The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-01
SUPPLY OF MILK
IN DETROIT IS
DIMINISHED
STRIKE OF OAKLAND FARMERS
FOR HIGHER PRICES CAUSES
shoRTAoE-MANY LOCAL DEAL.
ERs SIGN NEW SCALE.

Milk prices will go up within few
days whether the strike or the Oak
land County Dairymen's association
is successful or not.
The strike went into effect Saturday
morning. but Its effects will not be
felt until Monday. az the regular sup
ply came In Friday night and the milk
dealers had managed to acquire a
surplus by buying all the milk they
could get the past two days.
Saturday morning reports came In
of diminishished deliveries at all the
milk stations. although some milk was
received everywhere. The strike does
not apply to the best grades OF milk
which sell at rates higher than the
standard price now asked.
Many of the concerns are cut to
about half supply on their Saturday
deliveries. which will go to the Gus.
toners Sunday morning. and. In con-
sequence, many families must take a
pint bottle In place of a quart for the
Sabbath.
The larger milk companies maintain
that they will get their milk. even IL
every farmer In the association sticks
to the price of $1.25 per 100 pounds
and refuses to sell his milk for less.
They have made arrangements for
supply outside the scope of the farm
ers' association.
Some smaller dealers claim to have
contracts that will guarantee them
their supply until along In Septenl-
ber
MILK will go up to seven cents q
quart" stated Frank J. Towar, of the
be that the rise will come by the mid
die OF the month. possibly before.
Transportation rates have something
to do with this. They have gone up
from so TO 200 per cent.
I'VE cannot tell yet whether men,-
bers of the association have held their
milk back. There is no fear on our
part that there will be famine. We
have arrangements made for our sup
ply"
Similar intelligence was had from
Alfred Easter. Detroit Creamery Co.
No Famine, Says Easter.
There will be no famine" he says.
1--WE have arrangements made to get
all the milk We want and from sources
outside the association. II every man
in the association quits sending his
milk to Detroit, 1t will not bother us.
IL do not know how Ii Is with the |
smaller dealers"
I'VE have contracts running until !
September and get part of our sup |
ply from our own dairy" was the re-
ply Of the Red Gables Dairy Co. to
the inquiry as to possible famine.
Several of the smaller dealers did !
not know Just how things are yet but |
are not assured of their supply. Many |
OF them get milk from sources outside !
the scope of the association. however.
Lawrence W. Smell, who Is both
dairyman and milk seller, declares
that the price of 1914 cents per gal
Ion which the farmers have been get
ting IL too low. At the same time. he
does not indorse the statement that
farmers have to pay more for feed.
SHELLS argument being that produce
is really lower this year on account
of the big crops.
meeting of the Oakland County
Dairymen association was held Sat |
urday morning at No. 232 Gratiot-ave. !
About 30 farmers were present and
several city dealers met with them
10 discuss the new scale of prices. |
After the meeting was over President
George Houghton, OF the Dairymen's
association, expressed his confidence
or the outcome OF the movement
Dealers Signing Up.
There won't be any milk famine be-
cause, when they find they cant get
enough milk anywhere else, the deal
ers will sign up to our scale and abide
by the conditions we ask he said.
N.. hnt. atfo
20 dealers now, and more are tele-
phoning us to keep open Sunday SO
they can talk 1t over and then sign.
1T will be worse Monday in the way
OF deliveries than today. We have
word that the farmers are not deliver
ing their milk, and the surplus will not
last long. We won't stay open Sunday.
but will open up our hall here Mon
day, and meet dealers who want 10
talk things over
The price We ask Is only . |.
cents quart during August and Sep.
TENDER and 1-3 cents for the next
seven months. The big concerns have
paid that before. In fact | sold my |
milk for 16 cents a gallon last win |
ter. The price always goes up then. |
1T IL not right TO call our associa. |
ton trust. We want only aNfair |
price. The milk dealers have made |
the price at both ends heretofore and |
we want TO have something to say
about IT.
There are about $50 milk dealers |
and peddlers in Detroit and the small |
Ter ones who have no sources of sup |
ply except from the Wholesale milk. |
houses may have a great deal OF troub- |
lie in getting milk during the next few |
days.
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