The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-01-07

Owosso's newest industry, The West
ern Dry Milk Co., expects to be in full
operation about February LIST. next.
The principal men back of the enterprise
are well-known business men of Detroit.
They are Harry e. Beecher. Chas. E.
Cole. Harvey J. Sutton, and Edward J.
Donoghue.
The plant now being installed at
Owosso will cost about $50, 900. At the
start the plant will be capable of handling
40, 600 to so, 900 pounds Of whole milk
Eday. 1t will be built however, with
view to adding another unit of like cap
acity as soon as the farmers produce
the raw material
The establishment of this plant at
Owosso will mean much to the farmers
in Shawassee county as it will be big
factor in stimulating the demand for
their milk at all seasons of the year
with the assurance of most satisfact-
DRY price, and with such assured con-
ditions it is natural to look for a con-
siderable increase in the dairy herds
and more interest taken in this par
ticular branch when steady market
can be had right at home the year
around.
The Western Dry Milk Company will
utilize all Of the whole milk in the
manufacturing of the different grades
of dry milk. varying in richness of but
terfat to suit the trade.
The process of drying milk has passed
the experimental stage. The fact. that
the demand for dried milk so far has
come from milk producing sections is
pretty good evidence as to what the de-
mand will be when companies are in a
position. to offer their product in nom
milk producing districts in this country
and for export as well. Every one of
the 9 plants now in operation is working
to capacity and find ready market.
The processes for drying milk are
comparatively new, the first dating
back only six years. Various process
es are now in vogue. They all aim at
the same result, the reducing of liquid
milk INTO the dry state where it will
keep almost indefinitely without disturb
ing its ingredients. the full value of the
milk being retained minus the water.
BY adding the required amount of pure
water you have again the liquid milk in
IT'S natural state. The Western Dry
Milk Company believes that it has the
most perfect process with all the latest
improvements for treating the milk
successfully.
While there is great demand for
dried milk the field of manufacture is
restricted because the process requires
great care. The machinery is of q i
complicated nature and very expensive;
yet the process Of transforming milk
from its liquid to dry state is very
rapid. 1t actually requires less than
one minute of time, and in one hours
time the product is ready for the bar
rels. 1t may be interesting to the state
that one barrel Of dry milk is equal to
one ton of liquid milk, which allows the
dry milk to be transported q long dis
lance at very small expense compared
with the liquid milk.
There Is no question that the ten
dency of the times 10 to convert some
food products into the dry state a. the
only proper means..of preserving them.
Dried milk Is an ideal condition IN
which to be (handled. II is not subject
ed to any change in climatic conditions.
1t can be kept the same % -four and
cereals.
Il b also the intention Of the Western
Dry Company to establish plants IN
other sections Of Michigan = soon %
IT. Owosso factory gen under way.