The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-25
THE MILK WAR AT AN END.
COMMITTEES OF DEALERS AND PRO
DUCERs AGREE ON RATES.

Three Goats fer The Firss F,neen Days -
March and . Half . Ceas More fer the
Rest Of the MsAsh-Hnik Csaiag e the Cisy.
The war between producers Of milk and
the CITY dealers was brought TO an end yester-
day The committees agreed that cents d
quart for the first fifteen days Of March. and
81 cents for the last half Of this month. was to
be the price nxed Mr.. Richardson at once tel
egraphed to Goshen to let the milk come to the
city. and that the war was over until April.
Then the farmers committee insisted that
the price should be fxed at Al cents for the
year ending April l. 1884. The Milk Exchange
demurred. They said that they could not
make the price for more than six months. as
their terms Of once in the MIX Exchange OK
pired at the end Of that time. They refused to
treat for price for six months. but offered to
buy milk for April at cents. for May at az.
and for June at AZ. Tho farmers committee
laughed at the proposition. and. as neither
committee would make any further advances
toward compromise. they agreed to disagree
The committeeman had been In consultation
in an upper ROOM and. as they slowly descend
cd tho stairs leading to the hotel Office. crowd
OF small dealers camored to know the result.
The committeemen took turns In speaking lii, to
sisted that Il was acting for the best interests
Finally !hs fe Cape Ss9el Ryerson producer and
dealer. proposed that the committees from the
ess Vi ssd 81 The MIX
s dsa psse tSs Henry
Mof Matth1ws Charles SI, y sos spna Ssps
S a"%ao H. iof Repie%!n. W kishaESscn. H. a.
TSS a ard TsES, Capt RyeysSn !, was
locked room. In half an hour the price was
fixed. H ananimops S Vote ct 40 cents l.. Tor OF
july 8; August. 8: September. 81: October:
fstra MGse sS March: ~. james White q ths
miikmens committee said: feel confident 81 Mt
cert se iS S ssisds!s snS as$s y W." VIII,
cept PIT the seheduIe for they have agreed 70 abide
by what their committees decide Is the best
\ GosHEN. March "a. 1ss3.-The milk .war is
practically over. The action Of Sheriff Mills In
protecting farmers In Goshen and along the
mix as boans uYt
suspension Of operations at all points by the
ssars. The sheriff has been IN sympathy with
abe, farmers. and whom It was found that he
pieces. ' Not less than iiity deputies have been
hssS seS in
ton Of property and bound undo oyer before JUS
that something was in the wind. The, groups
OF excited farmers to be seen during the week
ner rs' had e disappearsd. The milk car stood
upon side track. without bear near 1t. At
Under the protection Of eight men armed with
) to Goshen and ship his milk there 4 it would
HIonso Coleman Who SHIPPED his mi under the
Shcrlffs protection ON Friday, night. appearsd
n S . RHpi KS ae esn SAID Ss ss h Ss
the depot. Five special deputies. chiefly Cole
TSonss the
i him. % and for me nsst s%s e ssysra! asys
sSe nsn ssi
: cans, and Robert Young ST. EgbSrt Smith aia,
followed. Mn wagons continued e Hopr 4, IN
and WITHOUT the projection o. an E spt d1s
c the usual shipment being 1856. -,
During the 1 FERN s Mn
f e. In reply ai sn Mr. n Richardson s SAID:
ss sa.s H. Phelps. Ss:. h e sssi . sss supply
y The Sheriff visited Warwick. a call 6ei dl
Of a ns @a q To be sSpped
oss re ssar
bears had dropped can OF milk. MI. An aye
son and Special County Judge Beattie OF Wa
Sheriff ri made out papers deputizIng thirt
= special deputiesS e protect the s TS1I
. Graham, Justice of the Sessions came I
/. from Otisville to-day for protection. and tn
deputies. bennett attempted to take the mil
to the station but found the road
u his milk was spilled. one Of the newly appointe
e deputies assisting in the operation. A. wa
wick the beHss all ths sgSeSIs ste ss1
y Floyd Gardner. farmer whose cans were II
q tercepted. consented to- make one OF his cal
'; into milk punch for tho bears. using seven "a
ID Ions OF Jamaica rum. A bear who was passi 4
r caught'sght OF tho punch. and thinking itmil
+ spilled II Into the street.
p Two Italians with performing bears were
q Goshen on the night whom the arst milk w
and so the term bears" was applied to Il
2, SpAling Committee.