The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-19
MILK PRODUCERS READY TO FIGHT PASTEURIzAT ATION Southwestern Connecticut Dairy Farmers Meet In
 Hawleyville. DIRECTOR NAMED
 FROM EACH TOWN Board Will Meet in Danbury Saturday With Authority
 to Elect Officers
(Special te The FaTner.)

\ Hawleyville, Conn.,, Sept. 19-Or- ganizatien of the Western Connecticut MIX Predveers' association was effect ed at largely attended meeting of dairy farmers and others interested in dairy products, in this railroad center yesterday afternoon.
 While no definite steps were taken against the proposed compulsory pasteurization of milk sold in Bridge port, the sentiment of the meeting, as denced in the informal discussions growing out of the meeting, proved to be strongly against pasteurization. especially against pasteurization done privately.
 If the city of Bridgeport provides a municipal pasteurization plant, the opposition will, not be so strong. But even then. we'll informed dairymen de- clare, there will be feeling of re- sentiment and sentiment that the city
 imposing a needless hardship upon the dairy farmer.
 The meeting yesterday was for or ganization. Between 50 and 60 names were pledged. Great interest was manifested. The chief business of the meeting was the organization of a board of directors. one from each town in Southwestern Connecticut. This board js vested with power to elect officers of the association, and when the directors n/set in Danbury, on Saturday, this will be done. c. F. Nichols of Stepney, a former member of the state legislature from Monroe, acted as clerk of the meeting. =
 Presentation was the chief theme of the several speakers, including Clifford I. Stoddard of Woodbridge, of the State Board of Agriculture; Prof. H. F. Judkins of Storrs' Agricultural College, and s. J. Wright of the Fair field County Farm bureau.
 One of the larger dealers, who sup pies 216 customers, reported that he had made a canvas of his customers, and had found that only eight of his entire trade preferred pasteurized milk. The meeting yesterday includ- ed 60 producers, with a/total of 700 cows.
 There was criticism at the meeting of the statements purporting to come from the meteorological laboratory recently instituted by the City of Bridgeport, to the effect that Bridge port milk is rotten" The dealers de- clare that these general statements are unfair-that there must be some samples submitted that / are better than others, and that to condemn all is to discriminate unjustly against the dealer who conscientiously strives to produce wholesome milk.
 The question also was raised as to the showing made by certain samples of pasteurized milk that had been tested at the lab4 tatory. It was ar gued that the laboratory was strangely silent when questions were asked as to the showing of the pasteurized pro- duct.
 The board of. directors of the asso- citation includes:
 Newtown, William c. Johnson; Mon- roe; Robert Sinclair; Easton, J. A. Sherwood; Trumbull, D. M. Fuller; Bethel, P. Vanbeck; Danbury, George A. Makay; New Fairfield, N. Hatch; Brookfield, William H. Blackman; Bedding, A. G. Barnett; Huntington, Nathan Brotz; Fairfield, EdW. More house; Roxbury, Lee Dickinson; New Milford, E. F. Hartwe1; Southbury, S. J. Blackman.