Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-24

To obtain the highest marke
I prices for dairy products under mod
ofl conditions requires a selling or
ranization and knowledge of mar
kets which can only he built up. an,
acquired by the expenditure or iarg
amounts OF money and years Cf eX
perience. The farmers and milk pro
, ducers generally throughout tn,
State of California, and particular!
in Imperial Valley. California, how
ever familiar they may be with The
science and art Of producing milk, are
necessarily UUaCQuainteG with the
science a-G technique ot butteE-nar-
l0g ana Ct producing dairy products
on the highest grade, and OF trans
porting SulG products TO the best
markets and obtaining the highest
ujtGinatle nl .IeS 10Y such products
ana The saIa defendant association,
end -,2et associations so organized,
WaiCa have gone into the creamery
business, and which are made up
wholly, or almost wholly, of farmers
ana oalrymen of the particular COM
MGEity in which such associations are
organized, axe forced to relV wholly.
On almost who'll upon the integrity.
knowledge and skin of paid en-
T-oyces. whose qualifications they do
rot know, TO conduct fer them their
CleameIles. The result is that the
defendant and other similar aSSocia-
tIons are necessarily at the mercy Of
designing men whom they from time
to time, employ and who may have,
but generally do not have. the requi-
site knowledge or skill or the inclina-
ton to manufacture the milk pro
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alton employing them into dairy pro-
ducts Of the highest grade or to pre-
serve or handle the same until sold,
and particularly to know where is the
best obtainable market and how to oh
tain the best o5tainab,e prices for
tie dairy products produced by the
association employing them. While
such association may, under eNcep-
tioEal conditions Such as the present,
when the price of butter is eXtTaor-
dinaTily high, obtain d market for in
ferior dairy products. thev cannot
hope, when the market conditions are
normal to obtain for inferior dairy
products the price Of the highest
grade dairy products-or the price
which theT could obtain for their
products il manufactured under the
most approved methods with up-to-
date sanitary equipment and highly
skilled and ccntented employees.
VII
Notwithstanding the said J. NJ.
Henderson well knew that the Milk
Producers Associations, so caused 10
he organized by him as aforesaid, in
Guiding the defendant association,
when organized could net. and would
not produce, CT be able to produce the
highest grade Of dairy poducts OF
obtain the highest price therefor, be-
cause cf the inherent defects in such
associations. particularly in its man
arellal and selling departments, and
well knew that the dairymen in the
STATE CT California, and particularly
in Imperial County, could obtain far
better markets ara nriceS fer the
milk and cream produced by them by
selling their milk and cream 10 the
best privately owned and managed
custom creameLs IN said Imperia.
County, subject 10 such inspection and
checking cf weights and tests by the
dai1ymen as should he desired by
them which checking Of weights and
tom creamerIesD tie said J. VI. Hen
N-E-4 -S-4-s ~ AtAuNCA llIC VI elillLc4 l-Oll
Of said defendant association.
Said J. VI. Henderson, Jr., is now,
as the plaintiff is informed and be-
lieyes and therefore alleges the fact
10 be, the President Of what is known
as the ''Associated Dairvmen Of Cali
forni2.' with headquarters in Sacra-
mento. California. Plaintiff IS in
felmed and believes, and therefore al
leges the fact to be, that said As
sociated DaiTymen OF California" was
organized by the said J. NJ. Hender-
son u generally control and manage
the business and affairs OF the Milk
so organized by the said J. NJ Hen
the defendant association which
were so organized by the said J. NJ
Henderson throughout the State OF
California. the local milk producers
associations, including the defendant
association, being units Ct The said
Associated Dairymen Of California
win headquarters at Sacramento,
California, as aforesaid.
That the said J. VI. Henderson, by
reason Of his control of said Associ-
ated Dairymen cf California. as pres
ident thereof, ard by reason Of his
control over the various local milk
producers associations (nclUding the
defendant associatiCG) organized by
him throughout the State of Califor-
ma, through MS control If said Asso-
ciated Dairvmen Of California, is en-
abled to control In a large measure
lhe banking and financial affairs Of
/ the dairymea throughout the State Of
( California, aad a. such banker and
money lender the said j. VI. HendeT-
son. Jr.. is enabled to control and
manage the moneys which shall be-
long to said Milk Producers Associa-
tions; also handle the underwriting,
diacouutiog and financing Of the
notes and bonds and other obligations
Of said milk producers associations,
also 70 dictate the policy Of said milk
producers associations as 20 whether
or not they shall or shall not expend
large sums Of money or otherwise for
She purchase and other acquisition of
craameries and transportation syS-
tens, including large number Of
trucks for the TRANSFORMATION Of milk
and other dairy products, also for ic-
ing plants, and thereby control the
, business and affairs Of each and every