New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-06
Distributors Ready to
Sign 30-Day
Agreement.
BORDEN co. MAY
YIELD TO-DAY
Price Granted as Supply
Drops-State Inquiry
to Open.

A difference between one month
and six months-a distinction that
has grave significance to 1900
dairy farmers who hope TO force an
agreement with local distributing
firms-stands between a continued
shortage Of milk and the usual plen-
tiful supply.
The deadlock persists with the
hopes of both producers and consum-
ers focused on a possibility that ths
Borden Condensed Milk Company
will agree to-day to grant the price
demanded by the Dairymen's League
for six months.
Borden Company Seeks Peace.
AS predicted in The Tribune yes.
terday the Borden company was the
first large distributor TO meet the
farmers demand for an increase Of
45 cents hundred pounds for Octo-
ber milk. = Within a few hours all
the other firms had agreed to thes!
terms.
John J. Dillon, Commissioner o.
the Department of Foods and Mar
kets, refused to raise the statewide
embargo on milk, however, until tho
distributors should announce publicly
they will pay the increased price for
six months.
1t was reported, unofficially, the
Borden directors were expected to
meet to-day to grant the final con-
cession demanded by the farmers.
Until this autumn the Borden COM
pany has always announced a sched-
ule of milk prices covering six
months term. The farmers and Mr..
Dillon cannot understand why H. n.
Hallock, vice-president, has changed
to monthly list of quotations.
One Firm Meets Demands.
Samuel Levy, president of the
Levy Dairy Company, Nineteenth
Street and Avenue b, announced last
night that he had complied with the
leagues demands for six months on
condition that his company be per-
mitted to deal with the farmers di.
rectly in purchasing milk.
Lotion Horton, president Of the Shef.
field Farms s-Slswson-D Decker Company,
said that he would not yield to the
farmers. Raymond E. Van Cise, presi-
dent of the Nut al -McDermott Corpo-
ration, said that he might be willing
TO negotiate for an agreement extend-
ing over two or three months.
Mothers in Harlem Riot.
While the distributors, League spokes-
men and public officials conferred yes
terday in determined efforts to bring
about tentative truce. rioting began
in Harlem among frantic mothers who
were unable to obtain milk for their
D2Dles. OeFeTAi Hiiih uiHeiS "eAc
pulled from their wagons and forced
10 witness a hysterical mob take pos"
session Of and distribute the small sup
ply Of milk under their control. Mix
stations maintained by the Board OF
Health were besieged by women and
children all day.
"Is peace any nearer than 1t vas
this morning" Commissioner Dillon
was asked at s o'clock last night after
he had discussed for an hour with
directors of the league the compromise
offer of the dealers.
IL think so,' he replied.
"The big firms have granted our de.
mands for October Why isn't II
reasonable to suppose that they Will
make the agreement for six months to-
morrow? They have already raised
prices TO consumers enough to cover
the farmers demands for the full six
months"
Farmer Warns Dillon.
The farmers have instructed Nr.
Dillon not to yield on the offer Of FIVE
cents a quart for October milk, al
though this price means approximately
a fat increase OF one cent quart over
quotations year ago. Members OF the
league said yesterday that they feared
the large firms might be able, after
November !, when the tentative agree
ment would expire, to supply many OF
their customers from newly developed
sources.
EFF you yield on this October propo-
tt -
farmer from New Jersey told Mr..
Dillon.
The inspector Of the Health De-
partmcnt reported only 35 per cent Of
the normal supply arrived yesterday.
Some hope Of relief was contained,
however. in the statement of Commits
sioner Haven Emerson that an add
tional 5000 fdrty-qusrt cans had az
rived from Philadelphia Clsvslsna