The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-01-28
WORLDS GREATEST
COOP. Is PROPOSED
FARMERS CREAMERIES OF
THREE STATES ARE PLAN
MING GIGANTIC MERGER
10000 ARE INVOLVED
$4,000, 900 POUNDS OF BUTTER
ANNUALLY UNDER LAND
O'LAKES BRAND

100000 POUNDS OF BUTTER
ANNUALLY UNDER LAND
O'LAKES BRAND
Farmers of three states ar,
considering a merger which cooper
alive leaders hail as 'tthe creates
development in the history of tn,
northwest dairy industry" plans II
link the cooperative creameries O.
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa Int
a unit which would control most of ;
$50, 100000 pound output of butter
with distribution headquarters il
Minneapolis.
The united organization, the great
est marketing organization of it
kind in the world, would be called TIT
Land O'Lakes Association, Inc, will
headquarters opening in Minneapo
lis in February. 1t is the presen
Minnesota Cooperative Creamerie.
Association, which is to vote il
March on THE question of changing
to the new name.
The combined forces of 10000
farmers in three states, united t,
would have an annual business ap
preaching $75,000,000.
Wisconsin took the initiative in thu
proposed merger Saturday when thu
Greater Wisconsin Association, meet
ing at Milwaukee, went on record il
favor of joining the Minnesota asso
citation.
Individual Wisconsin creameries, i.
they vote to follow the action of the
state group, will add more than Isl
plants to the Minnesota system. Sew
eral Wisconsin creameries already
are in the Minnesota organization
Because the Minnesota association
has the right under the charter, tt
accept members anywhere, all thai
is necessary is a vote of approval by
the local creameries.
Iowa is expected to follow Wiscon
sins lead, according to John Brandt
president of the Minnesota associa
ton. These states are taking the leac
by accepting proposal made by the
Minnesota association ait the request
of Wisconsin groups.
Revolving from the timeworr
theory that the farmer is only pro.
ducer," a dispatch from Milwaukee
said, wisconsin dairy men have
started a tristate merger, which, il
carried through, will dominate the
butter and cheese market. 1t is pro
posed to adopt big business methods
in getting the maximum return from
the dairy COW through extended dairy
marketing"
Mr.. Brandt said such extension Of
the Minnesota association would be
"the biggest development the north
west could hope for -
The Minnesota association will
move into a new plant at the North
western Terminal in February, built
at cost of $500, 900 to handle rap
idly expanding business.
St. Paul.. F. Reed again heads the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
following the annual business meet
ing of the organization at the Capitol
All officers were reelected without
opposition. Other officers include A.
]. Olson, Renville, first vicepresident,
and Hagbarth Bue, Mortified, second
vicepresident. Mrs. e. v. Ripley, Me.
nagha, and j. D. Pyle, Madison, were
reelected directors for three years.
st. PauI-Whi1e Minnesota opera.
tors of automobiles and trucks are
spending $500 for every machine in
1925, government units will be spend.
ing $50 for each Minnesota-owned car,
to maintain and improve roads of the
state, survey by the state highway
department showed. The department
estimates an expenditure for road
work of $30,0O0,OOO, including state,
county and local funds. AS there are
100000 cars, the average will be $50.
StiIIwater-Unless some prisoners
are discharged from the state peni-
Tertiary at Saltwater, Warden ]. j.
Sullivan will be compelled to put out
the IS. r. o." sign as the institution
is now crowded beyond its normal
limitations. Warden Sullivan, who
conferred with members of the state
board of control on routine matters,
stated that the present population at
the institution Is Ills, the largest
ever recorded in the state.
Observation-Disclosures A. B. Gislason of
the ninth judicial district announced
that he had resigned from the bench
to enter private law practice. Il sent
in my resignation to Governor Chris
Hanson and it will be effective as
soon as my successor qualities" the
Judge said. He will practice law at
Marshall.
NeU Mechanical Marcel
Cigars have been sorted by hand &C
cording to color. The process was
slow, expensive and inaccurate. To
eliminate the hand-sorter machine
was invented and Is now in use. 1t
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