The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-15
FACTS CONCERNING DENISoN.
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plant would be for the manufacture
of the finest grades of creamery but
ter, for the wholesale manufacture of
ice cream and for the pasteurization
of milk, chiefly for local consumption.
This would afford a competitive mar
ket for dairy products and would open
an additional fielS for Denison labor.
The pasteurization Of milk is some
thing that is greatly needed as the
milk supply of Denison is uncertain,
without proper regulation and inspec
ton and in some cases very probably
produced under unhealthy conditions.
Modern science tells us that milk is
one of the most active agents in the
spread of tuberculosis. The pasteuri
ration process destroys all germs and
removes all impurities without in any
injuring the wholesome quality of the
milk, and if this plant was completed
Denison would be assured of healthy
and wholesome milk supply. In the
talk pursuant to this report it de-
veloped that the market for con-
densed or evaporated milk has in
creased very largely in Denison in the
last few years. 1t was held that this
was due to scarcity of the local milk
supply and it seemed absurd to mem
bers of the club that Denison should
be supplying million and half
pounds of butter for the markets. of
the world and shipping in condensed
milk from Seattle. The Nicholson
Produce company would like to sell
for cash about twenty-five thousand
dollars worth of treasury stock. This
could be bought either as common
stock, sharing in the profits of the
company, or. as preferred stock upon
which the company would guarantee
six per cent interest. There ought to
be no difficulty in selling this stock to
local parties and committee of the
Commercial club was instructed to
make a canvass of our business men
for subscriptions. The next step
which this company would take would
be the installation of plant for the
evaporization or condensation of milk.
During 1910 the Nicholson Produce,
company bought and shipped about
twenty-six thousand five hundred
cases of eggs, or seven hundred and
ninety-fve thousand dozen, at an es-
timated value of one hundred and
fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars;
two hundred and forty-fve thousand
pounds of all kinds of butter, at an es-
timated value of sixty-two thousand
dollars; two hundred and forty-three
thousand pounds of poultry at an esti-
mated value of thirty-one thousand
dollars, making total of about a
quarter of a million dollars paid to
the farmers and merchants within a
radius of fifty miles of Denison. Dur
ing the year about twelve thousand
dollars was paid for labor at the Den
ison plant. The Nicholson Produce
company also feels that it is much in
debted to the business men of Deni
son for the cordial support they have
given it. They have made extensive
use of the cold storage plant and have
been excellent patrons, both in the
matter of produce and in their ice
supply. The statement above given
does not include figures on the ice
plant, which is another source of con-
siderable income and which is grow
ing every year. We believe these two
plants, the Paramount Creamery COM
pany and the Nicholson Produce COM
pany, have done more than is gen.
orally realized to maintain and in
crease land values in Crawford coun-
ty and to draw trade to it's towns by