The Bismarck tribune., 1922-05-03
CRIERS GUESTS
OF LOCAL
PRODUCE FIRM
Members of Booster Organiza-
ti0n Learn Something About
Creamery Business
AT NORTHERN PRODUCE co.

Members of the Town Criers club
last night visited the Northern Pro-
duce Company's plant, were shown
the big plant by Carl Nelson, member
of the club, and held their business
meeting there. It was the second meet
ing the club has held at big business
establishment of the city, it being the
plan of the club to visit several of
the large institutions of the city and
learn more about their operation.
The Criers showed great interest in
the workings of a big creamery, and
were surprised to learn of the i'm
mense amount of butter, eggs and
poultry handled at the plant. They
learned that products Of the farms of
all parts of western North Dakota and
eastern Montana are handled through
the plant and that many Of them be-
come delicacies upon the tables of
people in New England.
Everything Clean
Cleanliness is one Of the prime re-
quisites of modern creamery, they
learned. Although the plant had been
in operation all day there was no odor
of butter or poultry discernible any
place. The visitors learned that the
floors are scrubbed sometimes twice a
day, big churns and other machinery
are sterilized with live steam and
washed, that certain pipes through
which cream is run are taken down
and washed twice a day. Every pre-
caution is taken to insure cleanliness.
Mr.. Nelson explained the methods
of packing eggs and other products.
The life Of storage eggs, the Criers
learned, is nine months. Government
inspectors test part of every ship
ment of butter and eggs that goes
east. and there is little likelihood, he
said, of any deteriorated product
reaching the eastern markets. Any
report that storage eggs are two years
old is incorrect, Mr. Nelson said, as-the
life of the egg, even if kept in perfect
condition, is not that long.
The visitors got a touch of winter
again when they were taken into re-
frigeAtor room where the >thermomet-
er registered five degrees below zero
and here poultry was frozen as stiff
as boards. Several other refrigerating
rooms, where the temperature varied,
were visited. *
Much interest was displayed by the
visitors in the methods of churning
butter, and care used and the varying
temperatures used in the ,churning.
At the business meeting of the elub
the maintenance of a camp site for
tourists this season was discussed. IA
committee was named to investigate
possible sites in the city, with view
of moving the camp from the present
site at the penitentiary grounds if a
better site Is found. :
Macintosh Meeting open
Reports were received from the
cleanup and road signs committees.
The visit which President Macintosh,
of the Associated Advertising Clubs of
the World, will make to Bismarck on
May IS was discussed. 1t was decided
to make the meeting an open one, to
which not only merchants of Bismarck
would be welcome but also business.
men from neighboring cities. Mr.. Mac
1ntosh is one of the, leaders In the
advertising and merchandising field
in the country and it is anticipated
that business men will welcome the
opportunity to hear him. Neighboring
towns will be urged to send delega-
ti0ns to Bismarck.
Lunch was served by the host Of
the evening"