The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-01-27
DREAMER
Sum of $32,435.44 Paid to Patrons of
the Establishment During the.
Past Twelve Months.
Annual rleeting of Princeton Cooper
alive Creamery Attended bya
Hundred Shareholders.

alive Creamery Attended bya
Hundred Shareholders.
At Brands opera house on Tuesday
afternoon near unto hundred repre-
sentative farmers, shareholders in the
Princeton Cooperative Creamery
company, attended the annual meeting
OF the corporation, and these men,
without exception, are enthusiasts.
They are reaping the benefits of the
establishment owned by them and are
enthusiastic over the results achieved
within so short a period of time.
That they will stick together was
fully evidenced by the feeling prev
alent among the members-it was a
truly harmonious gathering.
President Louis Rust called the con-
vention to order and, in the absence
of Secretary August F. Meyer, who is
visiting in Wisconsin, O. M. Warner,
the creamery's buttermaker, read the.
financial report. This report showed
that the total amount received by the
creamery for the year 1909 was
S37, O39.87 and that the amount paid
out, including 1872, 1854 to patrons
for butterfat, was S36, 5O1.61 leaving a
balance on hand of $838.26-a re-
markedly fine showing considering
the debts and interest which we're
liquidated. The number of pounds
of butterfat received during the year
was III, 688 and the number of pounds
of butter manufactured 144,8O9. The
amount of butter overrun was %, 12l
pounds. The creamery now has 1856
shareholders who hold 268 shares, the
price per share being $40, and there
we're IS shares sold in 1909. Upon
motion the financial report was
accepted by unanimous vote. y
It was moved by. August Jaenicke
that from the balance of S838.26 in the
treasury the debt on the creamery
building of about $500 be paid off.
After a brief discussion the motion
was carried and this will leave the
creamery entirely free from indebted
ness. ~r.-.--..- &
President Rust stated that at it's
last meeting the board of directors de-
cided to recommend the installation of
an ice cream machine and placed the
proposition before the meeting. From
information which Mr.. Rust had
gathered he was of the opinion that
such machine would pay. #,,
Mr.. Warner said that last year
most of the ice cream used in Prince
ton and vicinity was purchased from
Minneapolis concerns, that his son
had canvassed the village and that
the stores had promised to patronize
the creamery should it put in a
machine. During the summer months
about 40 gallons of ice cream per day
is sold in the village and Mr.. Warner
was confident that the Investment pro-
posed would pay. rs j."
Mr.. Nierhaugen of the Creamery
Package Co., was in attendance and
said that machinery of sufficient ca
pacity to manufacture all the ice
cream needed in Princeton would cost
about $500 and that he was positive
the creamery could successfully COM
pete with outside firms by supplying a
superior grade of ice cream for less
money.
August Jaenicke raised an objection
to the purchase of the apparatus upon
the grounds that it would necessitate
an extension to the creamery and
incur an unnecessary expense and,
upon motion of Louis ROCKFORD, the
proposition was killed.
Peter Jensen suggested that the
buttermaker should not receive cream
after o'cock in the afternoon, so as
to give him an opportunity to sterilize
and cool down the cream and Mr..
Warner stated that better grade of
butter could be made by following
this plan" he also paid Mr.: Jensen a
nice compliment by asserting that, if
all the cream were in such fine con-
D dition as that brought in by him, he
would guarantee that the butter would
fetch from three to four cents more
per pound in the eastern markets than
it does now.
A motion was carried that, COM
mencing March l, no cream be re-
ceived upon any day after 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
The following officers we're then
elected: Louis Rust, president;
August F. Meyer, vice president;
Gust Hoflander, secretary; John
Dalchow, treasurer, and Peter Jensen,