The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-01-28
COOP. CREAMERY IS
IN fine CONDITION
OVER 800 FARMERS ATTEND AN.
NUAL MEETING IN THIS
CITY MONDAY
REFLECT OLD OFFICERS
GROSS BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
AMOUNTS TO $278,00O-
STRONG ADDRESSES

. lNOINO ADDNESSES
The annual meeting of the Sank
Lake Cooperative Creamery Associa-
ton at the Community Club rooms
Monday afternoon was attended by
over 800 farmers and their ladies'
the largest gathering of its kind ever
held in Sank Centre, denoting in a.
splendid manner the fine condition of
Sank Centres cooperative business
body in spite of what would general
ly be adverse circumstances.
President Oscar j. Lying called the
meeting to order shortly before IL: 100
o'clock and the morning session was
given over to the reading of the min
utes, the report of the secretary and
the election of three directors for
three year terms.
Time was when the selection of
directors caused strenuous fight
The patrons, realizing the splendid
condition under which the organiza-
ton was now operating very wisely
decided Ito not make any change in
their official board and the rules were
suspended and Oscar j. Lying was re-
elected president and Frank Minette
and Aaron Bosshardt were elected
directors for three-year terms
The bylaws of the organization
were changed to the extent of hold
ing the annual meeting hereafter ON
the first Monday in February instead
of the fourth Monday in January.
This will make it possible to report
on butter sales for the December out
put, while under the old plan the re-
ceipts necessarily were estimated.
In thanking the patrons for the
confidence bestowed on it's officers
President Lying said the success of
the creamery would not have been
possible had it not been for the
splendid continued cooperation Of
the patrons in spite of attempts to
lure them away. Mr.. Lying said that
he had ceased to worry about compe-
tition because the farmers of this
community, had, during the past two
years, demonstrated that they were
fully capable and willing to protect
their own interests.
Asa M. Wallace was called upon
and called attention to the forthcom-
ing poultry show which will be held
at the Arnory in this city Feb. H..
| IL and 10, and urged all farmers in
this section to get back of the show
to the end that it might be the sue
cess that its Importance warranted.
Fred Fischer of the City Bakery
had been commissioned to prepare
the lunch. 1t was ample and served
without friction. Two hundred eigh-
tl-five plates were served in short
order.
The afternoon session was called at
100 P. M. President Lying intro
duced Mayor Parker who cordially
welcomed the farmers on behalf of
the city and congratulated them up
on the splendid success they had
made of their business.
John Borgert of the St. Cloud
district of the international Harvest
err Company gave a most instructive
Commute talk on the proper care of
the cream separator. He said that if
everyone of the 285 patrons of the
Sank Lake creamery would properly
care for their separator they would
not only increase their butterfat pro-
duction but cleanliness would in
crease the grade of butter manufac-
tured at the Sank Lake creamery. He
predicted that not 10 per cent of the
dairymen washed their cream separ-
ators twice each day as should be-
done. This condition decreased the
efficiency of the machine and had a
tendency to make lower grade but
ter.
The farmers present took an active
interest in Mr.. Borgert's talk and
fired volley of practical questions
at him after the conclusion of his adj
dress.
The big event of the meeting was
the address by John Brandt of Itch
field, president of the Minnesota
Creameries Association, Inc.
Mr.. Brandt launched his address by
stating that the farmers of Sank
Centre and vicinity had demonstrated
that they possess the real cooperative
spirit in spite of strenuous oppo-
sition and gave President Oscar Lying.
Secretary George Strauss and the of
fetal board full credit for the inn
portant part they had played in keep.
ing the business on an even and pros
porous keel.
Mr. Brandt said it was the inter-
est shown by 600 cooperative cream
!, cries in Minnesota that made it pos
sible for Minnesota to manufacture
more butter scoring SO per cent than
any other state in the United States.
The speaker showed that how, in
less than two years, Land O'Lakes
butter scoring SO or better, was sold
in sc of the leading butter markets
of the United States and that eventu-
ally it would dominate the butter
market of the world. Under the mer-
chandising plan of the Minnesota CO.
operative Association the butter
reached the ultimate consumer with
the lowest possible overhead at a