. History of Conway (Massachusetts) 1767-1917 . re of the Initler busi-ness and with the building of the Conway Oeamery in 1886the business went into new channels. The (\)nway Co-operative Creamery was organized in 1886with a capital of 83,500. J. B. Packard was president andCharles Parsons treasurer. Buildings were erected and opera-tions started in July. The next year \V. A. Pease was engagedas superintendent and afterward H. W. Billings became treas-urer. The business was a success from the start and showed lit AM) IM)rsrR\ 111 a sifaiiiulsof cream were receixed irom 274 iiatroiir^
. History of Conway (Massachusetts) 1767-1917 . re of the Initler busi-ness and with the building of the Conway Oeamery in 1886the business went into new channels. The (\)nway Co-operative Creamery was organized in 1886with a capital of 83,500. J. B. Packard was president andCharles Parsons treasurer. Buildings were erected and opera-tions started in July. The next year \V. A. Pease was engagedas superintendent and afterward H. W. Billings became treas-urer. The business was a success from the start and showed lit AM) IM)rsrR\ 111 a sifaiiiulsof cream were receixed irom 274 iiatroiir^ aii<I made into 227tons of butter. The amount paid patrons for cream was$100, The company was awarded the j^old merhil andtwo first premiums at thi- Ba\- State l-air, Boston, wlu-re therewere o\er 200 entries from leadinji; .New lui^land cri-americsand fanc\- dairies; also awarded first premium at the RliodeIshind Slate , Imx idiMice. In ihc --uinnicr ot \^H)() liie. WAV , buildings were destroyed by fire. The burning of the creamerygave the big milk distributers for the Boston market an oppor-tunity to extend their field to Conway. Most of the creamerypatrons then began selling their milk to these dealers, andthe creamer\ was not rebuilt. Since then the principal productof the farms has been milk shipped to Boston and Springfieldand both milk and cream to Northampton. At the presenttime, 1916, the a\erage amount of milk shipped daily is from3,000 to 3,500 fjuarts to Boston and about 2,500 to Springfieldand Northampton. The earl\- industries were mostly small enterprises establishedto meet local needs, but since 1837, manufacturing has occupied 112 HISTORY OF CONWAY. an important place in the life of the town and it is in its manu-facturing interests that Conway finds the chief element of itsprosperity. South River, flowing through the village, providesa number of fine water powers for the towns manufacturingindustries. The first m
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