The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-12-06
DairymOn's Association Putting I'm the
Prlne of MIL

Dairymon's Observation-Disclosures I'm ,I,e
Price OF MIX.
The Maryland State Dairymen's Assoc;o.
ton met in Baltimore on Monday. A. Bowio
Davis, senior vice. president, IN the chair.
VIM. b. Sands, secretary.
Inc report of c. Lyon Rogers, treasurer
was read aud accepted. New members were
G,ee,ed rs iollows:-James Ayers, White
naili A; /. Love, Cockeysyille; Z. A. War.
nIeldl Sykesyiilei Eli A. Matthews, Philopo.
Carroll county.
/. X. Ward, of Washington city. addressed
Che association on the cost Of production of
DAIRY products and the methods of disposing
OF them TO Tue advantage Of producers and
dealers, with particular reference to improve
ment In quality and price. He advocated in.
1'Vidual enterprise in preference TO combina.
tons. ''''''"
Il. A. j. Lamotte, Of Carroll county, was
elected president for the ensuing wear. and nm
taking the chair said that much good migbt
be accomplished by the association if eaeh
ana every member would devote some thought
and time TO forward the interests of the body.
Other officers were elected as follows;-
Nice'presdents, A. Bowie Davis, of Mont.
gomery county; Granville S. Haines, of Car.
roll county, Charles W. Michael, Of Hartford
county treasurer, Z. Lyon Rogers, Of Pixies
VliIe, Secretary, William B. Sands, of BALI
tlm0rc county. Executive committee, John
ID. Lisle and A. p. Carey, commercial dairy.
men; John ii. Herbert, Baltimore and Ohio
kallroadi Thomas A. Elliott, Northern Cen.
tral Railroad; Cornelius Cole, Philadelphia,
W llmington aud Baltimore railroad; l.. Ii.
Cole, Western Maryland railroad, and DR.. C..
W. Chancellor, for the State at large. The
executive board was instructed 10 secure an
act OF incorporation for the association.
resolution offered by John ID. Lisle that
the price of milk be fixed ut Is cents per
gallon, dating from December / 8 until MAY e.,
aud that the executive board be empowered
to adopt measures to enforce the same among
members, created considerable discussion, in
the course Of which il was very evident that
there was conflict of interests among members
ofthe association, Il few of them being com.
mercial dairymen and others being producers
Farmers said they could not afford to sell
milk at the present price, namely, II cents
per gallon, delivered at depots in the city.
DIR. g. a. Leas said that while he was de-
slrous OF seeing the price raised, he did not
think it was in the power of the association
to effect the advance, for the organization did
not have monopoly Of the business, as only
about one-half Of the producers contiguous to
Baltimore were members of the association,
aud that commercial dairymen belonging to
the association could not and would not pay
more for milk than their rivals in bust
ness who were not bound and fettered by any
rule or regulation of any society. The law Of
supply and demand would operate more legit.
imately upon the milk market than upon any
other commodity, as by its perishabe nature
it was impossible TO "gct up corners on il,
and the only remedy the producer Of milk had
was ito strike and il was notorious that
strikes never paid.
7. j. Belts, of Howard county, asked the
object in forming an association, if by it no
material benefit was to be reaped?
John II. Herbert, of Howard county, said
that members Of his local organization had
agreed to be bound by the action of the State
body.
1t was finally agreed to fix the price at lG
cents per gallon from December 10 to May /,
aud to preface the resolution to that effect
with the following preamble TN order
that prices may be fixed to give reasonable
profit upon its cost, considering the varying
price of hay, corn and millfeed and TO put il
at figure that will preclude temptation to
adulteration and diution by which quality is
lowered to correspond with price"-then fol.
lows the resolution fixing the price. The ex
ccutve board was requested to urge upon the
State Legislature some action TO prevent the
sale Of adulterated milk. Adjourned to meet
on the first Monday in April next.