The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-03-03
HonnaEord.

One man said he didn't suppose
there were 50 many hogs in the cOun-
try as.were seen on our streets Satur-
day. S. III. Berg went with the car to
st. Paul.
Death silently and suddenl entered
the home of s. III. Berg Sunday morn
ing, taking Miss Laura Reynolds. She
had been troubled with her heart for
some time but has not been seriously
i'll. and the end came suddenly. She
passed away very quietly surrounded
by many, friends. Her father, who
was here on a visit, will take her home
for burial.
George Tonne went to Fargo on a
visit Saturday evening. George has
purchased a driver from Wall Sinclair,
and won't need to take any body' 8 dust
after she Is trained.
The L. I. L. held very successful
open meeting some little time ago and
now arranging for contest.
Cred Sinclair accompanied by Mrs.
Church, returned to Portal Monday.
Fred says that they will want to bor-
row our Billy for one or tire games
this summer and will also want to
bring their team down here and do MS
up to q finish. He can borrow Billy
but as for the rest he will have to 20
to C0operst0wn..
The creamery meeting Saturday was
largely attended, and while quite a
few were of the opinion that the time
wasn't ripe for two creamerieS in the
county, yet the majority were In favor
Of going ahead with one here regard
less of C00perstown. We were asked
our opinion, and while we realized
that we were with the minority, yet
we haven't reached the point of hid
ing our thoughts for the sake Of being
with the majority. We are asked why
we oppose creamery at HannafOrd,
and side in with Cooperstown. We
don't oppose creamery at HannafOrd
but weSio say and believe that the
time is not ripe for two creameries in
Grlggs county. We have many advan-
tages over Cooperst0wn, but their
business men can raise more funds
than we can, they had the honor of
making the first attempt and first
failure, If they won't 60 In with us, let
them make the second attempt and
the first success, or second failure.
Let our committee 20 ahead and per-
feet their organization, get their arti-
cles of interpretations, elect their
board and manager. Make arrange
ment for gathering cream, gather the
cream this summer and ship to Coop
erstOwn. Arrange that the money for
it must be deposited in the Hannaford
bank and checks only cashed at that
bank. Let the stockholders get to.
gether next summer do all the neces-
sary excavating and drawing of mat
erial, put their buildings up for half
of what they can now, and when they
see that the farmers are going tostand
by it and make success Of it then 20
ahead. Far better to be sure than
sorry, and better no creamery at all
than a deserted one. In many ways
we are not ready for creamery. We
haven't the right kind of cows and
only few farmers who are ready and
willing to give those cows the right
kind Of care and feed. When on the
farm we kept as many cows as the
average farmer. We thought we knew
something about it, but changed our
mind after a few months experience
in Kansas. We had an interest In a
dairy farm for three years, milking an
average of 20 cows. The milk check,
selling milk at 10 cents q gallon,
amounted some months to over 500.
There is lots Of money in it and our
farmers have got to come to it sooner
or later, even IL it does mean 1855 days.
work in a year. A knowledge Of what
Is best to feed and how to feed. We
cant Soo that, nnn ven RS DELAY Is p0jnp
to make any particular difference to
the farmers as long as they start selling
their cream this spring and we think
it a very short sighted policy that
doesn't recognize the fact that
the farmers interest should be para
mount. Until we are on manufac-
turing basis the town is entirely de-
pendant on the farmer. They can be
prosperous without us but we can't be
prosperous without them.