Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
PERFEC1|NC ORGANIZATION
Secretary Richard Pattee of N.
E. M. p. A. Coming This Week.
MOst MILK Producers In ChnmpIntn VAL
ley Market In New York and Bc-
long to New York Dairy
mems League.

Secretary Richard Pattee of the reor-
ganized New England Milk Producers
association will como to Burlington this
week to confer with leaders OF the pro-
visional county rganizaton of Chitton'
den, recently formed, with the object OF
starting permanent associations. The
meeting of delegates from all over New
England held last week in Boston did not
given the general association its final form,
and another meeting has been called for
February % at which 1t is hoped TO nave
a still larger representation of delegates,
eject officers and prepare for a campaign,
the feature of which VIII be better prices
for milk. A dozen or more delegates from
Vermont attended the meeting in Boston,
including Frank W. Clark Of Williston,
the official delegate of the county asso-
citation. The old association OF the same
name was taken over by the new but
it was decided 10 postpone the actual
business or organization until the local
and county associations had made more
progress.
Burlington will be only one Of several
cities and villages of the state which Mr..
Pattee will visit The plan, according 20
the Boston constitution which now will
he put into effect. is TO organize local as
sociations each consisting OF at least Eve
darymen. 1--WE of which locals will form
the county association. The president Of
each county association is automatically
by the constitution n delegate TO the cen.
trail association. which however will also
receive one duly-authorzcd delegate for
every 2nO members of local association
now in n county organization, O, fraction
over 10.
These local associations will not he
confined to the large communities hu.
win be located also at common shippin.,
points of groups of dairymcn.
Waterbury, Richmond. Hinesburg. Char
lotte. Vergcnnes and New Haven and an
equal number OF communities in the
southern par; of the state already belong
to he New York State Dairymen' s
League. and no effort to persuade them
to join the new association will be made,
Another class of dairymcn not likely to
be interested in the New England associa-
ton are dairvren who market their prod
uct entirely in Vermont. as for instance
Burlington dairymen. The dairyner of
the Champlain valley have belonged for
years to the New York league. but there
ia nothing to prevent their Joining the
other association il they see fit. Tho as
ISOLATION, however. consists of dairy men
other New England cities. The following,
IN a recent letter of Mr.. pattee's to Mr.
Clark explains the associations titudc:
I'VE have not made any arrangements
with the Darymen's League, and it may
not he possible under the law to do so,
hut the advantage of having a distinct
organization in New England seems e.
us apparent. inasmuch as deal with
vastly different conditions: with q differ
ent market and under systems that vary
In different sections" Continuing, he
says that IAN understanding with tho
Dairyn1en's League can hc had" he be-
licves. lin such a way as not to violate
any laws"
Member Of the association as we'll as
the big buyers viii probably prefer a
three months rather than six months
contract, says Mr.. Clark. contrary to the
custom in New York. There the league
makes a six months contract from April
to October and another six months con.
tract from October to April. The large
purchasers have now 3o-mle zones o1
dsiryn1en in which they pay different
prices owing to different costs of ship
nnent. The first zone OF course is the belt
within ~ miles of Boston. the second q
to 10 miles, etc.
Frank Northrup of Ludlow was elected
a temporary director at the Eos on meet
ing.