New-York tribune., 1895-08-30
MILK SELLERS ALARMED.
THE WHOLESALE DEALERS SAID TO BE
IN STATE OF PANIC.
A MEETING or THE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
yEsTERDAy-ANoTHER COMBINATION RE-
TAINs couNssl.-rNDER THE LAW. THE
LARGE FIRMS SAY. THEY ARE LII

TAINs corNssi.-rNDER THE LAW, THE
LARGE FIRMS SAY THEY ARE IL
ABLE FOR THE CRIMES OF
FARMERS AND GRocERs.
The wholesale milk dealers OF this city are thor
oughly aroused over the large number Of arrests
and indictments OF milk dealers recently found
through the vigilance OF the Board OF Health IN
spectors with the cooperation Of Justice Jerome OF
the Court OF Special Sessions. They are making
active preparations to fight for the maintenance
OF what they declare to he their rights.
Yesterday afternoon the MIX Dealers Project
I've Association held meeting at No. II Eighth
St. which was largely attended by the Wholesalers
the discussion being coained to the present critical
position OF the larger dealers Frank Moss who
Is counsel for the Parkhurst Society was present
NJ the request OF n number OF the leading dealers,
and cited TO the association the points OF law rcat-
ing to the arrest and trial of milk dealers found
with adultcrated milk in their possession.
Still another combination Of about twelve Of the
largest dealers OF the city, headed by the commits
sion firm of Baker Gray & CO.. OF One-hundred-and-
thirty-third-st and Aexander-ave.. have united IN
retaining Mr.. Moss their counsel, and are pre-
parlng TO form themselves into an association TO
defend what they regard as their rights 1t VIII he
remembered that both James Baker and Thomas
GRAY Of the above named firm. were arrested on
Wednesday on the charge or selling adulterated
m
Tribune reporter called upon Mr.. Moss at his
home No BOG East Onehundred- d-and-twentieth-s
iast evening The lawyer said Every one OF the
wholesale milk dealers of this city Is in the great
est danger OF rrest and imprisonment under the
present Interpretation of the law. The law OF 1919
in regard to the adu,eraton of milk deprlves the
morally honest milk dealer of the privileges allowed
TO the worst criminal. The Interpretation OF this
law which he's been upheld by the Court of APP
peas refuses to allow the dealer found with adul-
terated milk the privilege OF telling the Court now
the milk became adultera:ed. who was respon-
sibe for the offence. The simple possession OF the
adulterated article constitutes crime.
''rhe wholesalers commission merchants,
continued Mr. Moss occupy the position of middle
men, and have come to regard both the small deal
ers and the farmers. at whose mercy they are,
as their enemies. Many of the wholesalers are 80
worked up the matter. and are so feariui OF
arrest for what in many cases is the crime Of the
farmer or the grocer that they are talking OF sell
ing their horses and wagons and going out OF the
business In fact. there Is regular panic among
them"
Mr. Moss said that he did not intend to fight the
Board Of Health but would give them an oppor-
tunity 10 deal fairly with the wholesalers VINO IN
tend TO be obedient to the laws but do not intenc
to be held responsible for other peoples crimes
II the legal machinery oppressed them he would
The MIX Dealers Protective Association intend
TO employ at once an attorney, chemist ana t"o @
inspectors Of their own. so that they may have
some protection against the laws. which, they as
sert they now lack entirely. ,. -
bosieeed yesterday by farmers from New, YORK
state New-Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylyanh all
of whom, brought him samples OF milk to be anal
wed which. they said. they had taken directly
Henry Steinert attorney OF the Board Of Health,
said yesterday that there were now more than
sixty cases OF indicted milk dealers pending In the
Court of Special Sessions 80 . - 1.,,.
Three milk dealers. David slegel No. ~ Clinton
st.: Jacob swartz. No. lH Ciinion-st.. and Harris
Siurinsky NO lH Cnton-st were arralgnei yes
tcrdav in the Essex Market Court on the charge OF
selling adulterated milk. and were each held IN
slno bail for trial Inspector Walters OF the BOARD
Of Health was the complainant
4 mass-meeting o: the wholesale milk dealers OF
this city Will be called early next week.