New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
THE WAR ABOUT MILK.
FARMERS DRAWING REvoLvERs.
THE sPILLLNG COMMITTEES NOT DIsMAYED-No con
CEssIONs BY EITHER SIDE

| CEssIONs BY EITHER SIDE.
GOSHEN, N. Y. March 21.-In the milk. producing
districts in Orange County there is IT'LL great
citement on account of the heroic meas-
ures that have been taken to stop shipments.
Less milk was spilled to-day than on Tuesday in
consequence of the dread inspired by the "spiliing
committees" These committees arc composed Of
ruffans in great part and have been given the name
of bears" They usually armed with heavy
cudgels, and they stand around the milk cans or
guard the streets bridges leading to the depots
Though the milk embargo is the main topic of
interest, there have been only few exciting in
cidents. Sheriff Mills sat cOmpacently in his Of
tce at the Court House during the day. He said to
TRIBUNE correspondent tnat he had received no
applications for protection from farmers who
wished to ship milk, and he did not
believe that any necessity existed for swearing in
| extra deputies. There had been some trouble at
| Warwick the night before. and some men were i'm
prisoned and put under bonds. He told the COM
planning persons to apply to the Deputy Sheriff at
Monroe. Mr.. Richardson and Dr. Pooler,
the principal leaders of the strk-
Ing farmers, went to New-York in
| the morning Meanwhile their constituency kept
good watch in Goshen.
Early in the afternoon Carpenter Howell cream
cry proprietor tired to execute flank
movement a milk car and get some
milk aboard. He was discovered by the
bears" and driven off. THE man that
ships any milk here must walk over my dead body"
said one OF the gang. Later in the day a creamery
man succeeded in shipping twenty-seyen
cans Of cream by express farmer near
Klpps station on the branch
road near here, tried TO ship half dozen cans of
milk which he had contracted to deliver to a city
dealer. He found the road barricaded about
ha and
spllling committee waiting for him. The farmer
left the team to his driver and drew revolver To
intlmidate the crowd. which was led by gigantic
negro six and a half feet high named
John Richardson. The negro threw his
arms around the farmer and took
his revolver away. subsequently the negro was
arrested by deputy sheriff and arraigned
before justice of the peace on
charge of assault. He was released ION
bail, the bonds being $3.50, which County C4rk
toch sgDed- Treasurer Taylor, OF the MIX Rro-
ducers Association, has received nearly $2,OCu In
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO aid the farmers III the milk wal,
SHIPMENTS FROM DIFFERENT TOWNS.
At Washingtonyis only forty-fve cans yero
shipped, and they came from the cream ery
through which the railroad A crowd
of men occupy the bridge, and when load OF milk
appears they the owner or the driver the choice
of being PAID for bis milk the spot of cafrylngt
U wee Slipped 'efH from Y osPsViie Pfi and they Ssrs
placed on a west UOund tram and run up the
road one station. The usual shipment from
there were shipped twenty five cans which were
put on the Midland cars early in the daY. len ne
Rroes afterward guarded the depot, Tnirty-seyen
cans shipped from Howel.s. Hampton, where
the shipments run about $50 cans, sent none.
Two cars dumped. farmer named
Amos Ryerson was chased three miles bY spiilIpg
committee ana his milk was poured out. Port Jer-
Wis shipped twenty five cans Spar Hollow, none;
" L., none, and Guymard, none.
THREATENING THE MILK "spILLERs."
A farmer. named RysGeck, and his hired
man, drove TO Greynard with a load of
milk and drew revolvers when stopped by the
spillIng committee. The latter closed in on them,
held their arms and took their revolvers away. and
dumped the six or seven cans of milk in the street.
An old lady named Mrs Cary. with her
hired man and two sons. drove 10 ,he
same station with six cans of milk, The men
stripped ready for 3ght when nearing the station,
but after short scrmmage they surrendered and
he milk was dumped. The COMMITTEES then paid
he Old lady the value of the spilled milk
Robert Young. of Orange Farln, managed to ship
weny-sIx cans. AT Florida, where two cans OF
mix had been left in the station, the milk was
ries at Turner's held their shipments and only
i've cans were put in the cars. remark
@ Iared i for % SewYorK a to-day. T was % Significant
# the feeling prevalent SAID he: II am going
o bring lot of Bowery roughs up hero
% lick your black and white Niger committees
nd pull your ID houses down."
MOST OF THE FARMERS QUIET.
The respectable farmers generally keep quiet, and
hough they discuss the situation earnestly, they
ave the fighting to their leaders and their hired
spng commttees' 1t is generally under
tood that the Erie Producers Association
ill pay for all the milk spilled A New
ork dealer. who was in town to-day said that hs
ad contracted for milk in Duchess county at cents
quart, taking it away from tie butter
akers. lie added that he had rather
this than humor the farmers. Ii is generally be-
eyed here that the tight will be over in day or
yc owing TO the sbnrt shipments ASS rule, the spill
ng committees respect the order sent out by Freight
gent Villas th It milk must not be disturbed after
ing deposited in the c0mpany's cars or stations
At Oxford station milk dealer named Henry
oseher Of Jersey City. was driving this afternoon
hich had barricadea the street near
e depot. The latter attempted to pour ont tho
Tx, when Doscher drew a revolver aud fired sew
Al shots one of which hi. one of the crowd in tho
, below the knee The wagon then passed on and
posi- ted the milk at the station Doscher mado
escape. The wounded man is said to be negro.
A CONFERENCE IN THIS CITY.
The Office aud corridors of the Cosmopolitan Hotel
Chambers-st.. crowded all day yesterday
th milk producers from the surrounding country
accordance with previous arrangement. dele
tes from the leading associations sending milk to
city met committee from tho New-York Milk
change for n conference upon the present state
affairs in the market. The New-York and Sus-
shanna Milk Producers Union was represented
William Owen, of Quarrysville: J. +. Martin. Of
rtin's Station; Thomas Lawrence and John
,mis. of Deckertown. and II. Mcbride, Of
ionvle, N. Y; the Sussex Milk Association,
W. II. Mains and w. H. Harding. of New
aud the Erie Milk Producers Association by
p Richardson and Dr. II. A. Pooley. of Goshen.
New York Milk Exchange was represented BY
" he
luty Milk Association [; p. Sanford. of Warwick;
II. c. Beakes, of this city, and X. +. Stevens, oi
'Okyn.
he conference was beld in Room No. aud lasted
nearly tive hours The producers submitted
position that the price for the month OF
rch should be 3l2 cents quart. The
crs however, as represented by the exchange,