Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

iE'-AiAC-N Of HE IAIMLlES MlLh -tEt
DJCING ASSOCIATION.
The milk producers who supply New
\ Ork met, March %, in convention al
the Merchants Exchange, No. 50 Pin,
street, New York, to establish an asso-
citation. Hon. J. b. Hollister. of Man
chester, Vermont, was elected Chair
man, and VIM. 3. Hunter was chosen
Secretary. The call for the meeting
/ was then read.
j. f. MCNaughtOn, Of Barnumville.
/ Vermont dissatisfaction has arisen
/ from the disorganizcd state of the milk
business, alike i'll the producing, middle.
and consuming interests. If a general
organization can be effected. we feel
that there would not be 50 much dissat
istaction among the producers and the
consumers.
y Noic"-TelI us what the dissatisfac
ton is.
Mr.. McNaughton-A producer comes
to New York to contract for the sale Of
his milk, and finds that he cannot dis
pose of his produce without the aid of a
middleman. We know that a reasona-
BILE price is paid here By the cOnsumers
to make the business profitable to the
producers. The great complaint is that
the producers do not receive enough for
their milk
I. l.. Hurd of West Cornwall. on the
HouSatOnic-I have asceraincd that the
number of cans of milk brought into
New York lailyls 10000 The Board
OF Health have shown that 8, 600 cans of
water are added. If this water Is taken
away, the market is not supplied. If
we can do away with the 5000 cans of
water per day we will accomplish a great
good tor all consumers. There are men /
enough back in the country to produce
first qualities Of milk, but before it gets .
to the cOnSumerit is manipulated. Every .
dealer detected in the sale of Watercd .
milk should be subjected to heavy fine. |
and his milk should be cOnfiScated. A /
more perfect organization must be eff .
tected, We must have branch office
in New York City. We only ask to be
fair price for a good article.
A constitution containing the fol
lowing provisions was then adopted
|. The name of the association shall
be the Farmers Milk Producing Asso-
cation.
II, The object Of the Association
shall be to procure a united representa-
ion OF all the farmers supplying milk to
New York markets in all matters per
aiming to theu interests as milk pr0du-
ters.
Ill. Any farmer engaged in produc-
~ milk from COWS for the New York
market shall be eligible to membership
II this Association.
". The officers OF this Association
hall be: l. 4 President. .. 4 num-
)er OF Vice-Presidents equal to the num-
Der OF railroad lines represented in this
association. 3 \ Treasurer. 1. 4
Secretary.
VII. The annual fee for membership
hall b" so cents
X. The milk producers on each line
i road and its branches shall form IA To-
al association, auxiliary to this, and the
resident OF such association Shall be a
i ce-President Of this general associa-
ion.
The following permanent officers were
lected;
President, Grinnen Burt. Warwick i,
railroad; Secretary, ". L. Benedict, :
Warwick Railroad; Treasurer. ]. Il.
lodgkins of New York. !;
The Convention then adjourned. The ,
resident subsequently appointed the
GLOWING
Committee to confer with Railroads
Ohm LOOMS, J. E. McNaughton, T. S. :
iold. |
Committee to secure Legislative &C :
y. T'ildon, Grinnell Burt. VIM. :,
. Benedict
Y
j. ). Halbert, of Burlington, has e
cen appointed route agent ON the Addi- f
IN Railroad. Mails will be distributed {
ON the mail car after the middle of l
MS week, instead of, as heretofore, by 6
stem of through exchange bags from b
utland office TO the different post of ii
;eS on the road e.