New-York tribune., 1919-01-19
Milk " az Ends:
Producers Saw
They Have Won
Distributers Claim Moral
Victory. but Dairymen
Get 9.3 Gents a Quart
bowling v ants Proof
Declares That if Either Side
Gets Out by Trick He viii
Quit the Whole Inquiry

The milk price war which has held
Sx York City to reduced supply
nee January /, was ended yesterday
nib the advantage accrulng to the
,rducers, although the distributors
iimed last night that they had car
sd Of the moral victory. While the
ooducers will receive their price of
q cents Il quart for January, instead
the S.4 cents which the distributors
,fsred, it was announced last night
Ia: the price to the consumer will not
advanced.
The deadlock was broken at the sixth
.aierence OF the week OF the Govern
Is milk commission, which is com
msd Of two representatives. each of
as dairymen and dealers, presided over
" Robert Z. Bowling, chairman of the
anmission, in whose Offices, at 165
Roadway. the meetings were held.
On Friday the matter had been al
ra't settled, but arguments ON minor
l'sil had postponed compromise. 1t
aok only few minutes yesterday 70
,iust the little difference remaining
I'D finally assure New York City of a
'rmal daily supply OF fresh milk from
larby sources
Cans Are Collected
Very little of the milk distributed
iaday will come from the old sources,
az distributors are collecting their
ans from the points which have been
'.Fplying the city during the dead
scs As Yesterdays receipts, accord
e the Health Department, were l.
Hi,ilS quarts, slightly more than
20 hundred thousand quarts under
as normal receipts, 1t is expected that
u-dsy's receipts viii almost reach the
ar.strlae total. Tomorrow mornings
als. however, will be chiefly from the
I'D source
By the terms of the agreement the
esuiouters must not accept all milk
ION Dalrymen's League members un-
u January 25, when it is believed shat
y the milk cans viii be returned 10
ne milk stations from which they
rouble.
N. Bowling reported al the close of
ne conference that milk price matters
are been satisfactorily disposed Of uD
. april L Farmers viii receive ~
.snIs quart for milk during Febru-
y ana - cents a Quart during March,
'3'4 ana S3-3l hundred pounds, re
spsctiYely.
The matter or detail regarding the
SI'tlng Of the sgreement into effect has
asen compromised and the agreement
goes lnto Immediate effect" Mr. Dowl-
ag sad. That is TO say, operations
M be resumed today and continue in
.'shl.ely. The plan does not make any
lerence 20 any particular house, but
effective on al concerns in either Of
as sroupz
Commission 20 Continue
me commission VIII continue in ex-
.snce There viii b. meeting IT
,als onlce or January %. when Nc VIII
~ now the agreement has wClSed.
.sahEniie, { any fracture appears,
paint VII be made and THO com
-.sSlon 7lll get busy on il. You may
~ nat u either side tries TO pa.
,ssf any tricks, VIII get out OF The
..ole ahalr. In aucn case, the whole
sSS1;. Jsssr vi DC put - squarely to the
ss.as .s.. ana let mat, The court Of last
'sSst' sT' AZ accordingly.
"eet'ngs 81 the commission, lack
ts a"y o4sturoirg element wAIch nav
<. - e.. ~ dissolution, olil BE- held on
,,s Neeenth Of each month. That is
- piogranme decided upon this morn
go ne pf!ce Of sixteen cents for
81 miS, )s announced as the
W. v. pricc Per quart for January"
ss,-a- .s. lowing announced that all con
sss-'l5 .s "no are charged higher price
s.,' '9 r, communicate with the commits
~. ne said that the matter would be
sgs;r.o ;. up and the Consumer protected
osss: so@.: oYercharging in thig wav.
ne, @..6'S tL q tnc leaggc we're jubilant
,f sne outcome 81 the eighteen davs
,a.Ii"'ng ~aria.c. +. Z. Eastman
sa' ~s.. marager 81 the Dairynen'4
~ .t' declared that farmers tnrouoh-
-s;. ne st1'e will be clated at Tho DE-
ss. So he wired 70 the branch of +hc
~ % notify the farmers that ,he,r
81 nao been sold and 10 Drenarc "a
s;ss.., ''N"eeiate deliveries 10 me mix
Farmers Get Aid
Ia, 4'S means said Mr. Eastman.
r. wy s nave learned whether or not
ssss :" ~ out Of the dairy bus
stice. 's farmers asked for q living
h.. 1'w they have received ~ "
sysrssd.a Eastman SAID that the John Doe
srysi.. srsiep'hgs Ia this city had 5een
'srnsy. instfumental in aiding the
lazs ~. 70 ooid out for no,hine lees
rio ''Ap'e'e Tlctory By uniting .hem
ri o. esDeo. sD1o. un1ielding BODY, resent
n. m, .ae 'npptations made b. As4ist-
s4dsd - .l ~ Attorney Dooiinv. He
pan,, :. cooperative, farmer. owned
ssys - "nieh The farmer viii oro.
sDrisy ..'' 49, NIX for zhipment wal
,ssals np throughout the g,afc A. =
'hs 'h. 10 u the trouble. lie eaid thst
ssfere .t ss RFew from 81 .oo0 member
aseo.a4'is ~ stri<c - oYer 70 800
~, ss,,,ns.ofc.ny 70 !. Kikin4 Nathsrs ..c
nee eea " me New Yosk MIX confer.
Ion Dyafq, me distrlbutcrs' oryarlla-
'af,s.. Ne settlement II the str,I.
''eyeroa. We epfamisslou appointed by
,--~-nor Smith brought ~ n s,cre~' -
49,. NoftfnuDd IN 31gc sepcu