Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-15
IN VT. cREAMER1Es

| COOPERATION IN VT. CREAMER1ES
! F. A. Edwards of Richmond followed
with Cooperation in Vermont Cream
cries. Milk" he said. lis one of the
main products of the State of Vermont
| About so cents of every dollar of the
farmers money comes from milk. But
yet. this great industry is not carried on
on a business basis. If the farmers Of
vermont would spend one cent in a hun
dred in advertising and carrying on this
business on business basis, Vermont
would be the richest state in the Union
And not only milk should be advertised,
nut milk products as we'll for the value
OF milk is not dependent on the number
OF people drinking milk. but on the prod
ucts made from milk. The surplus of milk
VIII be one big factor all over the coun-
1 try. At the present time most of the
surplus is being made up by Independent
dealers, put into cold storage and sold
later
Most of the business men in the cities
came from the country. Now why not
Keep those business men here and manu-
facture milk products right where the
milk is produced? Such plant could he
run satisfactorily If an account was kept
of every little detail such as it done with
/ have every creamery put in report
of it's business every day and we keep
account of fuel. labor and everything that
, changes from week TO week If YOU car
ny OH such business right here nobody
, can carry 1t on any cheaper than you
can.
"Co-operative creaneties haze done
much for the mill, producer. Il j. true
that many creamcrics nave failed hut
think this is due to unfair competition
and incompetent management. Then.
too. many men try to run The milk bus
mess ana several other businesses as
well. No man is big enough To- carry on
50 many different lines a. once l. should
have rIl of his time ana II should he
founded on business ability ana run
with !GSness methods There is no rea-
son why crcameries should nos have an
auditor 70 go over 'ner affairs Then.
| TOO, milk producers got much money for
the FAT In milk ana little for what -e-
mains. Now II a man hal his choice he
, tween living on butter and water and
, cheese and water he would live longer
I # he chose the cheese and vet skim milk
from which cheese is made does not
bring any price at all. Besides auditors.
the creameries should have statesmen
and manufacturers to hep them to do
business.
Another him. when seems 10 have
slipped the attention OF the creamery
meu is the fact that their buildings should
be made so that the work eau b. done
quickly and conveniently Much can he
done along this line. I believe tina, with
a very little effort could have co
operative creameries and we could prove
! To, IL n,ln hut f.. God th.n,,t for
| less than they are being fed now.
Frank w. Clark said a few words in
explanation Of ne New England Milk
Producers association. He explained
how the country is divided into regional
districts and each is supplied by "a milk
. shed. The work Of this organization. he
said. is TO sell fluid milk to the cities at
The best prices they can get. He said
that there could be no objection 10 the
federation of crcameries in Vermont
but if these creamcrics snip fluid milk
, 10 the cities he saw no reason why they
should not join this association and help
to support il, and thus work harmonious
~ with ii in supplying milk 20 Boston
THE WOMEN's AUXILIARY
The business meeting Of the Women's
Auxiliary which was to have been held
yesterday afternoon was postponed unit
after their meeting at the Hotel Vermont
roof garden this afternoon The ladies
were taken over the university by a com
mittee Of ladies from the Unworthy Of
Vermont and later tea was served at
Grassmount. In the receiving line We're
Mrs. Guy w Bailey. Mrs. Pearl Randall
WATSON. Mrs. G. =. Burns Mrs F. ~
Bedford and Mrs. -. j.. Martin. During
the afternoon Mrs. F. 3. jerks sang n
solo. accompanied by Mrs. j. W. Notey.
and Miss Linda Clark. accompanied ny
Miss Dorothy Spear on the piano. played
4 flute solo. "reminiscences from Mem
delssohn.''
Mrs. j. l.. tii,ls and Mrs, r. r. jerks
poured tea and Ms. 4. +. Lutman. Mrs.
| L. II. Flint, Mrs. +. e. Fiskc. Miss Mar
| iorie Luce. Mrs. 4. II. Gilbert and Mrs
20. NJ. Camburn served. The committee
in charge consisted of Mrs Thomas
Bradlee. Mrs. O. NJ. Camhurn, Mrs T.. l..
| ingalls, and Mrs. \. II. Gilbert.