New-York tribune., 1872-09-26
LOCAL NEWS.
THE DAIRYMENs CONVENTION.
ASS oCIATIoNs OF PRODUCERS AND DEALERS TO
BE FoRMED-AN EXCITING DISCUSSION.

ASS OCIATIONS OF PRODUCERS AND DBALbho ~
BIZ FORMED-AN EXCITING DISCUSSION.
The Milk Producers Convention closed its
Iabors, yesterday and. although tho United Farmers
Reform MIX Association and the Farmers Milk Com
pany failed to coaesce yet plan Of action seemed tobe
agreed upon by farmers not specially interested In these
two organizations Those present seemed 10 favor tho
forming OF new association TO be composed OF iDhu
entail and reputable milk dealers acting In concert with
tho prominent dairymen who send their milk to New
York and II understood that action would be taken
Immediately TO bring about such result The Conven-
ton was called to order at II o. m the Chairman. Chas
w Hoag occupying the chair. A report was read by
tbe Secretary TO the effect that the Joint Conference
Committee Of the two companies had been uhaDie 10
effect any adjustment OF their disageemens but tha
new Committee had been appointed 10 frame common
basis OF operation He said that constitution and by
laws had been drawn up and submitted for approval
Mr. Benedict the Secretary Of the Farmers MIX Asso-
citation then said that his Association was invited 10 DO
resent nv the United Farmers Association, and mas
much as DO plan has been decided upon, II large co
pany could DO formed to control the MIX business -
might be OF very great benefit He sdld tha' 10 ii'
looked out OF his window that morning ana nAu 'oo
several wagons supplying milk on one Diock' ~ oH,
company had control only one wagon wouiu DO ,
in each district and in that manner the expense o US
tributjon would be reduced. In conversation WIN a
dealer he had been told that farmers aduteraeu '"
milk He said that he sorry 10 say tnat .n'i 49,
some who did so; but their excuse was that tne1 0o
not make living without It, Nv, u.
Mr. sedgwick Of the Housatonic Valley saio' "o ."
all aware fiat everything in this cry Is suppoo,u 80,
have Ring in It, and the company that mas is'uou 'n
call has done 1t in such way as 10 arouse 80,
The members according to their statements n''o -
at work over a year. and have only succeeueu ~
% cans OF milk daily. They want US to take s'ocA ~
company that Is not chartered Ihey c"n eno" ~ -
ertv and don't believe they have property enough "
nav their liabilities These have big enterprise
ON hand and 1t is too large for them 10 manage
leve this TO be q confidence game to get money lro '
farmers under the plausible pretense OF RETURNING ~
onuse Idop't want TO condemn this scheme, because
am in favor OF it II 1t is honest ana t I
these men will not make fair showing. ineI 49,.
mepts are contradictory. They make concthg s'ao t
ments a 10 the value OF their property IDey Ia'o ~.
dealt fairly with me They have TOO muen zen bow bon thew
hands-mOre than they can carry uon dnsn, 10
| can ask You 10 80 INTO III on''iP'
s Ins said that so far as any fraud was concerned
tbe Company had the right 10 go on without any caI
tny tHaf n lad pnrposely put of the obtaining OF
h YER teS' that capital which be obtained
G apv time was not wanted but that was Determined
10 have the farmers take the thlng INTO tne On -
;,rassion nrevaed i'm the community. The irrespon-
sjbe milk dealers Of NewIOr hke tne same Grass IN
otber Kinds of business do the dirty work and bring
dsered on the responsible upright wholesale dealers
He said that he producer and dlstrlOuter, n9
fbe house he s connected with in this city has existed
for 25 years and during that time has never peTmlteu
an ounce Of water TO be added to IT'S MIX Wheh n9
purchased milk he bought only pure arllce anu nau
| seldom heard OF complaints lie favored combination
of honest dealers and producers P9fer mA no" ooi''
| into the city than has ever come before. 90. ,,,
Mr. Bates said: II the dealers sell aduterated milf NM
IL s because they receive it from tue farmers VIII
give this Company $50 for every customer IL succeeds IN
taking away from me have sold TO some OF my GUS %
toners for 50 years, and sell them pure aIuGe. a." ~
producer and distributor OF milk Ihe Only way III III
which this Company can succeed VIII De or 'heh W
] establish depots at the end Of each railway line. .
| Os T. Bedel explained contradictions charged Dy mr;
Sedgwck and the statements IN MS leeIs anu SSu %
that Mr. Sedgwcks position was taken because tne a
Ter was disappointed In not being appointed lIustec.
He SAID: The company sasned that ne Is not propa
person We are legal company ana eharter las Deeh
At this point Mr. sedgwick, Mr. Bates and others in
teIruped the speaker. and after much confusion mo
| tion restricting each speaker 10 two minutes was
| adopted. ,, :, IT,, ,rr, oo,
milk be inprOyedl Why is IL that many carloads OF
skm-milk come here from Orange County or tle ERE
Counyi The Of water and the mixing OF milk at
Jersey city sounds in the early morning hours IKE Nj
agara. Those who creameres and skim their milk.
that purer milk cannot be sent to the city .,.,.
had taken this course and that long there two
companies rivalry would tend to ruin them both. H.,
said am surprised to see farmers coming TO
and talking 10 the citizens about their grievances IN
adulteratng Why Is not this room hled with the SUI
ferers Why are the afflicted citizens engaged in
mass meetingsl Having had extensive experience In
forming farmers combinations, am satisfied that II
is simply impossible for farmers, by their act to
carry any such plan OF cooperation The proper way
is for respectable mkdeaers and consumers 10 com
bne. The respectable mddlemen are just as much In
terested in the selling OF pure milk as the farmers ana
cessfully. The farmer doesn't whether A. b. or G
buys his milk. so long he gets a fair price. II the
mddlemen will unite, the result will never be accom-
plished. Farmers outside OF NewYOrk cannot control
the milk trade of this city. The reform must begin
within. Combinations OF farmers living in distant
localities in Westchester County, Vermont, New-Jersey
and Connecticut never cooperate successfully but
persons living within crcumcribed can combine
TO advantage with influential farmers The speaker con-
tinued at considerable length, and was appauded sew
eral times. .
n N Ryerson of Orange County said that he believed
that there honest milk dealers in NewYOrk, but
farmers had received fair consideration, aud while
TINS Association might not be at present, 1t
was pointing In the Eght drectiOn and II all the farm
ers would unite success would be certain. But there
must be absolute unanmity on the part OF the pro-
ducers
D. L. Hart said that great good would result from this
meeting, and although II seemed TO have failed to-day
he hoped the farmers would unite IN the future.
Mr. Jones' the Secretary of the Farmers United Reform
Company, said that he presumed everything had been
that could be done, and that further sugges
tiOns made the Convention would better adjourn
He invited farmers to visit the Companys place OF bus
ness and satisfy themselves that everything right.
After the Convention had adjourned several iDfuen-
tia dealers and prominent dairy held consultation
in regard combination, ana agreed 10 call q meeting
at an early day.
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