Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-07
PICNIC DAY ON BANK
OF The APPLEGATE

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Creamery company, and It was pic,
mic day for many from Grants Pas:
and from Medtord as we'll. automo.
bile loads OF merchants from both
these places being on hand. 1t be,
came noised abroad that there would
be picnic and when Grants Pass
people heard of It they naturally
thought that a section which pro-
duces such superior butter would
provide a superior picnic, and it did
When the automobilists arrived ma
chinery at the creamery was in oper-
ton for inspection and a crowd OF
interested people learned something
about butter making, then followed
visiting and then dinner. and such a
dinner as only prosperous farmers
wives can produce. There was
chicken pie, pressed chicken and
chicken frieasee, there were cold
meats and pies and cakes and fruits
and preserves, and butter milk and
everything a person could suggest.
Not one OF the Grants Pass bunch at.
tempted to take even sample OF all
that was in sight, their capacity was
too limited.
Then there were speeches. VIM.
NJ. Colvig of Medford was called on
and he spoke at some length of the
glories OF Oregon in general. the ad-
vantages of southern Oregon in all
ways. and the superiority of Medford
in particular. Mr.. Colvig was fol-
lowed by Attorney Fred Williams
who handed out compliments to the
Applegate people for what they had
shown themselves to be as irrigators
and general farmers. Prof 7. j,
O'Gara then talked of bugs and
spray and dwelt on the possibilities
OF alfalfa aud stated that COM
pany was already formed for the
manufacture OF alfalfa products
coffee blend, tea blend, alfalfa -four
breaklasttoods and many others
Shorty Garnett and Geo. Sabin
were called on and they gave humor-
GUS short talks. President Miles
Contrell OF the creamery told of the
appreciation OF the Applegate people
that their picnic had been so we'll
attended by friends. j. w. Turyey
was called on and he spoke OF the
Grange and for the rest of the after
noon he wes explaining to small
groups the advantages of the
Grange movement.
The inspection OF the creamery
showed most modern plant capable
of producing 1900 pounds of choice
butter every "a hours when run to
its full capacity. The plant is san
itary in every particular, cement
walls and floors, cold storage butter
room at one end ard the boiler room
at the extreme opposite end of the
building. Mr.. Bates, manager of
the creamery, stated that in Febru-
airy they produced 400 pounds of
butter, in March 1850 pounds, April
4,S00 and In May 5,113 pounds of
Valley Pride" butter, the greater
part being brought to Grants Pass
where II finds a ready market. Mr..
Bates was unable to state just the
number OF cows whose cream came
to the plant, but the number was
sufficiently large to make fat bank
accounts for many dairymen. The
creamery property represents an in
vestment of nearly $1,000.
There were many good things
said at this gathering and some
others might have been mentioned
that would have had a practical
bearing on this subject of cream
cry. On the way back G. II. Garner
touched on a point which had been
neglected BY the speakers The
creamery he regarded as one OF the
future great industries Of Josephine
county aud 1t was HIS opinion that II
would lead nearly everything else
This successful cooperative industry
which these farmers on the Apple
gate have established, shows the
practical importance. he said, Of the
enterprise aud what Is more import
ant. points out the way In which a
community can successfully establish
such an industry Mr. Garner wa,
certainly right. for many creamcriei
are ye. 70 be undertaken in thii
county which in the not far distant
future VIII become noted for m
dairy products ard the number o
the above mentioned plants which
lRill DOT .he landscape IN every direc