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

OOlng business on business principles.
Mr. Mulberger also added in his re-
marks that Waupun is after this plant
and had even telegraphed the company
that they would guarantee the required
amount of milk. Showing tina, the
people there are anxious and have nc
fear that the industry would be a
short-lived one.
Joseph Brooks of the town OF
Emmett, was the first of the COM
mitteemen called upon to tell of his
observations at Wauseon, Ohio. He
said that he inspected the plant ano
conver with farmers as they brought
their milk. He spoke of the clean
illness of the plant, adding that there
was no dirt to be found anywhere
He said that all of the farmers with
whom he conversed were we'll satisfied
He spoke of visiting several farms
from which milk is furnished. He
said that one farmer was so enthusi-
astic that he said he gave up position
of $3.50 per month in the city to raise
cattle tor milk and was doing better
or the farm than ne did in the city.
The explanations and discussions were
interspersed with a little witticism,
as is shown when voice in the crowd
aske Mr.. Brooks: "Do they milk with
linen trousers on?" Several questions
were hurled at the gentleman which
he answered promptly.
Frank Lehman of the town of
WATERFOWL, another member of the
committee. was called upon and gave
an exceptionally good talk and an
swered all questions with an under
standing of the subject. He spoke
of the hauling, particularly the cost to
the farmers, which ran from 10c to
15c per hundred pound, according to
distance. He cited an instance where
one load had on As cans, adding that
he expected the farmer would be kept
in waiting about an hour. He gave a
graphic description of the process and
spoke of the system. The gentleman
timed them and was surprised to find
that from the time the first can was
lifted from the wagon till the last
came out all washed and scalded, it
required but twelve minutes. He
also said that he expected to see teams
lined up for half a mile waiting
their turn, but said the system vas
down to that point that the greatest
number of teams he noticed in waiting
was five. He added that he only
noticed two whitewashed barns. He
spoke of the sanitary clauses in the
contract, his talk going to prove that
the concern does not live up to the
letter of the same. He was asked
by member of the audience if there
were any cheese factories or creamer :
les in t. locality of Wauseon. He
were not in it with those paid by the
Van Camp people. He was asked
regarding the test, answering by say
ing that the only test was for water.
He said, also, that there were nc
requirements for cleanliness in the
contract that the state of Wiscon-
sin does not requIre-nothing but what
the farmers can live up to. He
closed by pleading with the farmers
to sign, realizing the benefits such ar
industry is to them.
Andrew Hertel of this city, and g
member of the committee. read 9
comparison of prices, which alone was
enough argument for every farmer
to sign. 1t showed how much more
the farmers would get under the Var
Camp prices than what they woule
from the cheese factories and cream
cries. Under the Van Camp schedule
he found that at the highest test the
difference in favor Of the new price.
would be rs Per cent and 81 per CEN
under the lowest test. For eompar.
ison he showed that in the instance Of
one farmer who last year received
S61403, would receive SS07.9l from
the Van Camp concern. With anothe
last year the party received 5000. s:
and under the new schedule he woul(
received s752. SO, difference of STAG. 70
A voice from the crowd inquired
"But how much skim milk would h'
get for his S149?'
J The inquiry was made as to whethe
or not cows could be fed from siIo
/ Mr.. Lehman answered the query b,
saying if the feed was not rotten.
Peter Thauer made the statemen
] that he had been hauling to creamerie
and skimming stations, but neve
: received an average of over IS cent
: per hundred, is rather strong point il
] favor of the advantage of the condens
: ing plant.
, Joseph Scheiber of the town o
= Emmett, another of the committee va