Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-18

| Facts disclosed by Allison Peck,
former manager of Imperial Valley
Milk Producers Association, fell to-
day like thunderbolt among local
| dairymen who still claim to support
the Henderson scheme OF co-opera-
/ ton as incorporated in the organiza-
ton promoted by the Sacramento
banker and already partially put into
practice here.
/ Mr. Peck is one of the few cream
cry men of the Valley who has achiev-
ed success in the business. He has a
knowledge of local conditions based
on Years of successful practical eX-
] perlence.
Mr.. Peck in his sweeping opinion
given for publication, not only shows
a connection between the local unit
and the State combination, but furth-
er shows that the operations Of the
local unit to date have, according to
/ fair business standards, been fail
ure. He declares that neither the To-
cal unit nor Henderson's State organ
/ ization will be able to make q sue
cess of their program along present
! lines.
Mr.. Peck's statement together with
the Introductory comments of the
Imperial Evening Enterprise" are
here published by the press in full
because they back the stand taken
by us in support of the Dairy Industry
in the Valley.
Mr.. Pecks published statement fol-
lows:
! The Enterprise, after making
some inquiry into the attempt to or
ganize the dairymen of this Valley as
part Of a State Association, decided
that the plan was impossible of sue
cessful operation and therefore Op-
posed it. The same scheme has been
tried in other fields and has always
proven failure.
But to make assurance doubly sure,
Allison Peck, than whom no more
practical creamery and dairy man
/ lives in the state, and who is recogniz-
ed by all as the one big success If
/ the creamery business in TINS Valley.
was arDroached for his opinion re-
specting the chances of success of the
Imperial Valley Milk Producers As
sociatlOn as at present tied up with
the State organizations known as the
Northern California Milk Producers
Association and the Milk Producers
| Association of Central California,
dominated by j. NJ. Henderson, Jr, a
Sacramento banker and promoter
GAS outlined in the beginning
said Mr.. Peck this morning, sit ap-
peared practical to me. In fact, for
several years | had worked hard to
promote a buvin~ and selling organi-
zation that | believe would save the
creamery industry considerable money
but there was always some one to
kick over the milk. While some of the
plans of the new organization appear
ed Utorpian and impossible of accom-
plishment, | decided that if they did
not work out they at least would not
interfere with the good features which
| had no doubt would prove both
practical and beneficial.
But, whether due to MOOR manage
ment, lack of experience or indif-
ference. as conducted in Imperial, the
Milk Dealers Association is not
proving the success its promoters
promised and |, for one, urge that the
Valley unit of the State organization
refuse its assent to any deal cOntem-
plating the erection of new build
ings, as the local organization today
has two creameries that can handle
all the cream the members of the As
sociatiOn can supply.
"The scheme that apears Utoplan
to me is the manufacture of cheese,
milk sugar, albumen and casem'