000 pounds of butter per day. Today
| was a record breaker In the shipping
| department of the plant. Five cars of
| cream were received at the plant be-
| sides the twelve cars of butter shipped.
| The milk season is now at it's highest
| and the receipts of cream are taxing the
| plant to its utmost. The creamery
building nj l0Y Inn feet
| four stories high and actual working
| area of 100000 square feet besides stor-
| age rooms, box and tub rooms and sup
| ply department. An average of ITO per-
| sons are employed in the creamery
| aside from office force. The separating
room of the plant is In operation twelve
| hours of every day in the year, 25
| cream ripeners with a capacity of 1,50f
/ ripening room and are filed many times
| daily, six immense combined churns
| and butter workers are kept busy in
| the churning room. The churning room
| and ripening room run night and day
| every day in the week.
All machinery is run by electricity
| which fnsures steadiness of motion
and does away with all heat which
| comes from steam power. Cream is re-
ceived from 200 branch stations scatter
ed throughout Kansas. At these points
| whole milk is received and cream is
| separated and pasteurfzed and prepared
| for shipment and reaches Topeka In the
company's own refrigerator express
| cars operated over three principal Hnes
| of railroads. Besides cream so shipped
| large quantities of cream are shipped To-
| caIly.
OF these branch houses more thar
1900 farmers are patrons. The aggre-
gate sum paid by this company to the
| Kansas farmers for milk in the month
| of June amounted to more than 5000, 600
| A large number of small creameriez
| who have found it Improbable to con.
| duct their business on small scale are
| now selling their cream product to this
| company.
In connection with the butter bust
ness this company operates % cheese
| factories scattered over the state. The
Continental Creamery company place.
the cheese business OF the state on Z
strictly commercial basis and made
Kansas cheese known to the markets O.
the world. Cheese business of Kansa.
| is rapidly growing in Importance and
the production of this company alone j.
about 2a0,00 pounds per month.
In territory where this company ha.
no skimming stations farmers are buy
ing hand separators and ship thei
| cream direct. A large number avail
themselves of the opportunity Of get
ting milk checks and the number O.
these hand separator shippers is rapid
| ~ increasing.