The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

. chasing their milk from other produc-
ers, but that they thought II nothing
but fair that other producers be made
| TO live up to the requirements OF the
health department Just the same as
they were doing.
Full Report.
| Commissioners Frazler's reports,to the
| board In full IL as follows:
I'm pursuance OF an order OF the COM
mission referring to my department the
Investigation of the disagreement be-
| tween the East Tennessee Milk Pro-
ducers' association and the local cream
cries In this city over a contract as
to the price of milk, beg to report that
on Friday, Sept. 10, ! held meetins
between some dozen or more represent
atiNes of the East Tennessee MIX Pro-
ducers' association, representing the
president, secretary and executive COM
mittee of said association, and rep
resentatives Of all local creameries in
Chattanooga.
THE meeting was held in the, COM
mission room of the city hall, beginning
at pm. and lasting until pm. Both
sidea of the question were discussed
thoroughly. The milk producers assoc
citation is demanding that the local
creameries sign contract with them
for four months and to pay them 40
cents per gallon for 1 per cent milk
same milk local creameries are paying
now 23,6 cents per gallon.
1.-THE local milk dealers refuse to sign
this contract, and state that II they
are required to sign 1t IL will mean a
sharp advance of the price of milk on
the local market The objections raised
to signing this contract by the local
dealers, among other objections are as
follows:
"First-That there is no financial re-
sporsibility behind the contract which |
would enable the local dealers to re-
cover in case the contract was preached, |
while the local dealers are financially |
responsible. n
"Second-That there is no good reason |
for the advance price of milk That |
the present price of milk is as much as
the public will stand, and the profits |
now made in handling milk are very |
meager.
"Third-This contract also provides
that sour milk be RENTED for at the |
ratio of three -fourths of the sweet price |
or returned to producer.
81 am not advised that the milk pro-
1ucers' association proposes to boycott
In case the contract is not
signed. and while they are insisting on
ts being signed. ! cannot say that we
are in danger Of any boycott from this
association.
ION the other hand. I was given nu-
nerous assurances. in fact assurances
rom every local creamery represented
4. the meeting that In case boycott
vas Started that Chattanooga need fear
10 shortage of milk at the present price.
rhe East Tennessee MIX Producers as
while It furnishes a large pro-
portion of the present milk supply OF
does not furnish all of the
milk consumed here, and local milk
lealers are very positive in their opin-
on that no boycott would be started.
"In this connection I might add that
he price paid for milk on the Chatta-
ocga market is 95 cents pound butter
ats, or 1926 cents per gallon for 4 per
,ort. milk. while Knoxville pays so
ents pound, butter fats or 90 12 cents
'er gallon for 4 ner cent milk. Nash
lille pays about 81 cents per gallon for
ner cent. milk.
Therefore you will See that milk Is
little higher on the local market than |
/ vs. in some of our neighborng cities
II am therefore inclined to leave the |
ituation to be worked out between tho |
last Tennessee Milk Producers assoc
iaton and the local milk dealers.
lake no recommendation for action on |
he part of this commission. and feel
ssured that the situation will take care |
itself"