The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-04-14
REPORT SHOWS DAIRY
ASSOCIATION THRIVING
Manager Davis Furnishes Tribune
With Statement Showing Growth
Of Institution Here

article prepared for the Tribune by
Manager Davis of the Association:
The Whatcom County Dairymen' s
Association is incorporated under the
laws of the State of Washington with
1 a capital stock of 100000. Only
in Whatcom County can be
Every member of the
Association, therefore, owns stock in
this company and is vitality interested
in its success.
The Whatcom County Dairymen' s
Association is only a little over two
years old and now has 1465 members
who have signed up for stock, H.
225 cows at $1,000 per head, and
have paid this in full. We are still
growing and expect to sign up 1850
members and 5000 cows.
The two plants we operate take
care of the product of 1000 of our
members. In order to handle the pro-
duct of all of our members we have
completed large Utility Plant at
Lynden. This plant is paid for by
the Association members by stock
subscription and a bond issue which
members.
This plant is costing us $170.000
to complete and with our original in
vestment makes our property tn ere
worth s2OO,O00.0O.
The Bellingham Plant is owned by
us and our investment here is $685.
10000 in building and lots and $685.
10000 in equipment, ETC., all told
we have over $250,000 in our busi-
ness, and the same has been financed,
run, officered and managed by the
a The potential side of good will in
relation to the Association busi-
ness can never be compared to a pri-
vate organization having or desiring
the good will and confidence Of their
patrons. The Association member
knows that he gets a square and
pense is the only item coming be-
fore his payment. This means we
paid for March net to the producer
4S1hc at his door. Seattle is the
highest market we have in the North
west and in March their average to
the producer is below 44c. 1t pays to
own your own business, surely.
The Association has contract
with quarter of million dollar con-
cern in Seattle to sell all of our sur
plus products. This arrangement Is
a satisfactory one, else we would not
have gone into it.
(a) In the operation of the Lyn
den plant for one year we have solo
1,255.119 pounds of butter. Oul
butter and cream sales were $69o,
613.25 and sales for buttermilk a.
this plant for year were S7,5S4.l1
With our butter and buttermilk sales
at this plant we have a total sales a
the Lynden plant of $701,197.42.
CD The average payment for
pound of butterfat to the producer a
Ills door for twelve months has beel
nsc per pound while the average price
,tained for butter sold has peei
55c per pound.
(c) Our hauling and manufactur
ing costs and reserve for depreciation
and taking care of new machinery ma
run a little over $70,00O.OO for tn
wear and we have paid the produce
for his butterfat at his door $623'
124.2S.
We are asking at this time tha
YOU remember the fact that at IN
end of February, 1920, that the Asso
citation of farmers i'll this county ha
no business. Nothing other than th
determination that they should be Il
business was behind them. March
1920. they took over the business o
the LINDEN Creamery Co., OF Lyhuei
At the end of April they did nc
have any business in Bellinghan
but on the first day OF May l9z'
thew purchased creamery operatln
at that time in Bellingham and star
ed actively to work and during Tn
ton months they have operated
this place they have made loo'lo D
mounds of butter and they have bee
in the whole milk and ice creai
business and our total sales Tor
months period in Bellingham nav
been $2s9,993.49. Now we are goin
s.. y ask again that you kindly consi'
81 the fact of us at the end OF APR
J,aving no business in Bellinghai
and starting in business beginnln
May 1st, 1920, and running aimo
ssOO. 100000 sales in ten months
other words, you can take the sfi'