New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-22
Investigation by The Trib-
une Shows Steady Rise
in Every Section
New York Consumers
Paying the Maximum
Boston Has Plan to Reduce
Cost, Undelivered, to
Ten Cents a Quart

ton. From the Atlantic 20 the Pacif,
Coast official Investigations, public pro.
test meetings and steady upward
trend in the price Of milk prevail
The Tribune, in an effort to de.
termine the nature of the causes r..
sponsible for the soaring prices in New
, York and to ascertain, If possibl.
! whether 10 is national condition or
purely local one. has csnvassed the or.
tire country on the milk question. Ar.
swers have been received from fourte.,
cities.
Comparative prices were sought only
on one standard grade of milk. such a,
IS sold in bottles and for which Men
YORK is now paying II cents a quar-,
information concerning what. II any
off1cial cognizance was being taken ~
the situation and what the attitude %
the public seemed TO be also wa,
asked for
The result of the canvass .stab.
fishes:
First, that there has been stead
rise in the price OF milk in every see.
ton Of the country.
Second, that Of the cities heard from
with the exception Of Memphis. Tenn
New York is paying the maximum pric,
for milk.
Citizens Make Few Protests
In only few Of the cities * any
effort being made to call halt on The
steady climb OF prices, the citizens a.
rule accepting the situation As in.
eytable and making no protest.
A plan by which milk will soon be
available 10 consumers in Boston az 10
cents a quart, instead Of the presen.
price OF II cents. was announced in that
city last night by Henry B. Endico,t.
FOOD administrator. Under an arrange.
ment with one of the principal con.
tractors, strip of ten tickets will he
sold for 81. The consumer NAV buy
quart of milk with each ticket az desig.
mated depots, thus doing away with the
expensive delivery system. A specisl
sppea 10 storekeepers 10 help in the
selection Of milk depots will be made.
There will be no profit from the
sale of milk at the 10-cent price for any
one" said Mr.. Endicott. "lf the public
rich and poor alike, refuse to accept
this opportunity, the time will surely
come when they will have 20 pay much
more than the 14-cent price for milk
delivered at their doors"
Inc Boston plan resembles that
which, through the efforts Of Distric,
Attorney Swami, will become effective
in New York this week.
Chicago also reported active measure,
were being taken on behalf Of the public
In that city members Of the milk board
Of the Producers Association are under
Indictment. At the same time Assis.an,
States Attorney Michaels prepared 70
extend the investigation to retailers
and union drivers. Chicago is paving
Is cents a quart for milk, and Mr..
Mlchaels has announced that he is
going to find out how the Illinois Mix
Dealers Association arrived at that
figure as an equitable price.
The lowest price reported was from
/ Indianapolis, where milk is selling AZ
from 10 TO - cents quart. Al the
1 same time consumers are facing fam
Inc. so many dairymen within a radius
Of 100 miles of that city having closed
down recently. declaring there was no
profit for them in milk at those prices.
( The response 20 The Tribune's ,.l.
gram from Aurora, ILL.,. while il failed
to name the price at which milk was
( selling. brought the interesting in
formation that recent attempt on the
part or private concern 70 sell milk
at 10 cents was frustrated BY the milk
producers. The latter, il is charged
refused 10 sell milk TO il unless Il
agreed 10 raise the price 10 meet N.
rest Of the retail trade.
/ One Raise Follows Another
Practically every reply contained the
/ information that milk had increased in
price not once but at least twice dur
ing the last few months. Pittsburgh
i Is paying 10 cents a quart now. ths,
ngure having been reached by two
: raises in six months. Washington.
/ paying IA cents quart, has had two
raises IN year
: Cincinnati milk dealers. the Queen
/ City Milk Producers Association and
dairy expert from the Ohio State Uni
/ versity, agreed 20 raise the price OF
milk from 10 cents 20 - cents a quar-,
en- September |. No steps OF any nat
ure have been taken 70 bring about
reduction in this price.
The one striking exception 20 the
rule throughout the entire nation Is 81
Louis, where there has actually been a
reduction OF one cent in the price o.
milk by larger dealers. The present
price is - cents, as against the l3-cent
price OF short time ago Small deal
ers, however, continue to charge IA
cents.
State Inquiry In Progress
( The Board of Alderman in 81. Louis
voted down a resolution introduced AZ
the instance of the women's clubs de-
handing an inquiry into the milk stu.
alton and the establishing OF municipal
distributing stations. A state inquiry
however. is now in progress.
New Orleans is paying IL cents
quart. recent increase of two cents.
There has been no public protest, bui
the Federal Food Commissioner Of
Louisiana is investigating the fairne"
Of the price
Los Angeles is paying the same rat,
as New York, while in Philadelphia
there is greater latitude in the price
than in any other city, IL ranging from
. II cents minimum 20 Is maximum. with
Is cents as about the average price.
The State Food Administrator o.
} Massachusetts set a price OF Il cents
for milk only few days ago, and made
that price retroactive 20 October 10.
Detroit pays II cents a quart ana
Kansas City half cent more. In Dc
troit there was talk among the Nib
1 -. Il.