The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-01-18

81 Go coo ve can not unls pay thc
.aaercsl Boa bave satplas lei,
MlK
TeTorter Yua mention milk as
leading article - feigb, Nhy g.,
thai'
Mr T. We sat by the census thai
there are mere cove lspt fgr dairy par
ascs gu tbe tinr u road between bat
ham and isuiInd than Oh tie HARLEM
rad bctueen hathsm nd New Aofk
from fhe latter rad about - o cam
# milk are iakra into the city every
lay 1he sumption In New lorb
d, present j. over 10 900 cans per las.
,H3 the natural growth # il. p"pala.
Hau will require 30 anual increase =
ten per reat 60 that Ia ten ye1rs time
New Yerk city ard suburbs will requir
IS 900 cans per day. This iuerare
must be supplied ma My from Graf -
souuty i,tncf. We have cove
enough now on onr line to supply 3 600
cans of milk per day, and the capacity
10 double that, Il required
epoter-Why do you make milk
the leading article Of your schedule OF
freight
ar t Because it il il daily fret b
and Al average Of OOj cans pc day
would yield the road a revenue of
ll6, 90 per annum, at Que cent per
quart.
Reporter am informed, Mr.. 1ildcn
| that you have personally taken great
~ rest IN the developemeut Of the
milk trade
1 Sir II have-not only as source
If revenue To the Railroad, but as
bringing large incomes to the farmers
| rom the inception Of the Road have
,pitated this subject until my friends IL
the city say have milk on the brain
| | endrayured 10 get several parties IN
| sew York T. embark in the business
but found them timid and doubtful at
to its success At last was for innate
enough to make the acquaintance o.
Messrs. Cummings and Baker, phc
lad opened the milk trade on th,
| lTonsatonic Railroad Mr. Cumming
came here at my request in Augns'
1870, aud saw aud conyerscd It'll
many Of the farmers, ut as at that tim'
| We had not made arrangements for
connection at Chatham with New 1ort
the plan was temporarily abandoned
In eccmber, 1870 We completed ar
rang meuts for running milk ira II II
the spring. Sr. Cummings again 'is
ited this section. We held meeting
It all the towns 'long thu line tn
Dad aud circulated instructions IN re-
sard to the curl & tfmilk Mr.. Cum
niugs proposed to erect ice houses a
convenient points 10 fit up Refrigerator
cara and furnish the cans at cost re-
gel ing pay for them a. the milk wa
sold. paying half Of the proceeds OF thu
dies ul the milk to the farmer twice I
month until the cans were paid Tor q
iIering make q market aud to guar
,utce the pay, thus furnishing the Tar
mer with new and lucrative business
that will eventually double their in
comes aud the waite oftheir farms; an'
al this without any extra effort or ex
,rtion on the part OF the farmer
| leporter-llow have the farmer
net his propositions ?
MIR + With great oubts Il wa
new business TO them, and nearly al
Wished 10 wait and see how their NOR
,ivcnturous neighburs would max
,ut. They would not agree to furnisI
any given quantity, so that defuit
contracts could be made with Il g Gus
to er in New York. Under all thcs
diverse circumstances il had to worI
It's way by degrees.
Reporter II hen did you commenc
tic transportation Of milk, sud wha
las been the pr ,gress so far !
/ Mr. T -a he first milk car wAs pa
IN 10 March Ne commenced wit
eight cans the average number iurinI
larch being twenty As confdcnc
wa establish gradual and 'toai
increase act in aud new parties con
mcuced sending During Get her on
laily average WAS nearly $40 cans d
Il present about 210 cans
Reporter Why is this falling o
+ since October
Nr. T.-Our farmers have been i
the hal it If drying of cir cows /
the fall wintcriug them at haystack
, aud small barus tut few have tiite
sup the necessary warm stables and a
, ranged fora winter supply AZ tb
sill cura itself. ss the farmer finds ID.
dub e ,hc money I. made 10 raisin
mill fr market. over what eau be +,
aHzst 10 converting il juso butter su
checse, 81 la keeping .secp Eve
with the small quatty carried ov'
tie road this winter. tumming. 4 81