Evening star., 1932-09-27

Cities Act n Farmers Push Efforts to
Raise Prices.
BY the Associated Press.
While cities prepared to protect their
necessary milk supply. dairy farmers
over q widespread area continued yes
terday their efforts to obtain higher
prices for their product.
In Georgia, despite a Federal injunc-
ton against violence. angry farmers
tarricaded roads and dumped hundreds
of gallons OF milk into the highways
to prevent Its reaching the market.
In upstate New York farmers in coun-
ties who usually are not called upon to
fill the New York City milk needs pre-
pared to join dairymen in the New
York milk shed should the latter de-
eide on a strike and the ices offered
do not assure them Of a chance to at
least make q living"
Farmers Canvass Omaha.
In the Middle West 400 farmers pa
raded in the interest of cooperative
marketing and canvassed Omaha in an
effort to urge customers to patronize
friendly" dairy.
Meanwhile, In New York City, DR..
Shirley W. Wynne, commissioner Of the
Department of Health, warned he would
rot tolerate any interference with the
city's milk supply that might in any
way affect the city's health"
And In Georgia, the Pedigree Diaries,
big distributing company OF Atlanta,
asked Federal Court contempt citations
against farmers for violating tempe
rary In Injunction against interference with
the movement of milk to Atlanta.
Gets Court Order.
The Pedigree Co. also obtained e
court order restraining agents of the
State Department of Agriculture from
enforcing q ruiz prohibiting sale of
milk more than "a hours old in Atlanta
This move was interpreted as paving
the way for distributing plants to bring
in milk from other States.
In Nebraska. the David Cole Cream
cry Co. OF Omaha, one Of two dairies
which refused to accede to price de-
mands of the Nebraska Iowa Co-Opera-
tive Milk Association. obtained a cour.
order restraining members OF the asso-
ciation and others frCm interfering with
the company's business.
Meetings Are Continued.
Despite temporary court restraining
order against waging its campaign
against one Of the large Toledo dairy
companies. representatives of the
Northwestern Cooperative Sales Co.,
with membership Of about 5000 farm
milk producers in Ohio and Michigan,
continued its program of meeting in
rural communities last night.
E. D. Waid. manager Of the co-opera-
tive. spoke at Delta last night, and to-
day is scheduled to speak in Lime City.
As precaution against possible viola
ton Of the injunction, stenographic
reports Of the netting are being taken.
Gov. F. B. Olson OF Minnesota yester-
day ordered an investigation of milk
distributing costs in the Twin Cities, fol-
lowing a request for it by the Twin
Cities Milk Producers Association and
the Washington County Farmers Holi-
day Association II. E. Leonard Of Min
neapolis, general manager Of the pro-
6ucers' group, declared the producer re-
ceives cents a quart and the distrtb-
utor 8 cents.
Governor Refuses Embargo.
Gov. G. F. Shafer of North Dakota
yesterday again refused request to
declare a State embargo on farm
products ana enforce it through mar
tial law, saying that such steps would
involve serious consequences" He
expressed sympathy with every sensi-
BILE movement intended to secure an
increase in the price of our farm
products" but added that any such
drive must be carried ON by lawful
and peaceful methods
Farmers holiday groups. meeting in
Watertown and Sioux Falls, S. D.,
recommended that authority for con-
cessions for emergency marketing "a
plan for the exchange of commodities
among farmers) rests with a county
board and that perishable commodities
should be marketed during the holiday
period.