St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-26
To HELP BUILD Up
A MODERN CREAMERY
Business Men Of Opelousas
Show Considerable Inter
est in Enterprise.

sas are determined that this city
will have creamery, which will
afford farmers from every nook
and corner of St. Landry parish
an opportunity to dispose of their
surplus milk fat.
A meeting was held at the
Elks Hall during the past week,
where several business men, in
cluding merchants and bankers,
gathered to discuss the proposed
creamery for Opelousas. It was
the consensus Of opinion that
the farmers should be given
every aid possible to erect this
new enterprise and the busi-
ness men of 0peIousas have as
sured those interested in the
erection of the creamery that
Opelousas would subscribe a
large portion Of the stock in the
event that a stock company be
organized.
Mr.. Lorenzo Mornhinveg, pres
ident of the Progressive League,
whose hobby it is to push every
thing that is progressive, and
who has been arousing consider
able interest in a creamery for
this section during the past few
years, was responsible for the
meeting held at the Elks Hall.
He summoned some of the most
prominent, merchants and busi-
ness men Of St. Landry parish,
so that every section could be
represented. W. A. F'iegel, of
Garland, who had some expe-
rience with creameries, being
unable to attend sent the follow
ing letter to Mr.. Mornhinveg.
which was read with pleasure
by those who gathered at the
Elks Hall. Mr.. Fiegel stated:
Il am sorry I can not be with
you this evening, but I can prom
Use as much cream as any one,
every day in the year.
Permit me TO warn you against
the professional creamery pro-
moter. His trail can be followed
all over the United States by dis
appointed dairymen.
Be sure that there are enough
cows in your territory; COWS.
that make CREAM. =
A committee, composed Of two
members from every section in
st. Landry was appointed, by
the meeting, to ascertain the
exact number of milk. cows
which could be depended upon
to furnish milk fat to the pro-
posed Opelousas Creamery. 1t
is expected that the committee
will report its findings at a fu-
ture meeting, which will be duly
made public and to which every
person interested in the proposed
creamery is invited.
The Farmers Union OF st.
Landry, at a meeting held at St.
Cyr's school house, appointed q
committee to do the same. work
that the committee the Opelou-
sas business men appointed.
Both committees are to work for
the same ultimate results, as the
business men and the farmers OF
ST. Landry are hand-in-hand on
this proposition.
It is proposed to have the
creamery in running order by
tba FIRST davs 0f March.
It was not exactly meeting,
only a few interested in and out
Of town folks got together last
Friday and appointed one, two or
three good hastIers on each road
out Of 0pelousas to gather
COW statistics preparatory to
building a creamery
Il these various committees
turn ia good reports and the sum
total will show up 500 cows TO
patronize a creamery the plant
will be built, otherwise the herd
owners will be appealed to for an
increase in the herd.
The following constitute the
committees
Washington To OpeEousas Guy
jackson, d. M. Fontenot, e. j.