Evening star., 1923-09-21
D. c. MILK WAR ON,
SUPPLY ASSURED
Farmers and Dairymen Fail
to Agree-Present Con-
tracts Expire Sept. 80.
The milk war is on.

Inc milk war IS on.
Efforts of Health Officer Fowler to
bring about an agreement between
the Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers Association and leading dis
tributors at a meeting last night
failed and the meeting broke up
with both sides turning their at
tention to plans for the combat
scheduled to begin after September
80. when the present contracts for
the milk supply of the District ex-
pire
According to o. A. Jamison. man.
ager of the association In this city,
the fight against the producers is
being carried on mainly by Chestnut
Farms Dairy Wise Brothers and
simpsons Dairy. These three deal
ers, according to the figures of the
association, handle about So per cent
of the normal supply of the District,
which amounts to $4,000 gallons
daily No opposition to the demands
or the farmers has been expressed to
the association by the other dealers,
Mr.. JamiSon declared.
Fight ON Pooling.
The fight centers around the pool
ing contract which the farmers have
entered into with the association
Under the terms of the contract. the
farmer turns over the right to sell
MS milk to the association and is
mo longer free to deal directly with
the distributors. The aim of the as
ISOLATION, officials say, is to unite the
farmers into body so strong that
hereafter, as need of price adjust
ment arises. the farmers can dictate
a price sufficient to guarantee costs
and reasonable profit
Ihe dealers, on the other hand, see
a menace in the abandoning of the
principle OF individual bargaining
and insist on their right to buy from
wnom they Will must be upheld. They
insist many farmers are supporting
them.
For the present, at least, no price
increase is contemplated, the di-
rectors of the Milk Producers Asso-
citation having voted to maintain the
present price in the face of adyanc-
ing costs. Officials were frank to
confess, however, that when the
present issue Is settled they will turn
their attention to an adequate return
for their product
Mr.. Jamison declared that dealers
VINO are expected to sign up now b,iy
IIoOO gallons, or approximately as
per cent of the supply. The assocfa-
stOAi oe0Nhdo Lcduy increase the SUM-
ply to these dealers as required up to
the full quantity normally delivered
Has supply Assured.
Ivan c. Weld of the Chestnut Farms
Dairy exhibited three large rolls of
contracts to support his contention
that his company would have an ade-
quate supply to meet all its needs on
and after October /. In addition, ter
ritory in Virginia valley formerly
tapped for the local market and sub
sequently turned off has been re-
opened: The farmers in this section,
formerly patrons of the Chestnut
Farms Dairy, diverted their supply to
Norfolk when the great after-war
surplus developed
Raymond !. Wise of the Wise
Brothers dairy said his company had d
been receiving a surplus of approxi-
mately $500 gallons, which the asso-
citation has succeeded in cutting off.
but that he was confident that a nor
NAL supply would be received. An
other dairy, he said. had offerad to
turn over 5000 gallons to him if
needed.
Mr. Wise pointed out a predica-
ment in which many of his patrons
were placed through the signing of
the pooling contract Under this
agreement each farmer is subject to
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