Fergus County argus., 1904-07-20
ORGANIZATION
IS PERFECTED
Stockholders Of the Lewistown Cream
cry Association Hold Meeting
Committees Named.
WORK WILL NOW BEGIN AT ONCE
Building Will be Pushed and Plant to
be in Operation in Short Time
Some Shares Left.

The Lewistown Creamery assoeia.
ton is in being and in the course of
few weeks will be doing business
at the new plant. The stockholders
held a meeting Friday afternoon in
the office of Hilger & Busenburg and
business was transacted with a rush.
All were enthusiastic over the pro-
ject and every effort will be used 10
get the plant III operation as quickly
as possible.
AT the meeting Friday the members
voted to capitalize the association at
$4,000, worcestershire. and a com.
mittee consisting of Messrs. w. d..
Symmes, George Stone and David Hill
ger, was appointed to draw up a con.
stitution and bylaws and take out pa
pers of incorporation at once under
the name OF the Lewlstown Creamery
association, Nine directors were elect.
ed from among the forty-nne share
holders. They are David Hilger. Geo.
]. Wiedeman, W. d. Symmes. John
Borgh, p. Anderson. William Medi.
gar. Robert Morrison, John I.aux and
J. E. Lane.
The committee which was appoint.
ed at the last meeting 10 purchase a
suitable site for the plant. reported
that they had bought Mrs. McCann's
place, across the road from the fair
ground. This place consists of a g.
room frame house and an acre of
ground. There is a fine well on the
land and the location could not be
improved on. The consideration paid
for the place was $500, $3.50 of which
was paid down and the remaining
$3.50 to be paid in thirty days. The
stockholders approved of the choice
made by the committee and on a mo-
ton of w. ID. Symmes the action of
the committee was ratified.
Mr.. Lufkin, who has the contract
for putting in the plant, says that the
work will be pushed from the start
and 1t will only be a matter of few
weeks when the creamery will be in
working order. Work was begun on
the building this week and the ma
chinery will be shipped in with the
greatest possible dispatch. The house
now on the grounds will either be
used for an ice house or a home for
| the superintendent. As soon as the
company Is incorporated the directors
Will meet and select a man to have
charge of the plant, position for
which II Is understood there are al
ready number o' applications. The
directors will proceed carefully in
this matter. however, for il is their
intention to gel the best man avail
able for the place, and one who thor
oughly understands the business in
all its parts.
The ranchers throughout this part
of the county are enthusiastic over
the creamery project and there is no
question in tho minds of the stock.
holders but that the plan will be a
success from the start. IL Is the in
tention of the directors to establish
stations at various points through the
county, where the farmers can take
their milk to be shipped into Lewis
town. Cream separators will be put
In at these places when the creamery
gets in good running order and only
the cream will then be brought to
this city from these shipping points.
Moore is one OF the towns which the
directors have in mind.
Creameries have been put in at
various points throughout the state
and without exception have prov ed
great success. The people of Town
send "-~ -articularly enthusiastic ov.
er the success OF the one situated in
that town. Such an enterprise gives
the rancher a home market for his
product, thing that heretofore has
been lacking. lie has formerly had
to make his own butter and bring
it to town or either peddle il around
or sell ii at the stores and take his
pay in such goods as the store hand
led. Now he can get good prices for
all the cream he will bring In and
still retain the skinned milk for feed
|
ing stock.
For the present the local creamery
will devote itself entirely to the max
ing of butter, but it is expected that
in a short time cheese making will be
added and thus new industry will
be started Lewistown is open TO all
legitimate business and it is to be
hoped that the creamery is only one
OF the many such enterprises which
will locate in our city.
There have been ffty-slX shares of
stock subscribed for by the Lewis
town business men and plant cost
ing $500 will be erected. The di-
rectors of the association are anxious
that more stock be subscribed, as
there are still a few shares not taken.
II seems to be first-class investment
and the shares will not go begging.