New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-18
Swami Announces Arrange.
ments With Chain of
Retail Crocers
Dairymen's League
TO Furnish Supply
Will Begin Next Week; "a
Compete With the
Milk Trust

Nearly l,OOO retail grocery s.s,,,
will begin next week 70 sell loose -.
tcurized Grade 3 milk direct from -
Dairymen's League for 10 cent,
~''~r- Tho announcement was n,.s.
last night By District Attorney Sws-1
t...., .,..Os.I. n.s investigation az ~,
high price Of milk, announced he 49,
perfected an agreement 20 this a..
between the farmers and represent,
tives Of the Atlantic & Pacific -.
James Butler, Daniel Reeves and d.
Andrew Dayey chain Of retail grocer,
Some Of these stores In the congss..
cd sections Of the city viii have ,ss,
refrigerat!ng arrangements ready "a
sell milk on Saturday" said Mr. swan
"The remainder Of the 1000 will -,
ready for business some time ns,,
week"
The District Attorney perfected A,
plans yesterday afternoon al car.
ference with President R. .. Coon,
Of the Dairymen's League and VI
Van Son, manager % the Cooperate.
Producers Market Association. whleb
is the sales agency Of the receiving
stations established By the Dsiymsn,
League.
To BE of Best Quality
"The milk which these retail grocer,
agree TO sell for 10 cents GUAR, sll
be exactly the same milk that the c.s.
tributing milk trust is now selling hr
II cents, delivered In bottles. az: z
cents loose. II will be pasteur.zed li
inspected az the receiving stations a..
delivered By the Cooperative Asso,Is.
ton at the retailers doors for 81. ard
So cents a quart" said Mr. SWAMI
"The grocery and delica-essen stores
that formerly sold milk have inior.i
me-" he continued. that they ,riei %
do business six or eight years ago !,
competition with the q srr.outing trvst
but they were so bounded By milk II.
spectors, who took exception 70 tts
quality Of the milk they c3tsined frz
the farmers, that they could not ron.
pete with the big listriOIters becsg.
of unreasonable eXactions. The imp.l.
cation was direct that the local hesa
inspectors were acting ~ the Interests
of TIE combine 10 force them out o.
business.
"That ia what these retailers say |
am not making any charges, but TIA,
sounds like trust methods 20 NE.
viii Assure Fair Treatment
81 shall make it ny business 70 see %
10 that these retailers shall not be o..
Justly treated while they are Doing
their best 20 cut out some OF the e..
tortionate middlemen's profits
The District Attorney declined % ag
what course he would pursue agairI
the Dairymen's League. which he ha
charged with a technical violation n
the state antitrust act.
1T is not my business 70 cresp
criminals" he declared. Il am nor
interested in conserving the honesty d
business for the benefit Of the cor.
sumner. | am convinced. however, ,hs:
the farmers cannot return 70 the O.
rate and live. Il may be they have
gone too far in their arbitrary price II.
ing. That is for tie grand jury 70 &C.
termine."
Mr.. Swami said he had conceived Il.
plan of Organizing the retail chan
grocery stores early in his lnyestsi.
ton of the milk prices. Assistant Do.
lTlCL attorney RllitA a. AeLtts Hds wv
at work on the idea, assisted By Jan.
+. Smith, who had charge of the grs,i
jury probe of the Dairymen's League
NJ. Talley said The Atlantic and Pr
cific Company would handle the milk :
about 500 stores IN the greater ety.
the James Butler Company in 1876. ~
Daniel Reeves Company .n l22 and 70
Andrew Dayey chain IN 50 stores, NOS
~ in The Bronx.