The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-12-29
Every Suggestion by This
Newspaper Will Be Recon-
mended to Assembly.
COMMISSION FAVORED.
Three-Year Fight Against
Trust Being Won Slowly,
but Surely.
BIZ Sophie Irene Loeb.

Every contention made by The
Evening World in its three year fight
to secure the proper regulation of
milk has been borne out by the com
bined Investigations and recommends
lions made by every agency in the
State that has attempted to solve the
milk question.
The Evening Worlds Investigation,
made three years ago, showed plainly
that the one way to assure to the
people a fair price for milk was to
create a regulatory and official body
that would have charge of this great
necessity and limit the profits in order
to insure fair price.
This newsnn per recommended a
MIX Con ..ssion and set forth the
matters that such a commission could'
readily determine in connection with
milk.
All Of these recommendation
are now included in the reports
made by ex.GoV. Glynn and John
=. Finley to the Governor.
The Reconstruction Committee
appointed by the Governor recon-
mended similar legislation.
George Gordon Battle, appointed
for the purpose Of ascertaining
the activities Of the Council of
Farms and Markets, also went
into the subject.
All three of these invest cations
have resulted in the same conelu-
Sions suggested by The Evening
World over three years ago.
And now comes the report of
the special committee appointed by
the Governor, termed the Fair
Price Milk Committee. Their con-
illusions, after an exhaustive in
VestiSation Of the entire subject,
aN practically in every particular
the same that The Evening World
has constantly urged.
A bill will now be introduced
similar to the one which The Eve
ming World introduced year ago.
EVERYBODY FAVoRS STATE
COMMISSION BILL.
The first recommendation made
by this committee Is that a MIX
Commission, composed of three men,
hers. he appointed by the Governor
The powers of this commission
shall extend to every part of the milk
industry, including the highly profit
able by-products, and the commits
sion shall decide the fair price that
shall be charged to the consumer.
1t shall determine the fair price
that shall be charged by the dis
tributer as well as the producer.
The committee also recommend
that members of such a commission
shall work only at the pleasure OF the
Governor.
AS an aid to the Health Depart.
ment a municipal milk plant is
recommended in order that in time
of stress or milk shortage from what.
ever cause, the babies OF the cit!
shall not suffer
HOW THE PRICE OF MILK WILL
BE REDUCED.
The committee Is OF the opinion tina
there is no reason why milk cannot b.
cheaper il there is proper regulation
with a good coming system establishes
and duplication avoided in distribu
ton.
Various innovations are suggeste
that will reduce the cost Of milk, alonj
the lines mentioned, as well as tn
elimination of the glass bottle, in faVO
OF the sanitary paper contHner.
The reasons for these conclusion
are fully stated in the report Tn
committee says:
AFTER these many weeks Of study
h the conclusion Of this Committe
that the present price charged for mil
Il unfair and excessive.
IF we accept statements Of Pre-
thlcerS and distributors that under tn
present methods employed in produc
Ton and distribution the price cannc
he reduced, there is no excuse for con
tturing in operation any system sus
ewtStie of improvement, and capabl
az being transformed into a method {
disfributiun OF milk at a materially re
duced price.
I'm view of an the facts brought OF
m the testimony, and by reason OF tn
oonlmittee's study OF the problem,
is of the opinion that official action
required in order TO consummate tn
deSdrable and necessary end.
$40 accomplish all the committe
recommends requires action as 70
bows:
NATIONAL LAW NEEDED TO eE
COMPLETE RESULTS.
In view of the fact that many {
the problems connected with the mil
industry arc interstate and national
character, it seems TO the committt
THAT the dairy and milk industI
should receive the serious attention
tho national Congress, Cheap milk
the farm demands cheaper food for II
cattle, Interstate regulation and col
trol will assist materially in the fin
solution OF all the problems involved
"This phase or the question is :
ferred to in order that the report ma
no complete As national matters a
beyond tho jurisdiction OF the con
nittee, it is unnecessary to go into d
oils