Putnam patriot., 1917-01-05
MILK PRODUCERS
Meet in Odd Fellows Hall Saturday.
Committee Appointed to Organize Locals
Prices THAT Will Net the Producer a
Profit

All over New England, Saturday,
meetings were held, attended by milk
producers, in an effort TO organize in
New England wide movement for
better prices based on quality OF the
product sold. At present the produc-
ers are selling TO the Boston and Prov
idence market at figures they claim
are fixed by the Distributors and fixed
SO low that there is 40 incentive to en-.
gage in the production .. this neces-
sarv food product. II is the intent
to have New England organization of
producers to deal with the contractors
in the nope of lettering conditions
generally.
The meeting for Windham county
was held in Odd Fellows hall, Put
nam, Saturday morning. About forty
were present " hen the meeting was
called together by County Agent, d.
w. Ellis, who explained the purpose
of the meeting.
S. II. Peckham, Woodstock, was
elected chairman of the meeting and
b. w. Ellis Secretary. The MEN pres
ent own between 500 and 600 cows,
most of them are shippers OF milk to
middlemen, who do business in the
Boston and Providence market and
all of them were anxious to be identi-
fed with movementtha ut hcIds prom
ise of doing them permanent and
beneficial service.
E. G.. Embree, manager OF the Mime
Farmers unions, at present actively
engaged in organization work In
Rhode Island, was the chief speaker
assigned for this meeting.
James IL. Cutler, who lives part OF
the time in Putnam, where he is well
known, and who owns farm In
Hampton, also addressed the meet
ing. Mr.. Cutler has given great deal
of time to the milk problem aud is one
of the best posted men on the subject
in the country.
Mr. Embree's address in pati was as
follows
"In this movement we are not ask
ing you to do anything new. Every
problem that we talk to you about long
since has been solved. We simply
ask you to do as others are doing-or-
ganize for your own protection; act as
your own middlemen.
"The splendid results of careful or
ganizationyand pooling of interests is
indicated in the sstriking successes
achieved in many lines of endeavor.
The only successful met nod is to fol-
low in the wake .oi big business, and
farming is one of the greatest busi-
nesses. The New England states
farmers are not Organized. We hold
the balance of power aud we should
organize, not to ask for anything but
what is right, for when we do more
than that we shall go down. We
simply need ergatized protection to
secure our rights. We are producing
milk at loss. We must find the way
through, reorganization, cooperative
buying and careful selling to make
the milk pay us a'profit.
"The worst clash yet is due between
the milk distributors and the milk
producers. When it comes we want
an organization to meet II and to be
able to cope with the situation. This
clash may come at any time and we
must be ready"
Mr.. Embree was particular to say to
his audience that he was careful of the
statements lie was making relative TO
helping solve the milk producers pro;
blems. He made no rash promises or
spread eagle statements but very
clearly and forcibly directed attention
to the cooperative movement as the
only sure way for the farmers to as
sure themselves Of achieving the ends
at which they are aiming.
Mr.. Embree's talk included refer.
ences to the establishment Of local sta
ton buildings In different towns and
othes phases of the cooperative work,
but was chiefly to arouse interest In the
LuONcHcut ub bcW iC"eaeS Va sASS
milk producing building.
An important result of the meeting
was the appointment, q permanent
committee which will. supervise the
organization Of "localsn in about =
dozen places In Windham county and
the signing up Of about score Of the
milk producers as members OF the
Windhsm county branch OF the N. f.
Milk Producer union. These men
paid in one dollar each, thereby max
ing themselves eligible TO be present at
and participate In .the general meet
ing to be held at Springfield, probably
in February, but possibly sooner, for
the purpose OF ,effecting . permanent
central organization, adopting consti-
tuition and bylaws and other methods
Of procedure. :.
The permanent COMMITTEES named4 8,
Saturdays meeting is made, up,i .
WILLIS Covell, Pomfre. ana I'M. naa TAX
roy, Willimantic; e. j is entirely ea,re@
nam. ew vim and energ
Among those who !. a.,;..
day were w. =. Bfoss guarantesd 11 to no, /.
Z, T. White, H Nchitis and for al
Avery. Ches Ser conditions
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