Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-31
TO BUILD PASTEURIzATION PLANT HERE

viding he complies with the standards established, investigation shows that it is impractical for any of us to at tempt to produce either certified or grade A milk, or to pasteurize our product on a small scale at home. The principal reasons leading to this con- clusion are that cows must be tuber- culin tested, all COWS showing reaction to be disposed of at once, that the cost of installing and maintaining the necessary equipment is prohibitive, and that a large increase of labor would be necessary to carry out the regulations.
 This leaves the alternative of mar keting our milk through a central plant, properly equipped to handle all grades of milk in compliance with the regulations. After having carefully investigated milk plants built and maintained under similar conditions and requirements, we are convinced not only of the feasibility of the plant but also that such a plant properly organized and managed can be oper- ated very proftably and that it will be decidedly to the advantage of the producers to own and operate it.
 In view of the. foregoing facts, we, the directors of the Norwich Milk | that a cooperative association of milk producers be organized and incor- yorated under the cooperative law of the state of Connecticut.
 After a little discussion the motion was made to endorse the Milk Pro- ducers' association recommendation and to establish a cooperative cor poration for the pasteurization of milk
 After the vote had been taken MT Mccarthy presented the following rec ommendation, which was accepted: In order to successfully put into op- eration such an enterprise as we have just voted, many vitally important problems will have to be met and solved and much hard work will be involved. The directors of our asso- citation cannot do this alone. We must each and every one of us do his share A rough estimate shows that from | $65, 900 to S70,060 will be needed tc properly finance such plant as has 1 been proposed. Of this amount, al | least S40,o00 should be subscribed fol before proceeding further with the | proposition. These subscription: might be pledged on the following l basis: .25 per cent. to be paid in d the time the association is incorporat ed, 25 per cent. at the time the plan | IS ready for operation, and the re n1aining 50 per cent. in five equal in stallments one each month thereafter Articles of incorporation and by-lawi will have to be prepared and man!
 other matters taken care of.
 We therefore recommend that an or ganization committee be elected, em
 powered to solicit subscriptions o stock and carry out the necessary or ganization matters. In order to say time and reduce organiza tion expense
 we suggest that this organization com
 mittee call the milk producers togethe again in the near future for an or
 ganization meeting at which pledge
 for stock will be taken. By all takin
 hold, the work will be made easy an
 the benefits enjoyed by all
 The following organization commit
 tee was elected: Robert Stott, Thoma
 McC1imon, A. E. Geer, Thomas New
 man, Nelson Stark, J. D. Mccarthy, I H. Smith, Clarence Sholes, N. F
 Whiting Avery Gallup, John Coggs
 hall. Sherrntf Beebe and Dwight V
 Avery.
 The meeting adjourned subject t
 the call of the organization commit tee.