New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-01
Buy Sparingly So
Babies May Be Fed,
COSumerS Told.
FARMERS READY
TO CUT SUPPLY
No More Until They Win,
Is Edict-One Cent In
crease Here.

Although New York is assured Of It's
normal supply of 100000 quarts OF
milk for the next twenty-four hours, no
progress was made yesterday toward
removing the deadlock between the
Dairymen's League and the large dis
tributing concerns. Both sides began
a campaign Of preparedness to fight to
the end on the issue Of recognition for
the $4,000 dairymen and farmers or
ganized in the district from which the
city's milk is shipped. A serious
shortage will face both dealer and
consumer beginning tomorrow, sccor1-
ing TO the predictions of John J. Dillon,
State Commissioner Of Foods and Mar
kets, and agent for the Dairymen's
League.
Milk Contracts Expire.
All contracts between producers and
the large dealers expired at midnight
last night. Until the distributors agree
% renew contracts through the Dairy
mems League at an increased price,
SIR. Dillon says, the farmers will refuse
10 send milk to New York.
The milk famine IS here already, &c
cording TO q statement issued last night
bv Lotion Horton, president of the Shelf
field Farms s-Slawson- Decker Company,
which, with the Borden's Condensed
Mix Company ana tie Mutual Milk and
Cream Company, IS said to control one
half of the milk distribution in New
York.
Carloads Failed TO Arrive.
Carload after carload of milk has
failed TO arrive" Mr.. Horton said.
Frankly the situation is serious" lie
served notice through the newspapers
to his customers to buy spsringly to-
day. because the company's first duty Is
20 infants and invslids.
Mr.. Horton also announced that he
had written to Attorney General Eg-
burt f. Woodbury. protesting against
Commissioner Dillon and the Dairy
mems League as IA conspiracy IN re-
straint of trade. He alleges that the
farmers have violated the antitrust
law in organizing 70 control the miIA
trade and fix prices.
Joseph Hartigsu, Commissioner OF
the Mayors Bureau Of Weights and
Measures, sent yesterday TO Charles /.
Bernheimer, chairman OF the srhitra-
tion committee of the Chamber o.
Commerce, a suggestion that an ct
fort be made 10 srbitrste the
differences between the farmers
and the big milk dealers. Mr.. Hsr-
tigan based his application on the grave
danger to mothers and children in the
event of a prolonged milk famine.
Hartigan Seeks Arbitration
There is absolutely nothing to srbi-
trate." was Commissioner nhlon's com
ment on the arbitration suggestion.
Eve admit that Il the receivers were
permitted 10 make individual contracts
with the farmers and dsirymen 1t would
keep up the milk supply for q short
time. But we are fighting for the con
sumer a. much as for the producer.
Our success will insure a plentiful sup
ply of milk at fair price"
II the dealers find their supply cut
off every effort will be made TO provide
hospitals and public institutions with
milk shipped on the last trains from
upstate producers. IL is hoped that in
fants and invalids may be supplied by
the independent dealers who have
signed contracts with the Dairymen's
League. Mr.. Dillon estimates that these
contracts call for daily shipments Of
1000 forty-quart cans. The normal
consumption Of the city Is 10000 cans.
More than 100000 Of the 100000 cows
In the milk producing area are owned
by members of the league, Mr.. Dillon
asserts. THAT gives US the upper hand
in this fight" he added. "If we could
rent pasteurizing facilities and cans
from the distributing firms we would
be in d position to start furnishing New
York with milk on our own resources.
flght on Tor foTty Tears.
"rhis fight has been going on forty
years. The big receivers have been
saying that they have all the milk they
need and that they have been renewing
contracts in the last Few days. have
been telling the public different story.
] said that they could not make con-
tracts for continued deliveries except
through the league. Now. after cop-
ferring with their field agents in Al
bany, the big fellows find that they
were wrong. They announce that they
must raise prices because Of a shortage
of milk.
"If there Is a shortage the blame Hes
with the dealers. The executive com
,ttee of the Dairymen's League has
ben at my office, 204 Franklin Street.
all day. ready 20 sign contracts.
twenty-five independent dealers
have signed contracts to-day. None Of
the large firms communicated with us.
although they knew we wese here ready