Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-22
a ceassntson of RaIIk ProdudIne
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 Ths Iass aztounding revelations of tn,
 u eensAl prnc4ice of aduitefatiSn Q mzk sy tAs addition of water and hele aersunn dxmgS m the city of New York hma awT properly aroused administration nd Gmly of the cunsumers who ara no wwe2y Swimdlnds but whose lived ar, p1acea a jeopardy thebeby but also O fme xzxm9zzs who for years have received awEr pE1ee for a pure article, and whs kxse keea forced by the combination o tAe swiEdIing dealers to submit tS i'm paziklans 0f the m0st outrageous .ehhrae tE zi 70 varigus measures have been prOdOsei er the c0nSz@eEs for the suppressidn o a3 WUwi1g and already gigAutieoutfage e1 lt s poszlble some action msV bt tk7 wAleA will temp0EArilT relieve tho pzhxe. If saeh shall be the case. itE Nil bzf tHxzssh another excuse for the daalers ta gxzn1 the poor farmer still harders fol tAn twenty-five per cent water 'heretbfore m&ae3 Mnzk be made good to the unbdrH. pnka1s dealer. The fact has becomet pat ezk ta ell intelligent milk producers that tAey are n the power and at the mercy @f q sxs of men who as class are unprin- eiraed @s is shown by the fraudsof kdul- tEEnksa. and very generally irresponsible sa far aa the fAxmeris recourse extends.
 Tke qaes&iOa then which may well en. kz4 fA@ earnest attention of all the Emiik eAz@Es 1k this time, and one which has aArsaay besa e@refnlly examined by quite a nz2ber of the leading men in the busi. uesA ES wkzk action shall be taken for the FruesszSna 0f their interests. TheI first s1EP Aoak1ng Go a solution of this question m@zE neeeszaxlly be meeting of farmers 9& Mn@@ convenient pOint where they can sxE@A7Se vaESs and decide upon a cSurse unNn e cuznse oE action. - la<k 1zAA aHa s1hiuA Sl1 consideration keemn give this can, ke keesent a few nzza s1d szss@tsOns, 4ich wd ask o4 st s.r = .Ds s,thd pro- snss esshEs l.l e rssll theif own dzReeE te the coSsusaeEs ,fhE a pure ulakes aniz Fseszv0 ElIesef5rs it'll price Ea9 kx ns kee low takS nliglt be aone. Tk& a11zzky Of milk sold dzfiY in New 1a<k s ahs1t S20OO0 quarts; 200, 900 of tha m sn3 d rekzil, and 190. .OO0 ct whole sM4e tn kskeAS groceries, &cs The num- her af wawu1S used In the retail trade t<smwfa k@nel IS Ga, and for the whole mEAe h@zaness (twO hOrsel about 300 A FruRex d1xs<soa of the territory which GAze wz~zs traverse would reduce the 1@ksr .k0zx one third, and of course all SxRzszzs zkzzS n prOporfion, a reduction wA1<A ws eza see ak once would pay a ke4Ev &zxs8Hma un all the capital requir- cd A ezxxemA estimate of the cost of
 l@uwA ksEses and every necessary equip @z& meA@1@g ample surplus ssfOr wofk- ~ GEA pAnraS the total sum af litklb =zs E E S<Szs8 FCsPoxxSO1Akely among all the uz<k<& wzz, ,wezpe sakss6ed, come within asEzzHzzh3e EwuEe t0 each. 90 reasonable. Mm2 kw gzaml p@Ernemks. as to be within the u.szan af zl We would further sug- wH<s tAm& fSx thRs capital. certificates khszzax De Hzsns1 9Kzwing per cent in- eE1Ezk IhezR certificates would consti- MaH s8H wwmEr a Re@ber of the associa- eszz- z@1 ezkizaHd to sell his milk through 4 Ike szsecsz1l0a should pay its pro- aazEzHg mezhgzx a s11pnlase1 price for shmEE EzEzk. zf4Er w&lch the profits arising M91 e1@ @zzzmues& gEm&rSs4 on certificates and ezR@zmes kMxIng first been paid) sAAH18 De &Ex13s3 among the members by &xHEEz11k &seAMrSa snzn2Ily or semi-an- aHAA DO zA1 Per q92xt 00 the milk fur ulAAEs4 W cs1rzs the books would al- wzTz sAMw how Ezzy quarts Mir A. had eEE1iaAz1 EEwm Jxzmaxy to July; and SUD- Pazg the &xlazmd tD be l. or 2 cents P@ @G@AE&. ka< EruP0rtlOn Is simply and uEmAT &4hzEmllA1 By this plan the en- sHR rEzGE R1sx directly tO the producer: AR aAz1a Ss EzEszezAed n the distribution 4F1s ZS and any dcpaxture from hon. ea4 &szkzg zAs11 sf once forfeit his right ts s<4 Ar0zxA the xzsocsstion. --5
 The ecaaany ztxzlnaRle by the assOcia- ezam 2 Ee8 W&mA@e@emt of the business Gwar sAn@e ef single individuals and firms. hE @smms of lt& own repair shops, whole u4&e rzx<A@@us 0f all supplies. far.ilities Ea< PesRsE s&orzge. and working up of szzFlAs zzk are too obvious to require &1eM3 rEezezGzElt at this time
 Wa heMxe 4Aere Is no calI fora redIc- slM "a tAa pw1ca of milk The public are wsw te ray fnlr prssca far a pure arti- ela hm4 kha mxsDclMA1oar rmigllt, after a mmM. mm1 lk pRuper and allvssmble to re- &nes tAe F<Soe somewhat
 He ssgse. ln hrSef, IS one of the meth SNAs vAseA we believe practicable, safe, and wl<Az1 the Eeach of the farmers. We eA2 Ges nn good reAsGa why the producer sA@13 Rsk reessxe from fifty to one hun &Re4 per cent more than he now does. and we sAve the best assurances thai the rnw ah@asa public of New York City win AaAExllT w~8DamN and sustain a move w&21 aE tAzs kind In conclusion, we feel eaE2&Ezk that If farmers will take council tag9xkex. 1e@zzFs<,.may be adopted result mg gR~zsly to tAeSr interest. Firmly be- @exlng khss and after consulting with and 9k tA@ rea9ezs of many other milk pro- &lms9E4. w9 kxxp csanclnde1 to ~msrSnrle the raRsazshalky Of izSning this call for a g1@1 EsSs convention of milk Trunacers, - es AA3 sk some convenient plaeeat an s4x1x 1zy. An such, who will undertake es s1.24 saeA meeting are requested to gH1A "a kAesr names at once to Otis T. @e@eA. EAa-. No 70 Ninth AraMfin, New N@x&- has kindly consented to take echarge ~3 EA@ ERs@E2k coRTe<pondence.
 S sena Ms a sufficient number shall k@&@ nnm3n1. He ssme and place of una wZ he detezmShea. and every ene w4nsa e&1R9s Ne kMxe will be notified.
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