New-York tribune., 1890-03-22
UNITED MILK PRODUCERS.
HARLEM VALLEY MEN ADOPT A fLAN.
APPOINTING A COMMITTEE TO WAIT OK THS
NIDDLEMEN.

The officers and executive committee Of the newly
formed Harlem Valley Eranch Union of 'ilk Pro'
ducers met for the second time lass hiSht al the
Grand Union Hotel There were present Hei'"n
Boucher, president W. o. Tayor, vicepie'ldeut'
Isaac A. White secretlry Daniel Kent treasurer ana
the following members Of the Executive Committee;
W. b. Culver. Cyrus W. stark and \. f. Nichols
C. g. -ecley president of the Central Union. yelling
ton Kent Eben Preston, J. r. Hammond and Colonel
Wheeler delaware COuntvl, were present a. specially
invited visitor, The main business Of the meeting
was the consideration and adoption Of the following
business plan submitted ~ VI. White:
All producer, encouraged IN contracting directly
with dealers at les, than the established price, and
for A. much more as they contract for.
The union TO appoint agent for it, railroad PLATFORM
to receive and sell at the established pFee TIE MIX n~
contracted for.
The agent to receive commission OF tn cents PER
q, forty quarts on all uncontactd milk sod by him,
which Is TO cover all expenses.
Each farmer who contracts for the sale u milk sha
,ak care O, hts own .urplus-that j. say-whcn his
dealer or buyer than Do can SELL th" farmer
or farmers supplying dealer must hold back the MIX
that the canno, u-a. Whore dealer contracts
with several +, expected to divide tie surplus
milk among them.
Who there +, more milk on the platform than the
agent can SELL each section mora IN it. or their town
shall hold back surplus, ard the secretary u the ,af
section OF sections shall FLY distribute ule o'espl,
among the dsorcnt members shipping fiom the platform
or tho AGENT can notify Tie memit p who are - hoi
back milk by Of card affixed to the cans belonging
% such members.
In case u any the milk the platform each
dealer taking milk from te Harlem Valley Branch Dnoa
may dispose overpu through the agent on me Se
terms and commission that al which the platform MIX
Is sold.
An expense fund must be formed by assessing a. re-
oured each an Of milk received, which assessment can oa
collected bv the agent
Books kept by shall be- subject to eAamnn'S
a, all the members OF the executive SoAi''''
and officers Of the union.
\ committee shall De appointed 70 act with ,he as'n'
and direct a. to al bu-inc~, In his hands
The agent shall remit each ard every farmer montAy
FOR the uncontracted milk sold hi account ana fnreh
statement o. payments made. by the tnh day Of ea'h
| month for mix sold the preceding month
The agent shall adopt tet and most afaiaoe means
10 prevent the lcss belonging to members o IN
union.
Each ronber the union shall report % the secretary ~
the branch delinquent dealers who 90 not ana VIII
no, pay for milk according % acs'efneut
The pa.form agent shall give bonds 70 secure payment
q, all money in his hands belonging 70 the members oi e
union. ., .
The agent shall receive and sell only milk belonging %
members OF union. unless au 1,d " Io o-''"''e 81
special cases 70 be named 10 wiitin-
The ernbors ar 70 sustain the Executive Committee an
officers by shipping hut pure rich unadH't ana
clean milk Tor them TO dispo-" o.
After some discussion the plan was unaninon>Y
onn,oved on the notion II Mr. Taylor 10 vas
resolved that Mr. Boucncr and Mr.. White should &c
onnointed a committee to confer with dealers ooiiM-
ing milk from the Harlem valley The next meet
ing Will be held subject To the can ot t'e 'hd1.