Arizona republican., 1915-04-03
Lily Day At Tempe Attracts Nearly Full
 Membership Of Ph0er1ix Rotary Club
TRIP THROUGH BIG TEMPE PLANT
 AND NORMAL SCHOOL OPENS THE
 EYES 0F PHOENIX BUSINESS MEN

Tempe citizens and were whired over to the vicinity of the normal school.
 As the Rotarians entered the grounds of the group of educational buildings, they were met by President Matthews, who welcomed them and pointed the way to the big dining hall. A brief wait ensued, which served not only to insure the tables being in readiness, but the arrival of every member of the party. When the doors were finally thrown open and the visitors streamed in, they were greeted by smiling waitresses and were ushered to the bounteous ly laden tables. And there for the ensuing two hours they ate and drank of the best of the land and listened to ringing addresses vary ing in length from fifteen minutes down to five minutes.
 w. l.. Pinney was chairman of the day. He had a ready word for ev- cry speaker and brought out char acteristics in each that were either oo pi ioIilHtlt tHty colHpelleu dittH- tion, or were so hidden that none would believe the chairman when he referred to them. When the ban queters had been seated and had progressed well along with their din- ing, Chairman Pinney rapped for T. der and introduced President Cook of the creamery company. Although there was no pause in the serving of the good things to eat. the big as semblage gave close attention to the interesting talk of the man who has guided the destinies of the growing plant until today it is one of the most important industries in the southwest
 MT. Cook said:
 MT. President, Chairman of the oc- casion and Gentlemen:
 You will notice I distinguish be- tween these dignitaries and the gen. tleman, and if anyone "Betts' Pin ney" that they are not, I challenge that they prove it now, or forever hold their peace" I trust that MT. Betts will not take olfense at this, and l know that Mr Pinney will not for he has to keep our good graces on account of his fondness for buttermilk and his frequent visits here to quench his thirst.
 It gives me pleasure to greet you in behalf of the Pacific Creamery upon your visit here-your getting better acquainted with what you all recognize as one of the most import ant industries of the state of Arizona Having inspected our factory, those of you who were acquainted with the former institution, can realize ir a slight degree at least how difficuit | it has been to accomplish the inn provements made since the taking over of this factory by the Pacific Creamery Co.
 Yet there is one thing I must say and that is: that success as it has
 come to us today, is due largely tC my associates-to the loyal and com
 petent men I have gathered aroun;
 me. In fact, to such an extent has f this come to be, that every employt
 of over F months duration, is now
 working on profit sharing basis the only one in Arizona.
 But, the success of this factor,
 has not been without a hard fight
 In the winter of 1906, we purchased
 the old plant of company who ha(
 been unable to succeed, and that
 undoubtedly because of their lack O
 familiarity with the processing me
 thods of the most delicate of al
 food d-stuffs-Milk. And, while tn
 first few years of our experienc,
 might be called a succession o
 charges with fixed bayonets," it ma, be interesting to know that there i not another factory in the Unite, States, in a latitude as far south al
 ours. A factory that has groWl
 from the production of less than 10
 cases a day, to 800 cases in 1914
 and 1915 bids fair to show an in
 crease to over 600 cases a day 0
 2s,S6O of the large or 1Oc cans a day
 and supplying with but half our out
 put at least 50 per cent of all tn
 milk consumed within Arizona, tn
 balance going to neighboring states
 Therefore, we could supply the entir
 state, and yet have a large balanc
 left for export.
 By the Arizona merchant buyln
 Arizona milk-by his keeping at leas |, S2,000 at home for every carloa bought out of Arizona with none . that never returns; he would b , helping the dairyman, and book
 keeper; helping to purchase nor , cows on Arizona fields; building neV housekeeping the students in thi , normal school, sending them to Flag , staff school for the summer course , the family to Prescott for a niuc , needed summer vacation or to Bis 1 bee, Douglas, Tucson and Globe t [ visit relatives and thus pass thei / money around. We have too few fin 7 stitutions that tend to conserve tn l credit of the state-that not onl l work up our raw material and sup l ply home demands, but market thei ? surplus in other states keeping Ari zona money within our borders, an 3 bringing new money into the state. : When it is considered that durin g 1914 we employed an average of : people-that we paid for labor an
 milk more than a quarter of mil ? lion dollars-and this is not lare 2 when compared with the many ir 7 dustries of other states or with ou