Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-01
$1,000 MEMBERS THE GOAL
N. E. Milk Producers Hope to
Reach That Number.
Getting Ready for New Wholesale
Prices On April ITO Act with New
York League. Says President
Clark.

The New England Milk Producers as
ISOLATION expects to have a total OF Is 900
members and 1900 cows within the next
rev months, according to Frank w. Clark
or winston, who was elected president
OF the organization last Thursday at the
meeting In Boston. Mr.. Clark will meet
with the other members of the executive
committee In Boston next Wednesday
with the object OF establishing head
quarters there instead of in Springfield
Mass, and discussing prices.
The Eastern States Agricultural and
Industrial Exposition offered the associa-
ton rooms free at Springfield. but the
onicers felt that headquarters should be
where the principal market is.
The new schedule Of prices will not be
fixed even tentatively until Just prior to
April !. when the New York Dairymef,' 8
League will also act. There will be no
actual increase IN prices during the six
months from April l-October J, but there
will not be the usual decrease. AT least
so cents more a hundred will be charged
than during the corresponding months Of
1916 when these rates prevailed: April.
SLIGO p hundred; May. $50: June, H.42;
July.SH.52; August, 1885, September. $176.
1t Is always possible to cut prices dur
ing the summer months, as compared
with the winter period-that ending March
3-because Of feed costs. But the farmers
have felt all along that they have not
been getting their fair share OF the profits.
The prices during the present period are
these: October. 1916, $2.35; November, $245;
December. SEAS; January, 1917. $40: Feb
ruary, $2.35; March. $3.50. In the case of
the first three months Of this year the
rates are SO. and will be "a cents.
~,As ~. A.
spending months Of 1916. Four per cent.
milk. so-called. is the standard taken in
all cases
The most significant fact in connection
with price-fixing. perhaps, is that the
New England, New York and Chicago
| associations will act together. There al
ready exists in fact a national associa-
,, ton in which all three Of the big as
| sociations have a voice, says Mr.. Clark.
Both the New York and New England as
| sociations have field workers busy al
ready. and the former hopes to have GOO.
! 900 cows pledged by April 1 and a CORE
! spending increase in membership. -
Seven field workers will be busy
throughout New England very soon
Some of them are already at work. Yer
mont will not receive as much attention
as some other States. because 1t is fairly
we'll OISdulZeO now. but a SOOO OeAI OF
work will be done by county and local
associations. The spreading of the two
eastern organizations is preparatory Of
course to the fixing of summer prices
With a whole network Of county and
local associations throughout New Eng.
land and in the FIVE States through which
In whole or part the New York League
Families. and both the big associations
working together. no difficulty in enforc'
ing demands against the big selling cor.
porations Is anticipated.
The New England association at the
Boston meeting passed a resolution re-
garding summer milk prices. which will
J be as stated. 1t elected these officers
Frank w. Clark of Williston. president
Frank s. Adams Of Bowdoinham. Me.
vice-president: Richard Pattee of Laconia
N. H.. reelected secretary: Z. P. Wilcox
of Littleton. Mass. treasurer: +. E
Clark of Amston, Conn.,. and DR.. J. A
Ness Of Auburn. Me-. auditors; executive
committee. Elmer NJ Poole of Nortf
Dartmouth. Mass. r. A. Sykes of Filing
ton. Conn.,. L. E. Mcintyre of East Wa
terford. Me-, H. Stannard of Fair Haven
W. d. Hayden Of Dover. N. H.. ane
George r. Little of Schaghticoke. N. Y.
! Secretary Richard Pattee says 376 lodge!
with a total of 1000 new members hav'
been started during the last 30 days.