Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-14

| requirements. He said he was per-
fectly satisfied and would make a
change and bring his milk to Wa
tertwon providing the factory is
located here. He spoke of the
quickness in handling the milk at the
factory, when query came from the
crowd: "Dont YOU think the young
fellows could get home quicker if they
did not have to wash the cans?" He
closed his remark by stating that he
thought the plant would be an excel
lent thing for farmers and towns
people alike.
Fred Kohloff, one of the commit
tee. was called upon. Fred was all
right, only he showed evidences of
bashfulness but he finally warmed up
to the occasion-enough to wipe the
perspiration from his face. Mr..
Kohloff was in favor of the industry
if it would better the conditions of
the farmers. He seemed to be of the
opinion that it would.
Fred Bittner of this city, who also
visited Wauseon, was called upon.
He spoke of the advantage of the
industry and expressed the belief that
the project had now reached the point
where it was sup to the farmers. -
Mr.. Bittner reiterated the statement
of the expressions of satisfaction
heard among the farmers at Wauseon
and of the help the institution is
to the country. He stated that the
country around Wauseon was much
better dairy country that it was two
years ago when the factory was built.
Mr.. Scheibel called attention the
difference in the country there than
here, stating that the farmers around
Wauseon are where we were thirty
years ago
Mr.. Hertel was called upon to speak
further. He dwelt upon the progress
of the Wauseon plant and the benefits
to the farmers. He said that on the
day the factory opened, the receipts
of milk for the day was Is, 600 pounds.
This he said had grown to the extent
that OH the day the committee from
here visited the plant, the receipts of
milk for the day was 1000 pounds.
He added that this evidently showed
that the farmers were satisfied or
the amount would not have reached
that proportion. He stated that at
Wauseon the concern employed a
force of eighty, twenty-five of whom
were girls.
Frank Lehman then read the con-
tract Of the company. He called atten-
ton to the fact that the company does
not call for any certain number of
pounds of milk from the farmers, but
rather a fixed number of cows from
which the farmers will supply milk.
This explained away the report that has
been circulated that there must be GER
tain number of pounds of milk what
ener the conditions or season may be.
Mr.. Wertheimer then called attention
to the fact that the Van Camp people
would give only to the 18th of the pres
ent month to decide as to whether Water
town would have the factory. He ar
gued that such an institution was not
only good thing for the country, but
the right kind Of an industry for the
farmers. He added that the success now
depends upon the farmers, assuring them
that WatertOWn citizens would do all
they can to help.
The city at this point got a rather hot
shot when a clarion voice in the crowd
was heard to ask: Il suppose you'll fix
up the country roads leading into the
city?"
Mr.. Wirtheimer informed the gentle
man that no work was being done on
city streets this year; that what little
improvent was being made was on the
country roads in the outskirts Of the city
and that next year, as he understood, it
was the intention to begin campaign
of country road repair.
The farmers were here asked to step
forward and sign, but The Leader has
failed to hear of any necks being broken
in a rush of those who were some what
backward in going forward. However,
there is yet hope and it is the intention
to keep up the task and either win or