The Lamar register., 1920-06-23
FARM AND BUSINESS MEN MEET
All Are Agreed That the Necessary
Steps Should be Taken to Make
Certain the Continued OPP
Grafton of the Con-
densery.

The Young Mems Business Associa-
ton Of Lamar once more demonstrat-
ed its ability to rouse public sentiment
on last Friday evening by bringing
together at the high school auditorium
the largest meeting Of farmers and
business men that has been held for
some time to discuss the situation that
has arisen in the matter of keeping
the Helveita condensery open. The
meeting elected +. j. Wagner as chair
man and he called for a general dis
cussion Of the subject by both CON
densery officials and farmers.
1t was early evident that there were
many grievances on both sides that had
accumulated through six years of op-
GRAFTON and they were frankly stat
ed by both the management and farm
ers and proved a good manner of cas-
ing the situation and showing that
their differences were not irreconcil-
able but could be ironed out and the
way made clear for a far better un-
derstanding on the part of both the
Interested parties. 49,
Many farmers who are still milking
cows and are anxious to continue in
the business explained details Of man
agement on the part of the company
that were annoying and which coupled
with the scarcity Of help and high
price at which their feed could be sold
had taken much Of the fancy profits
out Of the dairy industry and induced
come to quit entirely. The company
on the other hand after having invest
ed several hundred Thousand dollars
here and in all respects keeping its
obligations with regard to payments
and prices paid for milk finds itself
after six years with constantly de-
creasing supply of milk and now be-
low the point where the plant can be
operated at profit. These conditions
were all discussed and many others
and everybody seemed greatly reliev-
ed after they hand told it to the other
fellow.
II was soon evident that every farm
er who has large herd Of dairy cows
and is into the business on big scale
Is very anxious to see the industry
continued here. All insist they are
making money even those like the A.
b. S. farms where all the help is hir-
ed claim to be making a profit. The
smaller dairies are not SO enthusiastic
owing to the fact that help is SO scarce
that the farmers are forced to do all
the work themselves and with a small
number of cows the checks are not
large enough to be so inviting. Even
these smaller dairy men are most OF
them very anxious to retain the IN
dustry, however, and a number of them
expressed desire to enlarge the num-
ber Of cows they are keeping.
A committee composed of +. j. Wag-
ner. chairman, c. NJ. Lee, Chas. Max
well, A. N. Parrish, F. H. Kelsey, {.
C. Huddleston and L. NJ. Sweitzer. was
selected to formulate plans for en-
couraging the increase Of herds and
TO organize an association to assist the
farmers in purchasing additional cows.
A canvass of the dairy men present
was made and between 175 and 200
cows were promised in addition to what
are now being MIXED.
Many Of the farmers who have been
studying recent market developments
realize that with the rapidly changing
conditions farming for the next two
or three years will be materially diff
ferent from the past period Of several
wears. Already some of them are find
ing that wheat held for nigh price
when the government regulations ceas-
cd cannot now be sold at ALL Ihs