The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
Application Of Principle by the
Creameries Hard on the
Dairy Farmer.
TERRITORY Is DIVIDED
Man Intimately Acquainted with the
Creamery Situation in Idaho Says
We did not Tell the Half of the
Story-Gives Pertinent Facts which
are Decidedly Interesting.

A gentleman intimately acquainted
with the creamery situation i'll Idaho
and particularly in this section,
speaking Of the Tribune's article on
the dairy controversy, in the issue Of
the 29th ult., commented substantially
as follows:
You folks are certainly on the
right track in this matter, but you
don't go far enough. The only saliva
ton for the dairyman. in this section,
is competition, and competition be-
tween the crcameries is thing which
does not exist, SO far as their relations
with the farmers are concerned. The
creameries interested in this part OF
the country might just as we'll be un-
der one management, if indeed, they
are not actually so.
Whatever may be their legal status
there is no question in the minds of
any who know that the two ostensibly
| separate creameries controlling the
| business in this section-the Hazel
| wood and the Commercial, with their
various Enthusiastically act in con-
junction with, if they are not actually
under the control of, the big Jensen
interests operating in the eastern
part of the state.
"Anyone who has been in position
to watch the trend of events in the
past two years needs no further proof
of this than his own judgment. AT
the time when competition really ex-
listed, the time the Lucerne Cooper
alive creamery was in operation in
Caldwell the lakewood creamery
boosted the price of butter fat to a
price impossible for the small cream
cries to meet and live. All these in
dependent creameries went out OF
business, and what happened? The
price of butter fat dropped. This, per
haps, was to be expected as the nat
ural result of The elimination OF a
!, large part of the competition that had
existed; but it is significant that the
drop has not been steady decline
/ and that, invariably, each rise ane
each fall in the price of butter fat ane
in the price of butter has been imme
diately preceded by a conference be
!. tween the managers of the Hazelwoot
| creamery Of Caldwell and the Com
e mercial creamery of Boise
4 Avoid War by Combination.
S ITO go little into recent history
n at the time, easily fixed b, any MAJ
1 who sells cream, when the CONNER
i cial Cream Co. (whose connection
o with the Jensen interests is hardl
denied in any quarter) invaded thi!
o the territory of the Lakewood com
c pany, won by their hard fight again:
the local cooperative concern, an
lopcnly announced their intention
= occupy this supply field, the Haze
wood management promptly retalia
ed by carrying the war into easter
:: Idaho, following their characterize
al tactics, so effectively practiced
lie Caldwell, and securing thousands
d, pounds of cream. shipped in here fro
d the Jensen field.
4, This method of carrying the W;
at into Africa seemed disconcerting at
y, the hasty trip of Mr.. Corliss to Sp'
2, kane resulted, a journey referred
or as "the 5000 trip following wh'(
what had promised to be g'gant
p-1 creamery war was abandoned, and Il
ne Hardwood wagons and agents wit
he drew from certain routes, the Cor
II mercial from others, and all was pea
and serenity; that is, so far as t
IL creameries were concerned. The a
of tuai result seems to have been
transfer the harrassment and ankle
er previously borne by the creame
re arrangements to the dairymen, W
are still bearing this burden and c;
~ rying on losing game against
y gained interests.
Take one instance, easy to 81
We stantiate: During the summer, VII
ia. the price of sweet cream, for 81
purposes as the manufacture OF