The Resilience of the Kennewick Creamery

A visitor to the editor recently asked, 'You haven't a creamery in this town, have you?' When told the town has a creamery, the stranger expressed surprise, saying he had been in town several days and had heard nobody mention it. This follows the common tendency to advertise our failures and obscure our success. Had this same stranger visited Kennewick a few years ago, he would likely have been told the creamery was on the rocks or facing a receiver's sale. But now it is no longer in the public mind because it is a success. The creamery is a strong testimonial to the fact that when farmers reach the point where they are in real earnest about cooperation, they can succeed. Through the efforts of a few farmers who were not ready to quit when the bottom dropped out of their first venture, the creamery was made over. Each year under present management, the business has shown a substantial increase and a widening of territory. It is now getting cream as far east as Connell and as far west as Sunnyside, with monthly business crowding close to the $10,000 mark. It is no longer a liability, but an asset.