New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-08

we shall 90 80 their Offices with the
agreement. But they must sign be
fore they get milk from the cows We
control"
Brief statements confirming their in
tentions 10 make no further conces-
sions were issued by companies against
whom the strike still continues.
big Three" Are Determined.
"Borden's has nothing new TO say
said H. n. Hallock, vice president our
money is up there in the receiving FAC.
tories we have met the farmers
prices. They arc sitting on their mix
supply because We refuse 10 make an
agreement for six months"
Lotion Horton. president OF the Shei-
field Farms company, denied reports
that the "big three" would surrender
soon 10 the league. There Is no pos.
sble chance that we SHAH give IN
he said. ..ia
Raymond +. Van else, president OF inc
Mutual McDermott company. II thlnk
Bordens and Sheffield Farms Will 90
the same
One indication OF campaign strategy
came from Poughkeepsie. where Mr..
Uallock confirmed a report that Bor-
dcn's expects 20 bring 200 cows TO
Flushing for scientific experiments IN
the cost Of producing milk.
Mr. Hallock thinks investigation mag
show that the farmers method of put
ting COWS 20 pasture is all wrong /,
is possible that milk Of higher grade
NAV be produced at less cost from cows
stabbed within the city limits and led
from silos. he said.
Dillon Sees Victory.
In enumerating benefits 10 the con
sumner from the leagues victory over
dealers distributing approximately one
half the city's milk supply, Mr.. Dillon
said that competition would be the final
cause for the surrender of the big
Three" Many of the medium-slzed
firms had TO yield. he said, because
smaller competitors who had signed the
agreement began to cut IN on their
business.
Officials Of the Dairymen's League
stayed up until 3. m. yesterday sen a.
ing out kilograms to release milk ior
the twelve dealers who signed the
neace agreement at the Hotel Manhat-
tan. The terms were modified SlghtIy
Yesterday 10 provide for an lnvestlga-
lion committee OF five instead of three.
Two members will be selected by the
farmers. two by the dealers, and these
four will select an impartial tftn men,
Der.
After the details Of readiusting the
citv's supply are completed the com.
mittee is to investigate the cost OF
producing milk in January, February
and March. If they report that the
leagues demands are too high, prices
will be modified for that period to the
dealers who have signed.
Distributors Signing Up.
Among the distributors who signed
contracts in Mr.. Dillon's Office yester-
dav were the Diamond Dairy Company,
the Dry Milk Company. the L. &. Havl-
land Company, the Harlem Dairy Prod
ucts Company, John II. Muller, the
High Ground Dairy. the Newark MIX
and Cream Company, the Keystone
Dairy Company, f. W. Jansen, the
Hudson County Dairy Company, Fred
Nolpman, W. ". Jordan, Henry Raueh
and the Glover Farms Company.
More than ninety contracts have
been signed, it was said, but few OF
them were with dealers supplying ter
ritorv outside o. New York City. Rep
resentatives of the league will be on
hand all day to-day 10 deal with the
distributors. In most cases they IN
sist that the milk dealers come to New
York in person to sign the contracts.
Fully half Of the normal 100000