Evening star., 1933-08-10

question seems to be centered on
whether or not the public must pay
for milk delivery costs. even if it is
not delivered" That paper adds that
every one is asked to make some sac
riflces now for the ultimate benefit of
ALL" and that no one has yet even
suggested that the recovery program
is one which should be adopted per-
manently'
Milk prices may be made so high
that smaller quantities will be con-
sumed,' suggests the Boston Herald,
with the further contribution to the
debate over the cash-and-carry sys-
tenn: The proposal to charge the
same price for cash-and-carry milk as
for the delivered d-and-charged article
overlooks the fact that people object
to paying a heavy price for things
which they do not receive. The house
holder whose bottles are left at the
door every morning is willing to pay
for the services rendered The expense
of those services includes the wages
of the milkman, the purchase, upkeep
and depreciation of motor trucks and
horses and wagons. and number of
incidental expenses, such as stamps,
bills, accounting and special deliveries.
Taken all together. these are heavy
livered milk That a person who now
goes and gets his milk over the coun-
ter and thereby saves or 3 cents
quart should help to maintain trans
portation system for others is mani
festly unjustiiable."
The practice of selling lower under
the cash. and-carry system is widely
established and rests on reasonable
grounds thinks the Springfield
Union, offering the argument that so
long as groceries continue to be sold
at a lower price by that plan, it is to
be doubted that a different rule can
be enforced in the case of milk" That
paper argues that the proposal to
set a compulsory selling price from re-
taller to consumer which shall be uni
form in given area does not appear
sound or commendable The Union
finds, in the existing situation, evi-
dence that "the welfare of the many
is conditional in no slight degree on
the farmers welfare
For several years." says the Fort
Worth Star Telegram, milk producers
have been battling for a right to a
place in the sun of industrial service"
That paper recognizes that they are
units in the trade fabric which deserve
recognition" The Star Telegram con-
cludes: Their premises should be
placed under standardized sanitary re-
quirementS. Under them they should
be privileged to bottle their own prod
uct and create customers for it within
their own sales capacity. They should
expect to meet the market require
ments and they have a right to eX-
pect that the market will treat with
them fairly. They serve the public
a1 1aI -
square deal in the process They
The new deal in their particular line
should supply them with long de-
| layed break
Emphasizing the conflict in the Chi
! cago area, the Oakland Tribune sees
the first test of the Governments
system" and believes that the out
come will serve to clear the atrnos
| phere" The trouble in New York
| State is described by the Rochester
Times Union as lin reality against the
| constituted authority of the State" I"
while that paper contends that "the
right of the public transcends that of
the contestants" The Rutland Herald
advises that 1.-The thing that has been
accomplished here in the milk indus
try is an exact picture Of what we
hope to accomplish with all industries y
Offering an unusual solution, the
Danbury News Times C o m m n S !:
Gould the dealers Of any city pool
their resources, deliver milk like mail,
collect and split the returns on some
equitable basis? A code would attempt
to furnish more milk for the same
money, while giving the prime producer
more for his milk and dealers more
for their profits Credit losses could
be reduced to minimum under such
| code. What could be done?"