The New York herald., 1870-11-24
M1LKMEN IN COUNCIL.

+. HeW TO Keep Up the Price of HIIIk-DimcuI
fIes Between Producers, Dealers ana Specu-
lators-Thc Board or Health Asked 10 Tess
che MILK Coming to Market.
p~Wh-a-sttn
5uch was the exclamation Of curly-headed adye-
cate Of high-prced milk yesterday In response TO
mild inquiry from HERALD reporter.
'Wh-a-atl food the city With pure milk at Ave
cents quartz No, street We don't belong 70 that
crowd. We assemble here for the purpose Of regu-
latin the milk market and setin things right that
are downright awry."
me speaker stood In the hall on tho second noer
OF thc cosmopolitan Hotel, In Chambers street. hold
Ing the door Of the genteman's parlor in his hand.
go In and sec for yourself" he said. II don't
think they viii do any thing In particular but they
ought TO- They have cause, they have. There Ia
nm attempt to water the milk stock "a chucklel;
dealers have IL all their own way; prices are made
TO suit tho SPECTATORS OF the city and interests
are gone to the -, we'll, you know where We
are the
MILK PRODUCERS CONVENTION,
seven OF us all told, and wo know what we are
about. Look atthem." said the milkman in waiting,
>isn't that businesssn
"A peep inside corroborated the CONFIDENTIAL state.
ment OF the gentleman at the door. Mllkmen there
were In the roem terribly in ana excessively
nervous OF the meek reporters who were then
equal IN numbers. 1t was not, however, o regular
convention. Everybodyspeke at once; some spoke
twice and together, and oil spoke too much. Sen
tences picked up here and there in the Babel OF
voices. strung together and put into Ineligible
shape, Afforded evidence Of the purpose Of the
meeting. II may be fairly stated to have been this:
to prevent SPECTATORS In milk from lowering the
Price In one month to 1t In the next; to worry
the railroad managers INTO decent consideration
rlnt~
Of the product or their COWS at six cents per quart
Tor the coming month.
The first business Ia order referred to dollars and
cents II was determined that for the remainder Of
- ~ ~ THE PRICE OF MILK 8E H@2
should be six cents; the convention to see to the
Interests OF the producers in the future The follow
ing delegates presented their credentials ana were
Erie-G 8. Wood and @. W. Oorwin; Harlem-A.
ousatonic tons.S UJ 3. BreWster aeW Gornwa New
Jersey Central-J: b. Brocali,. John $. Randolph;
Southside, Long island-G; Il; seavsr, George WI
River-F A. Macbeth.
The delegates were called upon for their reports
were demoralizcd; the price, six cents had not been
the platform men run and control the
a can they reduced 1t to two dollars, and were sell
ing at that now; loo cans were selling at six
ccnts q quart; 1,3c0 moro were divided be-
tween iye and nvo ana half cents Tho
Spectators put down the price, ana farmers were
q 70 ss ar an wp ad Ss
had be en- made to break down the price, but Il had
not been altogether successful; MIX was mostly
sold for six cents and some for i've aud hal cents
It was worth So SO a can on the platform; thought
they could control the matter. Housat0nic and New
Jersey Central reported tnaI the business was COM
narativeiy Its infancy there. SIX cents had not
been received as general thing; but seme for five
cents and some for four and hall cents South
Side. Long Island, and Long Island Railroads re-
ported that they had
TO FIGHT AGAINST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
but the association it believed, had aided them
considerably and enabled them to get their price as
n general thing.
lepoculators break up this association They paid
Farmers six and oneha cents and sold " mere Tor lve
Cents and four men controlled l,0OO cans Day.
Tho question OF controlling the amount OF milk
sent over ths road was discussed at some length,
and it was conceded that until this could be accom-
lpiisned nothing important could be done by this as
sociariOn. II certain quantity could DO kept Dack
shen the price might be u as was ~ hough1 !,
lone road holding back, while others continued to
furnish an unlimited quantity.
visable tnat man should be appointed to receive
Abe milk at New York who could control the mar
Eet and not permit more than specified quantity
Al this point small, irrepressible looking man,
wearIng the 1912 medal and most imposing array
Df shirt buttons, made his appearance III the room
and clamored for . hearing. lie obtained leave TO
Speak and gave vent to an grafton against swill
h LENGTHENED CONVERSATION
between the members OF the convention then
bnsued.
Mr. WHITLocK took occasion to state that the plat
form milk did not affect the consumer or the larmer
milk that was purchased at two dollars can was
Ssod here for twelve cents quart. which cost but
Neven and 0ne-half cents
on the motion OF Mr.. WOOD q resolution was
adopted requesting the tOard OF Health to inspect
and test all milk coming to the market from men,
beers OF the assomatlon, and to give tneir opinion
thereon before allowing TO pass into the hands Of
dealers The resolution was unanimously agreed TO.
& gentleman stated tnat the Erie Railroad got one
nnd half cent per quart Tor milk carried over their
road and as two trains daily were occupied IN THIS
most pruntable work there ought to be some dtvl-
dends for stockholders
After some dcsultory conversation the convention
adjourned, to meet on the 2lsl OF next month