The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
PRICE OF MILK RAISED,
Marin County Milkmen Meet at
Sausalito and Adopt a New
Schedule.
They Effect Organization and Determine
JobberS Must Pay Twelve and
Half Cents Gallon.


The milkmen of Marin County empha-
sized their determination to increase the
price of milk delivered 20 the San Fran
cisco jobbers by their action in a meeting
held in Silva's Hall, Sausalito, yesterday
at noon. The result of the meeting was
the laying of the cornerstone OF an organ
ization that will hold every producer in
Marin County to the uniform price of 1219
cents a gallon for milk delivered at the
nearest station.
An agreement to that effect and binding
the signers of 1t to the ultimate formation
of an organization was presented to the
meeting by R. D. Hatch, secretary, who
acted as chairman of the committee that
formulated the agreement at a meeting
held Thursday last
The committee, which was appointed by
President NJ. T. Freitas at the original
m Getting held last Sunday, consisted of the
following named producers from the towns
designated:
Novato-A. G. Scown, A. V. Duborba, R. D.
Hatch.
Ignacio-H. Nelson. Frank Foster, ]. Matoni.
Millers-F. B. Smith.
San Rafael-M. S. Brazil, NJ. S. Azeyedo.
LarkSpur-EnOS Foster.
Sausalito-J. B. Silva, Frank Mechada, NJ.
Veira, VI. T. Silva, Antonio Petro
Hilarita-M. Borges.
Reeds Station-J. s. Diss, NJ. T. Freitas.
The raise in the price will go into effect
December 1, but standing contracts will
not be disturbed. The agreement reads as
follows:
Whereas the price realized for milk being de-
livered to San Francisco markets is not in con-
fr+ aFGr ion o
fore we the undersigned dairymen OF Marin
County and San Mateo County do hereby form
an associa ton, to be known as the California
Milk Producers Association, for a period eX-
tending to October l, 1896, and agree, one
with the other, that we will not sell directly
indirectly any milk tor q less sum than
1212 cents per gallon delivered at the nearest
shipping point.
All bills for milk delivered shall be collected
on or before the Goth day of the following
month and any customer who leaves an: mem
Der of this association without having paid
his bill in full shall not be supplied with
milk by any member of this association until
such claim is settled. And any party violating
this agreement hereby agrees to forfeit, for the
benefit of the other members of this associa-
tion, the entire sum as specified in bond to
be given by each member, at the rate OF So so
for each COW owned or controlled by him.
a committee OF five shall be appointed, be-
fore whom any complaints for violation shall
be placed and due investigation made.
Said committee shall appoint a chairman,
and he shall be custodian of the foregoing
bonds.
The following-named producers signed
the agreement:
MT Freitas, NJ. s. Azevedo & Co., A. Mattos
& Co., NJ S. Brazil e. Co, NJ. T. Silva & Co.,
Manuel Borges &c Co., Ignacio F. Azevedo IL
Co., Joao Soares Dias & Co., Manuel Lateja &
Co, Manuel Ladeira d Co., Joao Machado
Terra & Co., Manuel Maceoo Vieira & Co. /;
Manuel Faustino da Silva & Co., A. A. Machado
q Co., F. A. Machado IL Co., Antonio Petro &
20 Lrn Il Encfnr u.
CO., De Borba Branca Co., II. Nelson d Co.,
Novato Land Company, J. W. Mattoni e. Co.,
A. G. Scown & Co. and J. M. Xavier.
committee, consisting of NJ. T. Freitas,
H. Nelson, J. V. Silva, A. V. u. Borba, R.
D. Hatch and w. L. B. Mills, was ap-
pointed by the chair for the purpose of
seeking cooperation of the milkmen of
Alameda, Contra Costa and San Mateo
counties. This committee will report at
the next meeting of the milkmen in Sausa-
Ito.
w. J.. B. Mills, secretary of the Novato
Land Company, as chairman of the COM
mittee on bylaws, appointed at the last
meeting, reported that the committee had
drafted an outline of the bylaws, which
would be recommended by il, but that the
committee recommended that the official
organization of the association should not
be consummated at this meeting. Mr..
Mills stated as the committees reason for
this recommendation that IL desired the
cooperation of other counties before con-
cluding the work OF organization; and fur
ther, that if the association was to be
incorporated it would be necessary to act
wisely under legal advice.
At the request of the president Mr.. Mills
read the outline of the bylaws prepared,
which were in the ordinary form of such
documents, with the granting of consid-
cradle power to the president and board of
directors. But this seemed to meet with
the approval of the milkmen present.
They are unused to organization and re-
quire the aid of board of directors who
shall be able to conduct the details of such
an organization.
R. d. Hatch asked that his resignation
as secretary be accepted and his successor
elected, as he would be unable to devote
the time necessary to the duties of the of
fee. He proposed Eugene Conneil of No
vato for the place and Mr. Connell was
elected, with a view of his becoming the
permanent secretary of the organization.
At the conclusion of the business of the
meeting Mr.. Schaefer, heavy San Fran
cisco purchaser of Marin County milk,
who had attended the meeting by invita-
ton, was asked TO present his views OF the
action OF the producers. He said the raise
in the price of milk would not drive him
out of business yet he proposed to buy
where he could do the best for himself.
He thought the price, l2H cents gallon,
was rather high, and that it would force
him to reduce the quantity he had been
buying. He considered that the milkmen
had right to conduct their business to
suit themselves and had no complaint to
offer.