The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-08-07
TALK OF BUILDING CREAMERY
Farmers Think Big Plant Could Be
Successfully Operated Here.
The $1,000 Paid Out in GoOdIand Every
Month for Butter Fat by Outside
Companies Would Maintain
Butter Factory.

There is a growing feeling among
some Of the dairymen OF the county in
the direction OF establishing q butter
factory in GOOdland. Considerable talk
along this line has been INDUCED in al
ready and the practicibility Of the plan
seems to find standing among the most
substantial farmers and dairymen. Such
men as Aaron Wells and j. B. BOOthrOy,
who are well known to the people OF this
county, say GoOdland affords an oppor-
tunity for butter factory.
The fact is pointed out that the dairy
men Of Sherman county receive every
month from outside companies about
5000 for their butter fat. II this pats
rOnage we're given to q local company,
composed Of a few men Of financial
standing OF even a larger number form
ing stock company, q butter factory
could be put upon a sound working
basis. 1t is also said that a home cream
cry, receiving the product here and
working it into butter, would have the
advantage over creameries who have to
ship cream from the stations 10 this
county as far as Topeka and st. Joe,
then manufacture it int the CONNER
cial article and reship a portion Of II
back to the same county where the
cream was bought. A local company
could avoid tins extra expense and at
the same time find stable market for
all their product in Denver, Colorado
Springs and other cities farther to the
west. They would ship it once for all.
The greater part Of the cream OF this
county is handled by the Continental
Creamery company Of Topeka, and the
Blue Valley creamery, Of st. Joe, No.
The business Of these two companies
here amounts to about $4,000 a month.
The Continental company has realized
the significance Of the cream business in
this territory and not long ago was con-
sidering the advisability Of establishing
a butter factory in GOodland, but it is
reported that the plan has been absnd-
Oned. But the idea Of the Coniinental
has been taken up by our own citizens
and the farmers say that before long a
mass meeting viii be called and an i'm
petus given to the movement. The
dairymeo think they ought to hare 20
cents q pound for their butter fat, and
since the price paid by outside eompan-
les ranges q below this figure, they
think the local company could easily
meet this demand.
John HestOn, Of this city, has had
some experience in the butter making
business in the TuberOse- creamery, of
Corning, Ia, aud be says that s25OO
would put up the necessary building
and install the machinery for a butter
factory. Phis would include two churns
Of a daily capacity of 1000 pounds, a
butter-worker, siK-hOFse power gasoline
engine and other things needed. He
says the ehurns could be made right
here by any good carpenter, which
would be big saving over the catalogue
price Of the same articles in eastern
manufactures. GoOdland is growing in
importance every year and 1t ought not
to come as a surprise to the people if
this business venture be placed upon a
footing.
Sherman county has some dairymen
who make the marketing Of butter fat a
large affair indeed. Henry Goings, who
lives south Of GoOdisnd, milks about As
COWS, and his monthly check from this
source amounts to $50. Aaron Wells
is another thrifty man 10 the dairy bust
ness and sells 800 worth Of butter fat q
month from 50 COWS. These two in.
stances furnish only an index Of what
every farmer may do with a bunch Of
good COWS, and what Sherman county il
coming to IN the way Of dairying. Null
tiply these conditions among the farm
ers in this county and the magnitude O.
the dairying bushes alone would reach
tremendous proportions.