Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-03
MILK TRUST,
Company to Be Formed For Cor
trolling Milk.

Washington. July With unlimited
capital an! SupInrt"a hy many nf the
NEST prominent ii;'nciors Of ,h' country.
another trust has been planted on Amer
IN SOIL. known as the American Farm
PRODUCTS COMPANY ana established Tor
'nc purpoS" of taking absolute control vi
All dairy products. chickens and eggs.
Differing from some other great comb
nations OF the kind. it is asserted BY
those who control the American Farm
Products Company that it will BRING
about an increased ana uniform price to
the producer, a dimir islcd Price to
me consumer, giving him a superior and
purer grade Of dairy products, and great
~ improving Present methods of distribu
ton. The commission merchants profit
will be eliminated and the great corpOr;i-
ton will take the responsibility of drliv-
crlnG butter and milk from the hands Of
the farmer to the hands Of the consumer
Behind the great enterprise are a scor.
Of the Wcalthicst men in America. who
already have put in about S20NA.o0o and
are prepared to 'chin in, additional mil
lions as they are required. Among East
IN c4pt!lists interested in tn" trust ar.
p4yre Whitney. AnthHny Brady, l.. J.
l'crwind. Kuhn. Loeb a. Co ana several
other large banking houses ana idivilu-
al clritaii:'ts The hraduuul."r.' NJ IN.
company are at. - EronG"HN. Whrr" "
corps Of cNplr+ is at work in i Eii':.'
suite If Offices stocked viii, mass "f
books and data concerning til" farm Pre-
ducts of the United Stnt.s.
At meeting of tt" hnar,l ~ Gir''" trs
hrld June y these officers WEI" elected,
President, James r. 4I"'aso: "rh =.
president. II, l.. Wiley; treasurer. Gram
Hug. Browne: Srcrot.lrY. t.H@lI, ti" -, 4
Mar: cX"cntivc committee. l!"1~rs. NorS4'.
Cooke Browne Dol Mir ana John II
Flaglcr: general rlHnaC"r i'll Chicago. u.
+. Wiley; western board Of managers lin
Chicago, Horace ". ti'iiSl,tw. En.n I.
DUDLEY. I,Nm'n T., k"lh"u'nr ". !.
At the first annual r?c"tn~ ~ stock
holders. hc'd in New WORK last wc"E.
statement VAS .s%'rd Shr wing int thn
company has Il c.pitnl Of $1-'.WH.Hn -
common stock. S2C6N.C"o Vi w., fcrrfh stock
and s.. .oa d"h.rtm" bonds. Tn" st 't"-
vent showed also that tie cotnfHnN un +"
date. has obtained control ana "N ration
of 100 600 pounds day. and Is n"W 'rc"f /
ina; sincl" factory in m west which
VIII turn ont that amount of butte" "v"rN
|tw"ntv-fnur hours. Among the lHr@" but
ter refining plants taken over hv the con-
pany to date are the W. f. Ross COM
pany. Chicago: Illinois Creamery com
many. Gw"sso. Mich; Alfred G. Wrs<tin@s
COMPANY Kenton. Ohio; Big"low Rrtt"r
Connany. Boston. Mass; Purity Cr'I!m-
cago. and the Srhcrm"rhnrn-S h"twcu
COMPANY p"s Mnin"s, Iowa Several
large concerns supplying milk +" u" NJ"
work market are said to have h"cn an
SorhcG already by the company ard
eventually il il cNp"ct"d that every con-
rorn ~ the country now handling, dair.
I'll n1i,Cts Will come under It's control
hns been conferred chiefly 'nonathc nun
chase Of various nat"ntS for reHfAlg i'hi
ter. ana i Wa stated ycStrrdaw1ana ~
Of these patents arc now hold bgft
ComrIrtr Transformation If the N,f''"r
making ana distributing industry Of the
country is tn first branch ~ ~. rnul
prise t" hc perfected. Nit'r 1nn'
MIX ,,rrs aud chickens Will hc d vol