The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-29
PRODUCERS OBJ
MILK TOFoR1
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Decisive steps towards the =.
ganization Of a farmers COOPER.
tive milk marketing associ.tt,,
with membership Of milk produc.
ers OF Rock Island county vill4h.
taken in Taylor Ridge tonisht y. !,
mass meeting in the Farmers' M
vator building.
Chris. Larson, Chicago, head !,
the dairy marketing department -
the Illinois Agricultural assoc,ss
ton, and P. r. Edgerton, farm N.
visor, will address the xather,ns
and Mr.. Larson will outline the -
rious. details Of the Organization
plan.
The new association will b. Nv
incorporated body with probably
capitalization of $4,000, althoueh
this does not mean that stock f H.
that amount>will be sold At oncs
but will put the organization in
position to ultimately dispose Of IN.
entire block Of stock if necessar,
A board Of directors and officers
of the corporation will secure
manager who will be in charge !,
the milk plant which will be Local.
ed in the city Of Rock Island. Tha
producers who are promoting the
enterprise will be prepared to fpr.
nish at least 5000 gallons Of mill
daily, in addition to selling 200 hi.
Ions at the plant.
The housing Of the new orr,n.
ization, involving the purchase o.
a site and the erection of a modem
plant at which the milk will y
pasteurized and standardized \
well as the details OF MANAGEMENT
will be in the hands Of the board al
directors.
Mr.. Larson, who arrived in Roek
Island yesterday, and is the gusst
Of Mr.. EdgertOn and family duripr
his stay. states that the Freepcft
Milk Marketing company has 70
Gently increased its capital 7tock
from $4,000 to $4,000 and mum.
bers 500 farmers among its stock.
holders. He says that the associa.
ton recently organized in Quincy
is capitalized at $4,000, and that
both corporations are doing a
splendid business as we'll as rem.
dering . real service to the com.
munities which they serve.
Mr.. Larson will return to Chicago
tonight
Year Round Market
Rock Island county farmers Who
join the stock company will have
steady and guaranteed market for
their product all the year round At
prices which will be advantageous
to them. Only milk produced h
members Of the association will h
handled in the cooperative enter
prise. 1t is believed that the out.
put will be advanced soon to 5000
gallons daily.
Milk in Scott county will cost
the consumer a cent a quarc upre
after Aug. l, in accordance withs
decision reached by members d
the Davenport Milk Distributors
association, which recently an
nounced that it would pass the re-
cent raise in the wholesale price
on to consumers. Last Sunday the
wholesale price of milk in Scott
county was raised by the produc-
ers from 16 cents to 20 cents, the
present retail price averaging 40
cents a gallon. The cent raise
means that consumers pay II cents
a quart for milk as on the Illinois
side OF the river.
Action of the Scott county pro-
ducers followed conferences with
the Rock Island county producers,
who, beginning July l., refused to
sell milk to dealers for less than
20 cents a gallon.
Inquiry among Rock Island milk
dealers today brought out the in
formation that no increase in the
retail price to consumers is low
contemplated.