Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-02-13
LAND O. LAKES
keep PRICE UP
John Brandt Tells Pine City
Farmers Spectators Aim
At 3OC Per Pound.
Creamery Members Desire
Lower Power Rate; Com
mittee Appointed.

The annual meeting of the Pine
City Cooperative Creamery associa-
ton, held at the Armory at Pine City
and il was a very enthusiastic meet
ing About 400 people were in at
tendance. The principal talk Of the
day was given by John Brandt, pres
ident of the Land O'Lakes Cream
cries, Inc.
The report of the secretary Of the
Pine City creamery, S. A Striegl,
showed that the production for 1929
converted into terms of butter would
amount to a run of S71,937 pounds.
which is a decrease of about 40
below the 1928 figure, but $4,000
pounds ahead of 1927 The decrease
in 1929 was due 10 the draught and
consequent hay shortage. The aver
age price paid for all grades of cream
during 1929 was 50.55 cents per pound
of butterfat. The overrun was 23-S%.
The total cost Of running the creamery
per pound of butter made was IS
cents.
An amendment TO the bylaws was
passed permitting a member to sign
his family or his tenant to vote for
him at stockholders meetings.
Seek Lower Power Rates.
S. B. Wells gave a few remarks
about electric power and light rate
and said he thought il should be
lower. Mr.. Wells made motion
which was seconded by Frank Drimel
and carried, asking that a committee
be appointed to call on the local
power company to endeavor to obtain
a more satisfactory power rate 1t
was left with the creamery board to
appoint the committee
Philippine Independence Urged.
A resolution was presented by An
drew Carlson asking that the Philip
pine Islands be given their independ-
ence. Mr.. Carlson moved that the
resolution be adopted. which was
seconded by S. A Striegl and carried
unanimously. The resolution read as
follows:
Whereas, importations of vegetable
oils from the Philippine Islands is cost
ing the American farmers around $780,
000, 600 a year, be it resolved that the
Pine City Cooperative Creamery as
sociation go on record as requesting
and demanding that the congress of
the United States set the Philippines
free at a very early date
Directors Reelected.
The terms of office of two directors
expired, they being P. H. Anderson,
the president of the board. and S A
Striegl. secretary. They were NOM
mated for reelection and being the
only nominees were elected by ac-
clamation. The other board members
are: R Odendahl. vice president;
George Dipprey, Anton Wanous. and
Andrew Carlson. George Kick is
manager and treasurer, and Elmer
Carlson is operator.
The board meets later TO choose its
officers.
The meeting concluded by giving a
rousing vote of thanks to John Brandt
for his instructive talk on the butter
situation
Land 0'Lakes President Speaks.
Mr.. Brandt, who held the rapt at
tention of the large audience through
out his talk. spoke about the tariff
situation, the coming year in the dairy
industry and said that the Land
OLakes was going TO do all in its
power 10 stabilize butter prices He
said there is underconsumption of but
ter rather than overproduction-
If all butter was of a quality sim
liar to the first grade butter of the
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