The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-19
WOMEN VISIT
DIARIES; MILK
To DROP JUNE |
Told No Immediate Re-
duction Is Possible;
May Come Later.

a representative committee Of the
Woman's club which visited several
dairymon this morning In continuing
their fight for cheaper milk. obtained
no encouragement OF cheaper prices
Immediately. but they did draw tho
information from one of the dairy
men that there was n Likelihood that
the price could be reduced two cents
q quart about June I.
The dairics visited were the Beze-
mex Matthews and that Of &. "a.
Christ, president Of the now cooper
ntivc association that expects to be-
kin business in about 90 days.
The general report from the dairy
men visited was the sane. nczemck
aasod that the charge that there
was pronteerinE among the milk
dealers was absolutely untrue; there
was little hope OF any reduction In
price until June 1 nt the earliest
aud that then Il would drop about
two cents In price.
Tdc comuitee also talked with
Mrs l}ezemek who on behalf Of the
dairy company said that the price OF
cows and feed Kept the cost OF milk
up She vchomeutly denied tho charge
that milk dealers are charging any
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than DOCTORS or lawyers for thar
services. or any other business or
profession
Mr Christ stated that there would
have to be- several declines IN prices
entering into cost nf production be-
fore milk prices could be- cut 1ne
of these. he said. was the reduction
IN the wages of the employees Of the
dairy
en- being asked hy one of the COM
mittec 10 his men would consent To
this hc said Dee believed they would
as they had commented TO him on
several occasions uf the lowering m
the cost pf living expense. However
he said. this Be- only one OF the de-
croa-.s that must come to permit
the dairym"n to lower the price Of
milk
ROY campbell of the Mashcw
Dairy COMPANY met the COMMITTEES
Hud explained tu them SEQ length what
they wanted Co know. stating that
the reduction would be- hassd upon
fhc dulr1 mans cost ~ production
Tine chairman of tho committee stat
cd that the cost ct production was
down ln many items alfalfa. dairN
COWS. and the demand Tor labor
Nj Campbell stated that alfalfa
was down. bat that the cost 81 other
commuditio machinery equipment
wages and trucks was "uUt Of slrht '
tty said that tho women had been
comparing local prices with Colorado
prices
"T1k, Trinidad. Tor Example" o.,
-Hld. .fh' cost Of corn was lcss thar
half what it was here; dairy cow
wsr. .hsupsr aud Ftt the Cust ul Wlll
W.T. only Two cents ~ ap'r than
hcrv Or Trinidad reduced milk DO
proportion fo m" cost Of production
the Albuquerque women would have
spniething Co talk about
The women stated that their OBJ
fsct was 20 serve the citizens In TIM
Investigation, but that they are will
INK and anxious 90 meet the dairy
men iu fair discussion Of condi
tons However statcd nc chair
man. with the cost ~ dairy COWS - >.
per cent lower than % was ~ MONTH
ago. tho cost of alfalfa, as quote,
hy local feed merchants, $500 a.
against Stgu0 tins time last year
with bran knffr corn and cottui
seed meal proportiunatclN chcapc
and the prospect of alfalfu's drop
ping 90 $500 with the next cutting
the committee believed that min
could be reduced between now un'
June l. They stated their intention
OF campaigning among m, womei
~ klibuqucrpur Co tho end ~ gctttul
them to use .ynpowtrd, ,ondonS"'
and prepared milk until some relie
in the situation might bc obtained