New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-24
CONFERRING TO NO END.
THE FARMERS PROPOSITION REJECTED.


THE SMALLER MILK DEALERS WILLING TO YIELD
JUsrIFYING THE WORK OF THE sPILLIsG COM
MrTEEs.
conference of committees of farmers and milk
dealers was held yesterday afternoon at the Cosmo-
politan Hotel. to adjust their different views
in regard to the price TO be paid for
milk and to end the embargo. If possible. The
ing. however,was bare of results, and after session
with closed doors from Ills to D. M 1t adjourn ed
to meet at the same place at IL q. m. to-day. Milk
dealers were much chagrinned at the delay. The
suit teegrapbed along the Erie road, and farm
ers continued to bold the milk.
Some 200 farmers and dealers were present at the
hotel during the day and they evinced the greatest
interest In the consultation of the committees
Eager groups gathered here and there the rooms
obstructing the passage as they listened to the
arguments, or less heated. between some
homely dressed but keen farmor and ex-
cited and greasy looking milkman. at is simply
game Of bluff" said one spectator, and they will
meet argue smoke. take drluk ana go home"
The Conference Committees consisted of five milk
producers and five milk dealers. The former were
w. p. Richardson and DR.. H. A. Poolor, of Goshen.
N. Y, and Thomas J. Taylor. Of Florida N. Y,
representing the Erie Milk Producers Asso-
clationj ex-senator Thomas Lawrence, rep
Association, and John Loomis, Of Deckertown.
representing the New jersey Midland Milk Pro-
ducers' Association. The milk dealers were George
COnklin. r. +. Stevens, William A. Wright, T.. o.
Smith and G. II. G. Beakes all members of the New
York Milk Exchange. The conference was held In
room No. 2. Mr.. COnklin was elected president.
The discussion was informal. at some times being
very earnest and again Of bantering, jovial kind
The dealers tried to pooh pooh the milk embargo
aud the farmers steadily asserted their power and
rights
The farmers as concession, Ii is understood
willing to accept 3 cents for half of
March, and 3l2 cents for the other half. if the
dealers would agree to pay the farmers schedule
of prices for the coming year. which at a certain
price quart for each month foot up Al cents.
Here they stood firm. The dealers were willing to
settle at the compromise rates for March, but would
not agree to the price for the year. 1t insisted
by the farmers that the price for the year must be
settled before they would compromise on the month
Of March. 1t was decided before resortlng to ar
bitraton to meet again to-day and consider the
matter. A few dealers tried to draw III shipments
in the afternoon by teegTaphing to farmers that
the price for the month of March was agreed upon.
An excited milkman, named Mesick, drew crowd
around w. J. Richardson after the meeting by
accusing him of encouraging mOb-law and
the destroying of property in Orange County. Mr.
Richardson replied that tho acJIon of the farmers
was upheld b. public sentiment IN that county, and
that when the trouble was over, the owners of milk
that had been spilled by his ASSOCIATION would be
paid for It, Inc fOrcible hlndering OF few men
from shipping milk is not considered by the strk-
lug farmers to BIO lawful in the stric est
sense. But under the existing state
OF luings they say their acts jutifabe because
done for the general good. They hken their posi- |
ton TO that of the antront party's revolt against
the PatrOOus. The farmers aver that Judge or
Jnry can be found IN Orange County to convict them
OF mSdemeanor so long as they do not use unrcas-
on ible violence and they do not think that soldiers
cOu d be made TO fire on them.
Before the conference, number Of retail dealers |
unconnected with ths MIX Exchange went to
Mag Ola Hall and held a meeting tor the purpose
OF appointing committee 30 confer with the |
Farmers Committee. Ira Baxter presided. Many of
the dea ers were WI Hing accept the terms offered by
the farmers but the presence OF &. H. T.. Beakes and
other men largely interested In creameries menu
uers OF the Milk Exchange, overawed the smaller !
dealers, many of whom are now dependent en- the
creamery owners for what little mlk they get. |
some Milk Exchange men ridculed the dealers
VINO tsdsI with the farmers, and. III
snort captured the meeting. A committee
but les members admitted that their duty was
merely to look on, and that they intended to abide
by the acton of the Milk Exchange Committee.
There was small gain in the muk supply last
night at the Erie Railroad depot, and large gain
at the Now-Jersoy Midland depot. Sun there was
large shortage altogether, and many |
dealers had no supply or else partial |
one. Tho shipments Of cream were Eight. |
as 1t was not baking" night, when bakeries |
use large quantities for Charlotte Russo Following |
are the Erie shipments: Nam Line and Ncwburg |
branch, 800 of milk and 3 cans of cream; |
Montgomery branch. 1S6 OF milk, II of cream /; |
Pine Island branch. 100 of milk, 5 of
cream; Warwick branch 266 of milk 2 of |
cfeam Warwick extension. 1S2 of milk, |
o OF cream Montoello branch. II of milk
Crawford branch, 26I of milk. II Of cream I; Wall
kill Valley branc 3D. 80 OF milk and Ulster aud Del
aware branch. 1876 of milk 10 of
cream. TOta ,BlS cans OF milk, % cans of cream
gam IN mix, llS cans; loss IN cream, II cans;
net gam Thursday nights shipment. 81
cans shortage from usual shipment, 1926 cans.
No milk was received from the following stations
Oxford Hampton. I'll" llowels, Shin, Hollow,
NaIPs Gate Junction, New Windsor, Newburg. Cal
licoOn, Nicely Town. Montgomery and Walden.
BullviHe station shipped $50 cans last night
On Thursday night 1t shipped none Iwel We cans
Of milk shipped from Goshen Thirty nine cans
were shipped from East Chester. MiddetOwn
shipped 80 and Campbell Hall 100. Other stations
los, il their shipments. No disturbances were re-
ported at the depot or occurring along the line.
farmer who came through the train said that all
was quiet and the farmers wero holding their milk.
At the Now-Jerscy Midland depot there
ceyed / .7l5 cans which was an increase OF 800
over the previous nights shipment. The usual
IA pmentS are about .47J cans. The only station
It which milk was held back was State
Hill. The farmers along the road
have agreed to tako cents for the
rst half of March aud gig for the last half.
night at and cents quart. Last
lIghr number Of Enc dealers were supplied at gig
lnd cents. Tbs strike Is considered over On this
Dad
RACING TO SAVE THEIR MILK.
NEwBURG, n. Y, March 23.-Mr. Jordan, one of
1, tbo Non ho