The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-31
BUTTER MAKERS
CHEER THE MAYOR
PRAISE FOR JONES CATCHES
DELEGATES JUST RIGHT.
Annual Convention Of Butter and
Cheese Association Begins Under Far
vorable Auspices Reports Show that
Organization Is Prosperous and Wide
Awake to Demands Of Their Bust
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Mayor David P. Jones and his policy.
of law enforcement were made the sub
ject OF q eulogy today by j. j. Far
rell Of Carver in his response to the
mayors address of welcome at the
opening of the thirteenth annual con-
vention of the Minnesota State Butter
and Cheesemakers association in the
Memorial hall Of the courthouse.
Mayor Jones is the exponent Of the
dictrine of good government, not only
in Minneapolis, but thruout the
ing for quality in municipal govern
ment just as we are working for quail
ity in butter and cheese do not think
that there is man in this room, or a
man in this association who does not
wish that he were resident of Min
neapolis, at least that he might be a
resident of Minneapolis long enough to
support Mayor Jones with his vote in
the coming battle for civic decency. 4
Minneapolis is big town, but do
not think that it is too big for us to
hold our convention in. That it is a
hospitable town have known for twen-
Minnesota from the old Buckeye state.
We are happy to be here today and we
are proud to be welcomed by such a
man as Mayor JONES'
The applause which followed this
tribute was SO hearty and prolonged
as to leave no doubt that it was the
personal sentiment of every one Of the
200 men present from all parts Of the
state. Mr.. Farrell s words were i'm
promptu, as in his short address of
welcome Mayor Jones made no refer
ence to the present political situation.
: sorenson Is Witty.
President James Sorenson Of Maple
Plain delivered an annual address,
which began with a few. happy refer
ences to the situation of tho convention,
between the sheriff and the chief of DO.
lice, and fifteen seconds ride, straight
up, from the county jail, and then
turned to subjects Of interest to the as
ISOLATION. Poor raw material with it's
resultant poor butter he described as
the most serious problem before the
convention. -. M,
9 Hand separators, central plants,
and over competition are some Of the
causes for the poor raw material re-
ceived at the creameries and which
milk entirely said the president. ''We
can It force the. farmer to throw away
his separator, but we can teach him to
use it and make him bring his cream
in often instead of keeping it a week or
SO: Paying according to quality is no
| solution Of this last problem. You
can stop fermentation, but you CAM
stop age. H.. .a.1g.s...,
cit would pay the association to hire
100 instructors and inspectors at $4,000
a year. to about teaching the creamery
men and the farmers their business
They could help weed out the poor cow
that are eating their heads off and give
competent advice; on feeding and breed
on the butter produced in year would
mean gain Of 100000 to the butter
makers, while such an instruction an6
| inspection service would cost but 5000,
000'' t*g+ ,1g' .@a,@.--> ...~s, ~ (
| Association Is Prosperous. 5Ta
Following President Sorenson's ad
dress. Secretary p. l.. Allen Of st. Pau
and Treasurer A. W. Parkin of Cannot
that the association is in highly pros
porous condition. Its present member
ship is $50 and there is surplus o.
$2,lOO in it's treasury H. P. Olson O.
st. Paul reported on the Dairy Record
! the association. MAIDS Sondergaard O.
Hutchinson led a discussion of thu
problem Of prices. -.
At the afternoon session Professor
l., Hacker of the state farm school an
E. K. Slater, state dairy food commits
sioner, addressed the convention. M
P. Mortenson Of Cokato led discussion
on "starters. :" The butter judges hav
finished judging the 247 samples Of but
! ter submitted to them and the award
| will be announced tomorrow. Twenty
nine samples of cheese are also on ex
hibition. zzyst.t. ~. -
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