The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-07
HOODS AGREE
in MILK WAR
Which Means Virtual Collapse
Of Contention
WILL PAY WINTER PRICES
To-day's Conferences Are Expected to
End the Contention, as Far as
Boston Contractors Are
Concerned.

Boston, june IA partial settlement
Of the milk war" which has been waqee
between Boston milk contractors ant
New England producers during the last
few weeks, was reached late yesterday
when one Of the large contracting firms
signed an agreement with representa-
tives Of is producers
The firm concerned il II. p. Hood d
Sons and BY the terms Of the agreement
the producers are to receive the winter
price for their milk for the ten months
commencing July next, while the price
for the present month win Be the same
as that paid them 10 june Of last year.
AT the Office Of The Hood company, the
following statement was issued last
night.
AT conference to-day between II. P.
Hood & Sons and Mr. Davis Of Canaan,
M Hp Dir Lock Of Bar Mills, Me-, Alr.
Dean Of Grafton n H., and Mr. McNalIy
of Lancaster, y H., representing the
producers who furnish milk to the Hood
company % contract a mutually salts.
factory agreement was reached.
Last winters price is 70 be paid for
milk for tho ten months commencing
July The price for this month win be
the same as paid for June last year.
Cans viii be sent out as soon as possible
and Al producers are requested to re.
sumo shipments a. soon as they can con.
veuieptly do so"
Il is expected that the Writings win
reach some agreement with the pro
iucers to-day conference was held
Yesterday afternoon, and it was hoped
That an agreement similar to that made
with the Hoods would be made last
night II was impossible 10 ect repre-.
ientatives Of All the companies controlled /
By the Writings into the conference.
loweyer Mr. Graustein was in New
York yesterday
lhe milk that viii come to BOSTON Is
! result 81 the partial settlement Of the
tfike viii take the place Of a supply 1
rom New York snd more remote places
.his VIII result fl Immediate improve.
nent IN quality, IL Il admitted.
The strike is regarded as practically
ettled. While The contractors have ear
ied on negotiations with tie farmers
utirely independent 81 each other. it Il
bought certain that the attitude Of the
i0od firm viii bring the other contract
g 70 9 settlement
The milk strike began 81 DAYS ago.
was the largest movement 81 IT'S kind
bat bad taken place
IN 1907 the View England milk pro-
ucers asked the Boston contractors tnl
hohsh the contract clauses which pro.
ided for an automatic reduction 81 the ,
rice under certain conditions Of surplus,
nd also gave the contractors the power !
: change the price under normal condi- ]
ons without the consent of the pros 4
Ieer The producers also sought more [
Ioney for their milk The strike Of
l0l lasted 10 days. the farmers winning E
leir iieht against the Objectionable i
auses Ia their contracts. but losing IN /
ieir effort TO secure higher price III
This is the biggest cooperative move
ent IN this country said Secretary hi
unter last night eIt has demonstrated / 4
lw the New England farmers win stand t
aether for what they believe 10 be q f
st canse and for a principle. II has
en wonderful how the farmers have T
he Hk.4 .,ffia s,E =