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NEW DUNDEE CREAMERY Page 4 March 3rd 1916 the volunteers (soldiers) who were expected to visit New Dundee and stay overnight were furnished with butter from the creamery. It was paid for by taking from the fund acquired from the making of butter. In April of same year a request was made to the directors to aid in making a new water trough on King Street (now bridge) west of the Black Bridge. It was decided that the creamery give a barrel of cement. In Dec. of this year Elias Hallman was rehired as Sec. Treas. for another year at $250.00. In February of 1917 the directors proposed to pay 1 3/4 cents per lb of butter for hauling the cream. Three were satisfied to accept that price, except Mr. Ervin Groff thought his route being the worst that he should have some preference to the others. The other haulers Mr. Alex. Brighton and C. Kavelman offered each to give him two dollars during June and July of this present year making a total of eight dollars. Jan. 17, 1918 Austin Bauer was hired at $1025 per annum. In march the directors met with the cream haulers and the creamery Co. agreed the half loss with the cream haulers, when the cream haulers upsets in the winter with bad roads, where it is unavoidable. Morley Toman was hired as assistant butter maker to Mr. R.A. MacEwan in Jan of 1920. It was in this season that the matter of grading and pasteurizing butter was discussed but it was decided that we wait a little before we decide on the matter. Also the ' matter of pawing the buttermakers when sick the full salary. It was discussed and finally decided to pay Mr. MacEwan's illness this time but in future engagements that there is to be a perfect understanding. The Creamery was painted on the inside and also a cement block for the testing machine to stand on. On October 27, 1920 the directors decided to purchase the U. B. parsonage property for fifteen hundred dollars. In Jan. Mr. Groff one of the cream haulers had the misfortune to totally spill $154.00 worth of cream. The matter was fully considered with him and after he left it was discussed further. It was decided not to require Mr. Groff to repay the loss of the spilled cream. Feb. 25, 1921 it was reported by Albert Einwachter that for Mr. Groffit was almost impossible to collect the cream satisfactorily on those two routes with a runabout. It was decided that Mr. James Henderson and Mr. John Bricker try to buy a truck for the creamery, In March Mr. Edward Kavelman was engaged for one year to run a truck in gathering the cream from the routes that Ervin Groff gathered for some years generally called the South route at the wage of $1300 for the year, also furnishing team and rig when roads were not fit for the truck to do the work.(by Ed.Kavelman) A moisture testing machine was also bought in 1921. A Ford Truck was bought at Preston, by May Secretary Elias Hallman had died and Geo. Coleman was hired for the remainder of the year for |600. per year. In Sept. 1921 it was thought advisable to have strainers put in the haulers cream pails, secretary to have them put in. 1951