The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
GOOD WORK DONE.

We cannot fail to commend the
good work done this week in behalf
of building butter factory and cold
storage plant in Heppner. AS stated
in last issue, this question has been
revived again in this community and
we believe that work is being done
that will ultimately bear fruit.
Whether the creamery comes soon or
late, does not matter SO much if it
comes in the right way.
1t is found that great many of
our people are cautious in taking
hold of the proposition, feeling that
it is necessary to proceed slowly and
along lines that are going to bring
the most profitable and permanent
results. We have had no little ex-
perience heretofore and the cream
cry has not been promoted along the
best practical lines, consequently in
lul tlltl cOllNltdilOuO lOl tliC
sale of stock the local committee has
found numerous objections presented
and excuses offered for not subscrib-
ing for stock These will have to be
overcome, and it is the opinion of
this paper that some more definite
plan will have to be presented than
has yet been devised before these OBJ
jections and excuses are met and
cleared up.
We have no desire to boost the
business of any private individual or
company, yet We cannot fail to see
lot of merit in the proposals made by
Mr.. McCloy, Of the Hastings Indus
trial Company, of Chicago. True, he
represents a company whose interests
in the construction of butter factor
les may be considered selfish, but we
think that when his proposition is
fully understood it will be looked up
on with more favor. They at least
put UP a definite and tangible prop
osition and are ready and willing to
stand back of it. These people are
in the business of promoting butter
factories but Go not own them. They
are prepared TO put them up and
than ou1 TI a tba,r re n
organized Ms to be financial success
for the stockholders, guaranteeing to
furnish a market at all times for the
output of the factory, as we'll as to
furnish expert information to the
dairymen through the system that
they have worked out and assist him
in materially increasing his income.
In other words, they carry out a
campaign of education, as we under
stand it, that is of great value in pro
noting the dairy industry, and edit
cation along these lines is greatly
needed.
Necessarily the question Of origin
al cost enters largely into the matter
and it is on this point that the prop
osition seems to hinge. A butter fac.
tory con no doubt be built and equip
ped at a much less cost in the first
place by the creamery company get
ting their equipment where they
please and putting it in, but there il
the question Of them getting STUFF
they cannot use and they will be vic
tins of those whom they do no
know, and perchance be in the posi-
tion that the Arlington creamery II
today. with a plant OH their hands
and no place to get rid of the output
So we argue that the knowledge ant
assistance Of the Hastings people i
worth lot, as well as the guarante,
that they make Of getting US mar
ket and helping us to turn out th'
best possible product. We have t.
pay for brains along any line, ant
business men Of experience hay'
found out long ago that it pays to in
vest in this sort of commodity evel