The Washington times., 1933-08-21
OFFICIAL SAYS
CASH ONLY
$4,000
Treasurer Denies His Company
Controlled BY National
Dairy Organization


Walker Hill Dairy was purchased
with two notes totaling 100000
was today made before the
Senate subcommittee investigat-
ing milk prices in Washington.
This testimony was given by
James Ward, secretary of the
Walker Hill Dairy, an indepen-
dent dairy company, which OBJ
tains it's milk through the Mary
land and Virginia Milk Producers
Association.
Elwood H. Seal, committee
counsel, in directing his ques-
tions; attempted to show that
the Walker Hill Dairy is con-
trolled by the National Dairy
Products Corporation, but this
was denied by Ward.
Signed 100000 Notes
Regarding the sale of the pres
ent Walker Hill Dairy in october,
1882, Ward said that the pur-
chasers, composed of his father,
his uncle and himself, put
$4,000 into the company the
day they bought it and signed
notes for $200,000.
He said that they have paid
$4,000, taking up one note and
that the other note for $4,000
is now held by the Chevy Chase
Dairy, a subsidiary of the Ma
tional Dairy Products Corporation.
Ward testified that the Walker
Hill Dairy was purchased from
Charles R. Bowman, who is in
terested in the National Dairy
Products Corporation, but that
recently the note for $4,000 evil
dently was transferred to the
Chevy Chase Dairy. He said that
he had never received written no.
tice of the note transfer, but
that he was advised to make fu-
ture payments to the Chevy
Chase Dairy by Telephone.
Ignorant of Endorsement
Senator McCarren of Nevada
inquired if the note had been in
dorsed over to the Chevy Chase
Company. Ward replied:
81 don't know"
Senators McCarran and King
became interested at this point,
asserting they could not under
stand why Ward did not ascertain
definitely as to who now holds
the note.
Seal then inquired as to how
Wards company arrived at 13
cents a quart as the price for its
milk.
Ward said that 13 cents was
the competitors charge" at the
time his company started the
business.
"TOOk Chance
Seal asked how Ward knew his
company would make money by
selling milk at that price. Ward
said:
eve took a chance"
At the outset of the hearing
today, Chairman King asserted
that he has received numerous
complaints regarding the an
of the Agricultural
Adjustment Association that it
would loan the milk industry
He said many have
complained that this is only a
method to "bail out" the milk CO.
operatives which have gotten into
financial difficulties.
Determinations Admitted
An admission that discrimina.
tions are made in sales of milk
to different customers was made
by the heads of several dairy
concerns.
They said that prices usually
are about uniform, but that in
certain instances they discrimi-
mated in favor of a customer
large quantities Of
milk. This admission was made
by Mr.. Ward for his company as
well as by P. D. Gibson, presi-
dent of the Model Farms Dairy.
Gibson told the committee that
when the Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association put in
effect its three-claSs plan in May
of this year, he dropped out of the
association because he could not
make money with the prices the
association charged.
He said his figures will show
that producers get more for their
milk selling to his company than
selling to the association.