The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-03-16
CREAMERY MI. MEN
IN STATE SESSION
Representatives of Cooperative
Creameries Meet in St. Paul
in Annual Convention.
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Z 400 DELEGATES PRESENT
Uphold Work of New Service Agency;
Elect Directors; Heen Cen
sured in Resolutions.
Representatives of Cooperative
400 DELEGATES PRESENT

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delegates representing cooperative
creameries in every part of Minnesota
met in St. Paul last week in the first
annual meeting Of the Minnesota Co.
operative Creameries association, Inc,
They met to review the work of the
association as a service and market
ing agency for the creameries during
the last year, to approve or change its
policies, and to select directors. The
entire board of directors was reflect
ed. E. O. Melsness of Erskine was
made second vice president, succeed
ing Frank Farley Of Spring Grove;
Mr.. Farley is still & member of the
board. Henry Arens Of Jordan was
elected to the board as representative
of district 9, covering Carver, Dakota,
Hennepin, Washington, Sherburne,
Anoka, Ramsey and Scott counties;
H. B. Nickerson of Elk River, who
represented this district On the board
last year, was reelected director to
represent district 16. This is a new
district created by the delegates at
the annual meeting last week, to give
the Twin City Milk Producers cream
cries representation in the state body.
There were some stirring moments
in the convention, when speakers
charged that Chris Hecn, state dairy
and food commissioner, has hampered
the progress of the cooperative
creameries association. Following
several vigorous verbal attacks on Mr..
Heen, the delegates unanimously
passed the following resolution:
"Resolved, that in view of the facts
disclosed at this meeting, viz, that
the state dairy and food commissioner,
Chris Heen, and his associates are
using their official connection to him
der and hamper the progress of CO.
operative marketing for the farmers
of the state of Minnesota, we express
our condemnation of the action Of Mr..
Heen and his associates and urge that
the governor investigate these charg-
es, and if found as stated above, we
urge that the governor appoint man
as state dairy and food commissioner
who can and will work in harmony
with the other departments of state
and in the best interests Of co-opera-
tive marketing"
Other resolutions passed urge Min
nesota's congressman to use "every
honorable means to obtain passage
of a Till now pending to prohibit man.
ufacture and sale of filled milk, and
to work for an adequate protective
tariff on dairy products. The meet
ing expressed appreciation to butter-
makers who have supported the new
state service and marketing agency,
and thanked the Minnesota Farm Bu-
reau federation "for the wholehearted
support it has extended to this or
ganization."
Mr.. Nickerson, in his annual report
as president, declared that the Mime
sofa Cooperative Creameries associa-
TONS members among the cooperative
creameries of the state produce more
than 60,000,000 pounds of butter an
nually. E. B. Heaton, director Of the
American Farm Bureau federation's
dairy marketing department, urged
the creameres to act Immediately to
put their own sales representatives on
the large eastern markets, to get the
best prices for Minnesota butter and
to make it recognized nationally as
the best product on the market.