The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-24
M|[kMAN ALSO
HAS COMPLAINT
While ClamOring That He Keep a
ManiCured Herd Don't Forget
What You Do With Bottles
ARITHMETIC OF PINT DELIVERIES

The present trend In retail business
seems to be- toward the small pnckngr
Few years ago many kinds ~ food
were sold in bulk which ut present
ule purchased tu large extent. Ia
mall pachug,S The same trend is
noticeable In the retail milk business.
lhcrr being greater demand for pint
bottles thnn fur quart
1t takes considerably longer tu wash
nud fill two pint bottles than one
quart, moreover. It cost, nearly Il,
much to deliver Il pint rs II does Il
quart bottle ~ milk Onc dealer.
who handles quarts only. SAWS IL would
lnkc the profit from one quart uf milk
10 make up for the loss uu one pint.
yet, It's the figures show. there /, u
surprisingly large number Of pint,
bundled by some dealers.
Where DO the Bottles 60?
The loss ut bottle, Is pcrplcNng
Problem tu oil dealers aud. In the ag
gregnlc the total amount NJ money
lost rruchrs great proportions ln a
leur The life Of pint bottle J.,
much shorter than that NJ II uunrt
which Is computed lo last from six lu
'ifly trips, the average being 80
trips. In some sections NJ the cities.
customers often feel unable tu buy
more thnn n pint of milk ut timr
this hn, u tendency tu rut down the
consumption Of milk other ramillc,
nrr so smul, that they du mot require
more thuu pint
II pint sells for more rhnu half
the price NJ II quart, us Is often the
case then buying by the pint is the
more expensive method for the rou
sumner, ms he puys the extra cost of
| delivery II there * no difference
lu price, then the extra cost " deli,
rvry comes out NJ the profits ~ the
denlrr The smnll, loyul community
stores often handle large umntitip, Of
milk, aud here, too. the grrnlr,t de
mand Is for pint bottles
On account of the convenient size
there IL also more temptation for the
customers 10 appreciate Il pint bottle
Instead VI the quart for the preserving
of vegetables and fruits. aud for other
purposes Although In most places
this Is contrary 10 law. Yet It Is often
done without any feeling ~ guilt ON
the pnrt uf the housewife. Not All
/ bottles, however are lost or broken
large numbers being simply mlSlaid
Some get into the hands of other deal
rrS, some are dumped into the ash
bnrrcl 10y persons ignorant of their
value, while others ARE lost
Bottles Thrown Away
In some instances milk bottles rx
changes have been established, these
are either owned uud operated hy the
milk dealers or by an independent
company Establishments " the dlf
| fcrent dealers are visited regularly.
/ aud all Ntruy bottles brought tn the
exchange headquarters, where the,
ARE washed. sterllzrd Uud assorted
The price pulG by the dealer tu the rN.
change varies from / IN - "A cent
tn object Is simply 10 aid the dealers
In recovering their BOTTLES. aud they
can well afford to pay the small price
asked by the exchange FOR this scr,.
lee II does not, however, do away
altogether with the large loss NJ bot
ties incident 10 the milk business
Junk dealers and employees ON city
garhurc and refuse dumps very often
return large numbers NJ BOTTLES to the
mllkmen In fnct, In one city, the milk
bottle exchange recovered. In three
lcnrs, ahout l50OOOO bottles from the
refuse dumps.