The sun., 1916-10-27
STATE MILK INQUIRY
BEGINS HERE NOV. 20
Legislative Investigators to
Learn ms and Outs Of
Distribution.
CONSUMER TO BE HEARD
Lotion Horton Of Shefficld's
Testifies at Attorncy-Gen-
erals Hearing.

The Wicke legislative committee. in
vest'ea,ing milk conditions in this state,
after les last upstate hearing In Middle
town on November 10. will move city
ward for an inquiry here, to begin In the
eooms OF the Merchants Association.
wooiworth BUILDING. on November 20.
I'VE want to get the things that hap
Gen In your city from day to day"
George W. Ward. counsel to the COM
nittee. said yesterday. w AVE thrown
out every man with a theory and the
man with a speech. We want TO find
out every fact we can concerning the
milkmsn and the way he handles and
distributes milk. We want to hear what
the consumer has 10 say"
Mr.. Ward came to town to arrange for
the hearings. He secured quarters at
the Murray Hin Hoo. for the commit
tees headquarters. which will be opened
the day after election.
n ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS investigation
into allies atlons that certain milk dis
tributing concerns Of this city and the
De.rymen's League nave been violating
the Donnelly act. forbiddlng conspiracies
IN restraint OF trade. yas continued yes
terday morning before Referee william
n. Dykman In the Merchants Associa-
tons rooms. Deputy Attorney General
Merton Z. Lewis csumed his line OF in
duiry designed to determine whether GER
tain milk concerns and agents OF the
Board Of Health had tried to curtail In
n way the business of the small
dealers.
Lotion tyo.tou cs~IAs- ch~A-,a
Farms-Sla " SON Decker Company, testi-
fed. He said he had been acquainted
with former Health Commissioner lie.
derle fifteen years. After DIR. Lederle left
the Health Department n opened the
Lederle Laboratories, one function OF
which was to analyze milk. Mr.. Horton
said, he became one Of DIR. Lederles
clients.
Mr.. Horton said that the Sanitary
Milk Dealers Association. of which he
was a member. was organized with the
idea Of curing many wrongs. including
'tdiot!c laws such as f%orbldding milk
drivers to take unwas shed bottles.
Mr.. Horton admitted he had loaned
$4,000 to a Mr.. Bell of the Lederle
Laboratories two years ago. This loan,
he said, had nothing TO do with the
milk business. but was merely In con-
nection with the purchase Of an anti
toxin. The loan has since been repaid,
he said.
Mr.. Lewis explained that ne had not
charged anybody connected With the
Health Department with misconduct. He
merely wished to discover whether there
had been any discrimination In favor
Of big distributors In the matter Of pass
ing milk. He added that II IL could he
shown that after the loan was made
Or. Lederle, as Health Commissioned
established the pasteurization rule. he
thought the matter worth following mp
The referee said he wouldn't invest
gate pasteurization unless ordered to dc
so by the court.s
Mr.. Lewis then introduced maps fur.
nished by the State Agricultural DE.
partment indicating the location OF milk
stations all over the STATE owned by bis
New York companies. He said the maj
tended to show that wherever one large
company has a plant. that particular
section is free from competition.
Mr. Horton caused much amusement
when he said he was paying the trust
price for his milk. He said that wher
Borden's recently raised their price &c
the farmer Sheffield Farms put up tn,
rate to the consumer and all other com
panies did the anne.
There was a wait OF twenty-five min.
utes for witnesses at the opening of In,
afternoon session and then an adjourn
ment was taken until next Wednesda.
morning at 10 40 o'clock.