Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-15
STATE LICENSES ARE ALSO AD'
VOCATED AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING.
DAMROW Is RE ELECTED
Committee to Be Chosen to Determine
on a Standard Which All
Cheese Must
Reach.

Milwaukee, licenses for
cheesemakers were advocated by O.
A. Damrow of Sheboygan Falls, pres
ident of the Wisconsin Cheesemak
ers' association, in his address at the
opening session of the state conyen-
ton held here. Mr.. Damrow asked
that a resolution be passed by the
convention requesting the legislature
to enact law providing for licenses.
James P. Keenan,, secretary of the
Citizens Business league, in deliver
ing the address of welcome, ex-
planned the need of the cheesemakers
for a large distributing point for
their product. He declared the MAX
ers would be able to procure a great
err profit by eliminating the middle
man If such central point was
maintained.
The exhibit of cheese at this con-
vention was nearly twice as large as
that of last year. there being $50 en-
tries.
President Damrow said that nearly
SIS per cent of the total cheese output
in the United States was manufac
tured in Wisconsin. There are more
than three thousand cheesemakers in
the state
O. A. Damrow, Sheboygan Falls,
was again chosen TO head the assOci-
alton at the annual election. The
next convention will also be held in
Milwaukee. Fond du Lac put up
hard fight for the honor but was de-
feated.
Fl. j. NoyA2, Muscoda, was elected
yice-president, and the otherofficers
were reelected as follows: Secre-
tary. A. T. Bruhn, Spring Green;
treasurer, T. A. Ubbelohde; direc-
tor, j. w. Cross, Milwaukee.
A principal feature of the session
was the adoption Of a Made in Wis
consin" trade mark by seyenty-twO
cheese makers. A committee will be
chosen to determine on a standard
which all cheese bearing this trade
mark must reach before 1t can be
sold.
There were seventeen exhibitions
which made scores of 96 or more. The
highest score was made by Andrew
Peterson of Lone Rock. His Ameri-
can cheese exhibit made a score of
97125.
The highest scores on cheese ex-
hibits were made by the following:
P. H. Kasper, Welcome, 90; Otto G..
Rohde, Unity, 96.45: H. A. Kalk, She
boygan Falls, 90; o. H. Swenick, Caz-
enovia, 90; Andrew Peterson, Lone
Rock, 97125; 3. Nayman. Two Rivers,
$3.50; N. f. Possley, Depere, 90;
Richard Daun, Hilbert. 1926; Fred
Schmidt, Redfeld, $3.50; P H. Grein-
en-, Little Chute, 96.125; John Greinen,
Kaukauna, $685.; A G. Werth, APP
pleton. 1856; Louis J. Blahnik, Ke-
waunee, 96.625; Oswald Schneider, APP
pleton. 90; Ernest r. Haessig, Month
cello 1926.
No exhibit of Wisconsin cheese will
be made at the Panama-Pacifc ex-
position unless the state gives more
ala imam II mas OHer6Q. inns was de-
cided without even the formality of a
vote. However. if the state increases
its allowance an exhibit may be made
The matter was left to the officers.
NJ. ]. Rounds Of Oshkosh, represent
ing the Wisconsin Panama-Pacific Elk
position commission, said that the
most that the commission could allow
for an exhibit of cheese was $500.
The commission also would provide
space and an ice machine, he said
One of those attending the session
said that it would not be worth while
TO send less than carload, and that
the freight charges alone would
amount to $500.
In response to criticism as to the
amount of the states allowance, Mr..
Rounds pointed out that the legisla,
ture had appropriated $4,000 for the
Wisconsin exhibit, while Missouri
had appropriated 100000 and Illinois
100000.