New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
Dairymen Win Under
Agreements to Be
Signed To-day
NORMAL SUPPLY
HERE BY MONDAY
Farmers Get Contracts
and Price-COmmittee
to Arbitrate

Representative of the Dairymen's
League and bakers dozen of dis
tributers, including the four con-
Germs which handle half the city's
milk supply, met last night at the
Sherman Square Hotel and framed
a gentlemen's agreement which,
dairymen say, will be signed to-day.
At the end Of the meeting John j.
Dillon, State Commissioner Of Foods
and Markets, declared that New
York would be getting its normal
supply of milk by Monday.
Under the terms Of the agree
ment, the farmers are TO get an ad-
vance of As cents a hundred pounds
for the next six months. That will
make the farmers price about five
cents a quart. Within thirty days a
committee of five is to be appointed
which shall take up the final adjust
ment of the milk market at the end
of the six months.
Committee to Arbitrate
Two members of the committee
are to be farmers and two dealers;
the four are to choose the fifth men,
ber. The committee is to determine
a fair price based on the cost of pro-
duction and of distribution and mar
ket conditions. The term gentle
mems agreement" was applied TO the
compromise by Lotion Horton, pres
ident of the Sheffield Farms-Slaw-
son-Decker Company.
Dillon Represents Farmers
Other firms represented at the meet
ing were the Alexander Campbell Com
pany, the Sheffield -Slawson-
Decker Company, the Mutual McDer-
mott Company, the r. F. Stevens Com
pany, the Locust Farms Dairy, the
Beakes Dairy Company, o. A. Weather:
by, the Horton Ice Cream Company,
Brown e. Bailey. the Orange County
Milk Association, the Queen City
Dairy, the Reid Ice Cream Company
and T. o. Smith.
Besides Commissioner Dillon the farm
ers were represented by the executive
committee of the Dairymen's League,
consisting of r. ID. Cooper, Of Little
Falls; F.. H. Thomson, of Holland Pat
ent; Frank Sherman, of Copake; Clar-
ence Hunt, of Manlius, and Albert Man
ming, of 0tisvile.
The firms represented at the meeting
are regarded by the farmers as the
most important. Before last nights
meeting l35 small dealers had agreed
TO the farmers terms. The league num-
bers $4,000 farmers now, and the new
price its members are TO get Tor the
next six months is an increase or about
one cent a quart over the price they
were able to get when they signed con.
tracts last October
Approximately 100000 quarts OF
milk have been withheld from the New
York market since October !. This es-
innate is based on daily reports OF milk
shipments from Lucius r. Brown, di.
rector Of the Bureau OF Foods and
Drugs of the Health Department.
At as cents quart, the average
price for October milk offered by the
large distributors, such snOrtiPe rep
resents a potential loss OF s505,ssO TO
the producers.
Farmers Offset Loss
This loss has been Offset to large
degree, directors of the eague insist,
by converting milk into cheese and
butter; also by selling 10 dealers out
side New York City.
To the big distributors WHO sell
Grade milk at an ave age OF s.5
cents a QUAY, the strike shortage rep
resents potential loss Of Sl,045.l00.
II. n. Hallock. vice-president Of
Borden's, reported receiving 55 per
cent Of the normal supply yesterday.
which was one of the best days this
firm has had. He said there was no
change in the company's attitude
toward Mr.. Dillon and the Dairymens
League.