New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-06

Boston. Indianapolis. Pittsburg, Mon
treSl and Glcrs Falls.
All this milk had the sanction OF the
neslth authorities in those ciues, nc
said. and il would be pssteurized here
under supervision OF the Health De
psrtment before distribution. This un-
~ expected supply. added TO the 1,OOO
cans delivered daily bv the Dairymen $
League, assures the city of one-siXth
of its supply until some remedy Is
evolved for the entire shortage:
The Sheffield Farms company has no
tilted DR.. Emerson that they VIII pas
teurize free of charge 1900 quarts
needed for the daily supply OF Health
Department milk stations.
State Inquiry To-day.
The states inquiry into the milk
crisis begins this morning at the once
OF the Attorney General, 299 Broadway.
Merton T.. Lewis. First Deputy Attorney
General. will examine witnesses before
William y. Dykman, as referee.
Governor Whitman Informed the At
torney General by telegram yesterday
that he hoped that the investigation
would bring to life not merely rellet
for the acute situation but data from
which permanent remedial Legislation
will cnsue at the next session OF the
Legislature. -.
Commissioner Emerson, In long DIS
lance telephone communication WITH
MAYOR Mitchell at Pembroke, Ontario,
Canada, last night advised him that
efforts to bring the producers and
dealers together had fallen through.
The Mayor said that he would be
pleased TO appoint committee to IN
vestigatc the situation.
4 third day of conferences arranged
with the hope of bringing about
truce began with visit OF Commls-
sioner Dillon and officials of the Dairy
mems League 10 the Office OF Attorney
General Woodbury..
Borden Meets Price Demand.
An hour after they left, Beverley R.
Robinson, of Mastcn E. Nichols, attor-
news for the Borden Company, called
on Mr.. Woodbury.. When he left the
following statement was lss:ed by the
Attorney General: "Mr. Robinson has
authorized me TO say tina. his company
has decided during October to meet
the price demanded by the Dalrymen.s
League The Borden Company Will
pay TO milk pr .ducers an increase OF
rs cents per hundred pounds for milk
shipped during this month.
at is hoped this step on the part OF
one of the largest distributors will be
followed by the other firms and it will
result speedily in complete ADJUST
ment of the milk situation, at least so
far as insuring a sufficient supply for
the needs of the consumers IN New
York City"
A conference of the other milk dis
tributers with Commissioner Emerson
at City Hall dsbanded abruptly at |
p. m, when Mr. Hallock, in personal
announcement to the newspapers, con-
tirmed the offer of the Borden Com
pany TO meet the farmers demands for
one month. Sevea of Mr.. Hallock's
competitors expressed themselves free
" on the Borden concession before
they voted to grant the same price
few hours later.
Other Companies In Line.
What can VIC do now except to fol-
low suit?" asked President Horton, OF
the Sheffield Farms Company. ct is
outrageous that we should be com
PEELED to met these exorbitant de-
mands. It means that several milk
companies will 90 bankrupt. 1t means
that the companies will lose SS,0O0,00o
and the farmers Will gain the same
amount"
Diedrich Tietjen. president of Tiet-
len Brothers, Inc. said by surrendering
10 the farmers, the distributors would
have to buy thousands of quarts at
price higher than they could afford to
pay. Somebody ought to buy thou
sand nipples for the Borden Company
TO put on the ends of its bottles" he
added. With these comments the deal
ors left Commissioner Emerson.
A few minutes later commissioner
Dillon and his colleague arrived at
City Hall TO inform DR.. Emerson that
the Dairymen's League would insist
the distributors make public announce
ment of their agreement to accept the
farmers price for six months. They
refused TO be convinced by DR.. Elmer
sons argument that the interests of the
consumers demanded as concession
from the milk distributors. they accept
the one-month proposition to give
time for investigation of the situation
by committee of business men 70 be
appointed by the Mayor.
League Asks Six Months.
"The league will raise the milk en-
barge on one condition only" Commits
sioner Emerson said after this con-
ference, land that is that its price
must be accepted for six months. They
agree to revise their prices IN the event
of an impartial investigating commit
tee recommending that the farmers
demand is unfair"
IL cannot agree TO that one-month
proposition" Mr. Dillon said as he left
City Hall to start for the Attorney
Generals Office for a second conference
there. "Why, if ] advised the farmers
TO accept the Borden offer. they would
refuse TO listen TO me"
Meanwhile tie Sheffield Farms Com
pany acting independently and the
other distributors acting jointly had
filed with DR.. Emerson statements en-
bodying their decision to follow the
lead Of the Borden Company.
"The Sheffield Farms-Slawson Decker
Company has reluctantly and against
its best judgment" the announcement