New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-21
MANY FARMERs IN11.uIDATED.

TIE MILK SHIPMENTS FALLING OFF.
sPrrIINo COMMITTEES AT WORK N ORANGE
CoUNTY-A SHORT SUPPLY FOR THE CITY
Milkmen at the Erie depot last night almost
crrded with their curses the little milk that they
received. Only l, 542 cans OF milk and ffty-hve
cans of cream arrived, which is about $500 cans
less than the normal shipment. Many of the milk
men received no milk, and others but few
cans. Some will exc out their supply by mixing
condensed milk with the crude milk. large
quantity of condensed milk being in store in the
city A. Howell, C. III. C.. Beakes and some other
dealers telegraphed to their Shippers to cart milk to
Newburg and ship by barges to the city. Ii is ex-
pected. however, that the wagons will be stopped
aud the milk spilled. Dir. Howell, secre-
tary of the Retail Milk Dealers Union,
said last night: 1.-The farmers are
trying to break mp tho ring in this city, but they
cannot do it, We shall simply pay the market price
from mouth to month. Tho farmers along the road
are ia many cases inundated by the gangs Of men
who are paid by the Farmers Association for spill
ing the milk. But we will fix them. Their pro-
ceedlngs arc riotous, and Governor Cleveland will
bo asked TO send troops up there to protect
farmers who are willing TO ship. The farmers want
the dealers TO meet and consider their terms, but
no meeting will be called"
Mr.. Munhall, an old farmer of Coopers Crossing
near Washingtonvie, came down on the tram last
night. Because | would not obey the associa-
ton" said he /" gang of their paid men, who don't
own any farms, dumped my milk and put my new
cans worth So apiece, on the track where they
would DO run over. They tipped the wagon, milk
and all belonging to Austin Bul, of Washingtonyle,
bottomside up in the street. Mr. Harlow, a
creamery man. of the place. drove to the sta
ton with a load of milk, but though he had belt
full of pistols: they had his milk ont of the wagon
in no time He tried TO ship two cans tonight but
couldn't The association torbids farmers TO sell
milk to any but Farmers Association creamery"
Exciting scenes occurred at nearly all the stations
along the road. A passenger on the Erie train
said that he saw man and woman, as well as their
cans of milk, tipped ont of wagon IN Hampton,
though the man tried 10 drive the crowd OIL with a
corn cutter. The different branches OF the Erie
road sent tue following amounts, Main Line aud
Newburg branch. $40 cans; Montgomery branch,
81; Pine Island. 81 Warwick branch. las; War
wick Extension, 194 Crawford branch. DDS;
Waikiki Valley branch, 129; Ulster and Delaware
branch, 402.
The following stations shipped no milk at all:
Otterkill, Goshen Hampton, seven and q half |;
Middletown. eight and a half Guyward, Shin ho.-
low, Crsig Hill, Walls Gate Junction, New,W In
dow. Calicoon Montgomery, Big Island. tlori nla
taken to repress the "spilling com
mittees" to-day it is thought that the
milk supply will be ont still shorter. The other
the shortage on the Erie road. A dealer SAID last
evening" that If the Erie road shut off its supply, 1t
would be impossible TO replace it from other
sources. IF the sheriff of Orange County cannot
stop this terrorzing IF the farmers" said he, the
county Will have a big bill of damages to pay"
Several miltmen were unable to serve the Gus
toners upon their routes yesterday. owing to the
short supply on Monday night: The scarcity Is
chiefly felt by the grocers who retail milk in
the poorer quarters Of the city. Milkmen wholhave
good routes will take great deal OF trouble to get
| a supply for fear OF competition This oncroachng
on each others routes being done to great extent
| already. Milkmen arc Offering farmers 3l2 cents.
tho latters price for March, but ut that rate
| tney cannot get full supply. The farmers who
belong to the Erie Milk Producere Association are
| waiting for the milkmen in BODY to accept theiI
prices TOR the coming year. But the milkmeu
! have held no meeting, and Magnolia Hall, from
which the mandates of the Milk Exchange are
won't TO issue, Is silent A Brooklyn dealer OF
twenty years experience said TO TRIBUNE re-
porter yesterday: I" / have tried In vain at the
Erie, Midland and Harlem stations to get supply
| of milk. For one am willing to pay the farmers
what they ask. But the dealers ought TO get IL
| cents q quart. The railroads alone profit by tn,
milk business. At 40 cents q can their daily bust
ness amounts TO 81, 800"
Owing to q report that the Splitting Commit
| tees" appointed by the farmers were destroying
milk at the Erie stations contrary the will of tn,
owners Freight Agent K. U. Villas sent dispatcl