New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-14
NO DANGER OF A MILK WAR.
THE PRICE TO THE FARMERS ADVANCED.
ACTION OF THE MILK EXCHANGE-WhAT TIE
DEALERS HAVE TO COMPETE VIII.


DEALERS HAVE TO COMPETE WITH.
The New.York Milk Exchange is a corporation
that buys milk from producers aud farmers ana
sells it to the milknen of the city IL hahnss apo,
1000 Of the 5000 cans that daily reach the clty
from the country aud, being the largest slnpie
interest IN the milk business of the city, the pnr-
chasing price which 1t fixes is looked upon as me
standard price to be paid to the farmers oy al e
other deafers Things have not worked kain9ni-
.ously recently between the farmers ana ne MIX
Exchange. The farmers say hat the EXCHANGE Is
RIM i'm the interest of the milk dealers, and IT. Is
ther object TO get the milk as low as possible. Inc
Fnrmers' Milk Company of Orange County, OF
winch William ID. Richardson is president, held
meeting saturday last to bring pressure 10 pear
upon the Milk Exchange which is the medium
through which most of the members of the con-
pany sell their milk, to secure an advance IN lnJ
price from 3 cents quart, which had been hXeu
on November as the standard price for at least a
month. Much feeling was manifested, ana threatS
were made that If the price was not advanced
another milk wal would follow, similar to me one
of two years AGO. wh"E the 1rmff' or - 'ii'AI Le
shipped except at contract prices. There
was partial milk famine IN an, the
CITY then and since the Goshen meeting Inc uetl-
e-s in tie city have been fearful that the famine
would be repeated ,,.,o aa.;or
In response to the pressure brought by the action
of the farmers special meeting OF tHe m ~
the Mix Exchange was held AT No. y North
Moore St. YESTERDAY. President Saudiord was III
The char and CAPTAIN J. D. Miller. the secretary oil
Tie Exchange, kept the minutes. Alter pro;
tracted debate it was agreed toyeid to the GeHitnn
of the farm in so far as 10 advance the Pllcc ::
cent. making II SO cents quart Inc Pi"NN'N'.t
Of the directors were private. OUTSIDE on th'
sidewalk many pro lucers and dealers were gain
eIed awaiting the action OF tbc Board. r,,
There will be no milk war, S3ld Mt DuIi3MMu'
of Orange County one OF the directors. Inc
Orange County farmers became SICK OF that Two
wears ago We have put up the price not because
9f any action of the Farmers Milk COMPANY. but
because in our Judgment the prcSeht scA'clIN N"i
rants it. For various reasons thcre Is i "
ness of grass But we may change the price ~ cur
newt meet ing on the las; "Wednesday III tins mohih;
we NAV advance il OF lower 1t. We insist lhiU tIc
rules of supply and demand snail govern ''e
I'VE have interest in keeping the price low;
said Mr. SANFORD, ." for we only act GeaiN rs
agents and collect 3 per cent as commission Tor
selling the farmers milk. We guarantee him his
money, which is not done by any otncr decucN'
There are many skins in the milk business
in ibis city, and tie farmer who sllpS
to dealer risks losing ms cans , Hi,s
in consideration. We pay them ,aN 90 Genus I"t
milk delivered at the depot; the freight ana Ter
rage l cent more makes 1t cost Us = cClit> Dc -,
sides there is a shortage of four or hVe GUAR ID
every consignment. In short II costs Wy 'C1''1
when he gets II fully cents, and he sells IL lor
lie milk souring etc: so where is his protii Now
on ton of all Is the competition we nave 10 H"' III
lie shape of impure milk -,
The reporter expressed surprise lhal impure u'''N
was brought into the city :, .
The Board of Health have gone wei III hh'cp-
inc Out Watared milk sad Mr.. sanford pu'
they need to be educated up 70 the mix thal /,
brought here from COWS fed On brewers
grains, glucose or refuse corhs'aIcu' l"eao
0roncc County. There were nine CASES brought
mn by the State Dairy Commissioner at the Iast
term of the court. They pay TIER me ana coz
tiI,ne 10 produce swil milk In fact. one OF the
biggest movers in this fight IS the owner OF GU
cGSr factory at Buffalo and two co1nStlrch lac'o-
ri4s in this city. and he supplies farmers m
Orange County with tins refuse. This milk Is sold
All through this city at cents quart a phYSii-
clan of Orange County who was attendingithe SICK
cLIld of n ulIk-p q iucer found that he was feed
lug the child with this bad milk aud he tod hun
If he ,lid not stop 1t he would give up the case:
Most of these farmers keep cow for their own
FAMILY use aud send the mi TX from cows fed on this
refuse swll to this city. Tie stuff smells 9b2m ,
nro,,II,d II Ia absorb the stencil. They are worse
Than The old swIll stables that suppressed at
Rlissville L. l.. several years ago. some 81 thein
are those same men moved mp into Orange County
after heine run ont OF BliSsvlle We trIed 10 SOP
The sas of this disease breeding milk last April by
refusing TO Day full price tor IT, bat IT kept c'lng
m This Is one OF the competitions we nave 10
fight