ILLINOIS STATE DAIEYMEN's ASSOCIATION. 83 



A reference to the above table will show that Dundee and Algonquin 

 have in five years furnished nearly one-third of the milk to Chicago by the 

 Chicago & Northwestern railroad, and why the milk from those towns 

 should be distributed under the title of " Elgin Dairy," is one of the 

 mysteries. Elgin ships but little milk, most of the product of that locality 

 being required by the Condensing Company and the several butter and 

 cheese factories. The scheme is a cheap steal upon communities which 

 deserve credit and are entitled to it. 



Mr. Henry Starring, general baggage agent of the Chicago & Burlington 

 railroad furnishes the following table of receipts of milk upon that route 

 for the year 1877 : 



Towns. Gallons. 



Bristol 912 



Downer's Grove 34,792 



Fox Station 8,344 



Hinsdale 47,872 



Lacton 87,968 



Lisle 257,560 



Montgomery. 16,941 



Nanerville 98,736 



Oswego 5,904 



Riverside 38,424 



West Lj'ons 169,560 



Western Springs 47,672 



Yorkville 10,552 



Total 825,240 



Mr. Greorge IJ. Daniels, general passenger agent of the Chicago & Pacific 

 railroad, reports that road as bringing to Chicago in the year 1877 the 

 following amounts: 



Towns. Gallons. 



Bensenville 280,432 



Bartlett 100,152 



Dumser 86,200 



Elgin 432 



Hampshire 103,600 



Hammonds 200 



Itasca 17,200 



Manheim 67,600 



Meacham 59,336 



Ontarioville 128,800 



Pingree Grove : 123.904 



Roselle. 63,344 



Spaulding 88,872 



Salt Creek 22,840 



Starks 61,080 



Total 1,204,312 



The cooling beverage known as buttermilk "came to town" upon that 

 road to an extent of 45,120 gallons. 



This represents the shipments, upon the three leading roads, of milk to 



