New-York tribune., 1919-11-06
Gily Demands
Explanation of
Milk Advance
Sheffield Farms President
Is Ordered Before Fair
Price Committee Friday
on Raise of l14 Gents
Government Agent Acts
viii Commanders Supply
if Children's Health Is
Mcnaced," Says Copeland

DR.. Royal s. Copeland, Health Com
missioner. notified Lotion Horton, pres
ident of the Sheffield Farms-Slawson-
Decker Mlk Company, yesterday tc
appear before TIE Far Price MIX
Committee on Friday. prepared to am
swer questions on the increase III milk
prices announced by the company or
Tuesday. DE- Copeland is chairman
Of the committee
The United States Attorneys Office
here also decided to go INTO the milk
situation, with especial attention tc
tho price raising. Henry A. Cutler
Special Assistant United States AttoY-
ney. announced yesterday that he would
begin Immediately an inquiry to de-
termine if the Sheffield Farms advance
Of X cents a quart for Grade bot
tied milk was justified. Representa-
tives of the Dairymcns League and
the MIX Conference Board VIII be ex-
amned, he said. The first of the wit
nesses were called late yesterday, but
Mr.. Cutler would not disclose what had
transpired. The inquiry VIII continue
today. Mr.. Cutler has been investi-
eating the food situation since Al
gust -. but yesterday was the first
fmo that he had taken up the milk
question.
To ASK Sin Questions
In his letter to Mr. Horton. request
.ng him to appear before the Fair Price
MIX Committee at its session in the
city Hail on Friday at $50. Dr Cope
land enumerated SIX direct questions
which he desires the company's head to
hc prepared TO answer.
The letter foilows;
Il observe in the public press this
morning that your company is about
70 make material increase in the
price Of mlIk for November. viii you
hc good enough to appear before the
1oVcfuof fur Price Milk Committee
op FRIDAY. November E. az 80 p. NJ,
~ tae cry HAIL. prepared to answer
sis quest tions. II seems 20 me it is
proper too, to urge YOU to have the
other officers and directors of your
company present ia order that they
may share csponsibi'ity with you re-
sardisg Your statement to the cmmit
toe. The particular questins | wish to
nut to YOU, are these:
~ Nifh ~Noycmbcr price to
The farmer S3.33 per hundred. as
against SILL I'm October. an advance
of - cents Per hundred. or, approxi-
nIatciy four-tcnths of cent per
quart, what additional cost on this
accoaut are the dealers Justified IN
adding 10 the price Of milk for this
month
500 Noos tho price l7lg cents for
Grade b moan that the purchaser of
a single quart wA pay - ccnts9 If
so. how much do YOU estimate Will
tc the amount of income derived
from tbs orc item OF q half cent?
lto" many employees, by
cI4s-lf c.stl rom. .rc affected by the new
salary schedule. ana how much is
their atfuaI Increase i'm salaries?
~ Mitn the new schedule of pay
for Tour employees. what additional
cost on s account are the dealers
justified adding 70 the price of
miiN for this month?
Figures Sl.00o,O00 Increase
- With the advance in the price
OF mn Is approx mWclN H. cents per
quart. as tguro. thc increased cost
of uilA to the citizens OF New ork
cry during tHc month Of November
will Doe approNmatel a million dol
lars. How much IN excess of last
NoNembels woffs to the dealers
Vrl The estimated prouts Of thls
Novemher ho2
"f A. umnc 'ha+ the Nroplo Will
endure TINS added nprden and VIII
ducung ,he additional pay to the
famer Of four tenths of a cent q
quart. aud the additional cost OF dis
,ributon, due to the increased pay
OF employees. what VIII bc the in
buy am equal amount Of milk, de-
creased income of the milk dis
trihutcr over October by reason of
this l"'sG i'm price,
Dr. Copclaod sand last night he acted
hotn as Commissioner OF health and
chairman ~ fire milk committee when
Ae Summoned Nr Horton to testify
The tcalth Commissioner recently is
sued 3 comp aNon made from an in
vest t-.,tloe conducted bN Ucalth De
paf,Mt Uur es. which showed that
hunareas oi children were suffering
trom iach ef mue because Of hiph
pace iNe Commissioner lntimatod
reecN tnHf nc would not hesitate to
commandrUr ~" nllh supply If il was
nect ra't ~ preserve the health of the
cltNs ChNlarcr.
Alr Nor'sn testified before the Fam
Frre >ie Committee i'm September
tio cfsafg '4f.d sensation bv break
'ng ouNn "t..tIc. tcstfNiug. sObblnr that
ihe att'ees on hlm Mere uNiustifod
at4 that f~ prices were not excessive
Glover Farms Raises Hricc
Ihr actaon of other milk companies
'n tnDIr November price. schedules WAS
f>r'r awaited Yesterday. Although
tHr borden company made no an
n.snre'neNl 81 a price Increase. the
over tra's company. the third
itfsDei dt.t.i 'ntor ln the city. gave out
1DN rrg' H,t which WAS SubstAu-
ttN ite same as that ISSUED by the
''eN Farms company.
''UNer tarms prlcc increase
anfeanecntef WAS as follows:
u. owH- prices VIII te m effect
Tor oar product beginning Novcmhe,
Itadc N. itsttar.reG m lk IN quart
bottle, l., ccrts, IN piut bottles. no
ccnt- Graar A. Honor Fasteuri7ed
mills ll quart huttl-. ~ cents. m pint
BOTTLES. IT, cents. NreGe a, rav mi /
IH 0uaIf hatfIrs. ~ cents"
lar'cn J.. FIX. wee president Of the
keiaen ffrm Products Comuanv.
a'l last lIErr that his company :
rree lst right hc ready to DAY. lie
said thA, ae Thought that the prices
quoted by Sheffield Farm Company
appear, ~ boz very reasonable
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