The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-06
CREAMERY Project
CAUSES TALK
BUSINESS MEN DISCUSS MATTER
OF THE COOPERATIVE
ESTABLISHMENT.

Hamilton, FEB. b.--(Speclal.)-CDn-
siderable interest has been aroused
here over the announcement that the
directors of the. First National ban
of this city are willing to stand back
of the financial difficulties attending
the purchase of a large number of
dairy cows in connection with the es-
Establishment of a cooperative cream
cry in this city. The plan as adj
vanced by the bank appeals to many
as the proper solution of the co-op-
erative creamery question, n indi-
cations are that the mass meeting Of
the chamber of commerce on Satur-
day afternoon will be. attended by a
large number of ranchers from the
vicinity of Hamilton. Sentiment in
favor of the plan is growing hourly
and the directors of the bank are anx-
ious that the meeting on Saturday be
largely attended, SO hat all who are
interested may get In closer touch
with the plan. +.
The cooperative creamery at Ste
vensville is such a convincing argu-
ment in favor of the establishment Of
a similar business here that little time
need be. spent in argument for the
dairy business. Those at the head
of the movement point to the fact that
no section Of the United States is
more suited to the production of but
ter fat than is the Bitter Root valley.
Stock thrives amazingly on the nu-
tritious grass and hay produced here.
The climate is a big factor in making
the cost of production low. With the
natural increase of population in this
eoo};cr ne tho TIrifo1 CfatoS ie. o1iroi-
mated all marketing problems. 1t is
argued that a cooperative creamery
located in this city would provide
ranchers with a perpetual source of
revenue land as a result Hamilton
would be in the midst of all-the-year-
round prosperity.
In speaking this morning Of the
banks plan of assistance to ranchers
interested, in the establishment of a
creamery here, F. H. Drinkenberg,
president of the bank, stated that the
directors had discussed the creamery
proposition for some time, finally de-
Gliding on the plan as published. WE
are not entering in this work on mer-
cenary grounds, but with a feeling
that a cooperative creamery will do
as much for the ranchers in the vicin-
ity of Hamilton as it has for the Ste
v%ensville dairymen," declared Mr..
Drinkenberg. "Of course, whatever
benefits the %ranchers of this vicinity
will benefit Hamilton. We feel that
a cooperative creamery, with a we'll
established list of dairy farms back
Of it, will be a wonderful boost for
Hamilton. One would have to traveI
a. long way to find a dairy region that
is not prosperous, with a prosperity
substantial n lasting. Every day
in the year is a good n with the
man who own a good dairy herd
Such a man cannot become the victim
Of fitful prosperity, which carries hin
on the wave of flushed success one
season only to plunge him into want
and distress the next. I have nc
fight against any industry which may
become established here, but it doe!
seem that Hamilton is in sore neet
of such an industry as We are plan.
ming to assist. A cooperative cream.
cry is bound to come. of itself sooner
or later, and the coming season is al
good as any, for its reception. Thi!
valley possesses wonderful possibilitie.
as a dairying section, as has beel
proven conclusively, and for the wis
dom Of the cooperative dreamer,