Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-18
Creamery Business OF the State
Growing to Enormous
Proportions
cREAMERlEs HAVE DECREASED
Annual Report Of Dairy Commissioner
Shows Tendency Toward Centralized
Manuf factories - Better Milk In
spection Demanded Governor
cummins and shercIiffe Case.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Special to Times Republicans.
Des Moines, Nov. 1S-The production
of creamery butter increased in Iowa
last year 100000 pounds and the
number of creameries decreased by
forty-two, leaving a total of 552. This
shows the remarkable change taking
place in the creamery business by the
abnormal growth of the concentrating
stations. These figures are from the
annual report of Hon. Herbert r.
Wright, state dairy and pure food COM
missioner for the year ended the first
day Of the present month.
The total number of pounds OF but
ter made at the creameries and sta
tions in the year, as reported, was
101.552,063. 1t was of an approximate
value of s25.O00,OOO. There are 100000
patrons Of these creameries and more
than 100000 cows furnish the milk.
The business is being centered in the
large cities where the stations are 10
Gated that buy cream and ship long
distances. About one-third of all the
butter made in creameries is made in
thirty four Of them. There are now
three condensed milk factories in the
state-Perry, Waverly and West Liber-
ty.
The sale of oleo is evidently on the
increase since there are now 110 IL
censed dealers in the state, and the
commissioner estimates the number
will soon be doubled. The courts of
Iowa have established that oleo "of
yellow color" cannot be sold in Iowa
even as oleomargarine, hence most of
that sold in Iowa is, especially white
in appearance.
The dairy commissioner makes a
strong point in regard to the necessity
for better milk inspection. In fact the
milk inspection law in effect twenty
wears is of no practical value since all
the inspectors can do is to catch the
milk just as it goes to the customer.
Mr. Wright recommends that it be re-
quired by law that milk offered for
sale shall be only from herds inspected
for tuberculosis, that inspectors be au-
thorized to investigate barns and to en-
force sanitary conditions, and that this
be either done thru the state dairy de-
partment or that the municipalities in
which inspection is given be author
lied to act A total of LOIS milk per-
mits were issued last year in the four
teen cities that have inspectors.
In regard to inspection of the cream
cries of the state it is found that the
present force cannot possibly respond
to all the calls. The state has been
exceptionally fortunate in having high
grade assistant dairy commissioners
and they devote all their time to trav-
cling about among the creameries: and
while last year 342 creameries and
skimming stations were seen by the in
spectors, there are 203 and forty-two
stations that were never seen by the
assistants. In general the laws Of the
state have been well enforced and
properly observed. Attention is called
to the fact that while there has been
ings there is need of much more i'm
provement and henceforth the law will
be rigidly enforced.
When Gen. Grenville M. Dodge at
tended the reunion Of the society Of the
Army of the Tennessee in st. Louis,
he was reminded that at least once an
Iowa editor did not feel kindly toward
him. He was shown a copy Of a news
paper called the Corinth Chanticleer,
published Sept. 1, 1863, containing a
communication from Hard Tack" in
which was this news item:
There is not much going on here.
Matters are quiet. General Dodge has
gone home on sick leave, which many
hope will continue. We all feel like
the newborn, breathing the pure air
of heaven, in his absence"
The editor and proprietor of the
Chanticleer at that time was C. w.
Hildreth, who served in the generals
command as member Of the Second
Iowa infantry.
Some of the newspapers have gone
wrong in their references to the Frank
Shercliffe case. A number have inti-
mated that in some way Shercliffe has
been shown clemency by Governor
Cummins. AS matter Of fact Cum
minis has never shown the slightest
favor to Shercliffe. The man was re-
leased from prison on parole, it will
be recalled, by Governor Shaw on the
solicitation Of Hubbard, Mcmillan.
Dennison and others. He was sent
back to prison by Governor Cummins.
the very first act he performed in con-
nection with the penal statutes of the
state A desperate effort was made to
have Cummins parole Shercliffe but
he did not do so and Shercliffe was
permitted to serve out his time in pri
son. Under his parole Shercliffe had
been required to go to Omaha to live
and he became associated with Den
nison. After serving his time he chose
to remain in Iowa. When he was
wanted as witness outside the state
Governor Cummins refused to direct
his extradition. 1t was for this that
the Dennison crowd and their associ-