The sun., 1916-10-20
TWELVE CENT MILK
RULES FROM TO-DAY
Advance to the Farmer Is
Passed Directly On to the
Consumer.
DISTRIBUTOR UNDER FIRE
Deputy AttOrncy-Gencral Be-
gins His Effort to Show
Hand of a Monopoly.


s34.0 00 more for its milk. the price levied
upon II for peace between the %dalryinen
and the distributors. with the estab-
lishment OF n ~ cent price for Grade
A quarts the Attorney Generals office
will strive to break down what II re-
CARDS a. a monopoly. Primary steps In
this direction instituted yesterday by
Merton r. Lewis. Deputy Attorney-Cen-
srai, we're frustrated partly by William
N. Dyckman. appointed by Attorney
General Woodbury. rs referee to take
evidence on milk supply and distribution.
Neasrs. Dyckman and lewis fell into
conflict on the latter's charge that the
high cost Of milk Is due to a combina-
ton Of the distributors. The Deputy
Attorney-General offered to show evil
dence to bear out his charge. but the
referee shut him of with the summa-
ton
81 cannot possibly see any combina-
ton" .
He gave another setback to the Dep
uty Acknowledgement again when he
would not admit comparative figures on
the yearly increases In cost.
Evidence Of Price Fixing.
Nevertheless. the witnesses who were
examined in the days hearing told of
arbitrary price fixing twice a year by
big companies. They related how men
who strovs to follow the industry as In
dependents were squeezed out OF bust
nea. They told furthermore that the
law making compulsory the pasteuriza-
ton of milk had served to drive from
--.h Hal
Because OF the control Of pasteurization
plants by the principal distributors the
mon who dealt In small quantities had to
yield entirely to the main companies.
Referee Dyckman finally compromised
with Deputy Attorney-General Lewis
when he agreed to let him offer evidence
showing the cost OF production. OF ship
ment and distribution. Also he acceeded
to the request to hear discussion on the
pasteurixation OF milk.
The ACCOMPLISHMENTS office. as rep
resented by Mr.. Lewis. intends TO persist
In submitting evidence to account for the
fact that the producers sell their milk
Tor 8 cents a quart to distributors who
get IL cents from the consumer. Mr..
Lewis will strive to show that there Is
collusion II not actual criminal con-
sptracy among the distributors.
Much OF Mr.. Lewis's oficial energy IL
to be devoted to showing that pasteuri-
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s-ihat the adoption or the regulation
70 pas.euri1e an mix permits the accu-
MUTATION OF mix from long distances.
e.Inat the puelc or New York
snou'o nave tne choiee OF buying raw or
p~aeteur1scd milk.
.Inat 'he pas'eurizlng law imposes
UuIuSnr on consumers and COnNRnfFAfa
W coh'ro' OF the MIX market in this
WY
-inat 'nis CONDITION was brought
.soou. tnrousn a conspiracy.
John J. Dillon. Commissioner Of Foods
y Markets, proposed AZ a remedy for
~ eo'cehtratlon that a pubic pasteur-
sHo" P'ant % ouiit by state appro-
pIiaton. THIS ne contends would break
.ne monopoly maintained by the main
ueaIers ana would give the small pro-
"uoeIs opportunity 70 market their milk
o'rec.iy 10 consumers.
Deputy ,torney-Genera' Lewis yes
seruay traced tne organizations OF main
MIX dealers from the time the MIX
Nonanse was es'apiish"d in 1899. af-
~aru changed 10 the consolidated
n EAchanse' lhe present Sanitary
MuN pea'ers Association Includes in it's
m.hpersn'p men VINO were Identified
WIN t"e earlier DETERMINATIONS he said.
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Tie pointed out that the cost OF com
plete pasteurtzation plants put such u
OF the small producers and thus left