Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-16
CHEAP MILK COMING.
The Public Are to be Benefited by
the Big Lacteal Controversy.
WAR PRICES NOW ESTABLISHED
At Lively Meeting Appeal is Made to the
Peoples Sympathy.
THE TROUBLE REALLY HAS COMMENCED

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Union met yesterday afternoon and in
structed Mr.. Reed, of the CHARTERS Cream
cry Company, to find market for all the
milk they ship to him, if he has to sell it at
any price. The immediate result will be
that the lacteal fluid can be obtained very
cheaply in the next few days,
Mr. Reed says he will sell the milk to
any grocer at 13 cents per gallon. This is
cents cheaper than the dealer has been
furnishing 1t to them, and if the grocer will
take advantage of that offer the consumer
may also derive some benefit.
All this has been the result of the contro-
versy which took place yesterday afternoon
at the Keystone Hotel, where about 70 of
the shippers were assembled to discuss the
present situation.
While some of the members were still ad-
vocating waiting game, the most proposed
strenuous measures.
SAID Mr.. Martin: "Gentlemen every day of
delay on our part gives the dealer an advant-
age. What we have to do is to strike, and
strike hard, at the dealers The only remedy
we have at our command atpresenti is to create
price for milk which will benefit the con-
sumer and cripple the dealer. Let us show the
public that we mean to deal fairly with them,
and if we once have public opinion on our side
we have already won the victory
WAR PRICE PROPOSED.
Mr.. Martin then proposed price for milk,
which he called the ''war price," LET Mr..
Reed sell the milk at IL cents to the dealers
and at Is cents to the grocers," he said,
Mr.. Reed then stated he thought the price
fooh n m oh IN off wifi
the dealers.
At this point Mr.. McCalmont of Hanlan
station, entered the room, saying:
Gentlemen, 1 am not member of this union
at present, because 1 am under contract to
furnish my milk to a dealer until May l. After
that date, however, will come into the union
Now, what have to say is that we shippers
ought to have the fullest confidence in the Ex-
ecutive Committee and in MI. Reed. Let them
tix the price Of milk as they please. We all
know it is likely that we will lose some money
during this war; but in order to assure a
victory, we must make sacrifices. Well, let us
make them and not growl."
Mr. Weitzel of Primrose station, requested
information regarding the $25 which it is said
every member of the union would lose if he
went back on his contract "Can the SIS be
collected?' he said.
that from inquiries which they had made in
regard to that it was true that the fines or for
feits could be collected, and Mr. Little, the
Secretary, said he proposed to show some Of
the men that it could be done.
At this juncture Mr.. McCalmont got the floor
again, and he requested the shippers, under
all circumstances, to let reporters into their
meetings, in order to show the public that they
we're doing everything straightforward and
above board. Then the general meeting was
adjourned, and the Executive Committee went
into session.
SURE TO ATTRACT SYMPATHY.
Here DR.. Irwin, the Chairman, stated to Mr..
Reed as follows: 1.-THE Executive Committee
as body, and fair representation of the en-
tire union, authorizes you to create market
for our product We send you all our milk,
and we want you to sell it while it is fresh and
sweet. How you do it makes no difference.
We have shown all the consideration possible
to the dealers, and they have rejected all our
advances. 1t is, therefore, impossible for them
to make any deal with US directly. There is
now a triangular fight. Whatever is to be done
not go back on you. Go ahead and sell the
milk Just as you please. If the dealers will not
buy of you, find market among the retailers.
Sell the milk to the groeers at prices which the
benefit Of the fight Let the people get cheap
milk"
Mr. Reed said afterward that be had made
up his mind now to sell the milk to grocers, if
regular dealers would not come and buy of
him. He said he had given them all the
chances and he could not do more. He in
tends to have men go all over the two cities
and offer the milk to grocers at Is cents gal
lon. In connection with that fact he re-
marked:
This will bring the milk from the farmer
direct to the retailer, and the result will be
that milk will not only be cheaper but it will
also be better.n
There was dealerin Mr. Reeds store yester-
day afternoon, who had been buying from the
CHARTERS Company all along, and he said he
was satisfied with Mr.. Reeds arrangement, and
he would stick to him.
FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
MI. George Eyrich, one of the trustees of the
newly organized Milk Dealers Protective As
sociation, was called upon afterwardat his store
on Webster avenue and told what the pro-
ducers had doneat the meeting. He said:
II tell you it is of no use for Mr. Reed to at
tempt to down the dealers because it is an i'm
possibility in my opinion. We are making ar
rangements with number Of farmers in Ohio
that will put us in such a shape we can get all
the milk we want to supply. OF course some
of US are in bad shape at present; am, for in
stance, myself, because few of my shippers
have gone back on me. But there is one thing,
our customers are with us. / have people on my
route that have told me they would sooner
drink black coffee and go without milk for a
month than buy any from MIR. Reed. Now
that does not look as if the CHARTERS Creamery
tailers by putting the milk down in price.
Moreover might as well tell you this: There
is place out in Ohio that produces over 10000
gallons of milk day, and we are making ar
rangements to get the whole lot. Our organi-
zatlon will have it shipped into Pittsburg, and
Oh, mol the lacteal war has not been terminated
vet; it has only begun, and don't you forget itr'