Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
More About CreamerieS.
ASkoV American:

| More About CreamefleS.
Editor, Askov American:
Will you kindly bear with us again,
or are we presuming too far?
When | use the pronouns we and
us, it does not mean Colonel Lind
bergh and his plane" neither does
| it mean Pulling and his cows. 1t
means all of US, who are working
together il common cause; it
means a goodly number of cooper
| ators both in Pine and Carlton coun-
| ties who have expressed themselves
| in no uncertain terms concerning
this creamery propaganda. We are
being told so many things that we
are somewhat confused, but be sure
of this: just sign your name in the
lower right-hand corner and you have
invested" one hundred dollars and
tied up your butterfat for a period
of five years.
Let us-the farmerS-who are &C
cused with not thinking at all,
arouse ourselves long enough to use
little fore-thought instead of so
much after-thought and perhaps we
can save ourselves some "unneces-
sary' worry.
Do we really need another cream
cry or two at this time? If so, why?
Do you want it enough to sign a
five year contract, regardless of what
may arise? Or are you Chiefly in
terested because some selfish inter-
ests are at work, who. haven't your
interests in mind? Frankly, we can
see no reason why every dairy man
near Sturgeon Lake and Moose Lake
cannot patroniZe Land O'Lakes
creamery without going to any extra
expense, other than paying small
trucking fee, and be under no OBJ
legations whatever.
Do not say it can't be done, it's
impractical. After three years of
our cream eighteen miles CD to a
Land O'Lakes creamery at the trifling
cost of one cent per pound butterfat,
there can be no logical reason for
either building or buying a creamery
to satisfy selfish interests, at either Of
the above named towns. Let's wait
awhile. Albert Anderson gave sew
eral very good reasons for not build
ing creamery at this time, chiefly
because the dairyman has an over
load now. Farmers Friend" brought
out other points of interest-not go
inf inn h a
investment" AS a matter Of fact
we can't find many farmers who are
taking much interest these days. 1t
seems to be going the other way.
We are wondering why some of our
cooperative creamery officers, man
ayers and county agents aren't boost
ing "a little more for our local enter
prises. There seems to be a fruitful
field for honest endeavor. Are they
functioning so we'll that boosting"
is not necessary?
If this subject affected only Mr..
Carlson of Sturgeon Lake, Albert An
derson and myself of Windemere and
our ''hired-man" then we would be
sequence to appear in print, but we
feel it to be direct thrust at three
cooperative creameries and the
farmers store. Aye, there's the rub!
1t matters very little to the public
what three or four of us lesser lights
say or think, unless we are in the
right, and honest in our convictions.
Knocking" or 'slamming" does not
explain or decide any question. What
is there to be gained by us farmers
by any more organizations that tend
only to weaken those that have been
built up? If we are wrong, won't
some real dairyman or dirt-farmer
come to our rescue, and set us right?
Do we have to take homeopathic
doses from those who deliberately try
to muzzle free speech? We would
welcome more light and less leading,
unless the leaders have clearer vi
sion, so we aren't left in the ditch.
We honor and respect the man who
is honest and not afraid to take ~
stand for what he believes to be
right. l have enjoyed reading the
articles by Mr.. Mosbak, Commission
er Stepan, " Tarnowski, Axel H. An
derson, AXel Carlson, Erwin Nelson
and others. 1t is not to be expected
that we can always see things in
the same light, but we can profit
by the experiences of others, and the
articles ny Mr.. Madsen and Mr.. Mos
back were very interesting, bringing
out both sides of the question and
leaving the public to draw its own
conclusions. However, we hardly be-
lieve Mr. Mosb8k to be in the minor
ity. Whether or not my first, and
this-I trust-my last letter, regard
ing this creamery question, is "necese
sary" or not, l leave solely to my
brother farmers and dairymen.