The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-02-07
Increase of 200 Pounds
Per Day in Butter
Produced.
S102,490.67 PAID FOR
PRODUCE IN 1917
Proving Inestimable Advantage of
Such an Institution and the Great
Benefit to the Farmers and
the Town.

Liberal Bottling Works eight years
ago and started to manufacture ice
cream in connection, he may have
dreamed of the institution that would
some day result, but if so he kept it
to himself. Surely none of his
friends thought that the little busi-
ness would in time grow to such pro-
portions that it would pay out in a
single year the immense sum of
$102, ,490.67.
But this is true today. Mr.. Edison
was a conscientious worker, he was
square with his patrons. He manu-
factured a product that was demand
ed for its quality and at the same
time he informed himself as to every
detail of the business that he might
produce worthy product at profit
to himself and his patrons. His poll
cy is responsible for the wonderful
growth Of the business, and after all
these years of expanding, the pres
ent business is being increased by
leaps and bounds.
When Mr.. Eidson's ice cream and
soda business began to take on real
business proportions he found it
necessary to enlarge his plant and
floor space, and at this time he in
stalled the butter making machinery
and branched into the creamery bust
ness, also handling poultry, eggs,
hides and butter.
This business grew from the start
and additional helpers had to be EN-
ployed until the creamery was en-
ploying probably the largest number
of people of any institution in the
town. The present commodious
structure was finally built to take
care of the business and is a monu-
ment to the untiring efforts of the
founder. Ea,
Sold to Equity
When the movement to start an
Equity creamery here took form, Mr..
Edison, realizing that there was not
enough cream produced in this terri
tory to make it a paying venture for
two institutions, offered his business
to the Equity Association.
After thoro investigation it was
decided to accept his offer, and the
first of last October the transfer was
made, Mr. Edison accepting the po-
sition as manager for the Equity.
No radical changes were made in
the business under the new owner
ship. Really the only thing that has
been done as a departure is the en-
largement of the scope Of the institu-
tion, and this has been done most sue
cessfully.
Paid Out Immense Sum
Before going further we want to
give our readers an idea of the mag
nitude of the business for the past
year. The figures will astound some,
as they did us:
Paid for poulrty $22,517.72
Paid for eggs. 26,724.39
Paid for cream. So, 2,048.56
Paid for hides. 100000
Total. l....$102, ,490.67
Over 10000 gallons of ice cream
was manufactured and sold in the
past year, and more could have been
sold if the cream could have been Sc
cured.
Every pound of butter that could
be manufactured found a ready
market, and more could have been
manufactured had it been possible to
have gotten the cream. The matter
of the raw product was the only
thing that has kept the institution
from growing to even greater proper
tions.
Uses Field Representative
When the Equity took over the in
stitution it was the idea to enlarge
the territory in order to get the addi-
tional raw material. For this work
Mr.. ]. L. Hinchman, an old timer on
the road and salesman with few
equals, was employed. He started in
at once to establish cream routes
which would be travelled at regular
intervals, also stations at the rail-
road towns on either side of Liberal.
The truck is now running five days
a week, making it convenient for
farmers living a distance from town
to get their cream to the market.
Established Buying Stations
Permanent buying stations have
been established at the following
places:
Dombey-Miller's and Trimmell's
stores.
Williams's store.
Gray-Geo. Ragsdale and Gray
Mercantile Co.
Lorena-M. Maricle's store.
Tyrone-R. S. Tucker.
Hooker-Chas. Page.
Guymon-A. G. Bradshaw.
Beaver-Farmers Equity Ex-
change.
C. C. Ragsdale, six miles west of
Gray.