The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-07-25
GROUND BROKEN
FOR CARNATION
COMPANY PLANT
Construction OF Milk Receiving
Station Began Tuesday On
Land Formerly Oakland
Hotel Grove
COMPLETION BY FALL

Ground was broken on Tues
day for the new milk receiving
station of the Carnation COM
pany which will provide an out
let for milk produced by farmers
of Garrett county, Somerset
county, Pa, and Preston county,
W. Va.
R. 0. Henzey is the architect in
charge and H, E. Pierce will be super
intendent of construction while F. W.
Clark is construction engineer. Tools
and machinery needed for construc-
ton work arrived here Tuesday and
surveyors began work the same day
laying out the foundation. The mayor
and council have delayed the laying
of the water line, awaiting permission
of the B. and 0. railroad company to
cross their property between the Car
nation Company's property and the
Youghiogheny river. Several hun
bred feet of new pipe are needed for
this new line.
Completion of the concrete building
will depend upon the weather, but it is
expected that it will be finished by
early fall. The Oakland plant is the
third in unit. Another receiving
station is about half completed at
Cameron, W. Va, while the $250,0OO
condensery at Clarksburg, w. Va, is
just about finished.
Plans call for the Oakland plant to
ship its milk, after cooling, to the
Clarksburg condensery. The amount
of milk which the company will accept,
is unlimited, Vern P. Melhuish, COM
pany representative, told farmers and
business men here several months ago
when it was definitely decided to To-
cate here.
The new plant is to be an additional
outlet, and will give the farmers an
additional place for milk at all times.
1t is being constructed so that it will
be possible to take care of any in
creased production on the part of the
farmers, it was stated.
Farmers were told last February,
1--WE want you farmers to increase
your herds to supply the increased
demand"
During the winter and early spring
about 1000 farmers filled out dairy
survey blanks stating how many cows
they possessed and how many cows
they would add to their present herds
II there was assurance there would be
a market for the milk supply. 1t was
the result of these survey blanks
which showed this area as potential
dairy cattle section, and caused the
company to make it's favorable de-
ciSion, Garrett County is accredited
for freedom from Bangs disease in
cattle, and it's cattle have also been
tested for tuberculosis.
This will make two receiving sta
tons in this area, the Oakland Cream
cry company having been established
here for a number of years, but ac
eording to officials of the Carnation
Company, it is their purpose to en-
courage the production of milk to
such an extent that the new plant will
merely serve as an additional outlet
and provide the farmers with more
revenue. At the time Mr.. Melhuish an
nounced the company would locate
here he said the price of the milk
purchased would depend on the Chi
eago butter market, which at that
time amounted to about $1.65 per
hundred for four percent butterfat.
The plant is being erected on prop
erty recently purchased from the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad and is a
part of the Old Oakland Hotel grounds
Just west of town on the Crellin road.
Five acres of land was purchased
and the Mayor and Town Council
granted them minimum taxes for a
JNoi ptIIOu. LII lGCuIH CIlC Sol
nation company is giving the town
permission to retain it's main sewer
line on the property.
representatives of the Carnation
company with representatives of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad first
looked over this territory last fall,
and the railroad company was instru-
mental in getting things under way.
Inc project was taken up by number
VI business men and the city council
sS 1t was felt an additional industry
would make for a more profitable
community. The beginning of con-
s'ructlon is a source of much salts
taetlon to those who have worked on
we matter and is calculated to help
'ne entire area financially. When com
p'eted the plant will employ at least
ave people and others will be en-
pioyed on the various milk routes.
Inc Carnation Company is the lar