Arizona republican., 1918-05-02

and some criticisms of the methods of the Pacific Creamery company and only once referred to the butter and cheese and fresh milk creameries when he said that the Pacific Creamery company and the other creameries were represented. He said he hoped there would be a full and free discus sion in order that the facts might be developed that he would sit as arbi- trator and judge that he frankly con- fessed that his sympathies were with the dairymen. He then called on Mir. Orme to state the case of the dairy mes association to which MT. Orme responded by reading a set of of5demands including test stations, by-monthly pay days and licensed testers, that would be the subjects for legislation, which demands were not at all unrea- sonable and by no means require an intervention of legislative authority. It must be noted by the reader that all of this preparation for legislation has gone on without once consulting us or without even a request that these wishes be complied with. We are cer- tainly agreeable to the licensed testers and if the majority of our patrons want bi- monthly paydays we will very readily grant that but so far we have never heard a request for more fre- quent paydays feeling that by so doing we would be relieved of the constant annoyance of making advances on the milk payroll. Mir. Orme then stated l that "The Dairymen had made their case"
 The writer was then called upon to state the position of the Pacific Cream cry company, notwithstanding that all of the other creamery institutions were represented and had not been referred 1 to. We submit to the public that it is a most difficult situation for one to be on trial before judge who has openly and frankly confessed his prejudices Being desirous, however, of aiding in the prosecution of the war by conserv ation and elimination of wasted energy we so expressed ourselves, but the | whole inquiry centered on the disclos- ure of detailed statement of our costs which we very properly. as we see it declined to reveal. We have, however | given Mir. Elliott privately and publicl. more facts than has been disclosed by any of the other creameries. We have 1 given him the net results of our last years operation. We are willing tC give him privately (but not for publi- | cation) our costs and our profits fol | the four months of this year. Our bus. mess is not only local but national il it's scope and it is manifestly unfai that the details of our costs should b. made public and thus enlighten ou competitors all over the United States If this demand is made of all con densaries with whom we come in com petition it will certainly not be resiste, by us and we believe that any fair | y,,in IaI ,,, @I.; { titude. We are required and do mak a monthly detailed statement Of ou operations to the food administration at Washington and from this surel, | our state food administrator can a | least be convinved as to whether w are profiteering. It has been publicl, declared that We are the only offender and that the other manufacturers hay expressed a willingness to throw thei books wide open. Inquiry at the meet ing however failed to develop muc enthusiasm along this line except iron one manufacturer who is just begin ming the manufacture of evaporate milk, and from our experience of man years in the business we doubt if h has very much in the way of costs an net results to expose, and to our min there is a significance in his conspic uouS efforts to disclose the details c our costs. Such information we ca see would be of inestimable value t him.
 During the entire investigation no one word of inquiry was made of an of the other creamery representative except those that were designed to de velop information from us and promr adjournment followed the conclusion C
 the investigation of the Pacific Cream cry company.
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