The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-22
SPIES SIDE OF THE
MILK QUESTION
Committee Declares it Was Justified in Reducing Profit
on Lactea Fluid.
The Bismarck Dairy Declares it Injustice to Reduce
s*~st@ Re y the Price of Milk.

The Bismarck Dairy Declares it Injustice to Reduce
.+~st@. b y the Price Of Milk.
II do not believe that it is desired that anyone do
business at actual loss. That is what doing today
and must continue to do every day continue selling milk
at the prices fixed by the Buregh county fair price
Bismarck have been very fair me- want to be fair to
them do not believe they want me to do business at
loss do believe they wish me to continue in business
to supply thin with pure milk, of uniform standard and
high quality free from disease germs and filth, milk
which they feed to infants and nvalds in perfect
<'The prce-fxing committee states that am paying
only rs cents per gallon for my milk will state the case
and let the people decide for themselves what am pay
for every day in the must contract with my pro-
ducers for ali the milk they have every day in the Year
giving 20 gallons Of milk day. for instance but along in
May and June this herd gives 100 gallons # 20
that fS gallons sr my than will need from
this particular producer but must take this oversupRy
take chances Of running short at other seasons OF the
year What do do with this milk which can't sell to
my regular customers? have to dump it at just the
price pay for it, rs cents gallon have paid express
have spent out my time and have my same Investment
in cans and plant and supplies, and must take loss OF
IL to IL cents per gallon more on every gallon OF
milk forced to dump during the summer months
$50, Is cents does not represent the actual cost OF
milk to Right now paying 80 13 cents per gal
Ion for milk for my customers to make shortage In
my regular supply can sell milk the counter at IL
cents and make fair profit. cannot sell milk over the
counter at II cents as the food me
to do and break have to go out far u miles
to buy my milk, and pay the express charges on It,
buy the best milk can from registered inspected herds
of Guernseys Jerseys Hoseins and crosses bring this
milk into the plant and mix it, producing better product
than the straight milk from any of these breeds Then
it. ng all 1s OF o%e esse 6 R
the milk may have originally contained making it safe
for human consumption, matter how young or how
which have been twice sterzed in double antiseptic and
when this product finally reaches the consumer it is Clean
pure and absolutely safe 1t Will Keep better thaa m
this time with disease everywhere that everyone
absolutely rely upon:
OFFER IN ABSOLUTE GOOD FAITH. TAKE OVER
NY PLANT: OPERATE IT FOR THIRTY PAYS; SHOW
TUE t;j YER Al ELEVEN CENTs viii FAIR
RR9TT AMP WILL KE THE d PbANT gAGK At
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AT the time recently advanced price for de!vz
ii cents for milk delivered and Grand Forks and Fargo
paying Is cents My price for milk over the counter
always has been - cents merely asked cent
for deliveries This merely dividing my loss with my
customers 1t costs IL cents deliver single quart
Of milk, and when deliver milk at - cents have to dig
down into my pocket and pay ~ cents for this
service to my customers But willing to do that
Il have $4,000 invested in the most modern dairy
plant Of its size in North Dakota. It costs II 16 cents
to set quart Of milk the counter My profit this
quart sold the COUNTER is Sc Of cent without
paying myself anything LOT TABOR anu management
During the year have been in business here have not
sold pint OF milk that has not been pasteurized NY
milk during this time has been regularly inspected and it
has always had the lowest bacteria count and the highest
butter fat content Of milk sold in the CITY, Ny plant
has been rated 100 cent by the city bacteroogist
- II have never spared any expense to keep my plant
clean and sanitary During the present emergency have
used double Strength anseptc solution and twice ster-
lied my bottles Everything about the plant is serlized
and sanitary In spite Of the fact that have handled
milk tickets and bottles from many homes during this
epidemic not Of my force has contracted Spanish in
uenza, simply because have used every precaution
known to modern science and sanitation
Another thing have never in the year have been
in business here held over night single quart Of bottled
milk. Ny milk has been bottled fresh every day If
have had left over ithas dumped at night and
have stood loss have given the very best service
know how Is give at the very lowest price consistent
nth decent profit have tried to win the good will and
the confidence Of the people, and all that say
that if the food Administrations take my plant
and operate it at profit and with the efficiency
which have demanded and still sell milk at II cents per
quart would be glad to have them makeh experiment
and at the end of 80 days they have convinced them
selves it be done will be glad to take my plant
and operate under the same conditions Otherwise