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THE CAROLINA UNION FARMER
Farmers’ Plan Co-Operative
Creamery.
If present plans do not miscarry,
Asheville will have in operation by
March i a $5,000 creamery plant.
The name of the creamery will
likely be the Farmers Co-operative
Creamery and it will be established
foi the benefit of the farmers of
the county and the surrounding
country, owned and operated by
them. The object will be to manu
facture the dairy products of this
section into butter and cheese suf
ficient to supply the local trade and
compete in many of the Southern
markets with the creameries of the
North and East.
About 30 farmers of the county
have already evidenced their inter
est in the undertaking and some
thing like $1,000 or $1,200 has
already been pledged. The move
ment has been on foot for about a
month and there seem to be no
obstacles in the way of its estab
lishment. The biggest considera^
tion now is to get the farmers of
the Weaverville section to come in
on the proposition. These men
have been considering the establish
ment of such a plant for some time
and a number have already pledged
about $600 for the establishment of
a plant in Weaverville. It is arg
ued that if the creamery should be
established in Weaverville, it would
be practically inaccessible to the
greater part of the section around
Asheville, while if it were estab-
li.shed here it would be perfectly
accessible to them and the Weaver
ville people would not be inconven
ienced in sending their products
here as they have the benefit of the
street car service to Asheville.
The Farmers’ Union of Weaver
ville is to hold a meeting on Satur
day, January 20th, to consider the
proposition of coming into the
movement of the other farmers of
the county in a plant here and at
that time those who are interested
in the matter will go to Weaverville
and present their clairhs. It is be
lieved that the claims of the latter
will be admitted and that the union
will co-operate in the establishment
of the plant here. It is certainly a
popular movement and not a single
farmer has been approached on the
subject who has not expressed his
willingness to take stock in the
company.
• It is understood that it will not
be a difficult task to fit up the plant
and as soon as tlie organization is
effected work will begin immediate
ly. Several sites are under consid
eration for the plant but if none of
these prove favorable a building
will be erected. A $5,000 plant can
be quickly put in shape and it is
said will be large enough to fill the
needs of the cummunity for the
next 20 years. Its capacity would
be about 3,000 pounds of butter a
day.
The Southern Railway has ex
pressed its willingness to co-operate
with the farmers of the entire west
ern section of the state in this un
dertaking by establishing a baggage
rate on the products for miles
around. For instance a parcel of
100 pounds will be carried a dis
tance of 50 miles for the sum of 25
cents. This would put the plant in
a position to be as useful and as
cheap to the people living that dis
tance from the city as those living
only a few miles in the country.
The state department of agriculture
will also co-operate in the under
taking and will send a man here to
help open the plant. The state is
doing all in its power to encourage
the dairying business in this section
now and would be more than wil
ling to aid in such a proposition as
this.
The present idea is to manufac
ture first class creamery butter and
cheese, which can complete success
fully with the products that are
now shipped south from eastern
cities and from the west as far as
Illinois. There will be side lines
developed, however, that will prove
very profitable. There will neces
sarily be a cold storage in connec
tion and this could be used for
eggs, thus bringing into the market
a much larger supply of fresh coun-
try eggs during the summer season.
Another side line which would
probably prove the most renumer-
ative of any, would be the raising
of chickens on the skimmed milk,
another by-product of the plant.
Skimmed milk is one of the best
fatteners known for chickens and
a milk fattened fowl is worth from
three to four cents a pound more
than any other. All of which seems
to prove conclusively that such a
plant would be a very paying prop
osition to the farmers. It will all
go to their general welfare too, for
no one will be allowed to buy a
controlling interest in the business
and its business will be conducted
by a majority vote.
Farmers’ Banking Business
WE GIVE PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO
THE BUSINESS OF FARMERS. YOUR MONEY
WILL BE ABSOLUTELY SAFE IF LEFT WITH
THIS BANK AND WILL DRAW A REASON
ABLE RATE OF INTEREST. WITHDRAWALS
MAY BE MADE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT
FORFEITING THE INTEREST ON REMAINING
BALANCE. WE CORDIALLY INVITE THE
FARMERS TO MAKE THIS THEIR BANKING
HOME.
Southern Loan and Savings Bank
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
JNO. M. SCOTT’ Prei. W. S. ALEXANDER. V. Pre.. W. L JENKIN, Ca.hier |
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Home Protection For Farmers
This is what is offered by
the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance
Association
Of North Carolina
Insures property at about
half usual rate, against fire
WIND or lightning. No
other company offers such
low rates with such safe pro
tection. If your County is
not organized, send applica
tion for insurance to Central
Branch, Raleigh, N. C.
The Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Association
B*x 264 Raleigh, North Gorolina
JSrAKenta Wanted In every Farmers
Union In North Carolina.
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
issued by this bank bear interest at 4 per cent from date
if deposit remains three months or longer.
We w^ant your business.
Merchants & Farmers Nat’l Bank
Charlotte, N. C.
Capital and Surplus $350,000.00
GEO. E. WILSON, President.
JNO. B. ROSS, Vice-President.
W. C. WILKINSON, Cashier.
H. W. MOORE, Asst. Cashier.
CABBAGE
5.000.000 BEADY
FOB THE MABKET
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“influence” in congress to tht Parcels post^ are payinrunnece.’sary expreis charge*-
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UNION PLANT COMPANY
Marshville, N. C.