The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-04
Local Dealers Say There Is
No Use Fighting
the Trust.
CORNER ON The SUPPLY
Farmers Have Given an
Option and Consumers
Must Suffer.

The milk dealers of this city are mo.
mentar1iy expecting a rise in the price of
tnal very essential commodity because of
the action of the Five States Assocta-
ton IN reaching the farmers of New York
state with view towards holding
pack the supply from the markets until
the dealers accede to their demands The
ASSOCIATION has succeeded in getting the
farmers in line, having purchased five
years option on the entire output. AL
most every owner of cows in the great
mix producing centre has gone over to
the association because of the glowing
prospects held up to them by the heads
or the trust and the immense profits that
are certain to follow the advance on the
price of milk throughout New York and
New Jersey.
How the trusts got the farmers in line
was explained In this manner: The own
ers of big milk dairies were offered half
cent a quart more for their milk, which
means much to the farmers. The result
OF this move can be summed up without
any trouble. The trust will boost the
price cent quart to the dealers and
the consumer will be the sufferer in the
end As usual, the consumer will bear the
brunt of the increase in price.
The dealers were able to fight the as
soeiation several weeks ago, owing to the
large supply held by the Independent far
mers. The dealers purchased from these
farmers, and the threats of the trust
went unheeded. Now it appears that these
| independent farmers have been reached.
thus placing the biggest part of the sup
I ply in the hands of those behind the asso-
citation. The recent spell of cold weather
| greatly reduced the demand for the com
modify and prevented the association
from setting its plans in operation. Just
| as soon as the warm weather comes
| again, the dealers may look for an In
| crease of cent a quart on all the milk
! they purchase from the association. There
seems to be no way of avoiding the raise
in price, and the dealers will be forced To
| submit.
The dealers are doing lots of worrying
over the expected raise Those of this
city fear the loss of hundreds of custom
ers. They contend that there are mora
poor families who will be forced to cut
off their supply in the future when the
additional cut IS added.
Mr. Frank Fallon, of the firm of FaIlon
| q Sons of the Heights, was interviewed
last night by reporter of "The News.
and asked if the demand of the trust had
reached Jersey City yet
! 1.-THE dealers here" said he s'have mot
felt the hand of the association, but 1t is
! only matter of a very short time before
the dealers will be forced to pay a cent
! quart more for the article. This is the
plan as I understand it. Perhaps the
trust may not charge us a cent a quart
/ II ma he
| three-quarters of a cent. At any rate.
the dealers will be forced to buy the ad-
| ditional price ON the customers in order
to make any profit. This means the loss
of many families of the poorer class to
whom penny quart means a great
! deal. And with this increase there will
| come much suffering caused among the
little ones by the lack of milk which their
parents will be unable to provide for them
You see that thea eadealers and the CONSUME
ers suffer at the same time We are hurt
| by the loss of customers will the people
feel the increase.
| 1.-THE dealers are in no position to fight
the trust. New Jersey supplies little or
no milk and even should we attempt to
block the Association by refusing to pur-
chase their supply, we would lose in the
end. The New Jersey farmers are being
approached, too, and this blocks us from
giving the trust any fight. The New York
| farmers benefit by the increase which will
soon be felt all over the east, and natur-
ally they are perfectly willing to accede to
! all the demands of the association, pro-
| viding they receive their Increase
Several other smaller dealers were APP
preached on the subject and their views
bear out those of Mr.. Fallon. All fear that
the anticipated increase will mean big
| loss to them in customers.