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cepted by the people of New Perth and vi- cinity and a company was organized and a supply of milk guaranteed. The next sea- son, 1892, the new factory was in readiness and was opened on the 22d day oft June, and closed on October 3Ist. The quantity of milk received was six hundred ninety- six thousand two hundred and forty-seven pounds, and the cheese made was sixty—six thousand eighty-nine pounds.

The plan in brief was as follows: The company was to erect the necessary build- ings, and the dairy department to supply the plant and operate the factory at a fixed charge, to market the output and sell the milk to patrons according to the quantity of milk supplied. The season's result was quite satisfactory and other sections prepared to enter into like contracts for the next sea- son. The next season the department took charge of all the factories in operation ex- cept St. Eleanor's, which always retained its independent management. Among the factories opened that year were those at Vernon River Bridge, Kensington, Dunk River, Crapaud, Mount Stewart, Morrell, Head of St. Peter's Bay, Gowan Brae, Mur- ray Harbour North and Red House. Year after year other factories were erected and operated under government management and thus continued till 1896, when several of the companies first organized assumed independent management. The next year government operation was entirely given up and inspection only continued for two years, when that also was dropped. In order, how- ever, to continue inspection and instruction and thus secure a uniform make of butter and cheese throughout the province, and also raise the quality .of the output to the highest point of excellence attainable, it be- came evident that a general organization

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was necessary. A meeting was then con- vened in Charlottetown and the initial steps in the organization of the Prince Edward Dairy Association were taken. The direct- ors‘ report of the first year (1889), records the history of this as follows: “A meeting of delegates from the dairying companies doing business in Prince Edward Island was held in Charlottetown on March 4, 1899. After addresses by Prof. J. W. Robertson, Ottawa; Mr. T. J. Dillon, Premier Far- quharson and others, it was unanimously re- solved to form a dairy association for the province. The following persons were ap- pointed a committee by the meeting to pro- cure an act of incorporation for the associa- tion: Arthur Simpson, David P. Irving, James E. Macdonald, Lauchlin Macdonald, Alfred E. Dewar, \Villiam Callbeck and John Anderson. The committee was also asked to provide for the formation of a dairyman's board of trade. After some dis- cussion about the financial support of the association, Professor Robertson announced that he would ask the department of agri- culture at Ottawa, to make a‘grant of three hundred dollars to the association for the current year. Premier Farduharson agreed to ask the Provincial Government to grant the sum of four hundred dollars per year.

“The committee met on April 19th and drafted an act, which afterwards became law. the committee becoming the provisional directors of the association. Arthur Simp- son was elected president; John Anderson, vice-persident; and Alfred E. Dewar, secre- tary-treasurer. Mr. Charles Taper, of Wins- loe, was appointed auditor, and by-laws for the government of the association were also made. Mr. Fraser T. Morrow was engaged as instructor in cheese and butter-making for seven months from the Ist of June, at