The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-16

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time of the meeting. The meeting re-
suited in a better understanding of
the creamery business, and tended to
show that interest in the dairy bust
ness has increased locally to a re-
markahle extent during the past week.
1t is true that a little Impotence was
shown by some at the meeting this
afternoon, when it was seen that more
time was to be taken before a CO.
operative creamery was organized.
Results are what is wanted, and to
many results mean a cooperative
creamery.
Committee Reports.
The committee appointed at last Sat
urday's meeting reported at today's
meeting. The report was given by G.
r. Dixon, chairman of the committee,
the other members being H. H. Spauld-
ing, F. c. Stevens, f. H. Resser and
f. D. Greene. Mr.. Dixon announced
that the committee had canVassed
each of the banks and had received
their financial support of the creamery
plan. similar to that announced by the
directors of the First National bank
He also stated that Investigation had
shown them that the coWs should be
secured and a dairy business estab-
listed before a creamery is con-
structed. Then MI. Dixon told of q
visit made by three members of the
committee to the Bitter Root stock
farm creamery, operated by w. j.
Conroy. "Our visit to Mr.. Conroy's
- ia Goat
that there are facilities here now to
take care of the cream from 700 to 800
cows. Mr.. Conroy Informed us that he
would either sell or lease the creamery
to a cooperative association if one
were formed here. He offered to man
age the creamery for us if we desired
to engage him. He also offered to guy
the butter fat from the farmers if no
cooperative association were formed.
Mr.. COnroy manufactures excellent
butter, and ann begin to supply the
demand for butter which his estab-
lishment has built up.
I'VE feel that our action in wiring
Hoard's Dairyman at Fort Atkinson,
Wis, and the Dakota Farmer and a
number of eastern breeders of dairy
stock will result in the importation of
a large number of dairy cattle into
this locality. 1t is very likely that
their representatives will visit us very
SOON"
Following a hearing or the report,
talks were listened to, and then a gen.
eral discussion was opened up. The
sentiment of the meeting accorded
with the committees report in regard
to the ACCESSIBILITY of getting dairy
COWS before a creamery is built. H. II.
Spaulding got things moving right
when he moved that every man pres
cnt who desired to take dairy cattle
hand his name to the secretary, also
that word be sent out to all absent
ranchers to send their names to the
chamber Of if they We're
willing to build up a dairy herd. The
motion was passed, %Spaulding rein
forced his nov with the association
that "What we want here now is cows,
that we are long on creamcricS at the
present time but are short on cows"
To Begin Campaign.
The chamber of will be-
Sll ii tdill IdISH dl bnNt 70 llIll OUT
the names of all farmers willing to
take dairy cattle. An effort will also
be made to interest as many farmers
as possible.
AS soon as the committees report
had been heard, J. l.. Carruthcrs Of
Victor, representing the S~tcvcnsVillc
creamery, was called to the floOr Mr..
Carruthers gay a most comprehensive
account of the work being accom-
plished by the S~tcvensViIle
He corrected some mistaken IDEAS as
to the establishment, going on to say
that the creamery had capacity to
handle 1000 pounds of cream a day,
and that it would be foolish to build
another creamery at this time. He
remarked that ~StevensVille paid tho
highest average price for butter fat
during the past three years of any
creamery in the United States. He
then pointed out that cream could be
transported from this locality to Ste
vensville, and that the creamery
would pay the express In answer to
a question, he stated that his COWS
averaged him $50 profit each, and that
he considered the creamery benefits
but half of the benefits of the dairy
business.
Mr.. Carruthers was followed by Will
liam Stewart, who owns a large dairy
herd on the east bench. Mr.. Stewart
put in a good word for w. ]. Con-
roy's creamery near this city, stat
ing that he had patronized him for a
year with good results. He argued
that local ranchers should patronize
the local creamery in case no cooper
alive association were formed at this
time.
As a result of tdday's meeting the
matter to be given attention first Is
the getting of cows into the valley.
Just the method to be followed has
no been determined. 1t is certain
that the creamery on the stock farm
will be ~patronized for a time or until
the business is established so as to
warrant the formation of q