The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-06-16
CREAMERIES UNITE
Three Hundred and Twenty State Co.
operative Creameries Adopt
Marketing Plan.
Plans Call for Placing of Experts on
Chicago, Philadelphia and
New York Markets..

st. Paul, June 16.-Delegatcs rep
resenting 800 cooperative Minnesota
creamerics, meeting in convention at
the state capitol, have launched a
statewide association designed to i'm
prove the market for Minnesota dairy
products and save money for the pro-
ducers. A board Of Is directors,
elected by the convention, is drafting
articles of incorporation for the Min
nesota Cooperative Creameries asso-
citation, Inc. Every cooperative
creamery in the state will be given
chance to join.
Officers of the association arc H. B.
Nickerson, Elk River, PRESIDENT; VIII
liam Harpel, Glencoe, vice president;
John Brandt, Litchfcld, secretary, and
IsSac Emerson, Skybcrg, treasurer.
The other members of the beard of
directors are Herman Berg, Rush City,
representing cooperative cr,a,neries
in Chisago, Pine, Mile Laos, Isanti
and Kanabec counties; Frank Farney,
Spring Grove, representing Houston,
Winona, Fillmore and Mower; Charles
Markytcn, Owatonna, representing
Freedom and Steele; w. r. Linville,
Long Prairie, for Stcarnes, Todd and
Benton; A. L. Velgel, Mankato, for
Waseca, lie Sueur and Blue Earth; C.
J. Rath, Easton, for Brown, Fari-
bault, Watonwan and Martin; J. O.
Bjorklund, Henning, for Ottort:.il, Wa
dena and Becker; G. G. Bakc~, Stay
ton, for Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Pipe
stone, Murray, Cottonwood, Rock, No.
bles and Jackson; G.. T. Kerkwold,
Starbuck, for Douglas, Pope, Grant,
Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui
Parle, Swift, Stevens, Traverse and
Wilkin; E. O. Melsness, Erskinc, for
Polk, Norman, Clearwater, Clay, NAH
norcn, Red Lake, Pennington, Mar
shall, Kittson and Roseau; V. Lock-
WOOD, Motley, for Morrison, Aitkin,
Grow Wing, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Bel
traE1i, Hubbard, KoochicE:ng, st.
Louis, Lake and Cook.
The counties were grouped and rep
resentation accorded on the basis of
butterfat production. Mr.. Nickerson
represents Carver, Dakota, Hennepin,
Washington, Sherburne, Anoka, RAM
sey anG Scott; Mr.. Brandt represents
Mecker, Wright and Kandiyohi; Mr..
Harpel, Mcleod, Sibley, Renville and
Nlcollet; and Mr.. Emerson, Dodge,
Olmstead, Goodhue, Wabasha and
Rice.
Governor J. A. O. Preus, addressing
the convention, declared the creamery
association will be the greatest step
forward ever taken by thte dairy in
dustry of tie state.
The new agency aims to benefit ev
cry cooperative which joins it by
Standardization and Improvement in
quality, through cream grading and
proper manufacturing methods; by
shipping and bargaining on the basis
CT carload lots of butter and other
dairy products; by service of experts
to assist in marketing on tie princi-
pal terminal markets; and by Coop
erative purchasing, at wholesale
prices, of necessary supplies such as
salt, tubs and coal.
The plan adopted by the delegates
calls for placing experts on the Chica-
go, Philadelphia and New York mar
kets to assist Minnesota shippers in
getting the best prices, accurate mar
ket information and fair freight rates.
1t also calls for employing district
field men to assist the creameries
throughout the state in arranging car
lot shipments, standardizing their
products and solving all problems of I
cooperative marketing on large |
scale. Direct selling through the state
agency will not be undertaken for ,
some time.
The directors have requested the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation to
assist in uniting the cooperative
creameries rs members of the associa-