New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-09
MILK MEN SIGN OPTIONS.
NOT MORE THAN FORTY PER CENT
AGREE TO SELL. To THE TRUST.

THE OTHER DEALERS WAIT 10 SEE WHAT THE
OUTCOME Will. BE-THE SCHEME LIKELY
TO 90 THROUGH DIFFICULTIES WHICH
TIE TRUST WILL ENCOUNTER.
While all the milk dealers IN and around this city
have received copies OF the option drafted by
John ID Gilmor by the terms OF which each sigrer
agrees to sell outright, TO a company soon to he
incorporated IN New-Jersey. his milk business nnd
the real estate and equipment used hy him IN car
ryng on such business inquiry IN he trade devc!-
OBS the fact that VERY large proportion OF these
options have not yet been signed The dealers. white
conccding that perhaps It woaId be- q good thing
IN have a consolidation. seem - be waiting 20 see
wha. action the others are going 10 take. The
article OIL tho subject "a Sundays Tribune some
Of them said Yesterday. told all they knew about
the subject. and they were anxious 10 &C. further
facts and figures from the reporter
one of the largest dealers in the city said that he
had not yet signed the ,mcu'. and personally
did not see how II would benefit him. as bee had q
satisfactory bushes. Yet ~ The trust were 10 be
established he would probably come into f.. II an
equitable pcioc were paid him. "" Thought INN
not more than per cont OF the dealers had signed
tn. ortions but was Of opinion that the scheme
would 20 through.
A4othcr man largely Interested In tho business
agreed with the jus: quoted. saying that II the
syndicate had secured many rs 40 per cent II
the milk dealers ana creamery men, IL "o'"'
surely 20 ahead and organize it, company. II
would he with this so-callcG trust az T. was with
a syndicate which had secured ~ per cent 0f me
sto X Of a railVay-it wouldn't Ice controlling n
tcr.st lut rs capital H. tmid. the remaining hold
crs would be- likcly to cell ont II thc} Knew the
Vet ihis man believed that II milk trust should
he orcanzed-aud be- didn't think the project coull
lac realized for "A year rO-it could not last nFr
years The trust was reaching out after the cream,
cues. well as the citY dealer he nag heard nui
there were too many potential a. wen as actui.
dairy farms for syndicate to get posreSs'on oi
We recalled the "Orangc County milk war" Of
lsSi when the milk producers OF ma county sought
10 get higher price Ior tn't ne C0,
Chanso and other eoGmes IN 'ha psyI OF Ne% %
the line OF the Delaware, i;ackawahna ana Mrs, .
ern road their mrs, iniimation that tney were n"'
getting az much for milk az was paid the orange
Sountv men, and they promptly put in their claim
for an Increase OF price Legislation was obtained
fishing diGerentiai freight rates on milk and cream.
but IL could not AFFECT the Pennsylvania product.
~ Snd We GGgs road %, by way Of NcwJersey
He understood that the new rust would. In the
one chance 10 sell il. and. II that oner should be
refused. would set up rival creamery near by ana
the neighborhood By buying thcr Efod hr at
higher price than the creamery @reaGy mere co nn
now bound by the price which they themselves as
members Of the MIX Exchange. voted 70 fx as the
producer would be likely after while, even Il
the trust were to be established. to agrG" WIN ~
opposition to the trust because the trus, could not
seadt a aay NR n n to a GSnS all S n
One OF the big ice-cream manufacturers OF TINS
civ said that he bought his cream direct from
cttameres and supposed that they had been ask 4
To- sell out the syndicate. but he didn't know IT
certainly He took ii for granted that the price Of
Cynem Would be advanced, but he added, I'VE can
nav what all the rest Will have TO pay lie took
rrXcSeption to IA recently published statement that
the present price OF cream was 20 cents quart.
saving that fully ~ per cent OF mat sold In this
market brought only a little moro than 10 cents