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NEW DUNDEE CREAMERY PAGE 2 How it got its name: It was moved by A.G. Becker seconded by E.B. Hallman that the name given to the company being formed be: "The New Dundee Farmer's Co-operative Creamery Co. Ltd." and have their office in New Dundee. | January 28, 1909. At a meeting held in Chipman's Hall the question of a new site for creamery and new building was discussed. The amount of stock was limited to 2 shares of ten dollars each by any one person. Cream was gathered by the tank system but a sample can was brought to this meeting to discuss the advisability of gathering in cans. The tanks were wooden rectangular with metal lining on wagons. Cream had to be weighed at the farm and sample for testing taken. Next a „ method was 30 gallon milk cans on back of a Ford roadster, on a little platform, 3 - 30 gal. cans to a car. 1924 - 25 Individual cans came into use. Nowadays bulk tankers are used for hauling and are filled from bulk tanks at the farms. So milk is never touched by a human hand as it runs from milk lines from the cow to tank. Picture Courtesy the Austiri Bauer Family Ice House J. Brunk submitted the lowest tender and was paid |50. for filling the house with ice plus $1.00 per load for hauling sawdust for packing. This tender included cleaning out the ice house before refilling. Mr. Ehnes was appointed secretary for one year for the company and patrons at a salary of $125. beginning in Feb. 2, 1909. April 4, 1910 a secretary was engaged at |150. per year beginning Apr. 1, and an assistant "to do the figuring" which had been done by Austin Bauer. Mr. Lowe left in 1910 and Mr. Caswell was hired at butter maker at a tentative salary of $65. per month. On Nov. 7, 1910 Mr. Keyes was hired at $70. per month for six months and $75- per month for the remaining six months. Nov. 4, 1912 Mr. Keyes was engaged for another year at $1400. and he was to furnish his own assistants. If they made 190,000 lbs per year he was to be paid in the same proportion for the surplus . The next year he was re-engaged for $1000. per annum., and Mr. Austin Bauer for $360. per annum both to keep a strict account of the butter made each day. Austin was also re-engaged at $75. per year &o do the figuring. In Feb. 1914 extra help was engaged at 15 cents per hour. In Feb. of the same year Amos Hilborn was engaged as secretary for the creamery at a salary of $225. per year and $12. for directors meetings. Mr. Austin Bauer- at left- picture courtesy of the family