The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-17
Nevoerry, S. c., Nov. IA. 1916

NeTOerry, 5. C., NOV. IA. 1'Ao'
In pursuance Of a call issued by
Jpo. M. Kinard, number Of citizens
of Newberry county met in the court
sAouse at IL o'clock today to take steps
looking to the establishment OF a
creamery, wv. C. Brown was called
TO the chair and w. H. Wallace was
made secretary Of the meeting. lne
chair called upon Mr. Kinard to state
the object of the meeting. Mr.. hln-
ard stated that the object OF the meet
ing was to take steps to estaollsn
creamery, in Newberry county l9
sai6 that at the recent state falr W.
w. Long, of Clemson college, tolo nihi
that the government would eslaDllsA
two more creameries in South Caro-
linz under government SUPERVISION
and he desired that one OF these
shonld he in Newberry, and that was
whv he had called the meeting. Mr.;
Kinard added that the sum OF s4,oOo
would be necessary for the estaollsh-
men4 of a creamery-for the piaht
Hself and other expenses, lncluolns
tho services of an expert for a year.
that 400 COWS would be necessary TO
,,rovided the cream for the plant, the
cream to be gathered from dlnerenl
noints somewhat as the mail is gatn-
erad and distributed on the rural
routes. and in addition shipping points
aIo,q the railroads could use tnat
means of conveyance. The expense oi
getting the cream to the creamets
will be met by the owners OF the cows
but that expense can be made very
light by combinations OF Shippers.
Mr. Long assured Mr.. Kinard tha1
creamery would pay the stocAnoioeLs
eight per cent profit; that no stocA-
holder would be permitted to receive
more than eight per cent, Whatever
surplus made over that figure Woulo
90 TO the owners Of the COWS 1or .he
cream furnished. The enterprise
u-bile based on business principles
is not intended so much as a oueiness
enterprise in the usual sense, but more
for the purpose Of ieveloplng the coun-
trv along the lines Of diVerslnca0loh'
cooperation and marketing.
number of persons spoke on tne
subject of a creamery. 1t was SNOW
during the discussions that accolu,
ing to Mr.. Long. the industry haa
nroved a great success wherever IL
e beins tried. T. N. Mills. county
demonstration agent, read a letter
froT, Mr.. Patrick of Clemson coIese'
an expert, in which he said that 1arln-
ars make from S5 to SO a month per
COW nv sending the milk to the cream
erv. that it is being done no" III
Great many instances, proVlulns
farmers in this way with ready casA
tn helm them start their rarmms op-
arations on a cash basis, for the checks
80 san+ out monthly Mr.. Mills SAID
- creamery ought to have SIX nun
SOD contributing COWS. but that fouF
bnndred would be sufficient to start
--,Sb.less than that number Woulo
ro+ do He felt sure that milk Woufl
he shipped from several nolnss alons 1Is
+ba railroad, for instance Chappeila
and Chaplin. taking in adjacent pol
IONS of Saluda and Lexington coun-
+iae Spartanburg has q creamery
+bat is making 5000 pounds OF outoFl
. Month There is a creamery a.
s~1cnso, COLLEGE that is making L.
oon mounds of butter month a",'
sbo men marketing it say they co''''
<5;srose of FIVE times as much II theE
had it. - +hs
TIE question was asked as TO tne
coe+ of cream separators. J. Fl SEM
Tho m;1ks number of COWS, was
asked what he paid for his s"9Sr' 'o'