Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-13

Sso uOiH6 WicH tucyl lOIiOW SuCu Iuelll'
DDS? In, short, they are cooperating
with the soil and with the cow; per.
haps, not consciously, but ncverthe-
less cooperating. The are cooperat-
ing In this way because ahey are
gaining in efficiency and because they
are securing greater returns.
1t Is with the idea Of receiving
greater returns and more satisfactory
results that the majority of coopcrat.
i've creameries are organized. Now,
when anyfAnew organization attempts
to put its butter upon the market it
finds itself in the same position as
you Individuals would find il you at.
tempt to market your own products
direct. In other words, your cream.
cry meets the competition of all the
other butter on the market. And here
let me say that | firmly believe that
the marketing OF butter is one OF the
most important, yet one Of the most
neglected, phases OF the creamery
business. | further believe that next
to the lack of sufficient COWS more
creameries have failed on account Of
their poor markets than from any
other reason. II a cooperative cream
cry proves successful it should be
able to pay its patrons at least sew
eral cents premium per pound of but
terfat, and that's what every success
full creamery should strive to do, pay
a premium for tirstclass goods. A
creamery can not succeed, in the
broad sense, when its patrons make
use Of 1t merely in a mechanical way
in %disposing Of their butterfat. No
creamery a hope to be successful
that does not have the thorough co.
operation OF its patrons in producing
a good quality of cream to make good
butter. 1t requires good butter to find
good markets. 1t requires good mar
kets to obtain good prices. 1t requires
good prices to encourage good dairy
ing. .
Candy machines, weighing ma
chimes, telephones, etc, etc, are sup
posed to render a certain service ac-
cording to the amount of money de-
posted with them. Ii the machine
Is out of order the Individual has no
recourse, and so the mechanical
dairyman, WHO delivers his butterfat
to a simple mechanical factory, has
no recourse when trouble arises.
So now, as l sec it, the big thing is
to get down to the individual. Meet
trouble before it starts. Before a man
' ~ hGnnnVnn n CtrnJlU RnnnnIn tnI ne
first must be a strong individual. The
trouble with most cooperative cream
cries is that they begin at the wrong
end. They spend a large sun OF
money in organizing and building a
factory before they really know what
(they are going to do. If the desired
number of cows are pladged they are
usually encouraged to go ahead. The
theory is that the profits are very
large, and that they will be pro rated
accordingly. Little thought is given
to the selling end Of the business, OF
to the outside competition. In prac
ltice this system has worked out bad
lily in a large number of cases. Then
after all, who is to blame for the many
failures that have been and still arr
being made? answer. The state.
Dairying must be considered as one
lof the states greatest resources, ant
as such it must be protected in the
same n and degree as other
Estate industries and enterprises. Think
of the hundreds and thousands Of dol
lars that have been wasted and los
in the abandoned creameries. They
stand as a disgrace to the locality and
state in which they are allowed tC
rot down. In my western work ! an
meeting large numbers Of men who
have moved away from the middle
west. Many OF these men relate to me
their experience with such creameries
and tell Of the money they have lost
and OF, the hardships and discourage
ments they endured. At present theil
faith in dairying, especially in cream
cries, is very small. Now, | believe
there is a remedy for this condition
You here are all interested in dairy
ing, and | take it. for granted that
your association is organized for the
promotion of a better feeling and bet
ter understanding between you. You
are gathered here from several diff.
ferent states. because your faith in
the continued usefulness and ultimate
triumph Of better dairying. This as
sociation was founded because you
men have learned the practical values
OF. closer association with one another
You know that by promoting good
Fellowship and unselfishness you have
much to gain and little to lose. You
know that ruinous competition and
creamery failures 60 hand in hand
You have learned that judicious or
! ganization and true cooperation be
tween dairymen and factorymen
means success. BY helping each
|other we will all the sooner attain the
desires of each. and what is the first
step-knoWledge. I. r,.
The man who wants to invest in
a cooperative creamery must havG
knowledge, and the i.ht kind OF
knowledge, and the right kind Of
you individuals, and the dairv press
must be the source of this knowledge;
l believe the state of Montana has
taken a great step forward in the way
IOf protecting dairymen. And 1t Is the
Iduty of every state to protect its 1peo'
iple. Montana has vested the author.
lily in the state dairy commissioner
ITO say when a new creamery shall be
lstarted in that state. Consequently,
III. Dredict few creamery failures, Be.