The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14
Oakland Not Certain


The original plan was to establish a
large condensery at Clarksburg and
receiving stations at Cameron, West
Va, and Oakland.
The fact that the company has de-
cided to build its condensery at Clarks-
burg does not make it certain that the
receiving station will be built here,
according to local people working on
the development. Vern Melhuish, Car
nation representative, had asked for
about 500 survey blanks from farmers
IN this section, showing the COW pop
ulation and the chances for increase
throughout future years.
Thus far, due to the fact that milk
producers and potential milk produc-
ers, have not grasped the opportunity,
and also due to the apparent lack of
interest upon the part of others, no
more than 400 blanks have been re-
turned
1t was intimated the receiving sta
ton could be built in any direction
within 60 or 70 miles of Clarksburg,
should not the Garrett county people
want another outlet for their milk
supply that would be permanent and
unlimited.
The condensery at Clarksburg will
be $40 feet long and 80 feet wide, built
of reinforced concrete, except the roof.
Part of the structure will be two-story,
part one-story and part one-story with
basement. The original plan was to
build the plant at a cost of $250,000.
The receiving stations were to cost
about $4,000.
The construction of the Clarksburg
plant will start Immediately and will
be put in operation next spring. The
building will be equipped as a COM
plete condensery making a finished
productive canned evaporated milk
About $50 men will be employed in the
work of construction.
It's principal value to the area is
said in Clarksburg to be the encour-
agement it will give the dairy indus
try with an unlimited market for milk
The president of Clarksburg Cham
Der of Commerce termed it "the finest
thing that ever happened to Clarks-
burg and the central state territory"
The chairman of the agricultural COM
mittee declared it would furnish a
365-day-a-year income to nearly 5000
farmers of that section, with paydays
twice a month.
Meeting Held This Morning
A group of business met met this
morning to speed up the survey so that
the Carnation Company will know
the possibilities here within less than
= a week. Names of farmers who have
not been contacted have been listed by
districts, and business men named to
be responsible for certain areas, to get
results by the end of the week.
Farmers are urged to cooperate with
the men named in their districts and
to come in if possible and see them,
without waiting until they call at in
dividual homes The survey should in
clude the milk producers who are now
sending their product to other stations,
as the survey is not to see whether or
not farmers will send milk to the Car
nation receiving station here, if one
is built, but to learn whether the area
is capable Of producing sufficient
cows to warrant the construction of q
plant for future growth.
The men named this morning for
the various districts include the fol-
lowing: District /, Delbert M. Davis; 2,
L. M. Fraley; 8, R. D. Houck; 5, H. c.
Riggs; 6, L. M. Fraley; 7, o. 7. eraser;
8, Cecil Right; 10, Frank Kley; IL, j..
c. Renninger; Ia, Frank Kley. District
16 is included in the former Districts
and 10, and districts not listed will be