The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-16

anu satisfactory meeting was held
and the cooperative creamery
scheme brought to a definite head
Several meetings had been previ
ously held and company form &c
under the style of the Sank Lake
Creamery Association. Papers had
been circulated among the farmers
and pledges received by which the
creamery was assured of cream
from over 600 COWS. The location
OF the creamery had practically been
determined-in Sank Center,
but the exact site is not yet def
nitely determined.
On Saturday about fifty farmers
were present within easy access of
the city, and there was an unanimi-
ty of purpose to have frst-class,
strong association. J. F. Coyle
presided at the meeting and A. D.
Dryden acted as secretary. The
president read the articles of incor-
poration and the bylaws, which
were approved. A committee had
been appointed to confer with O. S.
Cass relative to the purchase Of the
Sank Valley creamery, which he es-
tablished several years ago, and
which has done more to advance the
dairying interests in this vicinity
than all other influences combined.
The committee reported that it had
been unable to come to any definite
conclusion. Mr.. Cass was present
at the meeting, and the offer was
made him of $500 for the building
and machinery, and in addition
whatever the supplies on hand
would inventory. After consider
ing the matter Mr.. Cass accepted,
but it was very evident he keenly
felt that the offer was not a liberal
one. He said that he had labored
faithfully to build up the business
in this section, but recognized the
fact that if the cooperative COM
pany was bound to 60 into business
he could not hope to expand his
patronage; that an acceptance of the
'offer meant a direct loss to him
upon his investment, but that it
would probably be better for him to
meet the loss in lump than to at
tempt to continue business which,
under the circumstances, would
probably not be profitable.
And that, too, was the feel
ing of many of these present at
the meeting-that the offer was too
low, all things considered. How
ever, he accepted it, and the CO.
operative company will purchase
his plant and take the business. MI.
.Cass is manufacturing butter from
the cream of about $50 COWS, and,
with these pledged to the new
company, it will start out with a
patronage representing about 100
cows-a splendid beginning, which
will grow. Under these most IA
vorable conditions the creamery
will certainly prove great success.
Its location in the city was felt to
be most convenient, as it was a
point central to the farming COM
munity directly interested.
Under judicious management the
Sank Lake Creamery will prove a
great factor in the prosperity of the
farmers in the tributary territory,
and will soon have reputation
equal to the best in the state. 1t
will draw from the west away out
into Ashley, from the north on
both sides of the lake and from the
Fairy lake and Kandota districts,
and from the east that territory
around and beyond Cedar and Nc
Cormick lakes. The farmers are
in dead earnest in this matter, and
will equip the new creamery with
the best appliances to be obtained.
They recognize the fact now as
never before that the cow is an
animated factory for converting the
raw material of their broad acres
into the finished product, condens-
ing values while preventing deterl-
Grafton of the soil, as is inevitable
in grain growing; and furthermore,
Dot, she pays the freight. A dol
lars worth of grain will weigh a
hundred pounds, more or less, upon
which freight must be paid, whereas
a dollars worth of butter weighs
only four pounds tremendous
saving. But when it is furthermore
considered that an acre of land can
be made to produce double the
value in butter that it wall in wheat
and leave the land in better condi-
ton year by year, the advantages
of the dairy over the grain farm is
too evident to need discussion.
Dairy farming demands a diver
sity in agricultural product, and in
it's every feature is full of interest
which will hold the attention of the
bows, and of the girls as well, and
there will be less complaint year
by year that the rising generation
viii not, consent to become the sue