New-York tribune., 1918-12-20
January Milk
Price Increase
Is Forbidden
Federal and State Fo,,,
commissioners Tndo.
Opposition by Swan
Dairymen Expect Raiss
Evidence of Profiteer;o,
Not Developed to DATE
City xpert Asser,.

"The price Of milk Will not be- r.;..,
during January. If anything. If ,,;r
be decreased"
This was the announcement 49,,
last night by Arthur Williams Feaa..,
Food Commissioner, and John M;t.h.u
State Food Commissioner, followir. .
conference with District Attorp..
Swami and his assistant, John
Dooling. The commissioners said .b.v
were in accord with Mr.. Swami in ii.
fight against higher milk prices AND
that he had given them some extrsn.
ly valuable information on the sitn.
ton. '''Ss
A meeting will be held in the offics,
Of the Food Board to-day TO determins
the milk price scheduled for January
Representatives of the Dairymen,
League and the New York Mix Con-.
fe renee Board will discuss and dets,.
mine the schedule, with Mr.. William,
and Mr.. Mitchell attending in tSs
capacity of advisers. with power to ~.
cept or reject the proposed scale.
Advance Is Predicted
Mr.. Swann's visit was prompted bv
statement made by Albert Mannipe
secretary of the Dairymen's League os
the witness stand in the John Doe in.
quiry into the high prices. in which
Mr.. Manning broadly intimated that an
advance could be expected
"We are of the opinion" Mr.. Swami
said at the close of the conference.
that the milk prices should not bs
! raised. We came here 70 give our ex.
preston to shat opinion-to tell the
! Food Board that although only in the
/ midst of our investigation, we have
advanced far enough to assure US that
. no increase is warranted.
"And before this investigation i,
over. we are confident that we will b.
able to show that the prices should
be decreased. Until then we want IA
forestall all increases. The back Of
the public has reached the breaking
point, and with another increase t
will break. We have the books and
accounts of several typical producers
and these do not furnish any grounds
for another advance"
No Evidences of Profiteering
Mr.. Mitchell declared after the hear
ing that he had not been informet
that any increase was contemplated by
either the producers or distributors
He said that in the past representa-,
tives of the United States Food Ad.
mlnlstration, Judge Lamb and DR.
King, had approved the prices and
that this time he and Mr.. Williams
would act for the public.
We will go into the facts carefully"
said Mr.. Williams, "and give our opin.
ions on the bases for them. No sls-
ment of profteering has, in my opinion
entered into the milk question up to
this time. The milk price in New York
City is lower than that of any other
city. 1t must be remembered that
Grade B dipped milk can be purchased
from grocers at ii cents a quart
DR.: Royal S. Copeland, Health Com
missioner, declared yesterday that
there is no question but that the high
price Of milk has decreased the con-
sumption on the East Side. with con-
sequent injurious effect upon ths
growth and health of the children. Hs
said that epulsified milk will be sold
at the various health stations, begin.
ming next week. He declared that Drs
Emmet Holt and J. R. Simonson, spe.
cialists, have called it as nutritive al
Grade A milk.