Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-15
WILL BUILD
A CREAMERY
Representative Of a Well Known Man.
ufacturing Company Here on an
Important Mission.
WILL BE A PROFITABLE VENTURE
A Good Creamery Will Mean Thous-
ands of Dollars to the People
of Fergus County.

Thomas Davidson, OF Helena. is in
L.ewistown this week for the purpose
OF forming a cooperative company,
the object of which will be to oper-
ale the creamery. which the a
featuring company he represents, the
Hastings Industrial Co.. of Chicago.
will build in this city. The Hastings
Industrial company is engaged IN the
manufacture OF creamery machinery.
In order 10 sell their machinery they
have conceived the idea OF putting
mp the creamery themselves and sell
ing il To a local cooperative associa-
tiun. Nr. Davidson is a thoroughly
reliable gentleman and the company
which he represents il of equal re-
liability. he is now at work securing
subscriptions to the creamery assoc
citation and as soon as he has SUM-
ellen, stock subscribed the creamery
will be built.
1t is a worthy project and shoGld
BE- encouraged. Long before she be-
came the banner gold producing
county of the state. long before she
acquired her present enviable posi-
tion as one OF the finest ranching
counties in the state, Fergus was
known as a COW county. Thousands
OF cattle browsed over her broad
ranges and millions of dollars were
realized by the owners OF the cattle.
Despite her many other great resour-
ces. Fergus is still a cow county.
Thousands of cattle. and better cat
tie Than ever before, yet browse ov-
el her diminishing range. And the
owners of those cattle are still max
inG money. but they are not making
the most of their opportunities. Far
nom it. Where n dollar Is now be.
ing made. three can be made, and will
be made before another decade takes
it, flight. II is a simple business
proposition and almost every cattle.
man in the county knows it perfectly
well. hut there has been no one to
initiate a movement in which all will
be glad to. take a hand as soon as il
Is once started.
Although this is a COW county,
there are shipped in here annually,
thousands OF pounds of the very
things which the COW produccs-mili
and butter. Although there are
n0ugh cows In Fergus county 10 sup.
ply milk and butter to the entire state
of Montana. under present conditions,
they do not supply these yeIy ncCes-
sary articles oi food for one-iiith OF
the people OF Fergus county. Instead
OF sending ont thousands OF pounds
Of butter annually and having a large
balance of trade in our favor. we
bring in thousands and ems OF thOIs.
andS of pounds of butter annually
and the balance OF trade is sadly
against MS. 1t is a wonder that ever
the cows of the Inland Empire" do
MOI blush at such a state of affairs,
II Is economy blindGolded and walk
ing backward.
Encourage the building OF a cream.
cry. II you can do nothing else, say
thar you will furnish a certain mum
Der 0f COWS towards keeping the ma
chlncry at work after il is once In,
stalled, II will be a matter of bcney,
olonco 10 yourself and to those de-
pcnd"ut upon You. II will mean dol
lars In your pocket where you now
have dimes. II is estimated chat an
ordinary cow will give 20 pounds oil
milk daily. OF this milk, u pounds
% hurtcr can he made every 80 days
Butter roralls in Lcwistown for .,
cent. a pound. You can sell your q
pounds OF butter TO the store keeper
at q clear profit OF 81 a month, whicf
sill also leave the merchant his rea
, ,luablc profit. Say that you can mill
: Your CpW for ten months In the year
which is "A fair average. Ten time!
4" sire Gu-SGo which your COW has pu
INTO your pocket during the year
Then thoro is the calf. That Is SO,