Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-24
DA|R yMAN
BR|NGSS()|T
VALLEY
PRODUCERS
A. Voorting, Well Known
Swiss, Charges Associa-
ton With Fraud and
Misrepresentation.

Charges of a grave but sensational
nature against the organizers and Of
ficials Of both the state and county or
CARNATIONS are made in suit filed
in the Superior court today against
the Imperial Valley Milk Producers
Association. The plaintiff is A. Voor-
ting, a Swiss dairyman who is a for
mer member of the cooperative as
sociation.
While but one legal action has been
launched, it is understood that the
feeling of dissatisfaction against the
association is strong among many OF
its members and that the current suit
but marks the first decided and open
split in the ranks of the organiZa-
tion
District ATTORNEY F. R. Simon, who
represents Voorting in the suit, admit
ted that he had been approached by
several dairymen, who are still le-
gally members of the cooperative as
sociation, but who have become insur-
gent because of the alleged failure
of the association to make good what
they termed eXtravagant promises.
"While | cannot answer for them in
the determination to bring suit, / can
say thai | have talked with other
dairymen, a great majority of them
representative producers, who are
openly dissatisfied with the associ-
alton methods and management and
who desire to have the legal strings
that bind them to the organization
dissolved.
$50 far as l am concerned, this
suit will be fought to a finish and
will be a test case in this county as
to the validity of the contracts un-
der which the dairymen became mem
bers of the association after alleged
false promises had been held out to
them as an inducement."
Colonel Harris Weinstock. state
market director, and J. M. Henderson,
president of the Associated Dairymen
of California, together with the or
ganizers sent out by the association,
bear the brunt of the charges made
by the plaintiff.
Henderson is painted as the author
of a gigantic commercial octopus
which he controls like a car, until
he is practically dictator of the fl
nancial and producing ends of the
dairy business in the state.
"Henderson, by reason of his control
of said Associated Dairymen of Cali
fornia, as president thereof, and by
reason of his control over the vari-
Gus local milk producers associations
(including the defendant association
organized by him throughout the State
of California, through his control of
said Associated Dairymen of Califor-
MIA, is enabled to control in a large
measure the banking and financial
affairs of the dairymen throughout
THE State of California, and as such
, banker and money lender, the said
j. NJ. Henderson, Jr., is enabled to
control and manage the moneys which
shall belong to said Milk Producers
Associations; also handle the under
! writing, discountinq and financing of
the notes and bonds and other obli-
cations of said milk producers asso-
Citations. also to dictate the policy OF
said milk producers associations as
to whether or not they shall or shall
not expend large sums of money or
otherwise for the purchase and other
! ACQUISITION of creameries and trans
portation systems. including large
/ numbers of trucks for the transpor-
tation of milk and other dairy pro-
ducts, also for icing plants, and there
: by control the business and affairs
of ech and every of the dairymen in
the State of California"
Fer cause of action, Noorting al
ieges the following false promises
We're made to him:
l. That the association would handle
all the whole milk and cream he pro
duced.
That he would receive at least 81
a mound for his butterfat.
That if he did not ioin the associa-
tion he could not market his produce.
That the promissory notes rendered
would never be collected.
Voorting asks that the pretended
contract" requiring him to deliver all
of his milk and cream to the assoei-
alton be rescinded, temporary m
junction be issued restraining the de
fendant from negotiating or assign
ing his promissorv notes cancella-
tion of his membership, Judgment fo'
$3.50 which he has paid into the
/ association without a return OF any
benefits, and costs of the action.
The COMPLAINT, which will be OF m
terest to all dairymen, whether they
are members of the association or not,