New-York tribune., 1919-01-15
Extends Time for Comn,o.
misc Before Taking S,en
for Action by Legislature
City's Supply Drops Again
Farmers and Distribu,e,,
Still Talk Belligerently.
Indicate Peace Is Remote

USVlnrt,-
OF the third week of diminished a.;.
milk supply for the city. the prosna..
of an Immediate settlement of tn. l..
uary price differences between tho ~.
ducers and distributors was almost :.
remote yesterday as on the open;n.
days of the controversy.
Chairman Robert f. Dowling, Of
Governor Smiths milk commissio,
reported last night that he had extend
cd the time for reaching a compromis.
until to-day before recommending leo.
isiative action. He held an all.afte,
noon conference at his office, l65 Broad.
way, with the representatives of tho
opposing factions who serve with him
on the commission. The conferrees
will hold final session this after.
noon.
While Mr. Bowling declared that he
felt that matters would be satisfactor
lily disposed of to-day, the statements
made last night by leaders of both
producers and distributors failed 10
bear this out. Both Roswell D. Cooper.
president of the Dairymen's League
and l. Elkins Nathan, secretary of the
New York Milk Conference Board. dis.
played the same antagonism which has
characterized their utterances of thu
past fortnight.
Expects End of War Today
81 have feeling that something
Will be closed to-day MIR Bowling de-.
clared at the close of yesterdays CON.
terence. "Ihe men seemed more will
lng to get down to the question and
discard party feelings. I had expected
to end the thing or report to the Gov.
ernor day, but relations we're so i'm.
proved by the conference that agreed
to give them until tomorrow, 80 per.
NIT them % hold conferences with
their respective bodies They will
bring back additional information I
have asked for. including data on the
surplus milk question"
The Dairymen's League officials Mr.
Bowling said, have named s3.54 per
hundred pounds as their February
price to the distributor, while for
March they ask 1929. This would mean
that Grade A milk will sell for lS
cents quart during February and
l71a cents during March, while Grade
b will cost the consumer IS cents in
February and l5M in March. These
offers are made, however, contingent
on the acceptance of the price of 81 OF
per hundred pounds, which the league
demands for January
Mr. Dowllng declared fatty that he
would not allow the distributors to pay
the farmers price of $4.01 if the dis.
tributers would add another cent to
the cost of mix TO the consumer. He
would oppose this, he said, even
though he was assured that S4.01 was
1.eir price to both producer and dis
tributer.
Milk Receipts Fall OFF
The Health Departments figures on
Yesterdays milk receipts showed de-.
crease of 24,475 quarts from those Of
Monday, CT a total of ,427,0l7 quarts.
Commisslcner Copeland declared thai.
the. city Is undergoing little or no suf.
1crlng from the shortage. He said that
famliles with children are practically
all supplied. The city is receiving a
% per cent supply from its normal
sources. he said. with the remainder
coming from sources newly contracted
IN thirteen states.
Secretary Nathan of the Mix Con-
terence Board announced last night
that to-day's receipts should establish
a new high record for the period Of
the strike. About 80 per cent Of the
normal supply viii be received here
to-day. he declared.
President Cooper of the Dairymens
League reported that farmers of Della
ware County. the second largest daiy
county in the state, are preparing TO
erect series Of cooperative farmer
owned milk stations.
lie announced that $500 dairy COWS
were sold by farmers of Orange Couu
- To- slaughter in The first twelve
d@'ys o. this year. This movement to
70 o-.t Il the dairy business. Mr. Coop
o. sad. has begun in practically everg
Part OF the state He shed light on
lhc returns Of the farmers who are
rai-nEfactu cheese by citing the
ra'rYmeN of Belmont, who have real
iIet 80 eli each hundred pounds.
Despite repeated statements by the
Health Department that the baby heath
stations throughout the city were re-
celNing their full daily milk supply,
this supply is far from normal. accord
ing TO Charles b. Stover, former Park
lomiaiss !oner. who is in charge of te
University Settlement House. A.
though 3l2 quarts were ordered by ns
settlement yesterday, he said. only .,
quarts were received. The matter will
be referred to Commissioner Copeland
to- Iay