The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-31
Graphic Picture Of
Sank Centres Industries
Continued from f age One)

Oduh NclllTCS zlluUStI1CS
CONTINUED from age One)
men sent to the community by the
Blue Valley Creamery Company
was commented upon by the Doct-
or. He stated that time had dem
onstrated that there was ample
room for both the Farmers and the
Blue Valley Creamery in this city.
The Pioneer Ice Cream Company
was another industry that was
spreading out its tentacles and
bringing fame to Sank Centre.
With normal climatic conditions
in 1927 over 100000 pounds of
splendid butter will be manufac-
tured in this city. Much of the
over 100000 lb. product of the
Blue Valley Creamery will be put
in quarter and half-pouni car
tons. All of the butter manufac-
tured by the Sank Lake Co-opera-
tive Creamery will be sold under
the famous Land O'Lakes brand.
The Blue Valley gathers cream
over an exceedingly wide and in
creasing territory, while all of the
cream of the Cooperative plant
comes from this territory. The
increasing output of the Sank
Lake plant under high pressure
competition speaks volumes for
the loyalty and good sense of the
farmers.
Sank Centre will manufacture
more butter in 1927 than any city
of it's population in the entire
world.
Mr.. Parker was complimented
upon the thorough-going manner
in which he had rebuilt the mill
and the splendid quality of flour
turned out.
Under such conditions the Doc
tor insisted that these businessmen
were entitled to every dollars
worth of business by the citizens
of this community. He said he
was mighty pleased as he looked
over the members present at the
dinner, to discover that most OF
them were young men; that this
is the age of the young men and ne
reioiced to find so many of his
personal friends there on this oc-
casion.
H. J. Bird of Chicago, General
Produce manager of Swift & Com
pany of Chicago was the guest OF
honor of the evening and gave
Sank Centre citizens a vivid pic
ture of the workings of big bust
ness, showing that profit on individ-
ual transactions are never large
but that dividends satisfactory to
the stock holders were earned be
cause of the individual value OF
business. Among other things
Mr.. Bird said:
81 am led to believe from the
announcement in the Herald that
the principal subject to be con.
sidered tonight is the Industrial
Activity of the Community, and |
am happy in the thought that
Swift & Company, whom l have
the honor to represent, is an in
tregal part of your civic life.
"Not so many years ago, poul-
try, eggs, and farm butter were
traded at the country stores for
merchandise. There was no well
organized system of distribution,
and consequently but nleager
market for these commodities.
"Under these circumstances,
there was little or no incentive for
quality production. TIE produc-
ton of butter, eggs and poultry
was as rule, left to the farmers
wife, whose time weS fully &C.
cupiei with other duties. The re-
suit was that consumers were un-
able to sPcr~" "cod prcd'-"+s CT
uniform quality, and producers re-
ceived poor return for their goods.
"Today we fri the butter, poul-
try and egg business in stage Of
DEVELOPMENT that places it among
the important sources of farm IN
come. This development however.
was not the result IF ordinary evo-
luton but was stimulated to p
sent proportions by merchandising
organizations wf,irh were equipped
to handle these perishable pro-
ducts WITH nationwide distribut
ing agencies. -.
"Swift & Company became in
teresting in the marketing Of farm
produce more than 80 wears ago.
NV own connection with the de
partment dates back to 1897 when
it was organized to meet the grow
ing needs of the producers for
better and more orderly marketing
system, and for the consumer,
better anil more dependable goods.
"Part of my job has been to
keep in touch with the trend in pro-
duction and recommend addition
al investments to our directors.
ain September 1917 my a.
tention was directed-to the won.
clerful growth Of poultry, eggs and
the creamery industry in Minneso-
ia. In 1920 in company with +.
Fl. Phillips of our st. Paul Of
fee | visited many sections Of
YOUR wonderful state to see at first
hand the marvellous development
that was taking place.
"At that time we had no pro-
duce plants in Minnesota, and E,
all the various places "is'Ied
Sauk Centre appealed to me as the
most logical place to bull. Our
plans were field in cbeyance be
cause of the unsettled cond tions
following the Great War, but in
1924 we were IN a position to make
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