The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-12
NEW CARNATION
.COMPAN PLANT
TO OPEN MONDAY
Special Day Planned By Officials;
Many Prizes To be Awarded,
Donated By Business Men
IL HAULERS EMPLOYED

The Carnation Company will
open its milk receiving station at
Oakland on Monday, September
16, according to schedule, it was
announced Tuesday by Glenn
Hoffman, local manager of the
station.
The plant has been under con-
struction Since July % and a large
number of men have been kept busy
in order to complete the building in
time for the day of opening Several
more weeks will be required to put
the finishing touches on the structure
and the grounds surrounding it, but
everything necessary for the opening
will have been done by Saturday ev-
ening.
A special day has been planned by
official of the Carnation Company for
the opening day.
The Company will present to every
patron starting milk delivery on that
day one five-pound bag of washing
powder, one dairy brush, one box of
single service cotton pad strainer
discs Also to the ten highest patrons
as to the amount of milk delivered the
opening day there will be prizes
awarded, first prize being an eight
gallon seamless milk can. Other prizes
include bags of calf mama, milk stool,
milk strainer and seamless milk pals.
The business men of Oakland are
also offering prizes to haulers and to
farmers. More than sixty prizes are
to be given away, including gasoline,
motor oil, clothing, cash, groceries,
kettles, coca cola, orange crush, NOV
ing picture tickets, dairy feed, etc.
All farmers who filled out dairy
survey blanks several months ago are
being notified by letter of the opening
date, the list Of prizes and are also
being told when checks for their milk
will be distributed.
Milk prices will be quoted on the
LIST and 10th of each month, the price
quoted being that paid for the pre-
ceding half month. Milk checks are
to be sent each half-month.
The letter also expressed the enthu4
siasm of the company in opening up
the new field. They write:
eve are convinced you have eX-
cellent fundamental conditions for the
production of dairy products. 1t will
be pleasure for our organization to
be part of this growing dairy indus
try"
Eleven haulers had a conference
meeting with Carnation officials on
Tuesday when their routes were laiG
out and discussed. The following haul.
ers and their routes were announced:
Guy Feathers, area of Eglon to Sill
yer Lake, Brookesde, Amboy, Aurora.
Bliss Wotring, area Corinth to Terra
Alta, to Dority, Terra Alta, to Aurora.
Charles Junior Martin, Highway
PIG, Gnegy Church to Oakland and
area west of 219.
John Beachy, area vicinity of Swan
ton toward Oakland, including Route
Al to 219 and milk from intersection
of Al and 2l9 to Oakland.
Jonas Beachy, Bittinger area and to
Deep Greek Lake.
Clarence Richter, area of Cove and
north Of Accident.
|. j. Morrison, vicinity of Addison,
Pa, and Somerfeld, Pa.
Ivan P. Herman, area west and
south of Accident in direction of Hoyes
and to Thayerville.
S. T. Dodge, vicinity Albright to
Lenox, Cuzzart and Bruceton Mills.
John Anvil, vicinity st. George and
Limestone road to Aurora.
Carol C. Martin, Pleasant Valley,
south of Oakland and east of Route
PIG.
The Carnation plant has been so
constructed that a condensing station
can be added to the present building
should the increase in business war
rant such a move.
At present the milk will be received
here, weighed, sampled and tested,
cooled and then shipped to the conden-
sery at Clarksburg. In addition to the
equipment required for the above work
there is also a can washer installed at
the local plant.
Charles Sharples, Clarksburg, w.
Va, will be the superintendent of this
as well as the plants at Clarksburg
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