New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

CONVENTION OF MILK PRODUCERS AND DbA'Lho
A Convention of Milk Producers and Dealers
was held on Wednesday at Pardee's Hail. 'rotoh fh4s
Wescheser County About $50 persons, principally iar
mers the line OF the Harlem Railroad with numooro
delegates from the line of the Erie Railroad NewJersey
aud Long Island. and OF the principal dealers VI
New.York were present Mr.. George Craineof Mlerton
Dutchess County, was called to the chair. and Mr. Gil
bert f. Bailey OF Croton Falls was appointed Secretary
MrRF Camp stated the objects OF the meeting and
i'm the course Of his remarks gave some interesting STA
tiytcs with view Of showing the Importance ana mag
nitude OF the milk business on the line OF the Harlem
Railroad He said that 100000 quarts OF mix is anhu
ally sent TO New.York requiring the investment OF from
$40 To produce the milk 5000 cows arc
kept and feed them 12OoO acres o. land are iegueu
and the expenditure OF 100000 for feed t pro
duced on the farms. while further outlay oil pOOOo WIS
Incurred Tor hired help, and 100000 more of I-lod
ton Of milk to the city; aud however eAtrhnagt Wv
figures might appear he would add that they only constr
tntc about onchrd Of the total required 10 supply c
cities Of New York and Brooklyn MI camp salu a. II.
had conferred with Mr. BuckOut the superintendent O
the Harlem Railroad on the objects OF the meetg MI III
that gentleman had expressed his readiness 10 ~ az
the aud he could i'm CARRYING ont their views, especially
with regard putting stop to the heavy loss sis'tu
being taken away from the platforms by irresponsible
parties should that meet the approval OF le n
| PRODUCERS The speaker said il was no uncommon
occurrence to find their milk at some Little groceries
filed with mOlasses Kerosene or other Articles 9i,n2
Objectionable The great object was TO secure uh!tvu
action Of the farmers in furnishing pure MIX anu " az
for it price which would prove remuneratVe 10 TIC
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Resolutions adopted in favor OF furnishing resi-
dents in York with the genuine article OF mix Us
comes from cows; and the dealers present pcuEcu
themselves deliver 1t in the same condition OF purify
IL was resolved charge four cents per quart by inc
can TO dealers from the 1st OF April TO the s oil OcOD
beside the OF transportation and other incidental
charges furnish milk only To responsible persons III le
city, who should furnish their cans INTO when It in
can be empted at the platform Of the Harlem haoau
also appoint agent to attend 10 the reception vi @
milk at the depot and its delivery to customers ke"lse
TO keep the producers informed as TO the state VI t
milk market In the city to supply ana demand so tnd
PRODUCERS shall send to the market more IMAM ~ az
tually needed and thus producers, instead OF sennhg
their surplus milk to the city to become sour anu so at
sacrifice shall keep back and convert " lhlO Due
! &c. . -, ~, a,
| DR. NJ Morris, attached to the New;York Board OF
| Health, was present and addressed the C0hVenuon
against the practice OF feeding cows WIN dstllers anu
brewers fermcnted grain ana portrayed te pau ~
IL had In rendering the milk OF cows lea upon II u-
healthy and Mr.. Decker, extensive dealer oncfcu d
resolution the effect that the producers present WO
of brewers ana dlstbers gram as
feed for their cows, and furnish none but pure MIX 20
their customers which adopted AFTER long as,
cusson as the effect OF swl grain ana the test OF
| milk "A Committee, consisting OF Me7srs. GlDcrt r.
Bailey VIM Tanner and Ed. b. Brady, was appointed TO
/ carry out the views OF the Convention,