Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1890 — A Big Creamery in Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

A Big Creamery in Rensselaer.

The Republican is glad to be able to state that an improved modem creamery, of large capacity, is now an assured fact, in Rensselaer. W. H. Fosmer, 6f New York, has been here some time, working the matter up, and last week he took Messrs. J. H. Willey and Addison Parkison, a committee appointed by the citizens for the purpose, to Lafayette, Columbia City and the dairy regions near Elgin, Ills., to inpect the creamery process. The report of this committee, on what they saw and learned, is published in another place. Saturday evening a public meeting was held in the court house, and after hearing the report above mentioned and Mr. Fosmer’s propositions, a committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions to the stock, for a creamery.

It is proposed by Mr. Fosmer that he build and thoroughly equip, with all the most approved appliances, cold storage room, Ac., a large creamery, for 84,500. The company will own and manage the creamery, but Mr. Fosmer will, if desired, furnish an expert hand to manage the work, until such time as others I ' selected by the company can learn the methods.

In the system proposed to be used the butter is extracted, by centrifugal machinery, directly from the sweet milk, a method which makes the most butter from given amount of milk, and of the bftst quality.

The work of soliciting subscriptions has met with great success among the people of Rensselaer, and surrounding country, and before noon yesterday stock to the amount of $4,100 had been actually subcribed for, and enough more was pledged by good men to raise the amount to $4,550. It is more than probable that before this paper reached the eyes of most of our readers, at least $5,000 will be subscribed, and this sum will build and equip the creamery and pay for a site and make a well. There is therefore no doubt at all as to the success of the movement.

As a site for the proposed building, a lot on the river bank adjoining the Rensselaer MiU,is talked of, and finds much favor. It would seem, all things considered, a most excellent choice for a site.