The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-28

Washin-on today was assured Of a
new and abundant source from which
TO obtain milk 10 enlarge the dimiuuis1-
ing supply
The rich dairy region around Coopers-
town. New York. has been made avail
able for this purpose through the joint
action of the Delaware and Hudson and
PENNSYLVANIA railroads, and the Inter
state Commerce Commission This may
mean that the dealers viii have TO pay
as high as s. cents q gallon for the sup
ply
BY special delivery this morning the
Tariff Bureau Of the Commission re
ceived a new tariff from the Delaware
and Hudson railroads passenger depart
ment, establishing n rate which figures
a cent and half ID quart on milk from
CCoperstown. IIartvick Seminary, MI
ford, and other towns in that vicinity
VIA WfIkesbarre and the Pennsylvania
railroad 20 Washington The rate is
effective on and after tomorrow
Effective Immediately.
The railroad had asked permission OF
the commission 10 file such rate al
once, with one days notice This the
commission promptly granted, and the
tariff was Immediately sent to Washing
ton 10 be filed arriving this morning
The rate is not a freight one. but one
hIed by the passenger department,
which means that milk from New
York State will come down over the
Eastest passenger Irains Of the two
roads in special milk cars The mini
mum shipment OF milk 10 obtain this
low rate per quart is one of 30 cans
containing forty quarts each The mini
mum charge for milk or mixed cars Is
s15r and on cream 50
Tie new milk territory Is d Ions dis
JanCe from Washington. beyond Wilkes
barre, Pa. but with the fast passen-
ger service II becomes almost as near
the Capital as any town in Maryland.
Costs s. Cents Gallon
Washington milk dealers VIII pay as
high as - cents per gallon for milk
shipped here from New York state
This amount covers the wholesale
price of the milk and the cost Of ship
ping milk here in iced cars
This statement was made today by
J T. Barber. manager Of the Green
Meadow dairy which retailS hundreds
Of gallons Of milk daily in Washington
The dealers face a crisis and they viii
pay this amount, which IS from y TO "A
cents higher than that paid Maryland
and Virginia farmers, in order to supply
milk 20 their regular customers
a large attendance L. expected to-
morrow evening at the meeting OF the
association OF dCa lNTS- when the qUeS-
tion Of getting milk is discussed
Though high prices ere being paid
farmers in Maryland and Virginia, the
officers OF the association declare
there is not enough milk in both
States 10 supply Washington for the
winter
Several of the largest dairyu1en in
Washington announced today they
we're planning also TO defect milk now
being sent 10 Baltimore to washing
ton This is the first step in the cam
pziEn 10 increase the area Of the s-ro-
dUciuE field that supplies Washington
with milk
The scarcity OF milk in Washington
Is shown by the fact that already
several dairy men here have out5id
Baltimore dealers by from > To + cents
a gallon. and milk is being shipped
from CoIOra- Nd, through Baltimore
to Washington
J ". Gregg who serves more than
1890 gallons Of milk daily in Washing
ton, said today he would cooperate with
dealers in any plan to get shippers from
the vicinity Of Baltimore OF from any
outside source
High Prices Necessary.
Gregg is a milk producer and gets a
large portion of his milk from his own
farms, 50 he IS conversant with condi-
tons among the producers as well as
among the dealers
II am going 10 get milk that is now
being shipped 10 Baltimore he said,
r-bv the simple expedient of OVERRIDING
Esltin1Cre shippers I understand we
have been doing that all along, but we
C1U put the figure even higher. and
money VIII talk louder than anything
else"
Gregg declared the final solution Of
the cue StrCn lay IN paying higher prices
for summer milk, and this is .enCOuraE-
ing more men 10 so into the dairy bust
hess.