Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-10
SCARED ABOUT MILK.
The Dealers Feel Uneasy About Lac
teal Sales on the Sabbath Day.
JUDGE STOVES LATE DECISION
Is the Cause of Nervousness Among Many
of the Local Vendors.
TIE MAJORITY PREFER TO CLOSE UP

The ruling of Judge Stowe in the case of
John A. Martin in regard to the sale of
milk on Sunday, gave many of the milk
dealers verv uneasy feeling last Saturday
| evening and Sunday morning. The pub
lished accounts of Judge Stoves decision
represent him as saying thatthe sale of milk
on Sunday at shops kept open for that pur-
pose was entirely distinct from the delivery
of milk to families. 1t is the peculiar turn
of this phraseology which has rendered the
milk dealers nervous.
None of them hesitated last Sunday morn
ing to send out their wagons for the delivery
OF milk. Nearly all the wholesale milk
dealers in the two cities have been accus-
toned to sell milk by the pint and quart to
persons who call at the store for it.
Whether this can be called delivery of
milk is the question which is bothering the
milk dealers. Inquiry reveals the fact that
the number of those who call at the milk
stores for their Sunday morning supply is
very large, especially among housewives.
On Saturday evening many of them were
warned to buy for Sunday, but on Sunday
morning, as far as can be ascertained, all the
milk depots were open.
DILwoRTH is NOT SCARED.
William Dilworth, the President of the
Milk Dealers Protective Association, who
keeps a shop on Pennsylvania avenue. said
last evening: 81 did not read the decision
of Judge Stowe, but from what 1 heard it
was rather peculiar. Under the law, as I
have read it, we have perfect right to sell
milk for family consumption. Ihave heard
of the dealers talking about the decision.
but do not believe that anything will be
done. No meeting of the association has
been called to discuss the question"
The decision of Judge Stowe made Rob
ert Hemingway uneasy, among other milk
men, and for some time ON Saturday even
ing he debated with himself whether he
should sell on Sunday. He decided, how
ever, to sell. To a reporter he said vester-
terday: "When the Law and Order League
started out to prosecute for Sunday selling,
it sent to every milk dealer copy of the
law, which exempts us from prosecution for
selling on Sunday from 5 to 8 A. M. and
after P. NJ. made up nv mind to stand
the chances, although think j Judge Stoves
decision makes us indictable AS far as 1
am personally concerned, would rather not
sell on Sunday, if others were prohibited.
Our customers could buy on Saturday even
ing, and l would have an opportunity for
rest which do not have now"
THEY FAVOR SUNDAY CLOSING.
Several milkmen who were spoken to en-
phatically declared themselves in favor of
Sunday closing, if it could be operated on
all dealers. Mr.. Hemingway said: 81 would
be pleased to keep closed on Sunday, be-
cause then could go to church with my
family. If 1 would do so now, however,
the other dealers would keep open, and I
would lose many Of my customers In the
winter, when milk will keep, we do not sell
on Sunday, but in the summer time there
are many purchasers who have no ice boxes,
aud are not in shape to keep milk over one
day. 1t is for the benefit of such consumers,
who are quite numerous, that we sell on
Sunday forenoon"
Another milkman, who keeps a place in
Allegheny, said last evening, to reporter:
''The law allows US to deliver milk only
until 9A.M. Now the man who got up
that law never drove milk wagon in the
morning. 1t is simply useless to start out
before o'clock on Sunday morning, and
that is little early. The people are not
out of bed. We cannot deliver our milk
before noon on Sunday, and therefore, in a
technical sense we violate the law bv three
hours. All the other milkmen do the same
thing. heard that Wishart was going to
start after US, but do not believe he will
do So"