The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20
MILK BROraHr FROM ran AWAY.
New sources Of Suppl, for New Nork
DE, clopcd In tho last Few Months.

A Tow years ago II would have be,n con-
-if"r"l Impossible 20 supply New Workers
v.'h frc-h min from the northern borders
oi The Empire state and from a par 10
Vermont There are now delivered 70
local dealers every night thousands 81 csns
81 fresh milk brought by special trains
from tho - Lawrence River Valley. along
Lake Chanplain. IN. Mohawk Valley and
from the farming regions along the Ontario
and Western, the ~Iackawanna, the Iehigh
ard the West Shore railroads. Min Of
! good quality can ba had just about a.
: cheap In New York as In the cities and vii
lagos mp the state.
Few p"r-pus comprehend the Importance
81 his far-r"aching industry. the metro-
pol'u mills supply. Milk stations arc
t.'iuR built along all tho railroads NJ In
t"rVai- q about ten mites and 10 these
dTa-iinris- the farmer hauls hts milk
daily Tho new industry Is a good thing
for the farmer. IL brings him a sure
revenue onca every month and gives him
a good market for on. Of the principal
products ~ his farm
special attention was given 70 the milk
business hy the New York Central Railroad
and it, tributary lines Last summer Tho
NNt"Aa'H - ~ 'iAAa ~ - 49,
of New York. the ron oi the founder Of the
N,-tcrtt IAprsNs Company, who died sud
denly az RiChfeld Springs a few months
ago This - Mr. Westcott's third ssason
with the New York Central. Prior Co That
tim" he had charge % the milk business on
tho Lehigh road That he las hNrn sue
cossful l. shown hv an Increase % 50 per cent.
IN the volume e husino~s over last wear.
The price paid hy Mr. Weetcott's agents
90 the farmer varies with the soasons. la
limo .IHNN Nnl AnHNugF NIsH fhaVa IA thu
greatest supply of milk, tho price rangcs
from - cents % 81 a hundred pounds. or
about g quarts In September and October
tho farmer gets about 81 ~ Next month
tine price will jump to about 81 ~. The
yearly avcIag" il bon tI7 or $40 n
hundred pounds.
The farmers contract end. when he
delivers tho milk ~ the milk station Then
IN" milk u properly aerated. All the animal
heat must be- cooled bv natural Processes
hcfore It h. placed In N" cans II II Is not
properly cared for AT the place 81 shipment
II H. APT 10 turn up In New York our Ilttls
trouble - this kind h experienced by the
milk gath"r"rs, a- experienced mon ara
iu charge az all stations and they give thu
mill, .arofui attention.
MIR trains on fa@, schedules carry tho
suUriy Ca New York Special refrigerator
cars arr used. LIE - placed about thu
milk cans Ia the summer months At the
sides ~ tho car the temperature N about
q or 80 degrees. while IN thu centre II u
about ten degrees higher A. the cold
SEASON advances there IL no need for ice
a. the car loo hoUs.s ave teen built
uear tic principal stations and during
the winter tide milkmen harvest the sum.
m"r's supply Many improvements havo
teen added e. the service during tho past
summer. 49, that milk IL delivered to Mr..
N-stCoit- customer la New York within
tWrUtv-fuur hours.
Two heavily losdei MIX trains pull
into New YORK every night In the sum
NOR months thov arr made up II from
fifteen TO twenty cars One train runs
from Oneida over the New York Central
g. Fast Albany IL picks up milk car- at
ItiHa from points ~ FAR north a. Ogdens-
burg A train alan gather up the milk
along thr delaware and Hudson road tn
Houses Point and from fart % Vermont.
Whilr a West shore train brings milk from
along that rad a. Far Wei ~ Syracuse.
l.o-' trains ar" consolidated ut Fast
Albany ami hastily despatched 20 New
Nrfh About fir" thou~And rams are now
Iict 4 up ddlIN along th" New York C"n-
fIl , lines, about one thousand I've hundred
f. tie lAlaWhr- AMI NudSul and a lka
number along no Wet Shore road Tho |
o. Oh. b. bought from she farmer fot n little
TInI' INau fsn C'n's "a quart and -nld IVA
N.n N.ik go lucs-- ranging from three
gfl uuu-Nl' r.u'- uu 'lr is-f SID To- 10
ahhH fp T1v. ANUuleH %" uulk saih'ror |
pave rs rh' c'Infg'~. tic cu-i e icr for |
cooling iauuss auf smrluys Skill"i
Aua.1 W each milk station. thssr" T. siill
q suniciout margin tu max" thu business
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rp fle pro. of wi.k Tie N,N FORK milk
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