Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-26
LITTLE AGAINST THE BIG
Small Creameries Join Railroads in
Fight Over Rates.
CENTRALIZED PLANT ATTACKED
Proposed Rise in Rates VIII scatter
the Business Now Controlled by
Large and Make Many
Small Plants,

Another turn has been given to the fight
between the railroads and the creamerles
over the rate on cream shipments
clamor is now being raised against the
centralized creamery, and demand Tor
the organization of the business along the
lines that pertained a few years ago be-
fore the great butter making institutions
Of Nebraska were formed. A circular Is
being sent out by Henry Bolton, president,
and ]. A. Pense, vice president of the
Schuyler Creamery company, asking that
the other small creameries join with them
in opposing the appeal OF the big cream
cries to the State Railway commission.
These gentlemen argue that If the rail-
road companies are permitted to establish
the rate they propose 1t viii result in the
establishment OF more small creameries in
the state. on this point the circular says:
We have not much time between now
and August 6 to educate cream producers
and those Interested in building up local
CreameriCs, but now is our chance, II ever
there was one, to get fair basis of cream
rates in Nebraska which will enable local
creameries to flourish and the farmers to
get a better price. l think we snould do
everything in our power to induce the RaU-
way commission to adopt the proposed
rates. l enclose one OF the new rate sChed-
ules and you can figure for yourself how 1t
will protect the dairy business In your To-
CAVITY as against the lpYaalng long ols-
l presume they are hauling cream from
points beyond you right through your town
just as they are through Schuyler, much OF
which would under normal conditions, be
made into butter at the local plant. They
are enabled to do this only y reason Of
the low rates, which it is proposed 10
adjust
Petition for Signature.
petition for signature is attached to the
circular, which is addressed to the follow
ing institutions: Alliance Creamery and Pro-
duce Co.. Alliance. Neb.; Amelia Creamery
Co., Amelia Neb.; Arcadia Cooperative
Creamery Co. Arcadia. Neb,; F. ].
Bremers, North Platte, Neb.; 1. F. Cahoon,
Fontanelle, Neb.; Carleton Creamery Co.,
Carleton, Neb.; Columbus Creamery Co.,
Columbus, Neb; Germantown Cooperative
Creamery Co., Germantown, Neb; Golden
Rod Creamery Co., Fremont, Neb.; Han
sen & Templin, Archer. Neb.; Loup Valley
Cooperative Creamery Co., Dannebrog,
Neb.; E. Mcbride, Blue Hill, Neb.; New
comb & Alderman, Deweese, Neb.; Ra-
VIENNA Creamery Co., Ravenna, Neb. Ra-
VIENNA Creamery Co., Ord, Neb.; Ravenna
Creamery Co., Loup City, Neb.; Red Cloud
Cooperative Creamery Co., Red Cloud.
Neb. Riverton Creamery Co.. Riverton,
Neb.
| The railroads have announced they intend
to raise the rates on milk and cream be-
tween Chicago and the Rocky Mountains
25 per cent and the larger creameries have
complained to the Interstate Commerce
commission against the proposed raise A
hearing is set for Lincoln for August 8, at
which time both sides will be heard by
! the Nebraska State Railway commission.
The business has become both state and
interstate, so the fight is to be made locally
and before the Interstate Commerce COM
mission as we'll
! The railroads maintain It would be better
| for all to have a larger number of local
creameries instead Of the large centralized
| ones which at present exist.