A History of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West, and Brockton, Prince Edward Island

The Alberton Dairying Association did not involve any Elmsdale farmers when it first began. The following men were involved in its organization: J .P. Brennan, J .A. O’Keefe, J .T. Weeks, Stephen Weeks, Harry Hunter, J. Dunbar, Father Burke,

Benjamin Rogers, James Larkin, J .E. Birch and EL. Rogers.

1 The cheese factory was commonlyreferred to as the Alma Cheese Factory. It is said to have been built by George Gard. .5

The following ad appeared in the Agriculturz’st June 8, 1895:

The Alberton Cheese Factory — The patrons will take note that the milk haulers will be around on Monday morning the 10th inst. at 5:30 o’clock. Get your milk stands erected the height of the side pole of truck wagon at a convenient place on roadside. Do all you can to make the factory a success to , yourselves. After 1St July milk will be paid for each month. The Directors.

The factory was built on the Cheese Factory Road. At that time the road met the Western Road at John P. Wallace’s gate. The factory was a co-operative effort owned and supported by local farmers. Some of the shareholders were: Harry Hunter, Charles Pridham, Paul and James Gillis,

Bertram Ramsay, George Wallace, John P. Wallace, Benjamin Dunbar, William Mountain and James O’Brien.

In the report of the Alberton Dairying Association’s annual meeting on J anu- ary 12, 1897 the acting secretary was Mr. J.T. Weeks. Other persons identi- fied as secretaries were: Harry Hunter,

rur’ii'fifi'ffifif‘r Ted Hunter, Carl Weeks, Wallace

JG, ’3‘; _ V H VFW: Donald, Watson Hardy and Ed Foley,

Mirna”, 11:133.": €113: "" 'ya‘} who held the position of secretary— " treasurer.

The Summerside Journal, Apn'l 22, 1896

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