Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-03
Now england MILK Producers AS
ISOLATION.
sEMI-ANNuAL MEETING.

The semi-annual meeting OF the n 9,,
bers of the New England MILK I d1trn,,
ers' Association was held al inc fSGaa,y
Uouse. in Boston, at ten O'Clock 10y 49,
Jonas Fay, of Southbor0, was c pod
chairman, pro tenn, ana I1alilii il NJ NJ
of Lexington, secretary, pro tem. sld
To,, mon taking the chair, stated that
The meeting had been called for the pur-
nose of settling upon the price at which
the members of the association Will sell
milk in this CITY for the six months com
mencing with April list.
The probable increased demand i'll
view of the recent action of the railroad
commissioners ELECTED considerable dis
cussion, and the matter of supplying
milk to the Boston market direct from
the farmers hands was considered AT
some length.
Jndpe French, of Concord, stated that
the committee appointed by the associa-
ton had considered the matter and had
presented its case to the railroad COM
missioners and had made special COM
plant against the Fitchburg railroad,
not that this road was worse than all
of the others but because it was thought
proper to give some special road
The railroad commissioners have no
mower to enforce their recommendations,
but their action is backed by a great
moral power. Many of the members of
the legislature were anxious to help the
association, and if nothing can be eff
fected by the means adopted, some strin-
gent legislation may be tried. be did
not despair of q successful result, and
counselled patience and perseverance.
The people were beginning to see that
the milk question had two sides. II was
of no use to put milk at too high a fig
ure. II was for the advantage OF all
parties to have milk sold at fair price
and only at such price. The question
was how the law of demand and supply
should fix it. He did not think that the
inspector of milk in Boston could, from
the circumstances of the case, avail
much. He hoped that the milk business
could at an early day be carried on in
more amicable manner. The quarrelinl
between the producer and contracto
was of no advantage to either party.
Daniel Round, of Norfolk, spok
against the system adopted by the con
tractors, by which producers located a
a distance from Boston were obliged t.
pay for transportation more in proper
ton than those residing near themarket
when the cost to the contractor was n
more.
It was then voted that the association
have three hundred copies of the repoI
of the railroad commissioners published
j. II. Robertson, of Quincy, said tha
the contractors in many cases failed
keep their agreements, and the resu
was considerable loss to the producer
The business must be managed in di1
ferent manner before the producer wi
get the proper price for his milk Th
fault was more with the system tina
with the men. He saw no reason VIII
farmers living at distance should NJ
receive as much for their milk as thoS
in the vicinity of Boston. Milk PR
ducing in the vicinity of Boston was d.
creasing. Land was too valuable fl
pasturage, and the supply from towns 6
distance from Boston was yearly il
creasing.
Judge French spoke of the adultert
ton of milk in the city of Boston, an
stated that in the Forthcoming report {
the State Board of Health chapter w;
devoted to the consideration of this SUI
ject.
The association then voted to mall
the summer price forty cents, delivere
in Charlestown or Boston.