The sun., 1919-01-09
GOVERNOR ACTS TO
OBTAIN MILK RELIEF
Appoints Commission Of Six,
Instructing Them to Find
a Way Out.
MEETING PROVES FUTILE
Supply Is Increased. but
Dairymcn Say II Is of
Poor Quality.


by the horns In an effort to obtain relief
for the city In the fight between distribu- |
ters and producers OF milk. appointed
yesterday a milk commission OF six
men. with equal representation among
producers, distributors and consumers.
They are the same men he shut up in n
room in the Biltmore Hotel yesterday
morning with instructions to settle the
milk strike
The Governors announcement Of the
make UP Of the commission came near
the close Of IA day OF much comforting
over the situation. Surface indications
last night were that the deadlock be-
tween farmers and dealers Is as serious ,
as ever.
The new commissioners arc: Robert |
f. bowling. president OF the City In
veetins Company, and DR.. Royal S !
Copeland, Health Commissioners, repre- I
senting the consumers r. d. Cooper, ,
president, and John n. Miller. v.ce-presi- 3
dent and counsel for the Dairymen's
League, representing the producers, and !
Charles A. Weiant. president of Bor-
denis Farm Products Company. and !
Isaac A. Van Bomel. Sheffield Farms. /,
representing the distributors. Mr.. Dowl- !
ing was designated as chairman.
The commissioners kept at IL In the !
Blltmore until we'll into the morning |
other meeting at the office OF Health !
Commissioner Copeland In the afternoon
was equally non-productive OF results |
At o'clock all hands went again to the |
Biltrnore, where Gov. Smith did some
more plain talking, He told everybody |
concerned he was tired of Investigations
and demanded action. Mr.. Bowling
later announced the commission will
meet at 1876 Broadway al noon to-mor-
row.
Little Progress Made.
While very little progress was made |
at the sessions in trying to unravel the
tangle, the MILK Conference Board dis
tributers. who are hucking the Dairy |
mems League. increased the citys supply |
of milk yesterday. The Health Depart |
ment reported that l.37o.50s quarts OF
milk arrived. or lS6,7SS quarts more
than on Tuesday. The pa'rvmen's
League tried to check up these figures |
but T. r. Eastman. manager OF the or |
ganization. said the railroads refused I
TO give hin the figures of receipts at the /,
various terminals.
Up in the country, according to re-
ports coming into the league headquar- |
tiers. dairy farmers are more tnsistent |
than ever that they will not give In to |
the distributors until they get what they !
call the costs Of distribution" for their !
milk. League officers say they are using !
all possible influence TO calm down tho |
hot heads. Daily bulletins issued by the |
league urge farmers not to engage In |
violence" violence In this case mean ,
ing dumping OF milk"
President Cooper ard Bradley Fuller !
of counsel for the league left the city !
late last night FOR I'tica. where they will |
attend a mass meeting of dairy farmers
at ! o'clock this afternoon. 1t Is proba- |
bic that Mr.. Cooper will preside. All the
league branches expect to send delegates
and the farmers promise 10 stir things
up.
Flat DweIlers suffer.
A tour OF apartment houses In the
territory bounded by 176th and ls4th |
streets and ST. Nicholas and Wadsworth !
avenues by dairy Lacquer yesterday |
developed that there is a great scarcity |
Of milk among Nat dwellers and that |
tenants are Offering elevator boys more
than the price OF a bottle OF milk 70 |
guarantee 20 them bottle from the |
greatly curtailed morning delivery.
President Cooper said last evening |
that reports are coming in that local |
bankers doing business In towns IN the /
dairying districts have been appealed |
10 by the dealers 10 cease 10 give farm |
erS credit" He also declared dealers |
have also asked local feed dealers 20 |
refuse TO let farmers have grain with !
out cash.
But fortunately business men IN the !
small cities and towns realize that farm !
ers must have at least cost OF pro- !
duction for their product" Mr.. Cooper |
said. cor all other business vii, event |
ually fail. and they are standing sol!dly |
behind the farmers"
Earlier in the day Mr. Cooper issued a !
statement In which he said that at the |
Governors conference on TUESDAY eve |
ming II was brought out that there were |
very grave doubts az to the quality Of |
the mills which the dealers are bringing I
IT Srea. expense from long distances
from tho city.
Inspection Not Rigid.
Absorbing to the Board Of Health |
rules milk must he delivered AT least |
forty-cight hours after II ~ pasteurzed" ,
he said when asked IL this regulation !
was being enforced pr. Copeland City |
Health Commissioner, replied that he
was unable to say. When asked II this !
outside milk was receiving the Same In |
spection on the farms required OF !
Dairymen's League farmers pr. Cope |
land answered that this was iuposei- |
BILE"
Dairynor's League officials yesterday
a
Citations. which suggested that store
keepers buy milk direct from the league !
II WAS admitted the storekerpers didn't |
have any distributing facilities
The John Doe milk inquiry sChed- 4
uled to ne resumed yesterday. was ad- |
journed until this morning on motion OF
Johu.T, Dooing. Assistant District At |
torney. out OF respect 10 the memory Of
Col Roosevelt.
Whether Gov. Smiths milk commits
son will prosecute an entirely new in
vcstiGation. or take over and consider
the testimony Of all the Investigations. |
of1cial and otherwise. which have gone
before, IL matter which the commission
itself will decide
Officers OF the Dairynens League and
representatives OF the MIX Conference |
Board met In the Hotel Astor last night
al the suggestion Of tho former, who
were anxious for "A final word as 10
prices from the dealers before the big !
meeting NJ dairy farmers In Utica to-
day. Nothing came out OF the session, |
however. and all efforts to effect a set !
clement Of the strike were temporarily !
abandoned.
I'VE have the strike won and the |
league knows It," said J. T.. Nathans |
secretary OF tho MIX Conference Board |
I'VE have the strike won because We are |
able to furnish New York the amount OF !
milk in excess of what DR.. COPELAND |
Health Commissioner. considers essential
10 maintenance of the city's well being |
The amount OF milk coming 10 the Milk
Conference Board has increased IS per
cent in three days"