Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-02-15
CREAMERY CO.
HOLDS MEETING
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF
FARMERS COOPERATIVE
COMPANY-BIG FEED--INTER-
EST|NG SPEAKING.

A large crowd of people who are
: interested in the Dairy industry at
tended the second annual meeting
OF the Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry company which was held in the
Commercial Club rooms at Payette
/ last Saturday The meeting was not
only well attended but the crowd
was well fed A splendid lunch was
served at noon, ice cream and cake,
| brick and Cheder cheese from two
CT the leading cheese factories of
IDAHO, butter from the Payette
Creamery, and every other arti le
that gos to make first class lunch.
A financial report was given by
Manager J. r. Brown which con ain
ed some very interesting facts and
figures. 1t showed the lo~al creamery
had paid out to the farmers $685.
947.96 during the year 1916; 200, ,+40
pounds Of butter made during the
year; butter sold back to the farm
ers 9,O69 pounds and 6,367 to the
stores Of Payette; and ice cram
sold to Payette dealers amounting
to s2500.OO These figurcs are for
the year 1916. There are 25S ratrons
of the creamery who own 1926 COWS.
There were several int-rest'ng
speeches at this meeting and much
interest was manifest.
County Agriculturist Mccall gave
an interesting talk in which he stat
ed that many localities In southern
Idsho were watching the Farmers
Cooperative Creamery at Payetta.
He made comparison Of the Payette
Valley with the abundance of alfal- !
IA hay and mild climate and orr
many advantages to what they have
in the eastern states where the daiFy
industry is forging ahead II it is a
paying proposition there with the
many disadvantages they have to
contend with, it is bound to thrive
here as the freight is not so high
but what we can reach any martet,
and compete with any dairy se"tion
NJ. F. Albert gave an address as
surfing the people that the Parks
would gladly furnish the finances
% further the industry, either in
buying COWS or enlsrgirg the plant.
Mr.. Lampkin of the Payette Ma
.ional Bank, gave talk in which
lie stated he had seen Idaho alfalfa
to dairy COWS in the State of
Wisconsin, and that if the hay could
De shipped from our state to the
eastern states and fed to COWS at a
profit, we certainly could feed the
lay at home and ship the butter at
| profit. which is a logical propos'-
ion. Ben Strohbehn also msda a talk
md gave some very gond idoas on
he subject. D. B. Coats talked on
he needs of enlarging the plant at
his place and ursed that such steps
,e taken. Ronald Walker, local
submitted a plan and
'enciled sketch of creamery build-
rg 30 by 20 feet, giving rr'ce
10Th on one and two story brild-
ng, which will no doubt be consid-
red later.
Manager J. R. Brown was called
lpon to explain to the peorle the
Ieeds Of enlarging the plant in which
lie stated the capacity of the rr~ sent
'uilding and machinery would not
Iandle the cream Of the Payette Val
ey, and that it would be necessary !.
o have cold storage room enough to
lold a car load of butter, that by
hipping in car lots the freight rate
you'd be reduced at least two thirds.
After the meeting adjourned, the
'oard elected H. Gregory, president; !,
Axel Johnson, vice pre- sident; Jake
Jodle, treasurer and secretary Of
he board of directors. D. B. Coats =,
nd Manager Brown were appoint
d as a committee to sell stock to
nance the building Of new cram
ry which will not be built until !,
uch time as there is enough stock !,
old to complete the building. We
It is the intention to
ell stock only to those who are pro- /
ucers Of butter fat, as there are t
lenty of men who would be opiy to a
lad to take stock as an Investment, S
ut this investment will T. reserved i
or the farmers who VIII patrcnize c
no creamery. This stock pays 10 |
or cent on the investment wh4casis a
ard mO1tAly to <Ae yvusA holter. Al {