The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
A WORTHY INDUSTRY

Nine years ago j. p. Friis, than
whom there is not a better butter
maker, or reliable and worthy business
man in the state, took over the Oro-
Vile creamery. This creamery was
built by subscription, but from one
cause and another was never operat-
ed, at least with any success. At the
time Mr.. Friis secured the creamery
it was idle with no hope Of ever being
operated. The equipment was meagre,
and the establishment, in no shape for
operation. Moreover, there were few
in the neighborhood who had cows to
milk, there was no evident interest in
an industry of the kind and anything
but bright outlook for the party or
parties that might attempt to start 1t
up. 1t was not an encouraging pros
pect, but Mr. Friis believed that con-
ditions in the valley were ideal for
the dairying industry, If farmers could
be induced to milk cows and deliver
butter fat, and being an interchangeable
worker he took hold and started the
business During the years that he has
conducted the creamery Mr.. Friis has
steadily added to the plant until now,
for its size, it is as completely equip
ped as any in the northwest. Moreover
he has turned out a quality of butter
equal to the best on the market, and
superior to most. He has been strictly
honorable in all his dealings with the
public, and has met his accounts
promptly when due, thereby putting a
large amount of ready money in circu-
lation among the farmers. money that
they would never have obtained had
it not been for the presence of the
creamery. Mr. Friis has paid the high
est market price for cream at all times
and has been anxious and willing to
take far more cream than has ever
been offered. Unfortunately farmers
have not seemed to realize the advan-
tage and value of a creamery in their
midst, and the supply of butter fat has
been inadequate to pay Mr.. Friis even
fair return upon his investment. Nat
urally of late, he has felt discouraged
over the outlook, but has continued to
operate the creamery trusting that his
efforts would finally be appreciated,
that more people would engage in
dairying and eventually he would be
able to build up business that would
in some measure recompense him for
his time and labor. 1t is with pleasure
that the Gazette is enabled to an
nounce that the business men of Oro-
vile are getting behind Mr.. Friis, and
with such backing as Id promised the
creamery will continue turning out
butter Recently the following declara-
ticn of intention was circulated in
Oroville securing the signatures of all
those in town who handle butter in
|any quantity. Besides the action of
these signers it should be the religious
duty of every resident of the place
when buying butter to demand only
the home made. high grade article, and
high grade" is the only quality of but
ter the local creamery turns out:
"In order to bring the dairy indus
try to bushes basis, and support the
creamery industry, we, the UNDER
signed, will cease to handle ranch
butter as long as the creamery is op-
Grated here and furnishes butter at
the market price. The creamery not to
sell butter to any store violating this
agreement This is to take effect, Feb
ruary 1, 1918. Signed by Fred G. Hart
& Co., w. O. Hamisch, Frank Bartell.
E. N. Grubb, Oroville Commercial Co.
C. NJ Hicks, J. II. Helm"