The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
MILK GOES BACK
TO The old PRICE
I'VE Have the Milk" Says the
Dairymen, and That
Explains 1t.
Mr.. BLAnToN SPEAKS OUT
Enough for the Consumers and
From To-Day, They Pay
Eight Gents.
Mr.. BLANToN SPEAKS OUT

Il The milk question, so far as the price
OF the article is concerned. has been
settled. and. beginning tomorrow, the
dealers will sell milk to their customers
at eight cents per quart, instead OF
charging ten cents for the same GUAM
tity as they have been doing for some
weeks past.
A great hue and cry was made against
the increased price put on milk. ana the
newspapers, as well as the consumers
have had a good deal to say ABOUT ~
The dairymen replied to these criticisms
and endeavored to Justify their acuon
In. advancing the price.
iSssgyf3,it II does not matter, now about the
discussion that led up to their present
y action In reducing the price TO the or!
figure It is enough for the consumers
to know that, beginning this morning
they will have to pay only eight cents
per quart.
Mr.. IT. l.. Banton, the president OF the
Richmond Dairy Company. says tho milk
men have not been whipped into re-
duction.' and that the figures go down
now simply because the mlkmen have
the milk.
The Dairy Side of It.
Mr.. phantom who seems to be the
spokesman for all the milkmen, says FUR
ther:
eve are not whipped because we have
never been in any fight. We have been
doing all we could TO get milk for the
\ naopie. but in some way our efforts have
been misunderstood. Some said We hau
the milk--quantties Of it-and wouldn't
sell 1T; that welw expressing the pup
lie. Others said .rariotls things. ana Whlie
sour critics In no way affected us person
ally. they greatly hurt the business, tnr
many people began to think that We We're
irving TO make more out of them than we
were entitled to. This is the real story:
& The milk shortage began in the latter
mart of the summer, and among it's causes
were these First, milk had been SO
cheap that many dairymen had sold their
COWS and gone out of the business; sec
nnd the summer had been so wet that
q number of cows In the remaining nerds
contracted the disease known as sore
feet. You may not know 1t, but me
dairymen are very careful with theif
cows and use every precautlon 70 keel
them in good condition. All the COWS
IN 2 ffected With sore feet We're examined
IN veterinary surgeons, and every COW
SO affected was pronounced out OF con
dition.
II. Ss..rhis disease could hardly have beer
8falled an epidemic, but some COWS "
dff3 practically every herd were attacked
and of course, as soon rs the animal:
got sick. none of their milk was SOLD.
I'VE then saw that we were. on Tn
verge Of milk famine we saw ina
swa could not supply all our customers
n ssa =, we went around 10 those taking thre
ar four quarts daily. and begged them 7
i#ss try to make out with one or two quarts
80 we could let every one have soin
milk. te
4 iS EVEN at this rate, we could not NEE
tlia& demand We then tried to BUY mn
elsewhere. This, of course, added adui
5tfsS1Ional expense ito the business. Iher
again. The price OF feed went up farm
ss ator5 was high. and the only possbl
ssSS ,Vay we could get the milk and dellVe
3$.F8Si y ,Yas by raising the price two cents
every quart; but we told all our patron
3sslls that lust as soon as the supply increase
}Ss@ theS price would go back to eight cent:
Il Some people seem to nave 1orSottsll
overlooked this.
Supply Increased.
1.-THE supply has now Increased thfonb
the following two principal causes MoS
II n NJ ~ fhe cows affected with sore rect III
n, condition again, and the Increased prit
MAJ si II 5Y,caa many people TO get COWS ar
ri start selling mix. a., -, !,
8 ..As soon as We saw tHe co'iui.ionS
WIKI ma mr. drivers to notify the custome
issS9H5 that beginning with the nrsl q iils W.
+ the price would be reduced,
S ..rhere IS no organization among y
VA. II n dairvruen in this city, but all the peoE
in Inc same business work together ait
IA a fashion, and while We did not me
4 Sss IL and come to any definite agreement
igardlng the reduction, there Viii be 0
General price for milk, helleYe, elg
+ cents n quart.
NJ: (. .srhere is one other point which WI
III sgS to make perfectly clear, have notic
TINT some OF the papers nre growing I
n ,,mphantlyf About what they call tn
victory. rs I have said. they hurt Q
business, hut as 10 their influence
sg bringing about the reduction, their co
Il II mi ment had no more effect upon uH tn
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