Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-26
Mr.. Miners Letter.

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Editor Randolph Herald
Through your columns, ! wish TO make
+ the following statement in reply to a
statement signed by Mr.. q. A. Manches-
ter, and also to state my position in re-
gard to the present strike by the produc-
ers of milk that supply Boston.
l have always maintained that the
prices OF milk should have been advanced
this summer, and think there has been a
great mistake made by the general con-
tractors that this matter was not left out
to arbitration, but it is impossible for the
White Cross Milk company to nav more
for milk than the competitors with whom
they are obliged TO compete for business
in Boston, with the same parties " no are
buying milk from New HAMPSHIRE and
Vermont. | have tried for the past two
weeks to get statement from the presi-
dent OF the Cooperative Producers asso-
citation, Mr.. Stanley II. Abbott, also the
secretary, Mr.. Hunter, OF hat they con-
sidered fair price to be paid for milk in
Randolph, VT, or in that zone, under the
conditions in which receive the milk
from the farmers. II the price had been
such that | could possibly pay it, in
tended to do so, after receiving the price
that they claimed should be fair in that
country.
The condition 10 which / receive the
milk is different from that OF the large
contractors, as give the farmers a urivi-
lege, during several months OF the year, to
retain part of their skim milk, so that
they may raise their young cattle. and
send me their cream, for which pay the
full market price. The farmer also has
the privilege OF bringing his milk in dur
ing the forenoon in large cans and is not
Obliged to ice It and take care OF il in the
same way he would II he were going 10
ship il in small cans in the car, which
believe any farmer would consider to be
OF advantage to him.
| do not believe the price should be
made for six months. / believe. with
Mr.. Manchester, that the price should be
made for one year.
Now, in answer to statement OF Mr..
Manchester, who says, according to state
ment OF Mr.. Rye, that .he had been carry
ing milk to the Cooperative creamery
and the White Cross MIX company and
that be had received $500 more in money
from the White Cross Milk company than
he had from the Cooperative creamery,
but that he had $4,000 worth of hogs,
which the skim milk from the Co-opera-
tive creamery had enabled him to raise.
The following are the facts, and will
leave it to the farmers TO judge for them
selves. il the above statement was correct,
according to these facts. II the state .
ment were correct, l should advise all .
farmers TO get Mr.. Rye's receipt at once
for handling skim milk.
The Boston White Cross Mix company
received from Mr.. Rye, during the period
he delivered, S559 pounds OF milk that
average a test OF ago, which would pro-
JUICE $50 pounds of butter fat, and we
paid him, in cash, s155.1O, or equal to
,l.S1 ? per hundred for his milk, or
'qual to 43c. pound for his $50 pounds
u butter fat, showing, il his statements
we're true, that be must have received
rom the Cooperative creamery, II the
anne quantity OF milk was delivered,
z &C. per pound for butter fat, which
mount / hope they are able to nav ali
heir patrons. Mr. Rye would also have
eceived back OF skim milk, practically
500 pounds from his 1853 pounds of }
milk, u he delivered an equal amount to /,
he Cooperative creamery. He was able
o produce $500 worth of hogs from this !
mout of skim milk which would net /,
lin 100 per hundred for his skim milk, !
Thich, believe, for the benefit OF all, he !
hould give his receipts for to the public, I,
o they may net s4.00 hundred for their ! !
kim milk.
will leave it to the farmers to Judge il :
bis statement of facts is correct :
/ wish to state, that after this matter
etween the Cooperative Producers asso-
lation and the milk contractors is set
ed, will see that the farmers who are
applying the White Cross Milk company
18th their milk will lose nothing, as r
hall certainly pay as high price as any b
ne else for their product, and I hope \
lat the matter will soon be settled be- s
Veen the Producers association and the !,
OF Boston. In
Yours respectfully, lei
Boston White Cross Milk Company,