The Washington times., 1907-09-19
Views Of Dealers.

Here IS the way some Of the dealers
view the present situation:
CeorEe 3. Farquhar. secretary OF the
Milk Dealers Association, and a large
II am unable II say Just what the in
crease viii be. but the action OF the
farmers ia raising the price yes steFcns F.
renders an increase ia The retail price
inevitable
..The dealers have practically made no
money FOR two years ewing TO the IN
creased cost Of all accessories, and must
either increase prices 10 the consumer
or 90 out of business. 1 think that :
cents per quart increase VIII oe tie
logical one, considering the figures
named yesterday BY the producers.
r. l. simpson. Of the Simpson BIOS.
Dairy Company. The increase Is COM
Ing. and with # the retiring from busi-
ness of many milk dealers l am aIraid
that n public is not going 70 stand for
10 cents per quart milk ana nundfe1s
VIII change 10 condensed nliik or stll5e
themselves, mus curtalling the demand.
Dealers are now making no money and
the increased price named BY the farm
ers means that we VIII have 70 con-
tract for milk at an advanced pTlce,
which We may not be able 10 sell
believe that the man who has been nam
dhAg 400 gallons of milk VIII after No
vember L be able to supply his trade
with about 200 gallons.
Manager Sherwood, OF the storm
Sherwood Company: The man who Is
making a salary OF from SO TO SIS per
week is not going to be able to pay 10
cents per quart for milk. He VIII either
cult using *, or use the condensed
brand. We are running four wagons
now After the Increase goes into effect
November I we will be lucky 10 keep
one or two busy Tae dealers viii IN
/ crease the price. but this will not suf-
fee for the added responsibilities OF q
cent milk at wholesale.
Twice year we make contracts with
the farmers. During the summer, when
milk is plSL.iful. the dealers pour hun
| dreds OF gallons into the sewer. because
! they cannot sell IL all Yet we must live
up 10 the contract On November ! we
must contract for a Accent increase We
don't know that the public is going to
stand for prOportionate increase Al
I retail. Consequently. many OF Us are
/ going 20 quit the business"
Increase Inevitable.
J. ]. Bowles, of the Jersey Dairy: "Au
Increase is inevitable. Just in what
amount I am not prepared to say. ]
/ do net blame the farmers for raising
/ cost Of food, labor, and other dairy
1 farm necessities, as well as the strin-
/ gent regulations, makes such action I'm
! perative.
Another leading dealer who supple,
/ d large trade in the northwest, said
/ j viii not be specific as to what sht
| increase viii be. but am frank to admit
1 that I turned down yesterday a con
! tract with one of the hospitals for thC
/ entire winter at the old price OF g.
/ cents per gallon 1 told them under tht
] present conditions 1 could consider
/ nothing less than 40 cents"
! At the meeting af the Milk Producers
| Association of Maryland, Virginia. and
/ the District Of Columbia. held in @. A
| r. Hall yesterday, a resolution was
] PASSED that increased the price Of milk
/ wholesale, from IS to p cents per gallon
/ This advance is TO go into effect No
/ vember ].
Accordingly, a meeting of the MiTs
! Dealers Association of Washington vii
/ be. called for one day next week. prob
/ ably on the 23Fd. AZ which time it Is
/ anticipated that the long-expeeted III
1 crease IN the price of retail milk vii
| materialize, and after Noveml,S- al
/ least cents per quart additional vii
/ be asked.
Commissioner kIacfarland in comment
/ ing on the prospective increase SAID:
If the price Of milk is too low 70
a reasonable profit, It is obvious Iha
/ II VIII have to be raised
/ The proposed increased price ourh
/ to be put on the right ground. and tn
! actual price paid by the consumer ough
/ 10 oe IN exact proportion to the pr1c,
paid by The dealer to the farmer
! Health officer Woodward said that n
| saw no reason why the producers shouIs
/ not advance their prices to a figurl
! from whicn they could make a living
and reasonable profit and that the al
vance that would naturally follow from
the dealers TO the consumers should b.
equitable. and in just that proportion
to what the advance in the cost is 4
/ the dealers
He said that II prices were advance,
the Health Department would see TO /
that higher eiass Of roilk was offere'