Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-09-01
What The People Say
Brockman Answers Min story

The article appearing ON the front
pnEe ~ tn Amarillo Daily News. We'd
nosday morning. August 3lt should not
pass unanswered by those who are al.
rcctly interested In the supplying ~
milk Ia the citizens II Amarillo and
Mayor Mars statement II here chnl'
lenged.
The burden NJ the complaint ~ first
why restaurant men have raised the
price ~ milk to 10 cents since the In.
nugmatlon ~ the new milk ordinance"
This proposition should he sauarely met
by producer. We submit that the In.
divldual service bottle furnished 10
hotels and cafes In Amarillo In snld by
the producer f0r four cents per bottle.
This price IL being charged since the
new milk ordinance. The producer has
"A large Investment In cows of an aver
aye value uf Si25 "a head. lie has a.
build and construct u sanitary barn and
milk house. according to requirements
~ the law AT great expense. lie main
tains power machinery for milking. 50
tina, the product IL not handled by IN
man hands. lie maintains power
driven clnrifior Cor milk and separator
for cream. Also hottling machine
and u boiler Ia steam, clean and sicrcl'
lie such equipment. The capital In
ves,ment on dairy which complies
with the law viii approximate 100000,
which includes about 10 head ~ cows.
THIS cnncclves the entire plant equip
mcnt an dairy near Amarillo. This
does not include "a labor chargefor the
production and distribution Of the milk
produced. nor feed for the COWS.
MIX In being retailcd In the residence
section at - cents per quart az two
quarts for "a cents. This price II very
reasonable and allows only very slight
margin Of profit to the producer.
The newspaper article does not mon
tion particular persons. firms or cor.
pontlons. II libcls by innuondo every
legitimate roduccr In Amarillo. II
,lucs not give due credit io that per.
son, firm ar corporation which has com
piled with aud does comply with the law.
This ~ nm unius; and unwnrranted at.
tack made upon the legitimate producer
who has not complained of the law, hut
who has tried In every legitimate way
20 comply with its terms and require
ments. The legitimate producer IN anN'
ious that the law be- enforced fur the
reason that the public interest demands
/ It's enforcement, and. secondly. II viii
be- the means If protecting him against
/ the nonscoring producer who has pro-
duccd. delivered and sold unsecured milk
! In Amarillo for the past four years. This
/ follows logically because the nonscoring
dairy IL In unfair competition with that
dairy which does comply with the law
AZ great expense, premises considered.
The burden ~ the complaint Is. sec.
ondly why local dairy owners are so
rocalcitrnnt to comply with the various
sanitary measures at the ordinance"
! This also libels. by general terms
used. every dairy owner In Amarillo. II
conno,cs the idea that every milk pro-
Queer has been fighting the ordnance
and refusing to comply with the law.
The mayor IL quoted. Il think that the
present tNorbilant price Is the result 81
a combination of restaurant and dairy
owners. who are trying To get public
sentiment behind them In a reques, for
a repeal of the law"
We submit that the mayor has GOV.
cred lot of territory In this remark
and has launched a foul attack upon
one II the most necessary industries of
Amarillo; when he charges a combina'
ton In restraint of trade he IL getting
ON thin ice. when the price charged II
compared TO the production charge.
When charge of milk trust" In levclcd
NJ the legitimate producers " Amarillo
by the mayor. II should be predicated
upon facts and not upon conclusions.
We Demand a Thorough investigation
and We would like for this investigation
10 cover the proposition why have
the constituted authorities of Amarillo
permitted nonscoring producers tn de-
liver ana sell milk In Amarillo. during
the past four years, In violation Of the
law?"
/ am a citizen of Amarillo. am n
milk producer. ! have heretofore tried
honestly To comply with the laws Of
Amarill an milk production. hav,
consistently scored In the lead ON the
CITY inspection reports am now
,making every legitimate effort to com
lpiy with the new ordnance and hope
IL will bc uniformly and consistently en-
forced, Tor business reasons II none
Iother resent this unwarrantod at
tack and submit, the proposition To- the
citizenship of Amarillo as to the justice
thereof. We want a square deal and
no special privileges ~ immuni,ies q
any person, firm az corporation, for all
milk producers should stand ON IN,
same plan. with reference 10 this ordi
nance. Respectfully submitted
W. l. BlOCkMAN.