The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
FARMERS CLAIMS ARE FAIR
Pleasant Prairie Man In Signed State.
ment Says the State and Federal Of
ficials Are Not Making the Right
Kind of An Investigation.

"The farmers are being given
publicity enough at this time, but
most of it, outside Of that emanat-
ing from the agricultural press,
seems to be rather one-sided.o
IF the milk producers can be
given fair and impartial
hearing and their methods and
their cause Of action fair and
impartial investigation there will
not be quite so much noise
coming from the consumer"
"Then too, if the distributing
end of this great proposition were
given an equal investigation and
If the dealers were as patriotic
during these times of war as the
dairymen and were as willing to
accept as small a margin of profit
on their labor and investment
as the dairy farmer, it might aid
somewhat in lowering the cost
of retail milk
81 will admit that many farm
ers do not keep an accurate ac-
count Of costs on their farms, but
many others do and those who do,
base their figures ON sanitary mar
ket milk and these men are all
agreed that the present price
paid the producer leaves little
If any, profit to the man be-
hind the cow.
"Our association does not sane
ton dirty or unsanitary milk.''
This is the first statement to b.
made by Frank 7. Holt, president o.
The Milk Producers Association. II
was given out over the signature t.
his paper today and it is considered
IS an indication as the defense that
the milk producers in Wisconsin and
other states will be made to the sui
which has been filed to secure the dis
solution of the Milk Producers Union
president Holt has made strong state
nent in regard to the rising price OF
milk to the consumer and he insists
hat this asst increase in price is due
argely to the cost of distribution OF
he milk tt the consumer by the mid
lie men. His contention is that il
costs as much to distribute the milk as
t does to buy it. He asserts that
while costs of milk to the retail deal
rs havo largely increased, that they
nave not increased beyond the actual
Increase in the cost of production.
President Holt was in Milwaukee on
Monday attending hearings conducted
~ Walter Drew, the assistant attor.
ley general of the state, who has
started his quizz of the dairymen
Mr.. Holt wac not witness at any
# these hearings.
Sheriff Hermann on Monday even.
ng completed the work of serving
'apers in the suit brought by the state
N 5he Kenosha county officials of the
Tarious branches of the Milk Prduc-
rs Union. While it is certain that
action will be taken to defend
he suit, it is not expected that any
Meeting of the dairymen will be held
% arrange for such defense as
his would be in opposition to the de-
nand of the state for iniunctions
against just such meetings.
There is no doubt but that the milk
PRODUCERS are prepared for long bat
lie to maintain their association.
The line of defense is to be worked
ut within the next few days. The
ficials Of the association hold that
he state and the federal government
$ acting without full investigation.
they hold that the investigation will
how that the real action is not against
he imam behind the cow but the
nan who stands between the COW and
he ultimate consumer.
Hearings at which officials of the
ssociation are being examined are be-
ng held both in Chicago and Milwau-
zee and these hearings are preliminary
0 trial of charges against the asso-
iation in Illinois and to the suit to
issolve the various branches of the
rganization in Wisconsin.