Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-05
WILL BENEFIT DEVILS LAKE.

From time to time, in almost every
town, various propositions are sub
mitted to the people by near of.
which trade conditions are Supposed
or designed to be improved, that
money may be made to circulate more
freely in the community. Stock COM
panies areformed and shares are pur-
chased by the business man from which
he does not really expect returns in the
form of dividends, and in most in
stances, he will consider the principal
wellinvested even though it never pays
a dividend If general trade conditions
are benefited thereby. Large sums
of money are given to induce certain
manufacturing industries to locate in
OUT towns, and many other methods
are resorted to, all with the object of
lettering local trade conditions.
The Inter-Ocean for some months
past has given considerable attention
to the creamery question, hoping that
one might be established and success
fully operated in Devils Lake. In
pursuing this idea we learn that the
farmers of our immediate vicinity who
would have to supply the milk, have
not and cannot easily get such cows
as are desirable for the purpose.
Many Of the farmers have been inter-
viewed and while they freely say
that a creamery is a good thing for
them and that they would be glad Of
an opportunity to furnish milk, the
general complaint is, no cows. These
men do not have COWS because they
have not money with which to pur-
chase them, but simply because they
are not in the country. Cannot these
conditions be changed? And the
farmer and merchant mutually bene.
fitted
Suppose the business men of Devils
Lake should organize themselves into
what might be called a Dairy Pro
noting company. The business of the
company to be the buying and selling
of dairy COWS. The capital could be
subscribed by the merchants in the
form Of a loan which would event.
ually be returned f6 each subscriber
without interest. Send an agent be-
low where the COWS can be bought,
and bring them to this point, several
carloads at a time, and sell them to
the farmers at a price that will cover
all expenses and no more, it not being
the purpose of the company to realize
directly from the business. The COWS
would probably be sold on time, but
in this event secured notes would be
taken drawing interest, and in settle
ment it would be arranged that the
amount due such purchaser for milk
delivered to creamery shall be APP
piled in payment the first of each
44month on note. Thus making it
possible for the COWS to pay for them
selves, which with ordinary care and
proper feed they will rarely fail to do
the first year. The accrued interest
should constitute a sinking fund and
upon the dissolution Of the company,
be divided pro rata among the sub,
scribers. Except the interest on the
money loaned the subscriber would be
at no expense and with a thousand
OF two more good dairy COW scattered
around among our farmers and a frs
class creamery operating the yea
around in our town, is it not fair, tt
presume that trade conditions will be
materially improved? Five hundred
COWS in addition to those already
here and a first class creamery to TAX
the milk, will put into our farmers
hands between two and three thousand
dollars cash per month. In addition
to this will be the calves and the
value of the separated milk for feed
Parties stand ready to put in a frs
class creamery in Devils Lake provid
ed they can be assured of sufficien
milk with wich to operate it. It i
simply a question Of more cows.
not this question Of sufficient impol
lance for the business mems union
discuss and take some action upon
Think it over.
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