The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-10
Commons Dairy Company Will
Expand, Owing to Prosper
GUS Business the Company
Now Is Enjoying.
CHEESE MAKING WILL
BE A NEW DEPARTURE
Laboratory Will Be Establish
ed for the Purpose of Test
ing All Milk, Cream and
Cheese Bought and Sold.

improvements to be completed with
in the next sixty days, which will cos;
in the neighborhood of $1,000. will in
crease the capacity Of the different de-
partments of the Commons Dairy COM
pany, South Fifth street from five to
ten times the capacity at the present
time. and will place this concern en-
the level with the best metropolitan
dairies. and better than the large mo-
jority.
Tho improvements have been COM
menced and the plan of the alterations
call for almost complete change of
the present arrangement.
Enter All Branches.
Following the completion of the
work, the company will enter into all
branches Of the dairy business, the
most important addition being that Of
cheese mandatory. With the en-
largement of the factory will also come
an increase in the working force.
fair way to secure control of the local
situation, Charles Commons, manager
of the company, stated this morning
that the prices of the company's COM
modities would not be increased. BY
systematic delivery system-thus re-
ducing the cost of this department to
q minimum-the present prices of milk
can be retained.
Most important Of the improvements
to BE- made is that of the testing de-
partment. The testing room will be
complete in every detail as concerns
laboratory equipment for the testing of
milk, cream and cheese. In charge,
will be an expert and graduate bacte-
biologist.
Use Only Pure Milk.
In speaking of this important change
Mr.. Commons said, that samples of
milk for city delivery or for us in
any of the departments would be taken
to the laboratory upon receipt. Here
it will be tested by the use of micro
scopes ovens and other equipment,
and the result determined in time for
its use that day. The disease germs
most to be guarded against are: tuber.
culosis, diphtheria, scarlet fever, ty-
phoid fever and those of other conta-
gious variety. OF course no milk
which on analysis shows that it con
tains such germs, will be used. The
plans for the expert testing of milk
meets with the full approval of physi-
clans of the city, and state and nation.
nj law requirements.
The company will devote mch of its
energies to the manufacture of cream.
cry butter. The present capacity is
1000 pounds daily. 1t will be increas.
ed to 5000 pounds per day. If the
plant runs to it's full capacity. a car
load of butter will be manufactured
each week. The product will be sold
in local markets but on them the com.
pany is not depending entirely for sup
port, as the eastern and Chicago mar
kets will be exploited.
Capacity Of the Plant.
The capacity of the plant in the han
ding of milk will be increased from
1000 gallons day to ten times that
amount Another example of what
the improvement will mean, is that the
working force before spring has passed
will probably be so men. while 33 are
employed at present. Two city deliv
cry wagons will be added as will also q
city salesman.
The question which the officials are
now confronting is where to get the
milk and cream. Eastern Indiana and
Western Ohio fro mthe Ohio river tt
the northern boundaries is the district
from which the company receives sup
plies at present. The increased ca
Indiana and Ohio. with some portion:
of MICHIGAN. Illinois and Kentuck,
will be added. All milk and cream
will be lifted by a power elevator tt
the second floor upon receipt. It viii
be tested. and then, by gravity sys
TENS sent to the different depart
ments.
The general offices and that of Mr.
Commons, will be on the second floor
A reception room will also be provid
ed on this floor. Access to the office:
will be gained by large enclosed
stair The first floor will be used en-
tirely for ice cream manufacture. Or
the second. the butter. milk and cream
business will be cared for. Alison OF
this floor will be erected large cole
storage, the dimensions Of which ar,
20 feet wide by 80 feet long.