The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-18
DOWLTNG FAILS TO
END MILK STRIKE
Chairman Of Governors Com
mission Confesses He Is
Baked by q Detail.
RECEIPTS NEAR NORMAL
Another Effort Will Be Made
To-day to Bring Farmers and
Distributors Together.

The fourth "nnar' meeting Of the
milk producers and the distributors re-
suited in 0 yesterday, while New York
continued short OF milk. Incidentally
the strike may run out on the farmers,
for 81 per cent Of the normal milk
supply was reached yesterday, when
1,57t.3N quarts were imported from
afar The farmers are firm, however.
and the distibuters seem to be made Of
the same material.
A ray Of hope was held out yesterday.
but only for a moment. only to be lost a
moment. after Robert p bowling.
chairman. OF the Governors milk COM
mission. had the whole problem solved
to the entire satisfaction of all when
somebody discovered a detail that grew
into mountain from molehill and
nullifed the agreement And the
magnifled detail was not in the agree
ment. but in the method Of putting the
agreement into effect.
The agreement had been reduced to
paper and Gov. Smith had been ap-
prised Of the commissions success and
had gone so far as to express his ap-
proval when the deadlock came. He
was informed Of the dispute in tones
of disgust
Just . Mere Detail.
In the same tones modulated to con-
fine themselves to 1865 Broadway with
out swelling out the walls, Mr.. Bowling
told Of his successful failure at settling
the milk strike.
why. We had the thing all fixed UP,
not only for January prices but for
February and March as we'll when
some one discovered something abso-
lutely irrelevant to the agreement
though bearing upon its enforcement.
II was Just a detail"
Anger and a reporter interrupted, the
latter long enough to ask Mr.. Bowling
the nature OF the detail: anger long
enough to choke him.
L can't tell you that, but y was like
this: Suppose ! buy a house from you
the price Is paid the deed delivered and
everything Q. K, and suddenly the
Janitor finds half ton OF coal in the
cellar. TO whom dies IL belong. you or
me? And then we wranSle and can't
agree and We nullify the sale Just be-
cause We can't agree on the coal"
Reporters hazarded gueeses that Il
was a matter OF distribution.
out of the thousands of places that
milk Is got. the question Of Just one
Is holding up the whole thing. And IN
the meantime people are suffering be-
cause We haven't a necessary supply o.
| milk. Why. children may die for the
want OF it while they argue
VIII Try Again To-day.
Gov. Smith, after I told him Of the
| argument about the detail. asked me &c
get them together again in the hopes
that they will agree. was through
but / promised him that I'd invite them
to confer tomorrow this) morning"
What do you think Of tho chances
for agreement"
II think they're SLIM
"Are you as optimistic as ever?"
mol" Mr.. Downing shouted emphati
cally.
ing was rather childish" reporter ven.
tured.
Young man. you gather right. I,
was childish"
Mr.. Bowling was angry clean through
and It was with effort that he held his
voice TO even tones as he told briefly ir
| the presence OF all the conferees whom
he had commanded to remain Will,
| he gave the press a staternent-of the
| proceedings OF the afternoon. When he
had finished one OF the men---either the
owner OF COW or a distributer-sait
that the conferees would stand on Mr.
| Dowling's statement and they sagged ou
| OF the office.
James ]. Walker. State Senator, and
Joseph d. Kelly. Assenih.yman. called
upon John T. Doolng. Assistant Distric
| Attorney. who is conducting the mill
| inquiry before Chief Magistrate McAdoo
10 get Information that may lead Il
| remedial legislation. They said II wa
better TO save the lives OF children thar
to appropriate money for bridges ant
highways and things.
Alfred W. McCann. n food expert