The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, July 13, 1904.
Money in Cheese.
Special to the State.


Special to the State.
Greenville, July 6-Ten miles from
Greenvil!e in the Bushy creek section
there is in opera'n'as oos~oly success
full cheese fac,urs. e., liant began
operation last n ,ya:ub-r, aud with the
exception of two days, has been run
ming full time for period OF eight
months.
c. j. Ellison, the master spirit OF
the enterprise, is successful breed
er Of Jersey cattle, Berkshire hogs
and White Leghorn chickens. He is
a hard working farmer, a man who
has builded upon his native soil until
now he has an investment that pays
dividends as large as a bank or cot
ton mill. About year ago Mr. Ellison
cot interested in the cheese industry
and getting together four OF MS
neighbors he organized the Busby
creek cheese factory.
The plant of the company, together
with the factory building, which Is
built on modern lines, the first floor
from foundation to the windows be-
ing of cement, represents an expen-
diture of $3.50 Included in this cost
is a cooling room, which adjolns the
main structure, for the storing OF the
product until iti ready for shipment.
Cheese making is such a simple
process that one can but wonder why
more farmers have not taken up the
industry. Mr. Ellison and his 1850
Gates are enthusiastic over the sue
cess of the Bushy creek enterprise,
and they are figuring on doubling
the capacity of their plant this year.
A charter will also be applied for, in
order that the company may protect
it's brands.
The plant now has an everage daily
capacity of $50 pounds, and the pro-
duct is sold only to dealers at uni
form price of IA cents in hundred
pounds consignments.
R. W. King, the company's sales
agent was here yesterday on his re-
turn from Charlotte, where he had
been looking after some shipments.
In an interview with the States cor
respondent, Mr.. King said one dealer
in Charlotte wanted to sign a con-
tract for his entire product.
81 couldn't sign him because Green
vile and Anderson merchants take
everything we Can make. The ship
ment we made to Charlotte was sim
ply an experiment and of course we
are pleased that our product made
such favorable impression. Next
year." continued Mr.. King, sit is
probable that the Charlotte merchant
can oct his contract signed. We have
only 40 mixers now, and our plant
is running at full capacity, but we
are getting ready to expand"
Going into the details of process,
Mr.. King said that about everything
need in the manufacture of cheese
are the watts for boiling the milk, the
repository cans, testers, presses, en-
CINE and boiler. individual care
and hard work are more necessary
than complicated machinery" said
Mr.. King.
In spirit of magnanimity, the
farmers OF Brushy creek lntend SHOW
ing the farmers of Greenville and An
derson counties what q great thing
they have in the Brushy creek cheese
factory: A public demonstration of
the process of cheese making will be
given at the plant July IL, and all
farmers are invited to be present and
see for themselves how easy it is to
start smsll industry on their own
farms. In connection with the cheese
making demonstration, MIR. Ellison
has arranged with Col. Newman to