THE CREAMERIES AND MILK SUP PLIERS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 273, 16 June 1888, Page 6

THE CREAMERIES AND MILK SUP PLIERS.

"\Vi li.u'o been awaie, c\cr since the New Zealand Fioe/ing Company institutod their creamery butter making sys-t cm, that tlioie \\ as a strong feeling amount a section of the tanning community antagonistic to t-hc Company's dairvincr, opeiations. What g.'vo li-e to this feeling, nnno peihaps than anything t'se, was the iact that iho liu-t se ison Ihe Company took up the buttci business, in Auckland, they bought up butler in huge quantities uliilo the pi ice ua>s low , and after gtadin^, and in hiiiio 0.1-0-. blending the butter piodueed in dilkveni dailies, the ariicle wa^ stoicd in cold ehambei-, and nib [ml upon the local m.ii Uet to eomnetj with the buttei of pn \ate daiiU", when the puce io-o at the. bt LiinniiMi v! winter. This was ii f to "ea'-on which many iauueis hud come to icly upon a- a time whin a high \aluo toi burte would compensate foi a pi outlet r'lcoin tnoilu-li ol die summer. They natu'.uly objected to lane quantities oi butlci , -ioi ed in hee/iny, ch.unboi-duiin;; tiiehot weathei, being biought out ai a '■c imiii when the) weie necu domed to leap then burliest pio lits, to !-\\amp the f 1 Osh buttci- maihet, Muis dc4ro)inu the annually lecuitim; sudden use in \ .due of this commodity. "We -a\ then oL>|Of tiun to -ucli a -tate oi all.. '- w.i- nitimil, but we cannot -,!) we t li' nk the ( ompati) in thus ailing dadoing ,in) tiling bejond what ii had a p< iteet ri'jjit to do, it taimeis -o mi -managed then biMtK — a- to make, (he t iunu, po 'ibic L"iom the point or \ iev. ot ihe'u own hu-i-DO"i in'uMe-ts, w e con-uier now „i- s> <. did then, that the Fiee/ing I Oiiipaii) made a moat mistake in -upno jn<j, the\ could make i s-ueee-- or a buttei ti. 'do eoi.diu'U'i on -ueh hiK-. .V qujlnx oi butter in f.u evpoit eouM ne\ei be u licit on when it h.ui u be made up horn piomi-ouou- puieha-e-of the .uticle t'oin all and -undi>. V -kill m the ut buttov could eu t n-me ihe '^et lin<^ up oi an < 1 1 licit mi c i poi t which, owin^ to i'- unilonnity oi u>» ( M i^iahts, would eoiw't'.and ■' iimilai pine in a (ou i ;ti nuu ke l. l\i^ i I.Jtt i.bji el. w lth whn ii the F; ci m_; <'i'iupau\ w i- oii<.'iudt\ >-',M,K)!t^d l>\ 1 u l;l pii l ol t lie p u bin* va- to Ik lp in ih 1 e-tabii-lnne.il o> m oi naiiw it loii which would bebeltci al/!e than an\ pu\ il', m dnidua'- to biii'd up an e % poi( tiade m nun juoduti l>"t n tlu\ iMiutil on tin. n hii-Miit."-- m -in Ii .i v, t\ a- to tm co then uoou- iiiio tho locai maiket, la fompeii'ion with pmate iudu-!.i\ >.iki tiiteij.u- , the ( oiii|"ii\ wie lnpnin; iin f.uiiieis bile dninu mo .<. d uoo'l loi i ii«m-el> i>- r l'hi- ll -lem-lo u-. the, hum da tht\ made the lu-t \o'u the\ Liok up the buttei busino-s. i 'on duett 1 1 upoji ih()-e line- tJieundei (akni n «,ia taibue, tnd the Company, to tlo iheu inanauei pi-ticc, w.i-- no' --llorw r to abandon Llie tm-take.u coiusi', piobabl\ only c peiim- nt ill) adopted. Thene-a \(.ti tlie)' w i-eh mined iheir «ittt')iiioi> to tin tit miii \ -y-tem : that is, | iii-ti ,if| of )>i,\ in r _ r I'uUei fiomthc lai/nei-, t ry) b')U«:ht : lie miliv, li cm u hich the cuaiu '..as c\tf.iftcd bv l-a\al -cpatulot- ,ii i ( tea mei le- c-t.ibh-h>jd in h\ c diileicul d uiy ! iii'iii,^ l'Cililn \./., i'tikeLoh", Tuakc'ii, 2S '_'<u v.iv alba, llanitltou, I'aSei.iniri. In lavn 1^ tin-, -'.en the I'ompan) undoubledl) .u'lOpt d tine piopi) coni-c, it tltey pr.i-jiii-uii io bt ( ouie -i:t."e--iul es.poi( l- "j 1 Unite. In nonii.ei v, as. that \> o can t link i oi woi'ld it be po--iblo to j>ioduee luille; I >>\ -utiicieni unilonniu ot qu.i.it) to cn-u: c it -* t.'Kin^ api ice on a level w it i the i bi-t ciiniinei cia! bultei in tin i>u"h-h in i: Li. i Siill i; ua- \e.^ plain when a? tie be^iriMi'L' ol j i-i -v.'.i-on (i'.e W.r ;.l'i ' of (he ( oiti[i,"i^ - I)ti(t~i liep (■ ruiei.r ,i.' ' in 'ifir t <! hiv <!u !'ic to til-, hunici-. ilia' i.o , \ui- no( "oi'i ■to f^et a\i i ) coidia' -uppiu { lo'n tlitiii. i he! c \..i> t Mileid !j a pii|.i.'it , ,r, uu-t the. co'up.'.uy, .i:i.{ to -upjioit , ii was le.^in! m! In nvu^ ,i- hdpingt') ( u a'e i ,i mo i u»Mut\ . \\ i ; dinted out at tlu tune 'thai i' 1 \,a- woif.ii while lor the j.n iic - | to 4 luu ...it(.e i'it_, leuii'ud -uppl\ o! niiik .it , liie piii olicied i! only los me .-.d.c, of ' MelpuiLT on an u,i',(ii,!i uij. In w hnAi atom , ; ,r l! ajipeai - lo ii-, ,u, < \ t ,oi ! t . a(ic in N t-\\ i /.v aland but to. could bi c^tab'i-hci!. We [ lui'inwed on j Lunieis tli.it a-, fai a- then Mai ot a monopoh wa- cnneei iml iiie | lei.jedy \\<i^ in their li.iiid-, .i-.a* ;m\ :>o imuitiln) coul'i cut oil ihe f-itMpl^ ot milk. ' Intact, it \\a- [iciteitly t lear in a'lvoi.e of [Oidmai^ ct«iii!non -u<-o, t h.it the coijij),M.\ , [<h pendir.^ toi the c. ii^int; on ol iht'i I ou-inc - (ijio'i the nuik supplun-, w,i-, .uid always would )»• t-ntncly at thcii men v, if the !<Ut(i clu/.se to act uith an) deuce ut ■ ii'ii-on \\lien an) ( au-e ot unnana d^tHiisi, Uio comfj.ifij sJiould .'.hh /v.s to Ibo j i ie; the comp.mv oltuied tor nuJk. it u:n a 'neio m.ittci vi aiitliiiieiie to decide wiiorhoi lo m.d\e am! '-ill I'utLei a', a-i rt\ei,i^e of Id pi i lb. i- moie n\ !e-s pi oijlabJ'j than Jo si !1 idjlK at an ,n eia/e <j[ o\d p( l gallon. We may take ll as b 'yum dic-pute tn.it at lea-t ihite gallons oi milk ot a^ciafo quality i- lecjui cd to make ;i pound oi but lei ; thu-j V will be seen lliat in:lk-se.llm^r, -d 2',d p l gallon it-. I otter I 1I 1 an buttei -^ellin^; ai 'Id per lb. by a halfpenny ■ t pound. Of (oui-o, (heie is the co-t ot coin ey.'inoc of mili< to the eicameiy to bo coiisKicicd ; but i^aiiiht this in bit unmaking v. c iia\c iho time and laboin i.ivoheei. in setting and skimming 1 the milk, in ehurninn aiKl paekinu the butter, bcMthjtthocoftli ol daiiy .'qijtii'ince^ anrl uten.sil.s, .uu\ after a'l the irei^ht charge om the butloi lot c AiwyaiHc lo market. Tin n tiieio is tho n'sk ol iiiisueeosliil m.mv- j i.icl me, of injuiy in ( l.uisil-, or oi non-s.-^e n a glutted loe.d mai kot — all eircumst.uicowhicli t hould bo takcu account ol boioio u humor "-.i.N.s it ia not woitii his while to i-oU milk to the oteatnery ai, 2'jd pjr gallon. How many, too, <^l our farmeib sell tlior buLtci ioi ra-hV No doubt same do, but u lait^o number ot -cttlci'h deal with the local stoiel.eopei ami ha>'o \o tako his aoud.-. in lotiiin lor their produce. It ii seam I) nceo-snry Jo point out who is. likely to <;et the bo.st ol it under .such an anan^oincn". Noh it must not be supposed Iron) the above lcnuuka that wo hold a brief for the Freezing Company. Our readois Mill know how chary \vv. have boon of enthusiii^tienlly advocating the creamery movement as cat lied out by the company. We havo from tho (ii\st caiehdly avoided any fctiong erpiosfeioii ot ojiinion in its favour, prefoirini^ to wait and watch tho results ot tho system, and the attitude of the company with repaid to the iaivncvp We caio nothing for tho success ot tho Freezing Company's buttor dopartmonl, except, as upon that success may depend tho welfare

of (ho dairying industry, and thoreforo tho prosperity of our utruggling furniors and counlry settlors. But wo nro not going to shirk our duty as an outspoken adviser of thoso who liavo to make lit oil" living by tho land ; and although wo a»o aware that, many of our vendors do not consider it advi&ablo to supply the creameries with milk at 2jd por gallon, getting hack tho sweet skimmed milk for calvos ami pig-., we tell them plainly and honestly Lh.a, v , c think tlicy arc wrong. Some }ko))1d a\ ill tell us that private dailies can and do nmko hotter butter than tho compmv makes under the present system ; giantod, wo admit the laet. Hut the question is not whether one or two, or l;cu or twenty piivate dairies can make bettor l>u( (or than i;ho average piodue' of ilie Fieo'iiiL; Company's bußor depnrtmoii!, \\ n.it, pficfical tarmeis should ask i }i«jii!.^fl\ » - i.-,.w licther enough butter s likely hi be. turned out by piivnto bultor makers u( an average quality sullicioutly v/iod and uniloim to enable the ptodueeis lv (i-(;il)lish( i -(;il)lish a eommcicial reputation tin Kew Zealand butter in Iho Kii'jdish niaikol? It tiny cannot answer -wen .1 question in tho aliiimnthe, without lmhilL'inu in tho most absindly s,-ui<niine antiL'ipal ion 1 -, they should think I wire botoie they condemn those who would miai.iniee Mippoi fc to a coneei n thiil, without doubt, i it)i and has male butter ot -ullieient uniluiimty and e\eoll< n'u of quality to c .lnmsittd a logulai --ale in J. uidnn. ami othei kuuo tovib ot the I T i it i'd Kingdom. Wo have -^ecn ietleis tiom rtiij'i'inl husino'-b men in <!io butter Had* ;.< homo, which doc-Luc ili-jt tho buitoi "Mit home by the Iwcc.'j'm^ Cot.ipan\ h.e* been quite j-aLi*--tait'ii^ ,i^ u';,iiiN uiliui, condition ;>nd qui'it\. Oni bu\ l Wi-iie k to f'onf t.ii't <o t.ilce 11ri u 'uJi i<, ii.o, imiilit! ~pe Ik- iii tlii hi'_"!ie 1 ieiiii' oi lm'bnii'M nnil be]ie\u^ th it i! i- oi\i\ «n i tit in to u ( 't. tUeailiolc piopuh ! iiuu it, mm 1 it,- e\( elknce lecogni^cd. t«i tu^uit toi it .. leady *-ale at lop pmv-. To ini-ii the s, U oi ourluil-ier m i'jUKij.v.u, i.i. n kets w ill ( iit,.ni ( onsii'u i.ihlo i \|ien-v' and (ivl i\ be tore .shipment bc< nine K>')l> pi ' ti.'abli \o\, , c.m >% c h.ucstl\ is-oi t that all ( hi-^ can !n> iloni !'\ r imiiv ulu il d.uiy lai niei s, ,vi il can hi (! me h\ .i (lading e<;neein like (ho Kue/iii'j (oiniiauy? l'o u^t.djli^h Aiw Zealand binui in the lOttiil^h oonnmieial uoihla a ( oinin <'jf,\ oi -et ! lttJ.md a --in ed i oni'Moi f i il value i-, im omi opinion. woiHi main [1 on -.tixi' oi pound-, to oiu taial eo!nu'ii!i!\ If (Mi comp,u._> under DDlii i' -;! -c m-i! in ,m eoinph-hing tin- tluii'; thii will U(-n\i to he leg.iuled :^ puiilti; hem i '("loi - \uii then when !he\ li,i\c done ttvh v wink. the\ will not ha\e lhi H •-li'j;hf e-t |))\\<i 1 o moiionoli -c < he t l.ule t he\ will h,i\e ci ..ltd. Theiewill l>c n 1 1 : 11 1 I«_f1 «_f ; > pi i\ < ,)i i,mi:m live ci • .inn. 1 1< - il .hu I'Uii^ -t.i i! t • take ,((! ,m(>i^,. ol the loie'^n <ii maud iliai \ ill tin n i^m-I lor our buttei ' ! \i Mcuie a fonii mante of fht miik i.^pbe . i 1!i 1 ! ( >nip,in\ wdlhe c hu polled to <_! x i , 'it lull hniie \,iiue toi llii milk (Ik Kuuhc ,\- foi t!i> local niaikiu it l- woiPi not tuiiLi toraioitain peilojotlhi \«i' e\ci pt I > (ho tew bin i'"i i.iakn> v, mo luakc !nil tit ot --jiecial (jualn \ , aiul lav i M/'.ii 1 ; (. i nipan\ eomjn (mon WllllKMl lllllt llil-e puMlk I ill t til- l\ ;c»lt ot !,u ;i (I.- >n' it ii > Oi htitter mu-t et i I, tiuh, ha\ tlu « licet ot m\iag In nine-- to I the loe il niai ! •i , audit could ne\ei limd the inteie-t o' tjii- oi any otlr l butrci pio duei.'i^ ioiiiti.l to rut i 'own juice- below a ti'_e.i ■ w !iK h v niiM lia\ i a i iii ]»l oil I la the piiAlurei \\ c u'mlci -i nitl t hat unle-- thei c i- a (.ir bct'ei pio-pett than at nie/tnt ot an <uleqr.au ii ( i)ph ol milk toi ui\t -.e.i-on <he eteamei'i- will he ( lo^vd, and ii ihi- takeplai c theie i^ little doubt but that the eiublMiinini oi a l;i.ttci e\poil tia'lenont Noith Nimv /( il.tnd will I'd iruteliniteK postponed. \\ ehwelk i n ,u filing eni hely tiom the point ot mow et the i umu m toie-( L'hli-- ihu company em icduee the co^ti of [Moimet ion an.) ]>lai l mg on the mar kef, we -cc \ Ol3 htfli ptodt for then .-h.'ieholder- m the buhei ( \poit lui-iir -^, lint v.i Ii c' ( 1 1 1 .ni ti i< fie iiiiiiL'in nt tiolit at I l-jiv' |oi ml hoit id be"<ialu" than it c.m he ii'idi rpi 1 -cut ;o i.iugeiac nt-. Anumu^t jotli'ji ihiu^- Hie shijiping cDn^pamcs / in \ .'.ml im's-m lo^ei tne lnin'it chain < -> n >w im I po-cl, uuie - the', an hii.id to ini-im -^ mi i 'iiL-l- v, inch noall induce thiin to to tti a e,u Mil;, ii.uk thai would, mule m uti 1 able ( iieiim-iaiu c-. (u \ lo j :n!olnjpui aiu hnicii-ioh-We t)'a-( u »(i> t oi .hi- loutnal wdl moi iiii-i'iidi. 1-f Mil i oi: po it i n wii ii 1 . 'x '• o; 1 \ t hi- que-( 1011. We ate cm iik ed 1 hat h\ M.{ j)Ol t 1 !'4 tM c" .liU It' ■> t.illlKM- \M'l *>l "(i\ iiu h _, > I 1 11 on 11 'lit l 1(-• s in t !■(' t>i emnt up!. Mill iiiinu lo' the lutuie This !'un i ; oi;i oiuiiioii w 1 do not, he* 11 .'!», !o c• - |)!"s-it pic',''l\ tioia li.ii v\ bung aeeu-ul ot t.'MMiiin^ a i'i"iiopoi>. So t.n a■.s\ c can v, ll 1 ! nioijopol\ letciin! toeaunoi ii tl»e 11, .Hue ,i| thin" c 1 , and t'u letoi c woaie ".oi i^oiii;_ „) ni deteiied. l>\ .i me c boge\ , liom a<m-in^ the «.•!« l — we iepi<--cnt t > then ad^ antagi