New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
Milk Factions /
Defiant Desp;te|
Smiths Order
Both Sides Say They WIN
Not Modify Price Alt;f.a.
a ttlle Conference To.dn
Bowling Is Ready 10 A.,
Will Promote Legislatis,
Remedy if War Conti.,u..
Supply Is Increasi,,,

Although Governor Smith has p,x,
tically ordered the milk producers =,
distributors 10 adjust their Janu,,,
price differences at meeting Of i,
MIX Commission to-day, leaders !
both factions announced batly Ia,
night that they have no intentson
modifying their present stands.
Roswell y. Cooper, president Of u,
Dairymen's League, the producers A.
ganization. said: W
he farmers have asked thai -.
sell their milk for s4.0f per hunsra
pounds this month and we cannot A.
cept lower figure
!. Elkin Nathans. secretary Of "A,
New York Milk Conference Board =
terprcted the attitude of the dealer
with this statements
he buyers have not made nv ns.,
but the original one. and will MAJ.
none higher than $500 for January
robert b. Bowling. chairman ma
sole representative of the consumes.
on the Governors Commission sinea
the resignation of Health Commis;ane'
Copeland, was firm in his resolution 81
Saturday that unless the deadlocl !,
broken at the meeting at his osfcs
100 broadway. at noon TODAY ha us,,
recommend that legislative action h. h.
taken to open up the normal aow ~
milk from the country to the eit,
Governor Smith has expressed his IL
tentlon of supporting Mr.. Dowlines !,
this step. ''
Milk Receipts Show Gain
The city's milk receipts of vesterdsv
were l,36O,000 quarts, according to a..
ures Given out by Dr. Copeland lss,
night. This is an increase of ss
quarts over Saturdays receipts. ''"'
DR. Copeland took emphatic exes,.
non to statement by an official Of n.
Dairymen's League to the effect .hs,
the city is receiving only 25 per cens
OF Its normal milk supply instead ~
the quantities reported. VI
Our ilgGres are taken from the or,
hundred pasturzation points in the
city said the Health Commissionsr
Every quart must be pasteurized. and
inspectors from the Health Department
are always present, inspecting and
checking up
Distrlbuters wcrc quick yesterday 10
oehy the statement made TO newspsner
men by 4 hartman Bowling that ,bey
were prepared to offer a higher price
Tor Their milk if they were assured
that farmers would not adhere TO their
demands for S4.01.
ne announcement in to-day's news.
papers" said Mr.. Nathans. that the
buyers of milk were prepared to in.
crease their offer of $3.50 for Janu.
ary, provided the producers were will
ing to make some concessions and not
INSIST upon $4.01 a 100. is likely TO Be
mlslnterpreted by the producer.
Denies New Offer by Buyers
Inc buyers have not made any Of,
Ter, and will make none higher thar
$3.50 This position is based upon
sound business considerations. the rea.
sons Tor which have been clearly set
forth from time to time. These con.
slderations are that the cost of milk
IN the market does no. warrant
higher price than has been offered, and
the producers in all other territories
are voluntarily selling their milk at
less than the New York buyers hare
offered
Insofar as the general situation il.
concerned. it is still in the same sat.
isfactory condition. We are daily in
creasing the supply received from Ole
sources as well as the quantity of mix
being brought in from the outside to
make up the deficiency. The resump-
tion of the ferries has tended mater
ally to relieve the situation"
President Cooper, of the Dairymen's
League. was highly optimistic on the
situation from the farmers point Of
view.
Hundreds of reports show that the
dairymen are more united than ever"
he said. They realize that they must
now win the fight against the big Bor-
den-Sheffield milk combine. or 90 ou.
OF tho dairy business. Consumers real
ize that less milk is being received
each day because they know they srs
rot getting the milk. Consumers also
know That much of tae milk purchased
OF the large dealers is not of good
quality
Below Average Here. He Says
He challenged statement of Nj
Matthews. of the Conference Board, tht'
the distributors are fighting the con
sumers' fight. While the large distrib
Lters have been trying to lower their
price to the farmers, they have not re-
duced their margin, he declared, g..
though it is twice as high as that o
dealers in other cities. Despite desi'
crs' contentious. he pointed out. the
dalrynep's prices for milk in New fors
fo~ 1918 were below the average
throughout the United States.
Where have the dealers made theiF
money. which is being used TO hgh'
thte farmers in their efforts 10 ges
living wage ?" he asked They are
spending hundreds Of thousands o.
dollars to bring poor-quaiiiy milk sro'
long distances into the city. whcn tnet
could buy tho best milk in thr vor'e
near AT hand for . production co"
price. The great sums used to keep
their thro tile hold on the producer ana
the consumer have been taken iroR
tthe dsirymsn and the consumer.
Albert Manning. secretary OF ~
Dalrvmcn's League. asserted scstorcs'
that he has learned that there Is cresss
ing issatis,action with the milk VINCE
some OF the dealers are selling a. r.
tail stores. He announced that tn'
Consumers League of The Bronx =
preparing 10 purchase milk through 'hs
league. direct from farmers at the 'rss
cost, the milk TO be distributed iroH
conveniently localcd stores.
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