Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-22

MILK PRODUCERS MEETING.-An adjourned
meeting of the milk producers association OF
this state and New Hampshire was held in Aver
Tuesday, at which the attendance numbered
some 800. The committee appointed at the last
meeting to consider the question of marketing
milk reported as follows:
We have not received from the several rail-
road corporations an official reply to our circu-
lar in relation to the transportation Of milk, but
we have been assured that if we would state in
detail our wants they should be complied with
as far as consistent. We therefore propose to
ask of them that they transport (as required by
awl so as to give all parties equal facilities and
uniform tariff rat $. That in relation TO the
adulteraton Of milk we do not consider it best
to make Il detailed report at this time as such a
report might interfere with present plans of OPP
Grafton, but we feel assured with the corpora
tiGn OF the consumers something etfectual may
be done; that in relation to the price of milk for
the summer months, we recommend that no
bargains be made until after the regular meet
ing Of the board; said meeting will be held in
March aud Il circular will be sent to every milk
producer, containing full instructions for future
| action some time before the 18th of March, The
report was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Burroughs Of Warren said the con-
tractors had recently been in that section of the
| state buying milk for the Boston market, and
hence the alleged surplus of milk, tending to
reduce the price to producers in the vicinity of
| Boston.
Mr.. Brinckerhoff Of Westford moved that all
| in attendance at this meeting who will abide by
| the decisions OF the board of the producers as
| ISOLATION express it by direct vote, and so he
out Of the hands of the contractors. This i'm
portant vote was carried with but one man yot-
ing in the negative, about One-third of the pro-
ducers declining to vote either way.
Mr.. Smith said the milk is now so abundant
Wntn * n a. i- mi wi nO
the supply is less.
Mr.. I. W. Ward expressed great confidence
in the consumers association, as tending to
benefit the producers and to procure pure
milk.
AT the opening of the afternoon session was
presented and adopted the special circular to be
sent to the milk producers of this state and New
Hampshire, which is as follows:
Gentlemen: Information having been received
from reliable sources that the milk contractors
are endeavOring to anticipate the action Of your
board Of managers in relation to establishing Il
price at which milk shall be sold during the
summer from the list of April to Oct. 1, 1872,
we, as a committee of the association, appointed
to recommend a better system OF marketing
milk, do earnestly request that no bargains shall
be made with the contractors until after The
meeting Of the board and their decision is
known, which decision will be sent out in a cir
cuar by the LIST Of March. 1t will readily he
seen by the farmers that compliance with this
request is essential TO the strength and unity of
the association, and also vely important in view
OF the possible demands to he met from the con-
sumers' association. Frmness on your part
will in our opinion, secure Tor you market for
your milk at fair prices.
On motion Of II. Reed, Esq, of Lexington, it
was voted that meetings be called in all the
towns within the limits of the association, and
induce the producers to indOrse the dones OF
this meeting in relation to the price of milk to
be fixed by the board of directors, and so
"head off the contractors now in the field buy
ing up milk.
Mr., Rounds referred to the fact that a milk
producers association has recently been organ
lied in Vermont and in other states similar to
that of this state and New Hampshire, showing
that farmers are waking up to their interests
and seem determined to have their milk rights
respected by contractors and others
1t was stated in the morning session thai an ice
house has recently been bought atWaren by con-
tractors and filed with ice to be used in trans
porting milk from that town and others in the
vicinity to Boston, quite detrimental to the milk
producers residing near to the city.