The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-10
SAUK CENTRE HERALD

AS o. SSS tOooAiICcS LUZ 1OHO was
$3.50, 296.94-really getting in the
class of big business. The as
sets of the association are $780,
519.24 and the outstanding i'm
debtedneSs is very small.
The plant was enlarged and
modernized during 1925 and is
now one of the most complete in
Central Minnesota.
The terms of Directors George
Strauss and Charles Kortan ex-
pired and both were reelected by
the secretary casting the unani-
nous vote of the association after
the rules had been suspended.
Mr.. Strauss was not anxious
for reelection as he stated his
duties of secretary were SO heavy
that the salary paid was not ade-
quate. The creamery patrons
agreed with Mr.. Strauss conten-
lions and the Board of Directors
were instructed to adjust the sal
airy differences with Mr.. Strauss
and retain his valuable services.
The price of buttermilk in guam
titles for the coming year will be
2 cents per gallon and the method
of disposition was left to the
Board of Directors.
Secretary Strauss stated that
some of the patrons of the cream
cry had not cashed their checks
for five months, stating it would
facilitate the work of his office
greatly if the checks were turned
in promptly.
President Oscar Lying thanked
the patrons for the fine support
given the officers the past year.
He also thanked the Sank Centre
Herald and Long Prairie Leader
for the splendid cooperation given
the Association in the past.
Shortly afternoon the Associa-
ton served a bountiful lunch ITO
the several hundred farmers and
their ladies. present.
President Lying reassembled the
meeting at las. President w. M.
Parker of the Community Club
was introduced. He most gracious
ly welcomed the farmers and invit-
ed them ITO use the Community Club
rooms when ever their needs re-
quired. Mr.. Parker complimented
the Sank Lake Creamery on the
splendid practical and successful
demonstration of cooperation they
were making.
Dairy and Food, Commissioner
N. J. Holmlberg was introduced
Mr.. Holmberg is practical dairy.
man successfully operating in
Renville county. He said the sue,
cess the Sank Lake organization
was making in spite of very stiff
competition was a tribute to the
intelligence of the farmers of this
community. Mr.. Holberg called at.
tention to the fact that the dairy
industry was Minnesota's biggest
business.
The business of agriculture has
been seriously hampered fer years
but Mr.. Holmberg believes he car
see the silver lining in the clouds
Of adversely and the peak of the
bad time have. been passed. He
deplored the TACT that some insist
ed that the age Of opportunity has
passed. No age in the history oil
the world has offered more oppor.
tunities for genuine success thar
at present. But to succeed re.
quired hard and intelligent effort
The average production of but.
terfat per cow in Minnesota is
much below what it should be. The
farmer is realizing this and is i'm.
proving his herds. There is dang.
err of overproduction of dairy pro.
ducts, according to Mr.. Holmberg
William Schilling, former news
paper man, and head of the Twin
City Milk Producers Association
one of the pioneer dairy co-operat-
ors of the state, was the next
speaker. The gentleman has adj
dressed the farmers of this section
several times and always has a
message. Monday Mr.. Schilling
devoted his talk largely to what had
been accomplished by the Land
o. Lakes corporation. During the
past few years this farmers sales
organization has, opened the sale of
Minnesota's butter in "a American
cities, north, east, south and west.
Mr.. Schilling insisted that any
cooperative creamery who refused
to become a member of the Land
O'Lakes corporation was not bet
ter than a scab who takes the
place of a union man on a Job.
These creameries, were often act
ing through ignorance and were
undermining their own best in
trests by listening to the pleadings
of the big Chain Groceries or
Eastern Commission houses.
Eighty per cent of the Land
OIakes butter scored SO or but
ter. The speaker said there was
ample demand for butter of high
grade at a good price but low scor-