The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
The Liberal Equity Co.
Operative Creamery
& Produce Co.
(By N. o. SHANKS)

Probably no other institution has
done more to help increase the dairy
industry of the county than the Lib
eral Equity COOPERATIVE Creamery
and Produce Company, an organiza-
ton operated for the best interests
of the producer and the consumer es-
pecially of the producer of the Lib
eral trade territory.
The Liberal Creamery was incor-
porated three years ago for fifty
thousand dollars, the present officers
of the company are: W. G. Harnden,
president; John L. Boles, Secretary;
W. A. King, o. D. Nickel and W. H.
Hall, vice presidents; the latter two
being on the board since the first of
last January; Mr.. King having been
on the board for year and half.
The dairy products of the county
run close to half million annually; of
this amount the Equity Creamery
handles practically one half, which
goes to prove the way it is held in
esteem by the dairy producers. They
realize that the institution was organ
lied and is being operated for their
best interests.
Not only that but its products go
to the four corners of the United
States, so to speak.
Its butter product-some two humid
red thousand pounds, while much of
it is marketed locally, is shipped to
Chicago and there distributed. The
brand is "The Sunfower." This is a
big advertisement for this section.
Besides the manufacture of "The
Sunflower" butter the creamery
manufactures $4,000 gallons of ice
cream annually which is sold locally
as well as distributed turnout this
trade territory.
Also soda water, the annual pro-
duction about $4,000 gallons.
To one who is travelling thruout
the country seeing various manufac-
turing plants in the smaller towns,
the plant of this creamery is a sight
for cleanliness, for sanitation and be-
ing modernly equipped turnout. And,
too, there is the atmosphere of
we're glad you looked around" come
again feeling left with you.
The local manager, C. B. Jensen,
though he has been with this institu-
ton for only little more than a year,
is man of sixteen years experience
in the business, having come to Lib
eral from Roodhouse, Illinois. He is
a man who understands the farmer,
and is greatly responsible for the
growth of the business among the
farmers. Of course the strong pull
ing power is that this is farmers
institution directed by men of the
farm; melfsh men of the Kansas
plains who have made good here;
who have established line of good
will and confidence among their
neighbors and associates.
1t would be a hard matter to find
a stronger aggregation of farmers
than Harnden, Boles, Michel, Kingand
Hall to direct the destinies of the in
stitution.
have set standard for purity and
tions paid from time to time for the
farmers products have set a stand
ard to give the producer the highest
possible for his products.
This establishment is what is help
ing to make Liberal really the Cap
itol City of the southwest prairie
country; has created steady and
ready market at the highest price
possible. Being direced by men of
the farm, they know the farmers
troubles; they know the producers
end of the business, and its wise
business that knows both ends-the
producers and the sellers. That's
what makes this creamery the leader
of its kind in this section.