The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-06
LOCAL CREAMERY
IS SUCCESSFUL
SLOW, STEADY GAIN HAS BEEN MADE
Institution Will, According to Plans.
Make Butter for Outside Ship
ment Next Year

The local cooperative creamery, a
little more than year old, is begin
ming the new year on solid foundation.
No local institution has ever met with
greater success. During December,
1914, the creamery made enough money
to clear Indebtedness of operating ex-
penses of that month and to make up a
deficit of its first monh run in Novem-
ber. Since that time it has made a
steady gain, churnings of this week
having been the largest in its history.
During the Ia months of its operation
the average monthly sum of 81. 200 has
been distributed among orchaI dIsts for
butter fat.
Whereas on former years grocers
were sending approximately $50, 900
annually out of the county for butter,
this sum is now being kept at home for
local circulation. With a few excep-
tions, according to Clarence E. Coffin,
secretary of the board of directors of
the creamery, local grocers are using
the product of the home i,.stitution ex-
clusiVely. Through campaign of pub
licity the creamery has taught people
to call for Hood River butter, and gro
Gerry clerks declare it is only on rare
instances that one calls for product of
a foreign make.
In addition to furnishing the local
market, the creamery, an increase OF
butter fat in sight. has planned this
year to sell butter in outside points.
Druing the latter part of the past year
the creamery has had OIL its books
names of about $50 orchardists, an av-
erage of 100 of whom have regularly
furnished cream.
Each week." says MIR. Coffin, 1--WE
have one or two additional cream GUS
TONER'S"
Until the creamery was established
here the live stock industry was neg
ligible quantity in Hood River county.
The number of milch cows has been in
creased by leaps and bounds since the
creamery was put into operation, and
today but few families do not own a
COW or two. The number of swine has
increased in proportion. The opening of
the cooperative institution made posi-
be indirectly the livestock show. held
here last September, a revelation not
only to local people, but to the country
at large that the Apple Valley could
win fame in general farming.
Several ranchers began the agitation
for cooperative creamery as early as
1918, but sentiment never reached
point to make possible conclusive action
until April, 1914, following a meeting
of ranchers and business men which
was addressed by Chris Mahre. manag-
er of the successful cooper ative cream
cry at Junction City. 1t may be said
that the local institution was founded
at this meeting.
The creamery opened its doors in
new, well equipped building on Novem-
ber 10, 1914. The structure, erected
Just across Railroad avenue from the
local warehouses of the Apple Growers
Association, gets refrigeration from the
large plant of the fruit marketing
agency, pipes having been laid to the
storage room of the creamery. F. W.
Bluhm, who was formerly superintend-
mt of the Lebanon creamery, was Sc
cured to take charge of the plant. The
efficiency of Mr. BIuhm, who has been
assisted by l.. NJ. Wiedman, as a~butter
maker has had much to do with the
success of the institution. The capital
stock of the cooperative concern, of
which So, 900 is paid in. is S5 600. The
officers and members of board of direc-
tors are as follows: J. +. Thomson,
pres. A. W. Peters, vice pres. G. E.
Coffin, sec. treas. !; Il. W. PeaIer. M. o.
Boe. W. G. e. Smith and Carroll M.
Hurlburt.