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a successful creamery. Finally it was decided to make another attempt, 

 this time only a few farmers were willing to join, they hired a young 

 man and he commenced his work under the most discouraging conditions. 

 Hardly any cream was delivered as the farmers did not think he could 

 do any better than the men who preceded him, but he dit not give up 

 hopes. After waiting all day at the creamery he stationed himself at the 

 depot every evening when the farmers would bring in their cream to be 

 shipped on the night train to the cities, pleading for their cream by say- 

 ing: "Oh, let me have this cream, I will weigh and test it while you 

 wait. I cannot make any great promises 'but we will do the best possible 

 for you, and, if we can only get the cream I am sure we can make a suc- 

 cess of our creamery. Not even a newspaper did this plucky young but- 

 termaker have to help him, he used chalk and wrote on the sidewalks, 

 "The Farmers Co-operative Creamery is in operation and would like to 

 get all the cream possible." One by one he conquered, although he at 

 times had to plead several times before he could depend upon their patron- 

 age, but he won out and during the past four years not a single can of 

 cream has been shipped from this station. They are now a satisfied 

 bunch of patrons, and I have been told by several of them that they were 

 ashamed when they thought of how slow they were in helping their own 

 creamery. This buttermaker is receiving a fine salary, and he is earning 

 still more, his creamery is in fine condition not only on the inside but 

 the outside as well; a nice driveway and lawn is kept in order; he not 

 only takes an interest in his creamery but in his patrons as well. He is 

 testing their cows and thereby assisting them in weeding out the un- 

 profitable ones, encouraging better cows, better care and feeding, and it 

 is remarkable to note what he has accomplished in a short time. 



On the other hand we find buttermakers just the opposite, who make 

 pleasure their business and simply long for their monthly salary check. 

 It is a sad sight when we visit a creamery where we are greeted at the 

 door by several broken butter tubs, hoops off, which might be saved would 

 the buttermaker only spend a few minutes to save them. They have been 

 paid for with the expectation that they should be used. Stepping into the 

 engine room perhaps we find several frozen lubricators, discarded injec- 

 tors, one or more steam pumps, yes we even find condemned boilers, 

 simply through the carelessness of the buttermaker. Oh, brother butter- 

 maker, this does not add to the success of your creamery, pride in one's- 

 self should prevent this state of affairs. "When a creamery has confidence 

 enough in you to intrust you with the care of their property, let the re- 

 sponsibility rest on your shoulders, do the best you possibly can, let your 

 creamery be evidence of your neatness, the buttermilk vat up in the garret 

 your ideal of cleanliness, the smooth running machinery your pride. 



The success of your creamery is resting mostly on you, and it is up 

 to you to do your part faithful and well, your conscience should tell you 

 your duty, study the conditions you are working under, in many ways can 

 you make yourself useful to the people in whose employ you are, while you 

 are doing seemingly small things around your creamery, repairing the 

 machinery, applying a little paint perhaps if needed or in improving 



