The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-11
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S. DAIRY CENTER
WEALTHY CHEESE MANUFACTURE
Err SEES WONDERFUL POSSI-
BILITIES FOR STATE

Idaho is to be center of supply
for dairy products in the United
States and it's present possibilities are
greater than any section of the coun-
try declared j. L. Kraft, wealthy
cheese manufacturer and distributor
of Chicago, to the Idaho Statesman,
when he arrived in Boise Tuesday
with group of eastern and middle
western experts in the dairy business.
81 am ready to purchase 100000
900 pounds of cheese from Idaho an
nually, besides willing to establish so
cheese factories in the dairy section
of the state,' Mr.. Kraft said, "as soon
as producers come to the realization
of their many opportunities"
The manufacturer, who was in
Boise in May, following a survey of
the possibilities in the dairy section,
is accompanied on his present tour
by a group of financiers who assert
that the distributor and manufactur-
er of these products are looking to
Idaho to supply the ever increasing
demand in the country.
Development Urged
Both Mr.. Kraft and his associates,
besides those who are with him at
and business men to take advantage
of the opportunity to make this state
the center of the American dairy in
dusty, says the Statesman.
"The country is demanding a great
er amount of just the thing that Ida
no can give in quantities." Mr. Kraft
declared, "and every possible re-
source is available in the state for
unlimited production.
Leading dairy states of the union
have reached their limit of supply
and others are decreasing il. volume.
Wisconsin can feed only about 10
COWS per hundred acres of lard, while
in Idaho it is possible to feed three
COWS per acre. The development of
dairying is the most vital thing yau
have IF YOU do this intelligently,
Idaho cities will grow many times
their size. and if bankers do their
part, Idahos banks will grow with
them.
Urges Bankers Aid
Enhancing dairying is the biggest
opportunity the bankers in Idaho have
to develop business. They must
adopt a broad policy and extend it
beyond sheep and cattle. If bank
in any community will put up money
to buy 800 COWS, in one year the
cheese will pay for them and each
farmer who milks will have a bank
balance
''The result of our advertising cam
paigns and salesmanship have
brought much higher market to the
farmers. Cooperative companies are
the best producing companies in the
world but they are not statesmen and
cannot develop a market. Better
has made the farmers
producing societies mon
ey.
eThe natural development of nat
ural resources can make Idaho the
biggest dairy state in the Union. It
cannot fail if it lives up to its oppor
tunity. In fact, I predict that Idaho
lairy products will soon be feeding
he Orient, producing another great
market.
"Dairy products are the only thing
know of that have never been below
he cost of production since the arm
stice This in itself is significant.
"The thing for Idaho to do at this
line is, first, to provide financing of
armers; second. to give widespread
to high-grade cattle, with
he idea of building herds, and third. |
)uild cheese factories. They should
De spread all over the intermountain
district -