South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-01
MILK WAR MAY
OPEN UP AGAIN
Trouble Between Distributors
and Producers Expected to
Follow Meeting.

The war between milk producers
and distributors which led to a boy
colt Of each other on the part Of
these two interests and an increase
in the cost OF milk 20 nine cents n
quart 10 the consumer threatens to
break forth with renewed vigOr fol-
lowing the mass meeting OF local
citizens at the high school Wednes-
day night which was held for the
purpose OF considering ways and
means Of providing cheaper and
cleaner milk for this city.
DR.. 5. L. :5c}sTer. a milk expert
from Indianapolis. was the principal
speaker at the meeting, which was
he'd under the auspices of the civic
federation and which was attended
by about $50 persons. Dr. Scherer.
VINO Is himself a large scale milk
producer, urged in his talk the
drinking OF more milk, emphasized
the importance OF milk being pure
at no matter what expense and
urged the consumer 10 keep in
closer touch with the source OF his
milk supply. Barry Scanlon, repre-
senting the distributors. implied in
his brief talk that the investigations
conducted so far had not given the
distributors a fair deal and express
ID the opinion that the distributors
as we'll as the producers might not
be making a living and suggested
that any committee appointed to
further consider the matter confer
with both the distributors and pro-
ducers. Pamphlets were handed out
by the distributors who seem to be
well organized for the fight. attack
ing the Producers association and
tie proposed cooperative dairy.
As a result OF the meeting, W. c.
Erler, who presided. was instructed
on motion of Charles Eddy. which
was seconded by Scanlon and
passed, TO appoint a committee Of
consumers 10 confer with the dis
tributors and producers before TAX
ing any further action.
DR.. Scherer in his talk explained
the properties Of milk which he said
was even at 10 cents a quart the
cheapest and one Of the best foods
that could be obtained. He pointed
out that milk contains the three
principal food elements, protein,
carbohydrate and fat, but declared
that the latter elements was of the
least importance. He urged his
hearers never to sacrifice quality to
price in milk and praised local dair=
ies which he said ranked favOrably
with any in the state. In regard
TO pastuerizatiOn he declared that
the process should only be employed
when il was necessary 10 insure the
purity OF the milk supply.
The meeting followed a tour by
Dr. Scherer and a party under direc-
ton of County Agent John S. BOrd-
ner OF local diaries throughout the
county. DR.. Scherer addressed sew
eral meetings of farmers. two of
which were held at the Chamber Of
Commerce. one in the afternoon and
one in the morning. At a meeting
at the Offices of County Agent Bord-
ner at the court house, steps were
taken for the reorganization of the
Cow Testing association.
IL was decided to enlarge the as
ISOLATION and for this purpose the
county will be divided into five dis
tricts each presided over by a di-
rector with a corps of assistants. At
this meeting II was pointed out that
COW testing makes for better stand
ards Of milk and butter.