The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-04
MILK INVESTIGATION ENDED
WITNESS on LAST DlI TELLS
OF COSr To DE ARR.
ssSSe man 80 Cents. sf which the Pro-
dmesr Gets 4.8s-RecalIs q visit Prem
Beakes On the Day q thr increase
--DOosnI memember CsnNersaiisa.

benkes On the Day 20 tnf increase
-Doosn't nsmember CenNrrsaiion.
Deputy Attorney General Coleman con
Guided his milk investigations yesterday
with the examination % three witnesses
from the Borden Condensed Milk Company
Edward L. MarsIen. George l.. Nichols.
two directors 10 the COMPANY and Mana ger
Cochrans u the routes department..
The only important witness was the Last
named. He todd oT a visit u Charles
II. 4. Beak1a 10 the Borden COnpany's
main office On Friday. October -. just
before the raiss IA the price % bottled
milk was announced. Mr. B~akes IL "A
member of the Consolida ted Milk EX-
change. of which several nemberS were
recently indicted by the Grand Jury
Mr.. COchrans said that all the heads Of
the various Borden branches were called
to "A meeting al ; o'clock u the same
Friday afternoon to receive the announce
ment % the proposed increase. Mr.
Beakes had come Ia earlier IN the after
noon to talk To- MIR Cochrane 10y appoint
ment Mr. CochTans did not remember the
substance Of the Conversation. but he said
ha was greatly worried for fear MIR Beakes
would stay uBtil O'Clock and see tho
superintendents come in. lie was fear
full lest Mr.. Bcakes should leaTn the
reason for the meeting. Mi. COefnans
failed to am Mr..
CochrAne's memory as "a what they talked
abOut The most he could remember was
that u was not about the increase IN the
priCr which took Place the following
Monday
Mr.. Coleman asked about pastsurizing
milk Mr.. COchTans said they past~urized
II in chicago bscau-e of a city ordinance.
but they did not IN New York
do you believe that a structural change
takes place ia the proves IT pasteuriza-
tiOn'- asked Mr. Coleman.
i do" was the replv we know that
the ca-sin IN hardened by y aud phySi-
clans say that this hardening makes milk
less digestive
MIR Cochrans presented statement
showing the r,.a san Tor the boast II the
price IN tpo;;l'-t milk - follows
Cost Ter quart for fiiid mIlN SOt3s.
Labor. fuel miscellaneous expense,
county and milk freight sniBa7l Labor
tCityI uniforms. toe. buT-s-hCeiuR, bot
tie. C1p-. r'.IEiir-, acCident payments.
advertising matter stition"rv city and
county furniture waste dnd gifi-. city
foDd and h--iding. r~T1ir- a. wagons and
harness. buttl" l-Ss and horse depreCla
ton 9O25V9I Total. OSS20.
Mr. COchrRns gdnItt.d that ia" com
pany had raId the farmers - little l''~- for
milk ia is@ than IN los The average
price of milk by th.' Ieb pounds during
iss wac 81 o. during i9p~ 81 al 20. The
average price for forty GutT' cans Tor
1919 was 81 l8'. and for 1915 SI.37 "a.
Mr.. Cochrane said that the Borden
company has never b~-n n member II
the Milk Deaiers Protective Association
a. a corporation, nor had o. ever had
there.
4 list ~ the cost II bottled milk IN o'hsr
ritis- 20 the cpaIntTy was submitted.
showing a variation IN different places
from seven cents bottle - II cents q
bottle. The prc~ IN thicag" - eight
cents
The hearing ~ ended. and Mr. Coleman
i busy With report for the Attorney
General summing up the ts~tln my.
- announcement vas mad" " any prpia
bic action
Ex-Dlstrict Attorney Jerome appeared
IN the Criminal Branch Of thu supreme
court yesterday as attorney for seven
directors Of the Concentrated Milk Ex.
'hangc and entered plea OF not guilty.
Tor each Of his clients
Walter Y. Comfort. who il N Cuba
"a the only director under charges Of con
spiracy who has not surrendered him
saf. Assistant District Attorney IL Ford
minated that unless Mr. Comfort came
Jack promptly the stat" would try To
'xtradits HIM. although IN" crtine charged
= only a m.st~m"anOT Iu this Iurl>'iC-
ion Mr. DE Fo-d -aid he vas Iou-
ia try the eight men tpgether
Mr. Jerom. sagi h" Was iufDrniai that
he director would lpa ia 'h.s cts long
rsfors the trIai. aud anyW.y ia hI- ab-
s'nC' he could ~. r'pr EaTtsd 10y conn
~ on a nlsd"meanor Ch. a" Justice
iOh thought " wouldn't h. proper 10 aks
INV steps toward eNtTaditiOn mfd Nj
omfoTt had further TIM" The -.v.n
mix operators Who pleaded NOT guilty
through Mr. J"roin" ar" bsUr'i Bailey
lohn Mcbride Fr"i.rrk ~.ilsT.
Henry r Huni"msuu. Thomas - smith
'-OFE- Sla ught~r and james \ Howell