The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
S.L.Creanery
Has Splendid
1885 Output
Annual Meeting of the Sank
Lake Creamery Held
Monday, Feb. 3
A SPLENDID PROGRAM
Increase of Manufacture Is
$4,000 Pounds Over
1884.

Despite weather conditions a
large number Of stockholders and
patrons were in attendance at the
annual meeting of the Sank Lake
Cooperative Creamery, held in the
Community Club rooms Monday,
February 3. Oscar Lying, president
of the association, called the meet
ing to order and invited those men,
who helped establish the creamery
thirty-three years ago, to the front.
A silent tribute was given to the
patrons and members of their
families, who had passed away dur
ing the year.
The annual report, read by Secre-
tary George Strauss, revealed that
the association was debt free and
that it had enjoyed splendid bus
mess during the past year. An
increase of $4,000 pounds of butter
manufactured was noted over the
year of 1884, and the profit for the
year amounted to $1,000. A short
period was given over to questions
pertaining to the annual report,
during which time ]. c. Matthiesen
commented on the excellent local
sales and asked that the associa-
ton extend it's appreciation to resi-
dents of the city and the business
men for their splendid support. The
annual report will be found on
page two.
George Strauss and Charles Kor-
tan were reelected as directors for
the terms of three years each. Mr..
Strauss, who has been a member
Of the board since 1915, was UNI
animously reelected without oppo-
sition. Ben Walters and Chas.
Kortan were nominated for the
other directorate, and the election
resulted in As votes cast for Mr..
Kortan, while 81 votes were re-
ceived by Mr.. Walters. Mr.. Kortan
was a member of the first board
of directors and, for but a short
period, has served continuously
in that capacity.
Mr.. Lying addressed the gathering
on the splendid condition of the
creamery and gave credit for the
the fact that dairy herds of the
community are smaller now than
sometime ago. He stated that this
showed improved methods Of dairy
ing and better care of cream by
the patrons. Following this he in
troduced w. B. Larson, Land o
Lakes fieldman in District No. Z.
who now resides in st. Cloud. Mr..
Larson was a former. Sank Centre
resident and Is well-known in this
community. He stated that the
local creamery completed the year
of 1885 with the finest statement of
business he had seen this year, and
complimented the officers and but
termaker for their splendid work.
He continued that the average
price of 1881 paid for butterfat is
one-half cent higher than paid by
most Of the creameries to the east
and Is equal to that paid by most of
the large creameries. He compli-
mented the buttermaker, A. N.
Cordell, and stated that he had re-
ceived third place in the efficiency
contest Of District No. z, with an
average score Of 98.79, and that he
had carried second place in the
cream grading contest. He COM
mented on the dairy market
stating that foreign importations
are a very determining factor in
the price Of butter. He stated
that butter could be shipped by sea
from foreign countries to our east
ern markets as cheaply as they can
be shipped by rail from the mid
west, which also has a tendency to
create a falling market. He COM
mented on the Canadian import
agreement and its possible effect
on the butter market, stating that
the import tariff had been cut by
approximately 40 percent on the
first 100000 pounds of sweet or
sour cream to be shipped into this
country. He stated that there
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