Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-09-20
CREAMERY MEETING.
Preliminary Work Towards Establishment
and Construction of Creamery
at Custer a Success.

The meeting held at Custer on Satur-
day, 18th day of September, for the pur-
pose of starting the preliminary work
towards the establishment and construc.
tion of a creamery at Custer, was q.
decided success, although the attendance
was somewhat smaller than it should
have been, in view of the great i'm
portance of the building of a creamery.
A large amount of information relative
to the cost of construction and the meth
cd of conducting a creamery had been
secured and it was found to be within
the means of Custer and vicinity. 1t
being necessary to understand what
support the creamery would receive
from the farmers and ranchers, a com.
mittee of six was appointed to canvass
a given territory and report at the next
meeting, the number of COWS from
which milk would be furnished. The
committee appointed were as follows:
Charles Smith, G. M. Endicott, VIM.
Fisher. Geo. b. Hitch, U. j. Fox, and
James Kinsey.
The question was thoroughly and
carefully considered and those present
were heartily in favor of the establish
ment of the plant.
One of the most surprising bits of in
formation was a report Of statistics
which showed that in communities
where a creamery was in operation, the
mortgages on real estate was sixty per
cent less than in other communities.
This, of itself, should be strong recon-
mendation TO all the residents of Custer
and vicinity as to the value of cream.
cry and it is to be hoped that at the
next meeting, there will be larger at
tendance, both of business men and of
farmers and ranchers. 1t is a PROPOSE
tion that should not be sighted by
either. as it means larger and steadier
income to both the merchants and the
producers. If all parties concerned can
get together there is no doubt but what
all the arrangements can be made to
Custer.
The next meeting will be held at the
court house, on Saturday, the 9th, at
two o'clock p. m. to perfect temporary
organization and we trust that there
will be larger attendance. 1t may be
difficult for some of the business men
to leave their business on that day; it
may be difficult for some of the farmers
and ranchmen to leave their work on
that day, but the profit to be derived is
so great in proportion to the loss of
time spent, that if all will come and
make an effort together to secure a
creamery, there will be no regrets for
the effort, or loss of time.
The following is taken from letter
addressed to the Custer creamery from
the U. s. Dept. of Agriculture:
We have seen report in dairy papers
that you contemplate building cream
cry. 1t is gratifying to know that the
farmers in your vicinity are interested
in the dairy industry. In no other way
can they keep up the fertility of tn Q
soil and utilize the feed grown upon the
land as well as by dairying. The pro-
duction of butter has increased steadily
the last twenty years and the price has
also increased.
| The Department is interested in the
development of the dairy industry and
is prepared to give advice and informa
tion relative to constructing and equip.
ping creamery which we believe may
be successfully operated.