The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-03

spected the plant of the Interstate
Dairy company, at Newark, owned by
five dealers, which seemed nearer the
Kind of plant proposed for Danbury
than anything the committee had seem
It has a. capacity of 5000 quarts per
hour, and washing machine which
can wash 100 bottles a minute, MT.
Johnson said. In the Newark plant
the pasteuftEation system was built
by the Davis Company, whose pas
teurixation machinery seems to be fa-
vored by the farmers.
The committee conferred with rep
resentatives Of the United States Ag-
ricultural Board, and promise has
been made, Mr.. johnson said, to send
blueprints Of proposed pasteurization
plants.
There was much discussion by sew
eral of the 100 dairymen present of
various phases of the proposition, in
Guiding the possibility of one or two
men securing a controlling interest,
which was explained as impossible
under the state law in the case of CO.
operative organizations. Groups gath
ertng during the noon hour, and also
after the meeting discussing the en-
rerprise, and much interest was shown
in many ways. Members of the assoc
citation eagerly await the report of the
committee appointed to draw UP the
incorporation papers. After the stock
company is incorporated the next step
will be sale Of stock and further for
ton and bylaws. Some points were
OF
discussed as details which will come
up later in a discussion and formula
ton OF the bylaws Of the company.
Several other matters aside from
the cooperative plant were taken UP
by the association. The resignation
OF director Irwin G. Atchison, Of
Sherman, was accepted, and following
this action, each director was EN-
powered to appoint one or more alter
mates to represent him at a meeting.
"A resolution submitted by w. c.
johnson, and passed by the associa-
ton provided for the filling of vacan-
cies as follows: "If the office of any
director or member of the executive
committee of the president, secretary,
treasurer, one or more becomes va
cant by reason of death, resignation.
disqualification, or otherwise, the re-
naming directors, although less than
quorum, by a majority vote may
elect q successor. or SUCCESSORS, who
shall hold ONCE for the unexpired
term"
Another resolution submitted by
Mr.. johnson, was passed as follows:
The president shall be instructed to
take such steps as may be necessary
to place before the incomingk general
assembly the need Of legislation
which will establish a uniform
method of dairy inspection, produce
ton, and sale Of milk and its pro-
ducts. and that no city, town or Dor.
ough ordinance shall be passed con-
nicting with the legislation thus
passed"
J. A. Sherwood, of Easton, presi-
dent. presided, and Charles F. Nichols,
OF Easton, secretary, was secretary for
the meeting. Directors present in
cluded: w. H. Blacman, Brookfield,
Robert Sinclair, Monroe; William &c.
Johnson. Newtown; e. H. Hartwell,
New Milford; I. c. Fanton. Weston,
J. A. Sherwood, and c. F. Nichols, of
Easton A. T. Mckay was proxy for,
his brother, George A. Mckay, direc-
tor, OF ,Danbury. Other towns repre-
scented at the meeting included: Fair.
field. Sherman and Redding
Following the meeting, it was ex-
planned that as yet the w. c. M. P. A.
has not Joined the New England Milk
Producers Association which last Sat
urday held meetings throughout New
England. Directors said that the DAN
bury meeting was simply coincident
with the meetings being held generally
throughout New England, and that
the report had been sent from the Of
flee of Richard Pattee, secretary of
the N. e. M. P. A. at Springfield,
Mass, that the local organization is
affiliated, was a result Of a mistake
at the Springfield office, recently ex.
planned to Easton directors, by Mr..
Pattee himself.
Thee Western Connecticut associas
ton is heartily in sympathy with the
aims Of the New England association"
said President y. A. Sherwood, "but
we have not as yet Joined the larger
We expect to join some-
time"
8. J. Wright, county agent for the
Fairfield County Farm Bureau was
active at the meeting, in discussion
and conference.