Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-20
BORDEN Milk
PLANT TO Be
BUILT IN Waco
Move Started At
Meet There Starts
County on Dairying
industry Program

anu central Texas ClLlLeue,
a representative Of farmers from ey-
cry community Of this territory Mon
day night at the Waco Chamber OF
Commerce witnessed Inauguration OF
an undertaking which picks this city
as the point at which milk manufac-
turning capital enters Texas. lmmedi-
ntely the Borden company will begin
erection of a half million dollar milk
condensing plant in Waco. Thus in
itiating a dairy program which has
been 10 years in the making and
which is spoken Of by the agrIcul-
tural leaders of Central Texas as the
turning point IN the states black land
farm problem.
The consensus Of opinion, both on
the part OF the compslys represent
atives and the Waco Chamber OF
Commerce mills campaiEn-commlttcei
- that passing of two years under
the milk production program VIII
sec an average az 100000 pounds de-
liyered daily into Waco.
Assurance that their opinion rests
on a convincing basis is seen III the
feet that orc item accomplished M
preparations Of the McLennan county
dairying program was the obtaining
Of pledges from farmers IN TINS
county guaranteeing a m}lk stock
population Of $4,000 COWS, crcation OF
which should begin immediately with
coming Of the milk plant. over 1000
farmers created tins guaranty with
their signature.
In this item az the program, like
wise banking interests OF waco ana
elsewhere IN Central Texas have as
sured their financial cooperation
seemingly removing every obstacle
70 farmers securing the milk stock
and al the same time inserting ma the
program a guaranty OF registered
animals as the basis Of production.
Coincident with initiation OF the
milk production program, McLchnah
county seeks ON December 40. TO vote
Si,a5l,500 bonds for 900 miles Of
GOOD roads construction. deemed re-
uuisite 20 expedite MIX nellNetSi
and. bv reason of this fact, a pro-
rram Of construction which cmpha-
sizcs Improvement or "all-weather-
inrn of the county's lateral or cross
road highways. However, complete
conrreting OF the countys deslg-
mated state roads likewise ls pro-
vided. Under this lateral Or cross
road emphasis McLennan authorities
choose the T.. ). rural mail routes as
n basis for outlining proposed lm-
provemcnt.
There arc no miles of these rural
anil routes In the McLcunan, 3lu oi
wnirh arc now ali-wcathcr ROADS. w
49, terms ~ the bond issue Hl pct
cont oF $50 miles ot the rchl"'hin
and 400 miles uniwuroNcd routes VIII
bc -aII-wcaihcrcl providing ". H
illusion of three years, cuttuiAt' /"
timc tn complete enc c'n-t Iu-1lou
rrocram. Gao miles oi @li-"etue
lateral or cross roads ih we
ybers arc 100 miles ui ie-lEh"lcu
nt.,w,,4 which viii lc cone
rrotcd. 80 ap|preua..Ic oitDt''l''
49, arisen ~ tat good i1aAa I.o
~r,u ana a p|r.ytIulIty un"Nii
n, f.ynr NJ the bonds bDt. l3 'a
prophesied' MAI commerce
aot,ng was presided over ug ~ =
tsa.,s Nv orgauilatlJu president "AN
r,mca newspaper rtprc~chl"tl'e
r.,rr4ruratlyu oi farm ana 1Nl4
-"ttnr1i periodicals from al r-v4'on7
r-va Chief feature oi the NO.
,vgs the address ot Walter l's-'
r,lI manage OF thc Borden e'l"
~Dv who M oulliuin- plans Vl
f,r, nm this section COOK da WIN
~. WI Lis REMARKS. tor ihe luINt"
n, toward assured roapeI-tN
Tryas agricultural arc
the entrance oi miih
r.riur capital M tnl7 -
Il Give some idCa ot the Naue hi.
this milk mauufactaiih uh't
.atl Mn. Page. "iet n. ''n.l.tI "a
w.e radius around waco. ,Sa
,trrld contain g~rrr"Aih'h'
.-n." A.. HE NML H..Aa
-rltv of the ono crop system a-uulu
80 declined $50 rer acre ln Na.u'
- total of 100000 0 IN lana AZ
.On tho other hand suppose that
r..r.fr.atirn In thc lluc ot daitt nk
increased land values S-h rer acIe.
NJ INCREASED value hc >lt,lvN'pv"
4 the decrease or increase WIZ "l-
c.t thc entire community aa Wen An
10 farmer Mr.. Page Said nc pro-
w., VII this Kind ever before had ueen
undertaken, but that it was ms l'rhi
r,r.fction Texas and his coilNAAS
-crlipp together. could make thC uh-
~ocrtaking a success
hs proof ~ this statement ne out
lied results already obtained TIL
mic IL Starksvillc, Miss, lewis
burr. Columbia, S~hclbyVlllc, FulasAl
ana Fayetteville, Tenn. at all poinls
M which milk manufacturing cstau-
hshments have proven thc succc hc
nrnphcsics FOR Central Texas anc
most OF them within q period oi less
thar four years.
Proving the result obtained ln
S.arkvillc. Mr.. Page showed that in
1927 Ostibbcha county had lts larg-
80 cotton crop and stli thc value oi
lis dairy products exceeded tAe it
turn on the staple.
.~Irtensified and diversified iarm-
;r- wins prosperity ana prosperity
..fIs c-ontentlent ana happiness,
y. ~lared Nr. Page. "DairyIng must
IVA added Ia tho present farm actiF-
~ FOR the south. Farmers should
produce just as much cotton. too, as
thcy did before but, produce ~ on
less land. palrying VIII provide the
monthly income .mple 90 care for the
farmers daily requirements. That
which he obtains AZ the same time
from his one crop operation becomes
bis surplus or money crop return.
Thus 50 far ard without cyccrticu
has been tho result obt- rcd where
our capital was invested M the
South
The new Borden plant TN Waco viii
re ore Of the outstanding plants ci
The South. Powdered mtlk VIII be
manufactured IN ere fir rt ana