When the Creamery Burned, Yakima's Milk Had Nowhere to Go

Since the unfortunate fire which destroyed his creamery during the winter, Captain Dunn has experienced great difficulty in caring for the milk from his herd. He had been endeavoring to induce some of the other creameries to put in a skimming station where the cream could be separated and shipped to the creamery to be churned. Satisfactory arrangements could not be made, however, hence the captain has put his stock on the range. As soon as he gets matters properly shaped, if some one else does not come forward, he will put a creamery in himself. He was “pulling $100 per month” out of the creamery, he said, up to the time of the fire. Commenting on the benefits of a scientific agricultural course, he said that the Washington Agricultural College was the most practical institution in the state, and it gave promise of uplifting agriculture to the highest standard. He expressed great admiration for Utah's college and the experimental station, and said that they were doing more to make a great state than all its temples and tabernacles. The captain has one son taking the agricultural course at Pullman, and he will send the other one this fall.

J. E. Shannon, one of Yakima's most public-spirited citizens, commenting upon the fact that Capt. Dunn had put his cows on the hills because proper facilities could not be furnished for handling the milk, said: “Every cow that is taken from the vicinity of Yakima means a loss of $7 per month of circulating medium. If a creamery were in operation at North Yakima I would proceed to build up a herd of fine milk producers—the best stock I could get. Naturally, however, I will not invest capital in blooded stock unless I can see that it will be profitable.”