Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-07
ANNUAL MEETING HELD TUES
DAY, WHEN YEARS BUSINESS
IS SHOWN.
NEW BUILDING AND ITS
EQUIPMENT COST $s.sss.s4
Association Did . Business Of Over
IS nnn During The Wear, Paying Pat
rons For cream Over $4,000 = r.
Robinson Re. Elected Manager; 1. r.
Smith Chosen President.

The State Center Creamery Associa-
Of farmers of State Center and its vi
cinity, held its twenty first annual
meeting at State Center Tuesday af-
ternoon, electing officers, and report
ing on the years business. That the
society had a prosperous year was
, shown by the report OF the manager, r.
Robinson. The company did business
Of over $4,000, and paid TO patrons for
cream over $4,000. The new building
built during the past Year, together
! with its equipment. cost s9.s9S.54.
A change in the division of territory
in the selection of directors was made.
The C. & n ". railroad was made the
dividing line north and south, the road
past the Hillside cemetery the east and
| west division of the north side, and
the main road TO Rhodes the dividing
line of the south side. In the selection
CT the directors H. c. Goecke was
elected from the northeast district. G.
+. Wingert from the northwest, George
! Reed from the southeast, and William
Swinbank from the southwest. Two
persons of W. A Nichols, from the
soath and Z. z. G.fiisUI1, f1o111 &c
north.
L. F. Smith was elected president OF
the association. Frank c. Brown sec
rotary, and Fred L. Dobbin treasurer.
Mr.. Robinson was reelected manager.
Report Of the Manager.
The report Of Manager Robinson
sos net inches. and 1854 pounds of
butter sold at an average price OF 1928
cents. Patrons were paid for cream
So. 400. The salaries of manager. but
1ermaker, and haulers amounted 20 S.
ss0.1o; there was paid for tubs, boxes.
and liners s1.412.11, for coal s41s.s5
salt S231.55, ice 355s.16, insurance
$94e3, drayage s33s.21. freight s227.51
taxes s44.51, telephone rental $3.50
directors salary $3.50, labor on repair
work $37. ripening tank sI24.26. cream
cans s62.37. hardware and other ex-
pense sl3s.s0. and for fifteen shares Of
stock $50. The association had in
cash s421s.50 outstanding orders
amounting to s93.17. paid on its new
building s5.0Ss.31, for fixtures 81
s90l6 making a total OF SsS.a55.20.
The receipts on Dec. 81, 1911, COM
prised cash in the sum of $4,000
from butter shipped s70.ss5. from home
merchants s4,s71.74. and from patrons
s2,5s5.74
From the sale of 351 shares Of stock
the association received $3.50. from a
strip Of land TO Haynes 800, for an old
refrigerator s75, and for old lumber
s1l2, total of ssS.s55.20.
The Hog Account.
In the hog account, which is an i'm
portant sideline In the cooperative
creamery business. the association paid
for 34s hogs s3.s4149 For corn s711.os
was paid, and for straw $3.50. The
dividend for 1910 amounted to ST.
sss.1e, total Of sS.544-67.
The receipts in this account show
cash on hand Dec. 81, 1910 s2,493.76. re-
ceived for $40 hogs s5.9ss.s6, for pas
ture rent $40 total Of ss.473.S2. The
dividend to be paid will amount to 20
per cent.
The association had on hand in this
account Dec. 81, 1910 thirty-rine hogs
valued at $40, and e7s bushels Of corn
worth s11o total Of $3.50. On hand
Dec. 81. 1911 were thirty-nine hogs
worth 1928, and 100 bushels Of corn
worth s55. total OF $3.50.