New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-05
Several Houses Get Supply
at Own Farms-Help
Only Thirsty Ones.
HOSPITALS FAIL
TO FEEL SHORTAGE
East Side Families Suffer
When Stores Are Cut
Off by Dealers.


OF the big hotels or restaurants of the
city you'll still be able to get it. The
waiter may look at you little hard, but
he'll serve you. Most of the hotels said
yesterday they were doing very we'll
thank you, on the milk question. II
you were . guest you would hardly
know there was a milk strike on; but
II you were an employe, that was some
thing diferent--for most Of the hotels
have stopped serving milk to their help
1t was just as hard to get milk in the
stores as it was easy to get it in the
hotels yesterday. The majority of the
delcstessen shops and groceries re-
eeived even less yesterday than they
did the day previous. and in many cases
stores that received a small amount
Tuesday got none at all yesterday.
The hospitals, like the hotels, as q
rule were not affected. The big distrib-
uting companies have assured many OF
the infants hospitals that they will re-
ceive the daily supplies of milk neces-
sary for the preservation Of life as long
as there is any milk to be had.
The shopkeepers declare they are the
buyers who are being Disseminated
against, for after the hotels and res
taurants, the hospitals and the private
customers Of the big dairies have been
served there is practically nothing left
for the stores. The result is the poorer
families, especially on the East Side
who purchase their milk at the stores
in small quantities from day TO day
are suffering most severely from the
strike.
One deliestessen proprietor on the
East Side said yesterday The Tribune
had helped him TO obtain milk which
had been previously refused him. lie
was Leon NJ. Leibowitz, who has Q store
at 425 Third Avenue. The Tribune yes.
terdsy published NJ. Leibowitz's state.
ment that he received two pint bottle:
of milk that morning only after arguing
pany's driver. Yesterday morning, Mr.
Leibowitz said, the driver refused al
first to leave him any milk at all.
Tribune Helps Storekeeper.
when he sal. I'd have to 20 without
milk" said Mr.. Leibowitz yesterday, 81
picked up a copy of The Tribune anc
dashed it on him. ! showed him the
account of how had 20 fight for two
pints Of milk yesterday. He no sooner
saw the paper than he began 10 get
OFT milk for me. SO I'm better of to
my milk, though, and selling it only &c
families who have children. There are
some babies around here who would
have had a hard time getting milk to
day IL it hadn't been for The Tribune.
Other delicstessen dealers, however
who did not fash The Tribune" or
their drivers, were worse OF than they
were the day before. One, at 489 Third
Avenue, who normally uses seventy-tvc
pints and thirty-six quarts OF bottled
milk, and got twenty-four pints Tues
day, received n,ne yesterday. Another
store, at AIS Third Avenue, received
forty pints Tuesday and none ycster-
day. In other parts Of the city the
same conditions prevailed IN stores
The New York Infant Asylum, al
l61 West Sixty-frst Street, reported
that its supply had been cut forty
quarts yesterday and the day before
Ire deficiency had been met. it was
said, by depriying the employees OF milk
and restricting its use in cooking
Enough had been received for the
babies, IL was said
The Babies Hospital. a. 1875 East
Fifty-hfth Street, reported its usual
supply had been delivered. and the com
pany supplying the institution had
promised to continue deliveries as long
as possible. Bellevue Hospital and the
Jewish Maternity Hospital. at 270 East
Broadway, reported they had received
their usual supplies Of milk.
Many Of the hotel stewar,s were con-
temptuous Of the farmers attempt to
Inconvenience them. At the McAlpiu
it was said Q full supply of milk was
being received from the McAlpin farm
in New Jersey, and the Bltmore has
been getting all the milk it needs from
it, farm in Port Chester. At the Knick-
erbOcker it WAS said the hotel had not
been affected in the least.
The Vanderbilt and the Waldorf-As.
toria were two hotels which reported
they had received less than their nor.
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