The Newtown bee., 1897-01-08
VIEWPOINT, FRIDAY, JAN. 8.
CIRCULATION :
Local Affairs
Housatonic Valley Milk Pre-
 ducers

ooSS1o MEET AT NEW MILFORD TO TALK OVER THE sIrUATION.-ORGANIZA OF ALL THE MEN WHO FURNISH MILK FOR
 THE NEW YORK MARKET HOPED FOR.
 The meeting of the milk producers of the Housatonic Valley, called at the Town hall at New Milford, Tuesday af. ternoon, was attended by about 40 of the we'll known milk producers of the valley. The object of the meeting was to get an expression on he proposed formation of the Five Sta es Milk Producers Associ- ation and have this road represented at meeting held in New York January 6, to consider the plan.
 The plan of this new organization a near as could be ascertained is to thor ougt ly organize the milk producers on all lines of railroad out of New York City. When the association is thorough | ly organized, the object should be not or | ly to fix the price of ik in cooperation with the buyers of milk, but it's objects should also be to furnish any necessary supply of milk from existing milk-shil- ping territory, to mitigate the evils of the surplus to the utmost, to insure bet ter care by peddlers in distribution of milk, to cooperate with reliable dealers and peddlers so that the city end of the business may be put in better condition. It,is also proposed that the association shall cooperate with the health authori- ties to prevent adulteration and to insure absolutely pure milk to consumers. It is I believed that with certain reforms in the trade that may be the outgrowth of this | movement, consumers will be insured of an abundance of good and pure milk without any increase in price, but some of the expenses and losses between the consume4 and the farmer can be curtail- ed so that the producer may get a some. what better price for milk than has been the case of late.
 | Although the meeting was called for o'clock, the farmers were slow in assem. bling. Newtown was largely represent, ed, and nearly all the milk stations had some representative.
 By the talk of those present it was plain to be seen that the farmers think that they are imposed upon in the milk business, and they think right, and are willing to enter into most any arrange. ment that will better existing conditions The meeting waited before organizing fer E.. G. Seeley of Roxbury, who has al ways been leader in the milk business, but he did not come. His brother, Ben. jamin Seeley of Washington came in about o'clock and at the request of those present he took the chair and Ed, ward Marsh was chosen secretary. MT Seeley made some pithy remarks pictur- ing the sad state the milk business had arrived at and urged organization of the producers, for they could if they would unitedly say what it's future should be.
 A general discussion followed withou, formulating any definite plan of action but it was finally agreed to send Messrs Benjamin and E. G. Seeley to the New York meeting, with the backing of those present, to make such arrangements fol this road as would better the farmers, ii possible, and pledge their support to any movement that would form an organiza tion whose aim was such attainment. A sum of money was raised for necessary expenses and the farmers will meet agair at the call of this committee to hear wha, was accomplished at the New Yorl meeting. A good many large producers have their sire" up at the treatment they have been receiving and the prices paid