Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-13
STATE HOUSE
Profitable Dairy Meeting Thurs
day in Interest of the Milk
Situation in the New
England States
MORE r. R. REPORTS
Valuable Letter Presented the
State Library-Teachers'
Convention Attendance
Corporations
MORE R. R. REPORTS
Next Meeting of the Governor and
Council, 10 A. NJ, Thursday, Nov. 10

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An important meeting in the in
terests of the dairymen of New Eng
land was held Thursday morning in
the Senate Chamber under the
auspices of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, the State De-
partment of Agriculture, the Milk
Producers Association, the Dairy
mems Association, the agricultural
committee of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce and the State Grange and
although there were but few milk
producers in attendance the meeting
was decided success and its purpose
was carried out. This meeting was
one of the three in the State held AS
a result of the fact that farmers of
New England have during the past
few years had trouble in arranging
satisfactory price for milk. Last
March a number of these farmers
asked the Boston Chamber of Com
merce to look into the situation and
see if conditions could not be bet
tered. On July l meeting was
held at Boston at which representa-
tives were present from the six state
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agricultural colleges, the six state
oranges and the Z. S. department Of
agriculture. And it was decided to
hold three meetings in each of the
New England states to investigate
dairy conditions and especially to
look into the cost of production The
first of the meetings scheduled for
Maine was held Wednesday at New
port, Thursdays meeting in the SEN
ate Chamber was the second, and the
third and last will be held today at
Auburn.
State Dairy Instructor F. S. Adams
Is in charge of the meetings in this
State. assisted by L. S. Corbett of the
State College. and c. S. Stetson of
Greene, Master of the State Grange.
The committee Of the Boston Cham
Der of Commerce which has general
charge of all of the meetings con-
sists of: Theodore Vail chairman,
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company: II. h.
Fowler, vice president of the Shaw
NUT National Bank George H. Ellis.
chairman of the committee on rail-
roads of the Massachusetts, legisla-
ture; Walter Smith. former president
of the Boston grain board; Mr..
Runkle, vice president of the Bar
rack Manufacturing Company; John
p. Bowditch. and John c. circuit, Sec
rotary of the committee.
The meeting held Thursday in the
Senate dealt only with the produc
ton of milk. The Chamber of Com
merce intends to take up the matter
of distribution later with the large
contractors. Thursdays meeting was
Conducted by Lyon Weyburn of the
law firm. Weyburn and Bottemly
of Boston, and John G. Orcutt of
Boston acted as secretary of the
meeting. State Dairy Instructor f. s.
Adams called the meeting to order
and spoke of the excellent meeting
held Wednesday at Newport where
over IS milk producers turned out. Re
then introduced Mr. circuit, who
spoke of the purpose of the meeting
and urged the milk producers present
to give the facts concerning the price
of milk and the cost to keep the herds.
And he called attention to map
which the Boston Chamber of Com
merce had prepared showing the
creameries of New England and the
various transportation lines
Mr.. Weyburn was then introduced
and he emphasized the Importance of
milk production, speaking of milk as
a necessary and valuable food worth
in food value from % to % cents a
quart And he stated that the milk
producers must educate the consumers
to increase the amount of production
of the manufactured product.
E. G. Hudson of Winthrop was first
called upon and he estimated that 80
per cent of his income was from the
sale of milk, which he sells to Hoods
creamery. He was questioned as to
the cost of keeping the herds and hir-
ing men to work upon the farm. Mr.
Hudson stated that there was little
profit in keeping a small herd and
that he intended to increase his STOCK
of cows.
Other milk producers present were
questioned by Mr.. Weyburn and the
general opinion was that the present
price of milk is too low to make milk
production a profitable business. The
meeting was adjourned about l p. M.
after which the milk pgoducers in at
tendance dined at the Augusta House
After the meeting today at Auburn
series of three meetings will be held
lin Vermont and at the conclusion Of
the investigation the committee Will
issue report covering the entire
situation. While this investigation
is for New England alone the--com
mittee states that there is a great