New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-18
PRICE THREE CENTS
FIGHTING THE MILK DEALERS
MEETING OF ORANGE COUNTY FARMERS.

DHo'D'->O ~ hFEP UP THEIR COMPARATIVE STORE
Mr. STAGES TRIBULATIONs,
GOSHEN, Nov 17.-More than 25O farmers
assembled in the court house yesterday discuss the
strained relations between themselves as milk
OF Orange County and the Milk Exchange OF New.York
City, which stands as the representative Of the milk
dealers OF that city, W. d. Richardson the president OF
the Farmers Milk Company, presided and Justice w. H.
Wyker acted as secretary OF the meeug Mr. Richardson
after calling the meeting to order from THE TRB-
rsE the account Of the recent action OF the Milk Ex-
change in raising the price 3l2 cents quart After
discussion 1t agreed to the subject Of tho
price OF milk to meeting OF the farmers to be called
here IN the court house weeks from to-day. II
decided to be content with the 3i2 cents
until then. Mr. Richardson asked the farmers II they
wished TO continue their cooperative retail milk store In
Eightlrave, New-York. which has been running for q
year opposition to the milk dealers of tho city.
Tho president said that financially the store had
been success, and the farmers wanted to continue 10
the farmers must put up the funds to sustain 1t.
Howard Shaw made motion that each member Of
the company present should contribute ~ month to-
wards keeping the store running and thus show that
they still determined to izht the milk dealers
their ground.
The proposition met with entbu 'iasm, and when JUS
tce Wyker went round the taking the names some
OF the farmers subscribed high as sl2 month to
continue their store Only few refused TO subscribe
Among the latter was Abram V. Ryerson, an Old milk
dealer who said that their store certainly could not 20
running expenses paid He thought ought to pay its
running expenses. Ho sgcs,cd that Hiram X.
Stage the manager Of the store, being paid moro
than his work merited.
Mr.. Stage, who was present, sprang mp in the
one present could form idea OF the
difficulties by him I'm his snge-handed light
against the NewYOrk milk dealers The latter had
rounded his store with great number OF small retail
stores where they sold skinned waterei and impure
milk. which sent down to them by the creamery
men OF Orange County by hundreds OF cans. and which
sold at much below cost. They thus undersod the
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business The INSCRIPTIONS milk dealers also bribed all
the servants In the neighborhOod and when he. (Mr.
stage In trying TO work trade, endeavored 10 see
the mistress Of q house he met by all tho
obstacles 1t was in the power OF the servants
10 place In his way. II. after all he sue
ceedrd In seeing the mistress and placing before her
can OF the pure straight" milk he still oudone.
The wicked dealers told by the servants th &C ne
had the mistress, and forthwith dealer appears
and presents the mistress with pitcher or nearly solid
cream q sample and OF course the farmers milk
stood not ghost OF show To add TO 1t all II he man
aged get the servants put dirt In the milk,
waIered 1t and aid other things in the interest OF the
dealer.
The story Of Mr. Stages experience only moved the
farmers To continue their store. Committees were
pointed TO the county for aid IN the under
taking As 10 the charge or the Mix Exchange
people that they sold milk made impure from glucose,
bre grams and cOrn-starch, committee APP
pointed to deny through the newspapers the charge as
misleading and yenomOuG. While the farmers do nut
deny mat they the mixture to feed the they
that they only It to limited extent There
is pretence made that the m xture Is harmful when
fed In small quantities TO cattle The mixture bought
by the farmers at SO ton Most or 10 comes 10 Goshen
consigned the formers who han IL ID their farms and
place IL in watts cemented cisterns called socs