The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-15
Creamery Means Prosperity for RanCher

Since the matter of establishing a
creamery at Leavenworth has been
under consideration we have made some
investigation of the industry and find
that in those countries where it is the
leading industry there is uniform and
practically continuous prosperity in all
lines. In the old world Holland and
Denmark are the pioneers in the dairy
industry. To be perfectly exact Hol-
land was the first to take up and make
a scientific study OF the business, with
the success of Holland as an object
lesson, the industry spread to Denmark,
a contiguous country, until it has also
become the chief occupation of the
people OF that land.
A very large part of continental
Europe is supplied with butter and
cheese by the thrifty Hollanders,
Three-fourths Of the butter supply OF
Great Britain is drawn from Denmark,
and these two little countries, among
the smallest in Europe, have long been
pointed to as the most prosperous and
thrifty in Europe.
In our own country Wisconsin has
done more to develop the butter and
cheese industry than any other one
state. This is largely due to the fact
that the state is settled by class OF
immigrants from the dairy countries OF
Europe. The immigrant, knowing
what had contributed most to the pros
perity Of his own country quite naturally
took up the occupation here. Next to
Wisconsin Iowa is the largest producer
OF butter. A little examination will
show that Wisconsin and Iowa are
among the few states that have prac-
tically no public debt, fewer almshouses,
a smaller number of unemployed and
enjoy a more uniform prosperity than
any other states of the Union. To
more than any other cause this is due
to the highly developed butter and
cheese industry. The export OF butter
and cheese from Wisconsin mounts
way up into the millions of pounds
every year. So we'll have the people
of that state succeeded in initiating
many OF the highly priced and highly
priced foreign cheese that they have all
but driven it out of the American mar
ket. In Holland limburger and Swiss
cheese they have made wonderful sue
cess.
The climate and soil of the Upper
Wenatchee valley is not unlike that Of
Denmark, while the Skagit valley and
the Washington coast country is an al
most exact counterpart Of Holland, ex-
cept that our coast country enjoys a
higher winter temperature.
These facts are laid before our read
ers for the purpose of encouraging the
establishing of dairy in this section.
We firmly believe that no other one
thing will help to bring prosperity to
the ranchers, and as a corollary, pros
perity to the people of the towns, so
much as the development of the dairy
industry.
The business men of Leavenworth
are taking an interest in the proposition
and are willing to lend substantial aid
not as a matter OF charity but because
they believe it is a good business prop
osition.
Leavenworth can not prosper and
grow unless the surrounding country is
prosperous. To start the creamery
they are willing to take an interest be-
cause at this time there are not enough
farmers who can subscribe for stock to
make the enterprise success. How
ever, final success depends on the will
lingness OF the COW owners to supply
the cream. Unless the owners Of cows
take the proper interest the undertak-
ing will fail. The proposed plan pro-
vides for the elimination OF all non-pro-
ducing stockholders as fast as owners
of dairy stock come forward to take up
their interest. The plan is to make it