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sheds will not do: i.e., for western people. Factorymen 

 should guarantee their product, prime, and then should 

 charge a fair price, and no more. As long as patrons were 

 satisfied, he thought others ought to be. 



IsEAEL Boies: Could not add much to what had been 

 said. The amount handled had much to do with what 

 ought to be paid for manufacturing. He paid sixty dollars 

 per month for a man in his factory, and give his own time 

 — as the " old man " wasn't '' good for much anyway ;" he 

 kept none but good help. It cost but little more to handle 

 eight thousand pounds than two thousand pounds. He 

 makes exclusively, butter; of course, where both are made 

 the profit is more. He agreed fally with Mr. Ward; thought 

 his argument unanswerable, if facts are used. 



S.K Williams: Was part owner of a factory; run 

 -^Ye thousand pounds per day, and after all expenses were 

 paid, he knew the stockholders received thirty per cent, 

 on their stock: how it was done he could not tell, only he 

 knew he received that magnificent dividend. 



Thos. St John: Was surprised to hear any factory- 

 man say that butter could not be made for less than ^ve 

 cents per pound. He fully corroborated Me. Williams' 

 statement as to the thirty per cent, dividend. He made for 

 four cents, and had charge of the above factory referred to. 

 Factory cost two thousand dollars; was just as good for 

 what it was made for as a fifteen thousand dollar factory; 

 did not think such a factory could be run to advantage, 

 and that a large amount of useless capital was tied up for 

 farmers to pay interest on. 



Judge Wilcox said he had written to Mr. Willard to 

 ascertain what prices were paid in the East; had also made 

 figures for himself, which were as follows: Take for 

 example a dairy of fifty cows; &ay an average yield is 

 one and eight-tenths gallons per clay; in one year the fifty 



