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INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE
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SIXTEENTH YEAR
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1910.
NUMBER 46
BEGINNING OF
BUTTER
MAKING
FOSTERED DAIRYING INTEREST
OF POLK COUNTY.
HOW ONE MAN, THROUGH UN
DAUNTED ENTERPRISE, CON
VERTED GREAT TERRITORY IN
TO PROSPEROUS DAIRY FARMS.
Tho following utory herewith pub
lished, through courtesy of the Ore
, gun Agriculturist, tells what K. C.
Kldrldge is dolK tor Folk county;
, "In tho beginning," is a terui that
we often hear. Hut It is few men's
prlvlli'Ke to be lu at the bj;lunliiK.
However, this U not true of tlie man
who In far-sighted and cuu see the
-workings of tho future.
Mr. K. C. Eldrldge, manager of the
Independence Creamery Company, U
one man that wan In "at the thin
ning." More than ten yarn ago he con
ceived the Idea that a creamery
would be a good tiling for Indepen
dence, llo began thinking creamery
i and talking creamery, and hla neigh
bors laughed at him.
"Are you going to make butter out
'. of prunoH?" wax asked of him.
: "There la not a herd of ten dairy
cows in Polk county," he was In-
; formed.
"There is not a hand separator in
the county," they told him.
"The farmers are buying butter
that Is shipped In here now," was
the talk.
"Yes, I know," replied Mr. Eldridge
"but I am goiug to build a creamery.'
; To this end he began to hold meet
lugs among the farmers.
He began to pledge tho produce
from their cows, and all this time
.' the machinery was on the way for
' the plant.
By the time the plant was erected
and inHtalled he had the magnificent
(?) number of 175 cows pledged,
When it came to a showdown about
one-half of these went back on the
contract.
Imagine the produce of 175 cows
made up from herds of three or four
animals that must supply butter and
cream for home consumption before
the creamery got any of it!
But nothing daunted, Mr.' Eldrldge
aet a day for opening the creamery,
Long early in the morning before
Mr. Eldrldge came down to open, Mr.
V. G. Leffley drove up and deposited
a can of whole milk on the steps of
the creamery. He was the first actual
patron. At that time they were tak
ing whole milk and separating it
there. The first winter the creamery
turned out about 100 pounds of butter
per day. Mr. Eldrldge talked more
cows. Even went so far as to buy
cows for those who wanted them and
let them pay for them out of the
cream sold.
He does this even now. By this
means he became not only an import
ant factor in Independence, but s
benefactor to the country surround'
Ing,
As an example, one man had thirty
acres. He was in debt and could not
pay out. He began selling cream. Mr
Eldrldge encouraged him to buy more
cows.' "No money," said the farmer.
"Go find your cows and I will find
the money," said Mr. Eldrldge. This
the farmer did. Mr. Eldrldge inspect
ed the cows and believed them to be
good dairy cows. Mr. Farmer bought
them and Mr. Eldrldge paid for them,
the farmer agreeing to sell his cream
to him. It was not long until this
herd of cows was paid for. About this
time Mr. Farmer had an opportunity
to buy seventy acres more land ad-
- Joining him. He advised with Mr.
Eldridge who advanced more mon
ey to buy more cows and he bought
the farm. Today he has his 100 acre
all paid for, his children have a col
lege education, he has a piano in the
home and a snug bank account, all
from the help and encouragement
given him by Mr. Eldridge. This he I
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K. C. ELDRIDGE
"onrtty Oregpn Agriculturist
WOULD
MARRY
BY TELEPHONE
PROPOUNDS PERPLEXING QUES
TION TO MINISTER.
MEETS BY TELEPHONE, COURTS,
BY TELEPHONE AND NOW I
i
6EEK3 TO HAVE MATRIMONIAL I
KNOT TIED BY WIRE.
will do today, lie known all th per
plexities of dairying, he knows a good
dairy cow, he was In the dairy bus
IncKK for years in I'tali, having a lien
of fifty cows, lie answers at length
any questions regarding feeding, test-
lug or care of cows. He is of Infinite; ej w(q u, name.
Sundny night, Rev. Mr. Weber re-i
celved a uiensago over the phone ak-1
Ing hliu If he could perform a mar)
rlage ceremony by telephone. The !
reijuent came from one Ketrhum pro- i
suniably from Dallas. The directory '
of that city shows no one by that !
name. At any rate no one has been I
found in that viril ity who is acquaint
member ami friends of tho Christ-1
Inn t hiiri h ii' it Smidiiy forenoon and
afternoon, Firt will come the Bible;
Iiihi at 10 o'lnk, wheu young audi
old tony I'omo together to Muly tho
won! of Oo l. and to lntru ted hi Its ;
kitcred prlie ipl, n. This will merge,
at eleven without wute of time. Into ,
the churth enlt, with the Lord's
Supper. After the supper, the pu.-tur PLAY
w ill preach a mrmou, w tilt h it U
hoped will inter-M all, imperially the
members from out of town, on the
subject, "How to Make Ninety Cents
go Farther than a Dollar". Out of
town MemOem will be Invited to dine
with thone In town, a.'.d Ul two-thirty
all will come together again to listen
to an address by I'a.stor VV. A. Wood
of .Monmouth who will have some
thing to say that will be good
to hear. In the evening the church
will Join la the union temperance
meeting at the auditorium. The Bi
ble club for young men has been
la him li i-c and part of the officers
GLEE CLUB IS
MUCH ENJOYED
TO A FAIRLY
AUDIENCE.
large;
PEOFLE 6HOW APPRECIATION
OF EFFORTS ON PART OF LEAD
ING CITIZENS TO SECURE MER
ITORIOUS ATTRACTIONS.
assistance to the dairymen who turn
to dim for information or for help,
lie doeg this cheerfully, courteously
and quickly. He is ever alort to get
the best markets for the butter. Thus
he can pay tho best prices for butter
fat. Where ten years ago he was
making 100 pounds per day he is tnak
ing about 3400 pounds per day. He
ships to the best markets at all times
because of the quality of his butter.
Mr. Weber had retired for the
!ilht when the 'phone came. He
answered It staling that be did not
know, but would find out as soon as
ho could. The following day, Mr. We
ber .Inquired Into the matter and has
not yet been able to determine wheth
er the ceremony would be legal per
formed In that manner. He has asked
the opinion of a number, including le
gal mlnda, and all are stumped by
He has abandoned the route method the question. The Intricacies in the
of gathering cream. This keeps the matter niny arise thus: Does the
cream in the hot sun too long and
spoils much of It. For this reason it
is unfair to tho man who produces
good cream and does not assist thej
man who produces a poor article. He
now buys cream, direct from the ship
per, and pays the express himself.
He has three ways of doing bus
iness. One is monthly remittances,
another is semi-monthly remittances
and the other Is a statement and
check by return mall. This latter is
little used excepting by those who
think they will give the creamery a
trial. After they do this they soon
young man who resides in Dallas de
sire to wed a young lady who lives in
Salem? If so, in what manner can
witnesses to the ceremony be secured
or how could Itev. Mr. Weber know
that he has not performed a ceremo
ny In which the two parties are men,
or how could he be satisfied as to
the qualifications of each that per
haps the bride is too young or groom
too old or perhaps that previous ties
would constitute a hindrance. So com
plex the situation that Mr. Weber is
Mill working on Its solution. Owing
to these difficulties and the uncertain
revert to the semi-monthly or month- j ty of his fee In the matter providing
ly method. By this means their pay
ments are large enough to make a
bank account and they will accumu
late faster. Short payments are soon
spent as the sums are hardly large
enough to take to the bank.
This creamery is the oldest in Ore
gon under one management. Mr. Eld-1
ridge has thoroughly demonstrated
what can be done by one of grit and !
determination, even though the odds!
are against him. j
the ceremony could be performed In
that manner, Brother Weber has de
cided to relinquish all Interest in the
matter and to refer It to the Justice
of the peace in the precinct of Dal
las. ,
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Methodist Church
The services are now being held at
tho auditorium Which has been well
In buying cows for customers he al-i prepared for the purpo8e. 0n Sunday
ows tnem to una tnem. tie men goe mornin thfi gubjec, wlll be .The
ana inspects tnem. ana u tney are pIftrn nf , rhpiaHftn Worshln
usiii us win uuy mem ana allow uie , th eVBnlnB, Mrs T7jiruh of port.
utruier co repay mm on a mommy Uni prealdSnt of the 8tate w, c. T)
oaaia. tie win not nuy a poor cow, v wiu addreS8 the citizens. Sunday
as he knows that It will be a loss. , B.h, Bt 1n .nH tPalr ftt
By his methods he has built up the , m Tho .,..- DraveP n,efittne
dairy business many fold not only in i wl be ,held on Tuesday nIght at the
roiK county.Dut in Benton, Lane, un- .udftorlm W. .1. Weber. Pastor.
coin and Linn. He has probably done,
as much or more for the dairy Indus-! Baptist -.nurcn
try in the state of Oregon than any Rev. Pease of Hermiston, Oregon,
other one man. He has done it will- will sDeak both morning and evening,
lngly and unselfishly as well. And the. Sunday, Aprifl 17. Bible school at 10
good work is now coming back to hiir a. m.; young people's union, 7 p. m.;
with much interest In the way of in- prayer meeting Wednesday evening,
creased business. Many new patrons All iavited.
are coming to him daily. The mail . ,'. . , . .
Z j Rally Day at the Church of Christ
There will be a grand rally for all
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Courtesy Oregon Agriculturist
With-' Jovial splr't the Willamette
Glee Club, together with a hoot of
their college friends, chums and
sweethearts, laid siege to the city of
w . , a t..i. rt...lM
have been elected. The talk is strong inuepeuuence lasl tr,ua, ,uC
for a ba.ebull team. It is not decid- firs' maneuver after landing at the
ed yet whether It will become a "Bar- df" to Lombard the hotel
aca" or a "Loyal Sons- club. Let Though the doors had been closed
all young men Interested come Sun- 'l wa pwi'bealed that none could
day monilng at ten and meet the receive any food, the good looks-or
teacher. Mayuard R. Thompson. Let ' th '" t'lub and the 8lul,P8 of tbeir
all members of the church "sit up,,a(,y friends were to muth for the
and take notice" of this rally and , Proprietor w ho soon had the doors
plan to come. inrown wiue open ana auipie ueu-
ance was louna.
The next point of attack was the
opera house. "Where arethe dress
ing rooms?" "Have you any guns?"
"Get me a sprinkling can." "I need
two long round poles." These were
questions and remarks directed to
Rev. Weber who soon succeeded la
supplying all their wants.
Some of the glee club and some of
the girls, too, decorated the curtains
with college pennants making promin
ent cardinal and gold, colors of old
Willamette. ,
Then came the real warfare. With
excellent voices, the well-trained glee
Union Temperance Meeting
There will be a union temperance
meeting in the auditorium Sunday ev
ening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Ada Wallace
Uuruh, president of the W. C. T. U.
of Oregon and chairman of the state
prohibition committee, will be the
speaker of the evening. Special mu
sic will be rendered, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Geo. Conkey. If you
care whether .Oregon Is "wet" or
"dry" in 1910, come to this meeting.
I will do family sewing at your
home. Phone Mrs. J. B. Hiltebrand,
Main 171, Independence, Oregon. 45-6
(Continued on fifth page.)
DON'T BLAME THE
CREDIT STORES
FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO MATCH OUR PRICES.
IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE MERCHANT, BUT
THE FAULT OF THE SYSTEM.
Don't You Want Reliable
Shoes for Your Family?
WE CARRY A LARGER LINE AND SELL MORE
SHOES THAN MOST SHOE STORES, '. BECAUSE
EVERY PAIR WE SELL IS BUILT TO GIVE SATIS
FACTORY SERVICE.
Tailored Clothing
IN THE BEST POSSIBLE MANNER FROM SELECT
ED STYLISH FABRICS. BUILT TO HOLD ITS
SHAPE. OUR NEW SPRING PATTERNS ARE NOW
ON DISPLAY.
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DRESS GOODS, NOVELTY SILKS, SUMMER WASH
GOODS, HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR.
EVERYTHING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AT PRIC
ES THAT CREDIT STORES CAN'T MATCH.
Barnes
' a$i) Store
E. T. BARNES, PROPRIETOR
. SALEM, OREGON