The Arvada enterprise., 1921-04-14
MILK PRODUCERS MEET
TO COMBAT TRUST

The farmers and milk producers
Of tie country around Denver, in
GLIDING over two hundred from JEFF
fersen county met on Thursday last
and voted without opposing vote
from but one source and from one
man to stand loyal to the Dairy
Cattle Breeders Association and the
contracts that they signed last fall.
The meeting was precipitated by the
action Of some Of the producers, one
n particular, asking the. producers
te sign contracts intending to bind
TIE producer Of milk to deliver all
Of his milk 70 said distributor for the
next ysar at the market price, what
ever II may be. Producers in three
eoinnunitiss where these contracts
are moo signed BY the majority have
been notified that after April 1st.
no moro milk will be received.
These communities are Morrison,
Littlston and Parker. W. G. Foster,
secretary Of the Dairy Cattle Breed
en- Association, and Arthur Pons-
ford, president, addressed the meet
ing Of some three hundred dairymen
assembled at the Maccabees Hall
stating that the milk business had
reached q crisis and there were
three reasons for calling the meet
ing at this time, TO get out informa-
ton In detail ~ to what the Associs-
ton has been doing with what they
had bssn up against, to sec II the
membership was willing to stand TO-
sethsr without dividing for the pur-
pose Of protecting their own bust
mess and to find out whether or not
the farmers were willing to finance
and build their own distributing
plant big enough TO cover the city
Of Denver and retail their own milk.
Secretary Foster stated that the As
scciation was ready TO take care Of
some 1900 gallons Of milk that could
l'e bottled and sold by having under
contract seven Of the smaller distri-
buting plants. Also that the Denver
Retail Dairymsn's Association had
voted to put on any and all Of the
IS wagons that are covering Denver
delivering the owners milk.
Il was also stated that the matter
Of holding The milk off the market
and Just holding would not get re-
suits because the distributors are
now pulling milk from . consider
able distance farther than normal
or usual and could get II for several
days In . pull. He stated that tbs
st. Louis, No. dairymen held milk
off the market for Is days and final
~ won BY having available a plant
Of their own to handle milk. In this
case It u said that the retail bust
ness Of certain distributors must l.c
taken - far - 1t is possible. Il
necessary by cutting the price to the
consumer and At tho same time by
telling the public what the producer
was up against in the fight that
might follow.
II was brought out tina. after April
first the Denver con ,umer would &c:
milk at ~ cents per quart and that
the producer would b. paid at the
rate Of 70 cents psr pound FOR but
ter fat, or at tho rate Of - cents
per gallon for the average test milk.
This y the cheapest retail milk price
Il any city in the country for. milk
and b also Tia cheapest price paid In
the country for, city supply Of sweet,
whole bslk 6 milk. The difference
bstwssn .lS aRsntS. Per gallon and 4s
ir to wide . spread the producers
say. They ssem willing to allow the
distributor half Of the retail price
which would pay the consumer ~
cents per gallon.
On = motion to stand by the as
ISOLATION and the decision Of the
beard Of Directors and Adisory
Council to even furnish milk at =
very reduced price 70 the Denver
consumer the vote was practically
unanimous with no opposing vote
snd With very few not voting. The
meeting was very sober. hard think
ing. determined and enthusiastic
and solid on the issue.