New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-03
New York Gets from
30 to 70 Per Cent of
Normal Supply.
FAMINE MAY BE
ACUTE THURSDAY
Dillon and Dealers Clash
at Hearing-Calls 1t Pro-
test Against Him.


terdav. the first day of the state
wide farmers strike against the
large concerns distributing, under
normal conditions, 100000 quarts
in the metropolitan district.
There was no suffering among in
fants, aged persons, and the inmates
Of hospitals. to whom, in many cases,
milk means life. The dealers est-
mate that more than half Of the
regular supply was received. Inspec-
tors for the Health DepaN ment re-
port that 10 per cent of normal ship
ments arrived at the various ter
minals.
Indications are that the famine
will not become acute until to-mor-
row or Thursday. The big dealers
hope to increase their distribution
to-day by utilizing emergency sources
that have been tapped to augment
the fluid milk trade under strike
stress.
Dillon Admits Half Supply.
John J. Dillon, Commissioner of
the State Department Of Foods and
Markets, the central figure in the
strike. comedies that so per cent de-
lyeries arrived yesterday.
But the supply will fall TO 25 per
cent tomorrow" he said last night.
"On Wednesday it will be less.
Thursday will bring a serious short
age, and by Friday l look to see the
distributors without any milk
Reports from the seventeen thousand
farmers organized into the Dairymen's
League throughout the milk producing
area show that they purpose to do al
most anything with their milk except
send it 20 the New York dealers who
have refused 70 sign contracts through
Commissioner Dillon.
Attorney General Egburt (. Wood
bury took the first step yesterday TO
bring about a settlement of the dis
pu,e. lie announced az Albany that ne
had ordered an immediate investigation
Of the milk situation at the request OF
both the dealers and the farmers. Both
sllege tha. the Donnelly antitrust act
las been violated
Lewis TO Conduct Inquiry.
Deputy Attorney General Merton L.
Lewis, counsel 70 the Thompson legis-
lstiye investigating committee, has
been appointed TO conduct the inquiry
The Attorney General will also make
application 20 the courts for the nam
ing o. an impartial referee to take
testimony.
ny intention is 20 discover the real
cause Of the strike, and then to apply
sremedy," the Attorney General said.
Fsmilies depending on delicatessen
shops and small grocery stores for milk
we're the first TO feel the effects Of the
shortage yesterday. Hundreds Of these
iii,se zones Of distribution were with
out milk after the morning rush trade.
On the lower East Side few anxious
mothers walked for blocks before they
found food for their infants. Because
fsFmers upstate held back milk, the
'ods fountains operated by one large
chain Of drug stores displayed a sign
hst night that the price Of milk
thske had been increased from 5 70 10
cents
Only Slight Inconvenience.
To the great majority Of people, how
,ser, the threatened milk famine
erough. no inconvenience. Many Gus
l'merS Of the large firms who had been
seegstcmed 70 getting two bottles
found only one on the dumbwaiter.
pat they we're assured Of the same de-
nssry to-day.
Ohe.ais Of the distributing concerns
ns4s The following predictions last
hight:
=. H. y. Hsllock, vice president Of the
sofdsn Condensed Milk Company we
,,setiYsd GO per cent deliveries to-day.
ne hope % improve on this amount to-
morrow"
Lton Horton, presiden Of the Shelf
lhsia Fsrms-Slawson- Decker Company
,vsr thipmsnts to-day were better than
:" per cent Tomorrow we expect %
receive 90 per cent"
=, Raymond T.. Van Cise, preSident OF
hs Mutual l-MeDermott MIX Corpora
Ncn We hope 20 raise 40 per cent de-
nssnss to-day 70 76 per cent to-mor-
Railroad Cars Fall on.
ihs railroad companies reported ~
psr cent falling Of in the number Of
arr On the milk trains tha. brought
,1s.prdsy's milk % New Yor@ early yes'
k,tsy morning.
In addition 10 sending their agents
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