New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-02

the Dairymen's League is to compel
tie consuming public Of New YORK
City, through its milk dealers, to pay
100000 q year more for milk tnan
heretofore, and to accept milk OF
standard now forbidden by the health
authorities Of the city. The active
agents of this concern are one Albert
Manning, secretary OF the company.
aud John J. Dillon, the proprietor OF
O rural newspaper circulating in coun'
try districts.
"The Dairymen's League, lncorporat-
ed, is in no sense cooperative organi-
cation, but stock corporation Of the
usua! type II combines its Illegal plan
for monopolizing the sale OF milk with
a stock selling scheme. Our under
standing is that this league. through
it's officers, has entered into vast
number Of unauthorized and void con-
tracts with farmers, and has turned
over the contract it has made TO Mr..
Dillon.
"Mr. Dillon is state officer. and
falsely pretends that in acting as agent
for this conspiracy he is doing so as
the agent of the state, and in an OFF,
cial capacity is seeking to increase the
price Of necessities of life.
we are advised that this conspiracy
has so far reached head that in the
country sections from which we derive
our milk organized attempts at intimi-
dation are being inaugurated to pre-
vent the delivery TO us OF such milk
and to require us TO purchase oil milk
from Dillon. Threats Of violence are
being made unless we accede TO the
demand OF this organized conspiracy"
The New York Milk Committee
issued a statement. obviously without
knowledge Of the facts Mr.. Horton had
laid before the Attorney General, but
supporting Mr.. Horizons views, never
theless. It said in part:
ANY combination which has for its
object monopoly or dictatorship Of
milk prices is prohibited by law. IL
the officers OF the old Milk Exchange
were indictsble because Of their activi-
ties to regulate the price in the dealers
interests, are not the officers Of the
Dairymen's League in danger OF put
ting themselves in the same position!
"The committee knows of specific in
stances where dealers have agreed to
ray their producers league prices. or
prices even higher But these con-
tracts have not been closed because
the league insists that the dealer shall
make his contract with its official
agent.
"The committee believes it would be
detrimental to public interest to have
created situation in which the Com
missioner OF Markets or any other per-
son or group of officers could dictate
as TO price. The refusal OF the larger
milk companies to abandon their prac-
tice of dealing directly with producers
they have found responsible, is a stand
which deserves public approval. On
the other hand. no one would condemn
producers for forming cooperateive as
sociatons TO distribute or produce milk,
but the Dairymen's League seems 70
lack the equipment, capital and eX.
perience TO supply the consumers Of
New York with milk in accordance with
the sanitary code"
DR.. George 0Hanlon. general medi-
cal superintendent of Bellevue and Al
lied Hospitals, including Harlem. Ford
hsm and Gouverneur, said last night he
he'd received assurance from the Nc
Dermott-Mutual company that the in
stitutions would receive enough milk
TO take care of children and tubercular
patients. and probably enough 20 sup
ply all their needs.
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals is two
thousand quarts. Dr. O'Hanlon ex-
planned. and he is confident this guam
tity will be delivered this morning, and
probably every morning for several
days. >.
On Blackwell's Island. the Metropoli-
tan Hospital uses 200 quarts day.
This institution has 500 tubercular pa
tients. DR.. Walter A. Conley declared
that he was assured by the milk com
rany that at least enough milk for the
tabercular patients would be delivered.
He had been told that the dairymen in
tended to send a certain amount OF
milk TO the city, and that this would
be delivered TO hospitals and similar
institutions. =,
City Hospital. also on BLACKWELL
Island, uses between 900 and 1000
quarts a day, DR.. Conley said.
On Randall's Island is the home and
hospital for feeble minded children. 1t
has about 1900 inmates at present and
uses 1000 quarts OF milk day.