Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
Speakers Tell Dairymen at Rich
mOnd How to Prevent Middle
man From Getting Too Much
Profit
FARMERS MUST COMBINE
Turner Center Association. Now Doing
Six Million Dollar Business Annual
~. Nay He Invited to Extend Its
Field into Vermont


consumers to eliminate waste and
prevent tho mddleman from gctting
more than fair share Of profit,
while standardizine and advertising
products, will spell, success for the
farmers of America and so far 10
solve the difficulties of the present
nigh cost Of living. This was the SEN
timent predominant at the meeting of
the dsirymcn Of this section. held in
he Richmond theatre at Richmond ali
oo" tuesday It was felt that tho
'."' lHnls Of production and marketing
81 oniry products as well as of ali
"thtr products, could be solved
through thie cooperation
This sentiment was brought to IL
climax by the suggestion Of Richard
Pattee, manager Of the New ENGLAND
Milk Producers association. spcaking.
a. the close of the days program, thae
the farmers Of rorthern Vermont
"crystaliEe their ."utiments into &C
ton" and reall, st,rt a co-opera.ive
movement b. appointing a committee
10 meet the represSn ativcs of the
Turner Center DairyiNe association of
the state of Maine. {" sec what can
he done about extending the field Of
thai very successful association into
Vermont.
BENEFITS or COOPERATION.
Mr., Pattce explained in some detail
the workings of the Turner Center
carrying association, which began in
small way. as any other association
begins. and now handles business
of more than $4,000. 600 every wear.
serving some 100000 people all over
New England. This association has a
profit sharing plan under which a
bonus of S121,00O was distributed
among its farmer stockholders last
year. This year there will be divi-
dends of more than 100000 20 be dis
tributcd in the form of bonus shares
nf stock.
The Turner Center Dairving association
IS ready to get together with any dairy
Ing organization in New England, said
Mr.. Pattec, and if the farmers OF this
section of Vermont want to consider
Joining hands with this organization. or
forming a similar association of their
own, there ought to be no difficulty i'm
putting across such a movement.
There has been a great deal of talk
here to-day about cooperation" said
Mr. Pattee. IL you really want to CO.
operate. let's so ahead and do it, not
simply talk about it. You will make mis-
takes, but don't think that means fail
IRE. Learn to make progress, both by
success and failure. | believe that all
New England is ready TO cooperate
when somebody lays out the right pro-
gram"
Mr. Pattee declared that the establish
ment of local units of cooperative
creameries alone does not satisfy the
purpose, even for that locality. 1t is
necessary either to federate these local
i,,ta matt
have strength enough to resist compet-
tive organizations, or to form a union.
such as the Turner Center Dairying as
ISOLATION.
Richard Pattee was introduced by
Frank w Clark, of Wlliston, as the
man who has given years of his life to
the dairymen of New England and who
has added millions of dollars TO New
England property
Mr.. Clark, who presided at the
Dairyman's meeting yesterday, is a
former president of the New England
Milk Producers association, and it
was largely through his initiative that
yesterdays very successful meeting
was arranged. and the speaker of note
IN the dairyng world secured for the
occasion.
Fully ESQ farmers. their wives and
friends. a crowd which taxed the seat
ing capacity of the Richmond theatre,
attended the meeting. Besides Mr.. Pat
tee. the speakers were John A. Sherley
Of Springfield Mass, manager of the
Eastern States Agricultural and Indus
trial League; r. u. Cooper of New
York city. president of the Dairymen's
League of New York, and a member
Of the executive committee of the Ma
tional Board Of Farm Orgainzat ion ::
Frank S. Adams OF Bowdoinham, Me,
president of the New England MIX
Producers association; and Frank H.
Edwards. manager Of the Richmond
Creamery
The meeting opened at 1890 o'clock
in the morning with community sing
tng led by Charles F.. Ernst of Bur
lingtoE community service. Mr.. Ernst
also led a sh' TT song feast at the open
ing of the afternoon session, and gave
brief talk o community co-opera-
ton as Necessary part of all success
fui undertakings. Mrs +. N. Beuly of
Richmond furnished the accompani-
rnent for the singing.
John 4. Sherley spoke in the morning
while the other speakers were heard at
the afternoon. Howard W. Selhy general
manager of the Eastern States Farmers
Exchange, who was expected to speak at
the morning session. was unable to be
present on account Of illness Dinner was
Herved to large number AT the Hotel
Richmond at the noon hour.
Mr.. Clark in opening the meeting, said
that this Is the time when farmers are
forced TO draw together in order to pro-
tect themselves, An other classes of
workers are adopting wage schedules and
organizing to enforce them, and the farm
ers must do likewise. and organize in
ton.
MIDDLEMEN GET TOO MUCH PROFIT
Mr., Sherley emphasized the idea of CO.
operation between the producer and the
consumer TO see that the dealer. or middle
man, did not take more OF the profit than
his share. Cooperation means efficiency
the way of doing things which eliminates
the most waste. and therefore the great
est amount of profit, according to Mr..
sherley.
Farming is the most essential business
IN the country and dairying and live
stock tine most essential part of farming, d"
declared Mr., sherey, For this reason,
he thought the farmer should make sure
that the dairy business is maintained on
a firm basis and not allowed to decline
He declared that the producer and the
consumer are in harmony on the milk
problem that the consumer is willing to
nay enough for the milk so that the
farmer can make fair profit, but that
the consumer is not willing to Way II
cents for milk and know that the farmer
reoer"n only nine cents, while tho dealer