LEWES CREAMERY
1912
The Lewes Board of Trade,
finding that but few cattle are being kept on the Sussex county
farms, hereabout, have made “A Call To Cattle Back to Farms” ,
and have made plans to for the building of a “creamery” at
Lewes. Over $5000 worth of stocks were subscribed at a June 29th
meeting and a new Lewes industry is assured. Building operations
will begin in July to be completed by September.
A Certificate of
Incorporation was issued at Dover , Friday. August 23, 1912, to
Lewes Creamery Company, Lewes, Delaware. To construct, conduct and
operate a creamery and all things pertaining thereto, with capital
stock $50,000.
Wednesday, August 14th,
1912, a great many Lewes towns people and farmers financially
interested , were present at the new creamery when it's first butter
was turned out. Mr. Williams, is in charge
A large local farmer,
William D. Wilson, on November 29, 1913, that the past year he has
had dealing with the Lewes Creamery and received $711.60 in payment
for cream, in addition to the milk and calves he raised and sold. He
advocates the Lewes Creamery and its butter production as a valuable
asset to all local farmers.
George Fisher was elected,
Thursday, May 29, 1913 meeting, to act as superintendent of the
Lewes Creamery plant and will have charge of the ice cream making
with the new machinery having just been installed for that purpose.
Fisher will fill in the place left by Fred Blandorf of Mooresboro,
North Carolina who for the past three months has held the managers
job he took over from Mr. Williams, but has left Lewes to go back to
Mooresboro when his sister died., and has decided not to return.
The 1915 meeting of the
stockholders on Monday, March 29th, were held elections
for directors of the Lewes Creamery Company and they were; James T.
Lank, George E. Vickers, George E. Hudson, Herbert Fisher, William
D. Wilson, Joseph D. Thompson and James J. White. Evidently the
annual meeting of stockholders of the Lewes Creamery Company were
held the first Wednesday of March.
Also at this meeting the
officers were elected, they being; Joseph D Thompson, president;
W.D. Wilson, vice president; treasure, James T. Lank; secretary,
James White and Harold Stevens appointed Superintendent for the
ensuing year.
October 16, 1918, George
fisher , manager of Lewes Creamery Company, has taken the position of
assistant engineer of the pilot boat Philadelphia to succeed
Charles Lofland who is now Chief of the pilot boat. Paul Carpenter
will take charge of the management of the Lewes Creamery.
On December 30, 1818, Paul
Carpenter resigned and John C. Ellingsworth of Milton has been
appointed manager to fill his spot.
The business of the Lewes
Creamery has increased to such an extent that two large rooms have
been added to the plant, making it one of the finest and best
equipped on the peninsula. It, however, did have it's share of
problems as did most businesses, in 1913 some youngsters broke into
the plant and 70 cent was taken from the cash drawer and in 1915 the
scarcity of cream posed a serious problem.
Source: Harrison Howeth
abstracts;
Wilmington
Morning News, 1912-1920, Wilmington Evening News, 1912 -1920
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