The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-01

III progress III the ONCE OF the MIX Con-
ference Board, Rector street. the smoke
of battle began to curl up at the new
headquarters of the Dairymen's League,
300 Fifth avenue.
Word was received from league
branches in several parts OF the State
that distributors had posted the $3.50
price at which they were willing to buy
milk. and messages began to come in
from farmers asking what was UP. They
wanted to know what the league was
going 10 do about 1t.
Attacked. Says League.
There wasn't any doubt about the po-
sition the officials of the league intended
to TAXI when the following bulletin. said
to be from league headquarters. began
to reach league branches for the en-
lightenment OF the members:
We have been attacked.
The fight is on.
They shall not pass"
Your main line of defence is cost of
production.
This has been proven by sworn
testimony.
The dairymen's liberty Won in 1916
must now be preserved.
Our price by Warren formula is
s4Ol
Dealers are posting price of $3.50.
iou VIII De houned Wien your mix
- so'u'
- "o' tesol. W NoIe'i' =,
an meetings W ever ola"'h' DC
prepared 10 meet ''e SITUATION
The price OF s4.0l per 100 pounds of
per cent milk which we are asking for
January r. ID. Cooper. president of the
Dairymen's League, said to a sun man.
is the cost or production only, with no
prohts added. TINS ngure as compileu
is based on the Warren formula, which
shows how many pounds OF grain nay
ensilage and now many hours OF LABOR
at current prices, plus lncldentais, go 10
make up the cost OF loO POUNDS OF mix:
Ihis metnoh OF reaching the cos.s oi
production was approved oy tne fooo
Administration wnen the aamihls.rauoi.
i1Ned the price OF hllih 10 tne prouuSei
ior Decemoer Hi'ice IRVING at 'ii's
price "h'eh Is Gents uslo" .hv Pr
ducers price lor Nv pounuh % n,Iin ~
gone up.
we nave not hearu ron tne MIN
| NoHl en- po"i ~, 80
,IuiI'e".io' we 49, .,at,, ~ t.,
'eiep,'o"e n,'Se "i.n
Which we toid tnelh 'iIa' We %ou'u W.
.hs quest'on vi no.es, winch mas 'ee'
oelore US ior so'ne ''i,ie
80 q, "a, u, nrod,oin
slitch, "eie Is no pFo'1 III p y,
mix oelo" 'he prlce we nave asheu' >,
"ouiu De an i''us''.e ~ asn
'nhk oe'ow 'ne cusI y, ',
oa 'l- We III anu
sunIers "ouiu "aht US !"
we reaiAe ma u'e poSItson VIM
mas oeeh taken oy tne ulstr'ou,ers Is al
eHor. 10 u'st up 'ne teaeu' . -,
II MIN - tho| soIu III mo CUM VI
course WIN io' Co"'e " .ne Wy
Atih uistiiou'e'S ga! H'a' u'e Wv
~ I'm - I"e - -
price than the dealers IN other cities
price man me bearers III olher ci,ies
fhlladeiphi dis'rlputers are eet''he
MIX AT S5'4,, thlcaso al 5000 ana
i1ttspure at $500 they say,
Ne" YORK consumers VIII get their
usual supply OF mix To-Day out nopooy
woula venture 10 say last hlsht "ha'
VIII happen 'o-iho'ro"'
DaFiso" E'""es S""poeh" man,
John T, Dooling, Assistant District
Attorney conducting the John Doe milk
inquiry. said yesterday that every pos.
sible effort had been made to serve a
suhnrna on NJ w. Dawson. the new
,reasurer OF the Dairymen's League al
,ts Office. 3O3 Fifth avenue. but without
success
~ have sent another subpoena to-day, -
ba said 10 Chief MAGISTRATE McAdoo
"and I want the court to take sterner
measures and issue commitment papers
if he does not appear
fne of $50 was imposed on the Bor,
dor Farms Products COMPANY by MaRis.
trate Rrough in the Municipal Tern
Court Yesterday on a charge of violat'