Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-03-02
PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY.

The attention of our farmer readers
is called to the excellent article con-
tributed to this number Of the OBsER-
YER by r Robinson, the Well-knOwn
cheese manufacturer Of Coos and
TillamoOk counties. Mr.. Robinson
desires to establish a cheese factory in
Dallas, and will locate here if sufficient
encouragement is offered. He asks
no bonus from the merchants nor
contracts from the farmers, but will
20 ahead and establish the factory by
April ], il reasonable assurance of the
milk Of $50 COWS is given between now
and March Is. Mr. Robinson was in
Dallas several days this week, and
interviewed many farmers as to the
support they would be willing to give
a cheese factory in this city. He
found them aIt favorable to the enter
prise, and, before leaving, gave 10 the
officers of the local Board Of Trade a
written statement Of what he is willing
to do, and what he would expect OF
the farmers. This paper reads as
follows:
I'VE, the undersigned farmers and
dairy men OF Polk county, Oregon,
hereby agree to furnish milk from the
number OF COWS opposite our respective
names, delivered at a cheese factory
to be established in the town OF Dallas.
for at least a reasonable length Of
time from the 1st Of April, 1906; said
milk to be pure, clean and sweet, and
known as whole milk; the said r.
Robinson hereby agreeing to pay at
least the regular average market price
for butter fat for all such milk de-
liveTed, having first tested the milk
from fair sample each day.
ut is to be fully understood that
this is not Intended to be a contract,
but simply to make an estimate in
good faith Of the number OF cows
available that may be counted on, as
something tangible to begin with"
1t will be noted by a careful reading
Of this paper, that the farmer is not
asked to bind himself TO deliver his
milk to the Dallas factory aud no.
where else; neither Is he asked to de-
liver milk for any specified period of
time. The object in securing sigma
lures to this paper is merely to
ascertain about what number Of COWS
can be depended upon for milk sup
ply from the opening Of the factory
Mr. Robinson says if he can once get
the farmers started to bringing their
milk to Dallas, he has no fear that
they will afterwards go elsewhere.
Copies Of this paper have been
placed in all the leading stores Of
Dallas for signatures of farmer
customers, and several copies have
been sent into the country for circula-
tion. Mr.. Robinson says he must
hava a dafi N fta a N cuar fc bic pr0p1.i-
ton before March Is, else it will be too
late to think of putting in a factory
this year. 1t is hoped that every
merchant in Dallas will make il a
point to secure all the signatures pos
sible, and that the farmers will lose
no time in putting down their names,
together with the number of cows they
will have to begin with.
Remember, farmers, that you take
absolutely no risk in signing this
paper, as it does not bind you in any
way, shape or form. II you can
furnish the milk from one cow, put
down your name II you can spare the
milk from a large number Of COWS,
put down your name. Bear in mind
that this list will remain the property
OF the Dallas Board Of Trade, and that
it will be used In estimating in good
faith the number of COWS that can be
secured to begin with, and for no
other purpose whatever. When you
next come to town, drop in at any
leading store and put down your
name and the number of cows you
keep. This will take but a minute Of
your time, and will greatly aid the
committee in its work. II reasonable
assurance is given that the milk of
$50 COWS can be secured, the machinery
for the factory will be shipped to
Dallas at once, and active operations
will begin April /. One hundred and
sixty cows are already in sight, and
it should be no difficult matter TO find
80 more. Merchants of Dallas, lose
no time in getting all these names on
your lists; otherwise the time will
pass by, and Dallas will lose the best
creamery proposition she has ever
had, or will ever have.