The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-01

The small consumer must pay for the
increased wholesale price dealers must
pay for milk this winter
The winter rates for milk went into
effect today.
In accordance with the promise made
by the dealers association. milk VIII
retail for 9 cents a Quart the same
price charged last winter But . cents
viii be charged for serving a pint of
milk this winter, while AZ cents was
charged for this service last season
This announcement was contained in
circulars sent out by many dealers to-
day in type shat was incOnspicuOUs be-
side the black face bulletins that De
spite the increased wholesale cost Of
milk the usual winter rate OF 3 cents
This means that the burden Of meeting
the scarcity Of milk viii fall on the
poorer families Of the city
According TO officers OF the MIX Deal
ers- Association 8 cents viii be charged
for a pint Of mix ty every member or
the assoc atiCD- t. : increase u was
said, was racjtly decided upon at re-
cent meeting Of the dealers IhaT the
added hreaksKe Of bottles made IL neCcs-
Sarv to raise the rate for milk sold m
small quantities was the reason given
for tn increase 20 the buyers OF snla-i
Quantities % milk
DlppCA Jus
Another lire Of retrenchment- That
promises to arouse wide opposition on
the part Of merchants is an -incresse
of cents per gallon over the price
charged last winter for the so-caIied
-'-dipper- milk.
Members of the dealers association
would not discuss the matter for pub
ficatfon. declaring they must stick 10
their pledge, made al q secret meeting
of the dealers, that the only informs-
t5on from the association should come
through the secretary, J. 7. BrOsius-
II was admitted though that The deal
CTS had agreed that TO keep their Gus
toners, they must cut down the supply
sold 90 grocery stores and tlis they
intend 90 DO by charging = cents "a
gallon which l. 4-cent increase over
The rate in force last winter
This milk vas formerly served 10
customers in reCeptaCles. brought %
the stores by them. The price charged
was 3 and cents q quart This winter
the grocer must pay the same price
for the milk i'm. bulk as he does FOR
the bottled product
Informal ton regarding the increased
price Of milk 10 the small consumer ana
TO SrOcers was placed in the hands OF
United States district Attorney Clar-
ence Wilson today by his asSistan, S
VINO are investigating the existence Of
an alleged miIi- trust.
u have in my possession information
- llAt-lA -4ADf~c Ut NAe-@eA-e-A4s az tAt.
dairymen in the city are charging >
cents a quart for their milk" said MT-
Wilson today. II an also Informed that
groceries are 10 be made 20 pay at least
{ cents more per gallon than was de-
manded last winter Anything further
than that I am rot Vet ready to say
Investigation Not Dropped.
rs your Office taking any steps re-
earding this move Of the miIkmen2'
MI. Wilson was asked.
We are interested in their increase. "
he answered, and the investigation has
not been allowed to drop Just what
action We may take ] am not yet ready
TO say
The District Attorney also refused to
say whether. in his opinion. the uniform
Increase Of price constituted an agree
ment in restraint OF trade which would
bring the dealers under the scope OF the
law against unlawful combines
The grOCers may enlist themselves
IN the night against the increased price
We no longer expect to make a profit
from milk, declared the manager for
the G. G. -Cornwell & Son Company to-
day when O'1r customers ask for IL
We send direct q a dairy and serve IL
10 them as an accommodation.
Other gTocers declared the action of
the dealers was an attempt to defect
trade from the groceries and to make
consumers pay the fun retail price of
milk directly TO the dealers.