New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-20
THE MILK CONTROTERSY.

An OHANGE COUNTY FARMER TALKS PLAINLY ABOUT
THE EXCHANGES METHODS.
Referring to the jubilant boast of Mr.. Sandord,
preside OF the Milk Exchange. recorded in yeser
day TRIBUNE that the milk dealers of this city had
arranged for permanent and ample supply from
Buffalo. that they did need to buy quart from
OrarGc County, milk producer from that region said
to TRIBUNE reporter:
This, il true. only shows how outrageous have
been the charges oil the railroads heretofore. If they
can carry milk at II profit for $50 miles at the
rates they have been collecting for transporting it one
tenth of that distance it is ligh time that the LCgsa-
tare enacted restrictive laws the interest #
the farmers and the city consumers. The effort to
control the product OF an area which Will yield ten
times much milk as the city consume proves
also how sincere the pr0tcstatlOns OF the TX
change officers that they have interest in reducing
the price OF milk below paving raes They have hfld
that the low prices owing to the fact that more
milk il made than be used and they now boast
that they have multiplied the available quantity so
that there will he constant glut in the market TO
force down the price. until milk can only be made with
profit in the cheap lands 800 800 miles distant from
the city. They claim that they eager Tor supply
OF the best milk, while everybody knows mat mix
two days old after 40 miles OF shaking mp in tn, cans
must he inferior ito the fresh article from districts
to the city The fact is that the milk nude IN
Orange Comfy the best OF milk. aud IL the mix
that from New.Jer,ey. The standard SET dp by
the State law and the regulations OF the Board OF
Health insure the quality OF every clnul that reaches
the city The city milk supply Is better to-day than
ever It was and this anxiety to protect consumers from
the WIckcduess of the farmers iiC tedious aitecti
ton. II the mikmcn # the city actunted by any
OF high principle, their conversion has been
rcccI t.
When there has been iull market the cry OF the
Exchange has been Let ia" laws of supply aud d.
mand settle the price in other branches OF Inlui'
try And down they have put the price But when
milk becomes they unwilling to give i0rmers
the advantage OF the same rule All Through October
they paid only 2l2 ceui--a lower price than ever
ruled IN that month They take great credit t. them
sclc, tor paying 3 cent, and 3l2 III November when
milk hi- sold ~ high ~ 10 ccnt' quart by the can
or. tho Fri" platform. MIX wOld not have been 30
,csrcc IL Twin. prices had been paid earlier in Autund
Fac,ncI~ haN" been driven ont OF the business because
she price did not Iay expenses. 80 business IN the
Vorli of such magnitude Is conducted on Nuch an
iulGltoJ~ basis To- this ~HSc MILK traffic. The mddc
u,r have ORGANIZE, 10 grasp the entire contlol.
ana faruc'- arr complete ~ tl"'r mercy. without
CONS lltilg producers they uN the pie" they paw.
NItIopt .uiuus cou~not- tcN hA the selling prirc
tlrF CNtuft The owner Ci " rHm -hIcl' wagon aau
lurc.- ptuuL lur~c-hrrdlf WORTH altogether the -"
which %. OUTFIT Uu,tgt.cd hd- uorr {" -1t ana
u1ic- MOI. mlu"y jiIu 90, dairy whose farm an"
.t..l. ttr worth 80 600 lnr- -ou" c'.r, relation
...,.u iur farm uun tlr cit, b, Established dalrtm'r
mH.' abandon their bu.,r.. and Oh" city VIII lose IT,
- i. .. good tlr,l WI.e: tor t1' -lrr'f cannot Doe
wt.tI.'rd unless i,ruuH- ere property r"I i'i Their
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