The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-11
BORDEN'S new MILK STATION
One of the Best and Most Modern
Ever Built by That Company
Valuable Asset TO Honesdale.

Valuable Asset TO Honesdale.
Wayne county is an agricultural
county and as the years go by greater
quantities OF produce is harvested
owing to the farmers becoming bet
ter acquainted with their soil and
knowing what to plant and what 1t
will produce.
The dairying end is also being de-
veloped. This is clearly demonstrat-
ed by the number of farmers, who
during the past few years have
changed from the ordinary type of
COW to the dairy type. 1t is also
proven by the number of creameries
and milk stations along the Erie,
Delaware & Hudson and Ontario and
Western railroads. One of the larg-
est of these is located at Honesdale
and is operated by Borden at East
Honesdale, w. S. Curtis being super
intendent in charge. This establish
ment receives milk from 80 dairies
at a radius of from six to eight miles
from the milk shipping station. The
new station, which is located just
south of the present structure, is
about 800 feet long and will be mod
ern in equipment throughout.
representative of The Citizen called
day afternoon and he took him
through the new milk shipping sta
tion and explained all about it in de-
tail. The reader can go with us
through this strictly sanitary and
modernly equipped building.
| AS we approached the new struc-
ture we passed the old ice house,
which is being raZed The lumber of
| bioh will htti a
| barn 30x36 feet with concrete foun-
| dation at the extreme southern end
of the plant.
The office which is 14x16 feet, is
located at the extreme northern end
of the building. Adjoining this is the
store house, where thousands of bot
ties are kept in stock. In the store
house, 34x70 feet, which is divided
into the office and stock room, is a
dressing room, toilet and shower
bath for the employees. Adjacent
to this on the west side of this part
of the building is the coal storage bin
which has a capacity of 150 tons
Entering from the dressing room we
go into the boiler room. 1t is 20x34
feet and will be equipped with a so
horse power boiler and engine. The
smoke stack is 70 feet high. The
general work room, 3Sx60 feet, is
south of the boiler room and is equip
ped with tubs, washing and steriliz-
ing vats. 1t is here that the bottles
will be washed and sterilized before
going to the bottling room. The
milk is received on the second floor,
which is approached by ten foot
inclined concrete driveway ten feet
wide and 800 long. The cans are re-
Inn frnf hn no frnr &c he
milk Is weighed and then flows into
the storage tank which has a capa-
city of 500 gallons. After the milk
is emptied from the can the can is
placed over jet Of water and rinsed.
1t is then passed to an adjoining
room, where it is thoroughly wash
ed with suds, rinsed again and then
steamed before placed in the pa
irons wagon to be taken home.
The rinsing and sterilizing is all
done by machinery.
After the milk is placed in the
storage tank it flows into the bot
, Ting room, where it is filtered. The
bottling room is underneath the re-
; ceiving room. This room, like all
others in the building is strictly san
itary. Here the bottles are filed
capped and sealed and then convey
,, ed to the general operating room
The bottles are then sprayed, re-
moving any superfous milk that
might have collected during filling
At no time is the milk exposed tC
= the air from the time it is placed In
the receiving tank until the bottles
are filled, except when they are seal
ed and that is only for a few sec
onds. The new building has a ca
n nh ~
! milk daily.
After the bottles are placed il
cases, dozen bottles in each case
they are taken to the refrigerator
car, which is on a switch next t
the building. A fagstone platform
12x70 feet, is located west of tn,
general work room, and is adjacen
S to the switch.
4 power ice crusher is located
!. south of the operating room and ad
J. Jacent to the ice house. The latte
:, is 40x160 feet, 23 feet high and ha
a capacity of 200 tons of ice. A
o the eastern side of the ice house Il
e installed an engine for hoistini
ice.
3, The grounds will be seede,
n down this fall and placed in first
class condition. When completed
= the surroundings will be very al
/, tractive and Honesdale will have
l. plant that will be an asset to 1t
many industries.
(, Superintendent Curtis expects t
n occupy the new establishment Nc
/, vember lst. The present shippin
station will then be torn down an
o the road way for entering the ne,
g establishment will begin at tn
L bridge and circle around to tn
plant
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