The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-06-30
ALL RECORDS
ARE BROKEN
North American Creamery Company
Establishes New High Water
Mark
17e,ooe LBS. BUTTER rms WEEK
$4,000 Spent With Local Farmers
Every Year

when one looks over the books Of local
merchants who make small sales he
is surprised at the percentage Of cash
receipts as compared with former
years when times were said to be good.
It may be true that very few people
in this section Of the country are af-
fiicted with a large amount Of cash,
but it is becoming increasingly appar-
ent that everybody has little money.
There must be reason. There is
a reason. This is an agricultural dis
trict, but crops have not been up to
standard for couple Of years. Where,
then, does all this loose change come
from? The North American Creamery
company lis the answer.
This institution has been doing bus
mess right under our noses for num-
Der Of years and we have become so
accustomed to seeing huge dray loads
Of cream transported from the depot
to the creamery that we have failed
to realize just what this institution
means to Oakes. Maybe few figures
will serve TO- give the reader IN idea.
Tuesday Of this week the North
American Creamery company broke
all records in cream receipts for one
day. Fourteen hundred forty five cans,
averaging ten gallons to the can with
an average price Of $7.15, were un-
loaded, transformed into hltter and
packed for shipment; 1923 cans were
unloaded from the Northern Pacific
passenger train from the north alons.
There ere 155 farmers living 81 I'M
territory tributary to Oakes who bril-
cream to this institution, and the aver-
age sixe of each mans yselly crsam
check ID $3.50, OF $26 90 . month.
Some receive ~ high % $500 svezy
week.
The creamery spends SIC, 900 a year
with these men. OF course this Is q
small amount in comparison to the
huge total, but it must be remembered
that in addition the company employs
26 people, every one Of whom receives
good wages and spends most Of it
here. The company's printing bill
with this Office will run close to $500
for The month Of June, and they have
other expenses.
During the week ending last Sat-
urday, this institution made 153, 900
pounds Of butter, practically seven
carloads, and this week they expect
to reach the mammoth total Of 176,-
900 pounds. Eight carloads of butter
were shipped to the Boston market
last week, besides 1000 cases Of eggs.
Last week the creamery bought 3d.
900 pounds Of whole milk from local
farmers, the average check amounting
to $1,000, and also 10000 pounds Of
cream. The average amount of money
spent for cream is $140,00O monthly.
Manager Nooran estimates that the
company will turn out between $780,
900 and 100000 pounds of butter
during 1921.
Some idea Of the enormous amount
Of labor incident to marketing this
vast mountain Of butter may be OBJ
tained by visiting. the creamery at
busy time, which just now is from
before daylight until long after dark.
When the reader has thoroughly di-
gested these figures he will have a
better idea of what the business men
and citizens Of Cakes owe this con-
Germ. It is actually keeping the
wheels Of business moving and means
the difference between so-called hard
times and average prosperity.