Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
T RIVER VALLEY YNEWSB THE ROUTE CCODR}REESSP OODES

last month. But even after this adjust
 ment had been made it seemed to those
 present that the time was ripe for some
 sort of an organization among the i farmers to prevent a similar occurrence The fact that a creamery's expenses | happen to be more than usual during a
 certain month does not seem to the millmen to justify the depreciation in the value of milk. Excitement ran high at the meeting ana when some sort of organization was proposed it
 met with the hearty approval and en- thusiasm of the ranchers, and ar engagements were at once set on foot to organize a Salt River Valley Milk mems Association. Quinn Faulkner was chosen president and chairman; Lewis Kohl was made secretary and treasurer. A board of directors con sisting of H. Hilbers, c. l.. DOwell. R.
 H. McIlmOil L. H. Allen and Peter Nell
 son was elected, and a working com
 mittee L. Graham, A. J. Brownsberger, and H. A. Green was appointed. A
 meeting is appointed for Saturday.
 Sept. 26. at 7:30 D. m. to which repre-
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 will be welcome and are even urged to come. In order to make the associa-
 ton a success it must contain a large per cent of dairy men of the valley and as the president said should extend from Lehi to Arlington. It is undoubt- edly to the interest of every milkman in the valley to be a member of the organization, for it is interested in a good cause. The object is not to fight and already established business but to help set a standard of prices which will justify the farmer in continuing in the dairy business. Under the present management of affairs. farm CT, with his cows on the same sort of feed and getting the same amount of milk can have no idea what his test will be nor can he be perfectly sure of the price he will receive. The ranch CT. hard pressed for money and judg ing from the amount of his last milk check counts upon something like the same amount appearing in the check he is to receive upon the next 18th of the month. But when he receives his l check he finds his test for some un- reason has fallen several ! points and the value of butter fat has rapidly declined. What can he do? Nothing. He has to take what is giv en him. If the ranchers unite in this | new organization a standard can be set by which the creamery men can | make a profit and the farmers still re- ceive a fair value for their product AL | ready the organization has had propo- | sitions from different creameries and | from the Armour Packing company. | As many as can should attend the | Saturday night.
 The Belllnap baler is again in our It has been baling this | week for MT. Hanson.
 The people who went away to escape ! the hot weather are now returning. | only a few are yet away.
 MT and Mrs. Keesler have returned | from their visit in Oregon and Wash | ington and find Salt River valley very l much to their liking. Mir Jackson is l home again. also Frank Criswel
 A number of people have been in- | vited to spend this evening at L. C. 1 Haynes
 MT. Holly has received a letter from his son Jess saying they arrived at their new home in Texas safely and | are well pleased so far with the change i they have made.
 Miss Alpha Mann spent Friday even | ing of last week with Miss Mamie | Brooks
 Our school is in a flourishing condi- | tion. The enrolment now numbers 97. l The trustees are contemplating calling | a special election to build another room and hire an extra teacher.
 Will Marler went to Buckeye Friday morning to see about threshing the second crop of alfalfa seed.
 Charley McClelland ranks among the most unfortunate of men. Thurs day his hay caught fire and was all destroyed. The wind being in the wrong direction is all that saved the house. He rates his loss between 5000 and $500.