The New York herald., 1921-12-14
DAIRY LEAG(AH WON
TO GIANT MILK POOL.
1000 at Bitter MeN ting in
Jersey City Vote for
Price Fixing.
NEW SCHEME IN APRIL
Decision of $4,000 Farmers
Affects Supply to New
York City.
MONEY SAVING PROMISED
Industry to Be Stabilized iky
Steady Flow and Lower
Costs, Says Official.
MONEY SAVING PROMISED

Two thousand delegates from six
States. representing 1.143 branches Of
the Dairymen's League. Inc, voted last
night after bitter meeting In Grand
View Hall. Jersey City. to scrap the
old organization and throw their en-
tire support to the Dairymen's League
Cooperative Association, Inc.
The decision was a victory for the
"poolers," who have claimed for more
than year that the practice Of pool
ing milk and allowing board OF d.
rectors to set the price at which it
should be sold was the only way In
which the farmers could get an equi-
table price for their product.
The new policy, affecting $4,000
farmers. marks one Of the largest at
tempts at cooperative marketing ever
undertaken in this country. The
farmer delegates represented branches
in New York. Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and
Massachusetts. They are the ones who
furnish milk to the city and State Of
New York.
= Half OF the dairymen In the area which
furnishes milk to this city have been
pooling their milk for more than a
year. That is, they have paid all the
purchase price into common fund and
distributed It on an equal basis. The
''non-poolers" disapproved Of this policy.
arguing that it was unfair to dairymen
who gave all their time and money to
producing milk to get no more than those
who merely produce milk incidentally. or
as q side line. It was further argued In
opposition that pooling gave the di-
rectors great arbitrary powers in fixing
prices.
The clash between the ''poolers'' and
the ''non-poolers" was in full swing at
the Jersey. City meeting, and while the
members were in an uproar the element
In favor of the cooperative scheme got
together and started the formation Of
the league which finally was approved.
The "non-poolers' made an unsuccessful
attempt to get one of their members on
the committee OF resolutions.
All OF the twenty-four directors
elected for the coming year are known
as outspoken ''poolers,'' indicating that
the new league will have solid backing.
The old contracts under which milk has
April. The directors will meet this
morning at the Murray Hill Hotel to
elect officers.
John d. Miller. vice-pIestdent OF the
Dairymen's League, presided over the
meeting in the absence Of George w.
Slocurn. the president The report of
Mr.. Slocum. which was read at the day
meeting. gave an indication of the
growth in strength OF the 'poolers"
when It pointed out that on December
O. total OF 6o.555 of the leagues $4,000
members had signed the so-called pool
ing" contract
"Meny dairy farmers" said the re-
port, feel that the prices they have re-
ceived have been less than the cost Of
production warranted, hut had It not
been for their cooperative activities they
would have received still less. Consumers
will benefit by the plan because os econ-
onnies resulting by the lessening Of
freight and handling costs, by the re-
duction OF waste and especially by an
assurance of regular. stabilized In
dustry upon which they can depend in
the future for sufficient supply Of
dairy products