South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-19
P PRODUCERS
SEND Def TO
CITY MILKMEN
Demand Is Cents Per Gallon
For Product or Supply Will
Be Cut OFF Imme-
diately.

South Bend may actually be
out of milk by Tuesday or We'd
neSday morning.
This serious state of affairs
NAV result from the action taken
last night by what is said 10 be
the majority of the milk prOduc-
.erS of this vicinity. These men.
formed q new organization last
night and issued the ultimatum
that unless the retailers of the
CITY agree by Monday afternoon
to pay the demanded price of IS
cents a gallon they will not get
one gallon of milk. The supply
will be cut of short.
While the producers we're
taking this drastic action the re-
tailerS met at Shirk'S dairy and
drew up a resolution which
called for a board of arbitration
to settle the matter. They then
took it over to the producers
still in session. but before Y. G
Cripe, city milk Inspector. orig
inator of it, got half way through
reading it, he was Kissed down.
Milk Board 10 Decide.
The producers from now ON viii
submit all matters TO a milk board
of the association and that board has
agreed not TO charge exhorbitant
prices. The board is composed OF
seven of Jhe leading dairymen of the
county as follows Harry Funston.
Frank Jackson, Edward Zeitler.
Charles Keltner. IRA Ullery. Leo
Vaness and JOIN holly
The sentiment expressed was that
the producers only want what is
coming TO them. they must have this
price or they cannot continue 10
produce milk. The forming OF the
organization viii. il is said. add sta
hility 20 the dairying business.
The association will give the re-
tafers one more chance 20 meet
their demands and If they fail. let
tiers viii be sent out Monday after
noon 20 an Of the farmers in the
county, requesting them 90 keep their
milk at home until the retailers are
willing 10 meet these demands
Producers Gain strength
The producers organization has
grown from A 10 133 members dur
ing the past week ONLY a few re-
tailers are said 20 De holding out FOR
the % cent milk. At last nights
meeting an estimate of the amount
of milk represented was taken and
it was found that 1000 gallons or
two-thirds OF the milk consumed bon
South Bend was marketed by she 12s
men present.
The retailers arbitration board
was to consist of two reUresentatir
from the Retailers association. the
Producers association. The consum-
ers. the press and one represeutatiVe
OF the city board OF health while
Grippe suggested board which
called for the same repreFentation
from the retailers. consumers. pro-
ducers and board Of health. eliminat-
ing the press and have "a representa-
tive from the Chamber Of Commerce.
the Cow Testing association and
county agriculture agent John S.
Bordner.
Farmer Want No MeddIing.
Although Criues suggestion met
with success az the retailers gather
ing where 70 was presented By the
chairman. its life 10 the PRODUCERS
meeting where Nr. Criue appeared
in person. was very short When ~
mentioned the personnel o. the board
and the plans which ne nromulcat-
ed. The audience protested with
misses.
The farmers maintain that LIST
winter they had committee APP
pointed 81 five representative men %
meet with the Chamber OF COM
merce. The agricultural committee
or that body was heartily Boa favor of
raising the price ~ milk for tine
farmers. The farmers 90 not see at
20 go before thar body or any other
body ~ the present time. but believe
they can handle the situation Them
selves. hence they disapproved the
proposition made tr SIR Crime
Low at 25c. says Bordner
Prices in South Bend even IN %
cents win be comparatively low. ae-
coriiug 20 the talk made bv county
Agent Poriner Mt B0rdner cited
cases where many cities were paving
80 cents 20 the wholesalers Mr.
Bordner showed that even the cam
ned product had gone up Bon South
Bend one brand ~ milk IS now
selling at - cents a can and last
year at this time DO brought 70
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