The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-23
COOP. CREAMERY
HAS FINE RECORD
improvements undermining
the Sank Lake Plant
Are Completed
BIT OF EARLY HISTORY
100000 Pounds Of High
Class Butter Can Be
Made Annually

Made Annually
With the completion of the i'm
provements of the remodeled Sank
Lake Cooperative Creamery the
officers announce that institution
is now ready for inspection. The
plant has been enlarged sufficiently
to permit the manufacture of L.
100000 pounds of high grade
sweet cream butter annually. AT
the rate of increase this annual
output will be reached within a
five year period.
Heretofore the office of the or
ganization was - located on the
first floor but it is now nicely and
conveniently situated on the Sec
ond floor. This room has been
used for storage purposes. A new
hardwood floor has been laid, Of
fees partioned off and new Of
flee furniture added to make the
handling of the increasing bust
ness more efficient.
The entire first floor is now
given over to the manufacturing
end of the business. A modern ice
machine has been installed, max.
ing ample and uniform refrigera-
tion. A print room of sufficient
proportions will be located
in the old refrigerator room and
new King heating plant has been
installed. The latter is a modern
device operated by steam and the
heat is distributed evenly through
the plant with motor. All ma
chinery is electrically motor driv-
en-. -.
The improvements cost the AS
ISOLATION approximately $1,000.
The plans were prepared by M. p.
Mortensen, field representative
for this district of the Land
OIakes, Incs
In connection with the an
nouncement of the completion of
the improvements the Herald be-
heves it will be entirely fitting to
give short review of the history
of Sank Lake COOPERATIVE Cream
cry Association. The association
was organized in 1908. The first
officers were: J. +. Coyle, pres
ident; "A. D. Dryden, vice presi-
dent; George jenkins, secretary
James Mann, treasul er. The di.
rectors were James White, r.
Gamradt and Charles Kortan. The
latter is still member of the
board. f. A. Rettig was the first
buttermaker. The patrons at
that time owned 600 cows.
The records of the creamery
prior to 1907 are not available !.
In that year 91,550 pounds of
butter were manufactured for
which the farmers were paid the
average price of 22.2c per pound
for butterfat. There has been q
steady business increase from the
beginning. In 1920, 22S,843
pounds of butter were manufac-
tured.
Axel Mejerton was secured as
OPERATOR in January, 1921, re.
naming until July /, 1925, when
George Conati, the present operat-
or took charge of the manufac-
turing end of the business. Fro.n
a production of 81 500 pounds
for which 22.2c per pcund was
paid in 1907 to an output of
646,145 pounds in 1925 for which
the patrons received a price of
SO cents for No. l and Sc cents
for No. 2 butterfaSS, is an achieve
ment of which the organization
can well be proud. and IS a strik-
ing illustration that intelligent CO.
operation Of farmers is profitable.
The association was reorganlzed
in January 1920, and the follow
ing officers elected: Charles Kor-
tan, president; F. j. Minette,
vice president; George IS. Strauss,
secretary; Jos. Beste, treasurer,
and Theo. Schurmann, A. F. Boss
hart and o.. j. Lying, directors.
Mr.. Strauss first became secretary
of the association in 1915, and to
his untiring efforts no small pro-
portion of the splendid success of
the Sank Lake organization can be
attributed.
The present officers are: c.. J..
Lying, president; F. J. Minette,
vice president; George Strauss,
secretary; Charles Kortan, treasur-
er, and A. F. Bosshardt, j. M.
Miller and Adam Orth, directors ].
Mr.. Lying has been president of
the association since 1921, and
has efficiently served in this ca
pacity.
In spite of strenuous COMPETE
tion for several years the farm
ers have stood steadfast back Of
tiieir own organization and bLsi-
ness and the Herald congratulates
them upon their splendid success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dickson,
df Des MOines. Iowa. are exDect-