The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-08-31
WEST BRANCH PICNIC.
The Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Company Entertains Multi
tude at Uglem's Grove.

w. r. Schllllng, J. K. 1orley and F. D.
} Currier Deliver Addresses on
Matters of Interest.
The West Branch Creamery associa-
ton held it's annual picnic in the
beautiful grove of O. 81. Uglem on
Sunday and hundreds of people took
advantage of the opportunity to enjoy
a days outing. The morning did not
open very propitiously, rain threat
ened to destroy the days amusements,
but the clouds cleared away and the
afternoon proved to be an ideal one.
Uglem's grove, with it's big, spread
ing trees, is a magnificent spot for a
gathering of this kind-there could
scarcely be found place better
adapted to the requirements. A
good baseball ground is also one of
the features of the place.
People came from miles around to
attend the picnic and Princeton was
we'll represented-many teams and
automobiles from the county seat
were lined up on the stretch of ground
set apart for the accommodation of
vehicles.
The officers of the creamery certain
ly put forth their best efforts to make
it pleasant for the visitors and no one
was disappointed with the entertain
ment furnished.
Shortly after noon dinner was
served-the good d-fashioned basket
dinner prepared by the farmers wives
and daughters all we're extended
an invitation to help themselves to the
good things provided. There are no
more hospitable people on earth than
the farmers nor no better cooks.
Viands of all sorts we're spread TO
satiate the appetite of the multitude
and justice was Of course done there
to-.
The creamery association was for
tunate in securing as speakers for
this occasion three of the best author
ities in the state-men who have made
a special study of the subjects which
they treated. They were W. F. Schil-
ling Of the Spring Brook stock farm,
Northfeld: J. r. Morley, president
and manager of the Minnesota Co.
operative Dairy association, Ovation
ma; and F. D. Currier of Nicollet.
Mr.. Morley spoke on cooperation
and the great benefits derived by
farmers who stick together. not only
in the creamery industry but in every
other branch. Cooperation, he said,
elevated the condition of the farmer,
and in no branch more so than in
dairying. See what the cooperative
creamery has done for the farmer,
said he. 1t has placed him upon his
feet-he no longer has to depend upon
wheat, potatoes or any other one crop.
The COW never fails and the co-opera-
tive creamery pays cash for it's prod
uct. Mr.. Morley said he had watched
the growth of the dairy industry
closely and that it's real progress be-
gun when the farmers organized CO.
operative creameries. Then, again,
the land values have been increased
thereby. He spoke of one co-opera-
tive creamery in southern Minnesota
which started IS years ago. It had
been conducted at a loss by private
individuals and a number of farmers
dubbed together and bought it on
time-they could pay nothing down.
At that time the product of 243 COWS
was brought to the creamery. The
farmers stuck together and by degrees
paid every cent of Indebtedness, and
today the product of more than l, 900
COWS is brought to that creamery and
the stockholders are all we'll to do.
Last year this creamery paid an aver
age OF "a cents per pound for butter
fat. After urging the farmers to pull
together for their common benefit the
speaker, who is member of the re-
publican state central committee, in
jected little politics into his address
and took a slam at reciprocity, tell
ing the farmers that a reciprocal
treaty with Canada would not re-
dound to their advantage-he was op-
posed in every way to such a treaty,
he said.
Mr.. Schilling then gave a talk on
the benefits of the silo-he urged the
farmers to lose no time in erecting
such buildings. He was strong in ad-
vocating the silo as a means of feed
ing the dairy COW, and where there
could, even this late in the season, be
found three or more farmers who
would club together and do the work
OF filing they should at once build
silOs. He has had practical exneri.