The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-06
FORMULATE PLANS
AT DAIRY MEETING


Lack of time to prepare any def
mite plans and difference of opinion
as to the manner of procedure rath- |
er halted the meeting held Saturday
to consider an amalgamation Of three
local creameries into one cooperative
plant, but at that most of those who
attended the meeting Saturday feel
that something was accomplished. No
steps were taken toward incorpora-
ton, for while some of those pres
ent advocated such move there was
determined feeling among others that
such steps should not be taken until
something concrete was prepared to
submit to tentative stockholders.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. Joseph Piedalue and the first step
was the selection of A. E. Westlate
as permanent chairman. Prof. G. L.
Martin was made secretary of the
meeting. The first report submitted
was that of the committee appointed
the week before to make a survey of
the cows now being MIXED in the
county. Twenty-Five out of the rs
school districts were heard from, rep
resenting in the neighborhood of 200
farmers. These men reported that
they were milking 1885 cows at the
present time, but In the advent of
good cooperative creamery being
started that could utilize their entire
production they would in most cases
!, practically double the number or cows
being MIXED. This information was
secured through the selection of one
farmer in each school district to get
the information and naturally such
a census was hurried and incomplete.
Mr.. Westlate then called on prac-
tically everyone present to express
their sentiments regarding the prof.
ect and there was universal approval
: of the idea of a good cooperative
. creamery in Bozeman. No one raised
the slightest objection to the idea
in any manner, but several pointed
out the fact that more definite plan.
' dealing with estimated output. trans
portation, cold storage and othel
= problems should be settled befor'
any attempt was made to sell stock
= 1t was pointed out that previous eff
forts to start cooperative cream
cry here had proved failure AM
, that those in charge should be abso
/ lutely sure of their ground before at
= tempting incorporation or stock sell
~ ing. The general idea of those pres
ent was rather tersely expressed b.
Z one dairyman when he said: eff thre
private creameries can all make
er living here it looks like one co-opers
OIL tive plant could make good"
Prof. G.. L. Martin read the stat
'n laws regulating the forming of &C
operative concerns, and Prof. F.
Ut Cooley moved that in conformity t
the state law five commissioners
lO elected to proceed with the projec
F. S. Cooley, Henry Harrer of Be
y, grade, j. w. McLees, A. E. WestlaE
ed and DR.. Joseph Piedalue were electe
The committee appointed at IL
NJ last meeting relative to the none
that would be needed to finance IL
ne proposed creamery then made a r
port They said that . rough est
20 mate, depending on the inventory
mt had been made Of the amount needs
to buy out the present creamerie
It's and this totaled s22 600 In additis
les To this the committee estimated tn
en at least Sc, 900 be spsnt in an ice Al
M cold storage plant. The cornmit6
mswgastsa Suc@rpoamking fne $50 ,n0
lees ard picked chs Pike location as Il