The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-01-07
HIGHLAND OA|RYMEN
FAVOR SLY'S PLAN
Proposition Of Fruit & Produce
Company's Taking Over the
Creamery is Endorsed
(By Special Correspondent)

(By Special Correspondent)
Richland, Wash, Jan. 5Heretofore
the dairymen Of the Richland and
Fruitvale districts have been divided
rs to the shipping point Of their cream
for butter making. The majority Of
cream is being shipped now to Taco
ma, although some Of it goes to the
Kennewick creamery. Other points
have been tried at times, as Portland
and Walla Walla, but the fact re-
mains that there has always been for
various reasons q feeling Of uncer-
tainty and dissatisfaction wherever it
was shipped.
This state Of affairs has in great
measure tended to keep back the
growth Of the dairy interests in this
district which is considered to be one
Of the very best dairy sections in the
state Of Washington. Not only have
the dairymen themselves deplored the
situation and have sought measures
to better the conditions, but merchants
Of the valley have had it called to
their attention that this state of at
fairs did not tend to increase their
own prosperity to the extent that it
should II the dairymen were getting
out Of the business what they were
satisfied there should be in it, j. e.,
getting a square deal in weights and
tests and the cash promptly for their
cream. Well paid labor and pros
porous farming community means
prosperous merchants. Realizing
these facts the Kennewick Fruit &
Produce Co. has given the problem
much thought and has formulated a
plan by which they thought conflict
ing interests could be so centered and
controlled that it would make Of the
dairy interests Of the whole valley a
cooperative proposition which could
be managed with profit to all con-
eerned.
It was to listen to such PROPOSE
ton from Manager E. M. Sly, Of the
Kennewick Fruit & Produce Co., that
the Richland Dairymen's Union called
q meeting Of its members, and others
interested in the dairy business, for
last Saturday afternoon in the Anon
hall.
Mr.. Sly's plan was this: The Ken
newick Creamery could be bought for
$4,000, and assuming a mortgage
Of $1,000. Mr.. Sly's company would
buy this plant and run it as another
department Of their mercantile estab-
lishment. The showing was made that
their other business was in excellent
shape and has always made money,
and it seemed fair to expect that but
ter making and selling could be made
to pay like profits. Mr.. Sly said his
company would buy and operate the
Kennewick creamery plant providing
the dairymen Of the Richland district
would take $1,000 worth Of stock, pay
ing cash for same, in the Kennewick
Fruit & Produce Co., also, and this
was imperative for the success of the
business, that all the dairymen ship
all their cream to Kennewick to the
newly managed creamery. This would
give many added stockholders to the
Company and it was explained that II
this plan obtained, another director
would. be added to the board and such
director would be elected from among
the dairymen Of the Richland district.
/. There was a good representation of
the interests in attendance at the
meeting, between 80 and 40 bona fide
cream producers being present. Many
questions were asked and a general
discussion Of the whole matter was en-
tered into. Near the close of the
meeting two points were voted upon,
viz: How many are in favor of the
proposition as outlined, and shall the
contracts to sell to the company be
made for not less than year, and
both were decided almost unanimously
in the affirmative.
The meeting adjourned to meet at
the same hour, 2 p. m, and place on
Saturday, Jan. 9, to place stock and
further enter into details Of perfect
ing the new plan. It was thought that
everything could be arranged so that
by February business would be rum
ming under the new management.
What resembled real run on a
bank was witnessed one day last week,
when j. M. Ser advertised it in the
schools that he would give away q
bowl Of soup at noon. Mr.. Serr did a
rood stroke Of advertising business
for his restaurant in that move.
E. Fessenden, wife and baby, Of