Summary Information
Arctic Springs Creamery Records
1889-1924, 1967
- Arctic Springs Creamery (Galesville, Wis.)
La Crosse Micro 8; Micro 691
1 reel of microfilm (35 mm)
UW-La Crosse Murphy Library / La Crosse Area Research Ctr. (Map)Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records documenting the creation and business activities of the Arctic Springs Creamery which processed cheese and butter in Galesville, Wisconsin, and was reorganized as a legal cooperative in 1924. The collection includes minutes of stockholders meetings, 1889-1924; correspondence, annual reports, and resolutions, 1919-1924; and articles of incorporation and by-laws. Also included are records pertaining to the 1967 merger of Hiawatha Dairies Cooperative and Arctic Springs Creamery Cooperative.
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Biography/History
The Arctic Springs Creamery was incorporated in 1889 in Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin for the purpose of carrying on a milk, cheese and butter business. Although formed as a corporation, stockholders intended that it be run on a cooperative basis. No one could hold more than ten shares of stock. Most major decisions such as land acquisition and personnel changes were submitted for approval at annual and special stockholders meetings. Elected members of the Board of Directors were not allowed to succeed themselves in office.
The original creamery business was increased when the holdings of the Tower and Johnson creamery were added in 1890. Besides maintaining the basic cream gathering and processing system, the creamery endeavored to promote better dairy practices. In 1908 the Babcock butterfat test was adopted by the company. Through its association with the Wisconsin State Creamery Association in 1923, the firm gained access to the latest developments in marketing and processing. The growth of the creamery benefited the community of Galesville in 1921 by providing a site for the new village well and assuming the standby pumping responsibility.
The status of the creamery changed legally in 1924 when it became the Arctic Springs Creamery Cooperative and altered its bylaws to comply with state regulations governing cooperatives. It operated as a cooperative until 1967 when it merged with a larger group, the Hiawatha Dairies Cooperative.
Scope and Content Note
The collection records the founding and development of the Arctic Springs Creamery from 1889 until 1924 when it was reorganized as a legal cooperative. It also contains records pertaining to the Arctic Springs Creamery Cooperative's merger with Hiawatha Dairies Cooperative in 1967.
Minutes of the Arctic Springs Creamery comprise the largest part of the collection. These include minutes of annual stockholders meetings and quarterly Board of Directors meetings. Miscellaneous annual reports, correspondence and a resolution (1919-1924) are filed separately, followed by documents concerning the merger.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Loaned for microfilming by John Docken, Galesville, Wisconsin, May 1978. Accession Number: M78-249
Processed by Max J. Evans and Mary Diezel, August 1978.
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Articles of incorporation, by-laws, and minutes, 1889-1924
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Correspondence, annual reports, and resolution for dissolution, 1919-1924
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Audit report, 1967
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Notice of stockholders meeting, 1967
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