The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-02
DETAILS OF
MILK TRUST.

West hester, March l. A large num-
Der Of mil X shippers Of Chester apd Della
ware counties mat mt Newtown Square
last ght and organized Il MIX Shippers
Union, which Is to become u Nart OF the
Philadelphia Milk Shippers Union, The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, William Smediey;
vice President, Harry Baldwin; secretary,
HUnry Paschall; treasurer DlilwyE Lew
IS.
Fully one hundred prominent milk
shippers were present and :. Walter Pan.
coast, of Shurpuwn n. j., IN stating the
object OF tho meeting. -aid; In Februa.
of last year we received notice in Salem
county N.I',that the price of milk would
I've three cents quart. We growied, but
we submitted. Tie growl continued to
such an extent that we called meeting.
The result, was that about l5j men met
and we organized milk shippers union.
We called u meeting including other
points and extended our union, but did not
gain strength enough to prevent the cut
in prices. so we have resolved to extend
the union sufficiently TO be able to con =
troll the situation.
1--WE were also willing to pledge our
selves to keep back during certain months
in the yearthe milk OF one day in month
days IN month. to prevent over stocking
the market. 1t Is because W. ieei that al |
or as many as possible OF the shipper 8
from each shipping point should unite
with us IN thi. purpose OF securing price
for milk that will pay for its production
that we have called you togo her"
The general plan is to maintain IN or.
aaniz ,tion among the shippers Of milk
along eaca of tho rail road and trolley
lines supplying Philadelphia wi h milk
have each Of these to elect u sub director,
who shall be in communication with the
directors OF the Philadelphia UEion Each
local union la to be represented IN the
meetings Of the Philadelphia Union.
The mistakes that CAUSED the dissolution
of the old CT guni7ation are to DO avoided
For instance the method Of disposition oil
the surplus milk which Is produced a
certain seasons of the year. The plan o
the old organization was to sell it by THEFT
agents in Phi adelphia a. best they could
But that plan aggravated the very faul
tbs organization was hoping to remedy
1t broke down prices
1t is now proposed to dispose OF tho IN at
ter by having each member agree to kee,
one days milk home each month or tw,
| days II necessary The different mem Der
are to retain mil k en- different days, so a
regularly and systematically reduce TIN
supply to the action denand Of the mar
| krt.
ut is not our purpose" said Georg
Watson, OF Doylestown, ito organize and
then take tho dealers by the throat and
demand i've or fix cents quart for milk
| We only ask four cents in winter ant
three and ono half con s. in summer. Wher
we submit that prdposi ton We want to 1t
able To enforce it. There we must be con-
tented when we are paid that price"
| Charles ;. Atkinson gave some interest
ing statistics as o the amount of milk
shipped over different lines OF railroad to
| Philntelphia during the month OF Janu.
AIRY, 1901. The Lebanon Valley road car
ried about 100 600 quarts per day. Tht
| Pennsy lvania lines in New Jersey carried
| 10000 quarts daily, and the Reading Rail.
| ROAD carried about 0,C00 quarts, and thus
the amount carried by each railway car
be added together and the total eupply fol
Philadelphia DO determined.