Evening star., 1934-10-20
ALLEN SUPPORTS
CONTROL OF MILK
AS PUBLIC UTILITY
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Farms Chevy Chase Dairy, which is
controlled by the National Dairy Prod
/ ucts Corp.
A step toward obtaining price Of
9 cents a quart for the % 900 families
was accomplished yesterday, when
general approval of the plan was given
by Henry N. Brawner, jr., head of the
Chestnut Farms Chevy Chase Dairy.
This concern, controlled by the Ma
tional Dairy Products Corp. is
credited with handling about so per
cent of the retail milk business here.
Second Dairy Agrees.
The ll-cent milk price plan was
mace possible by volunteer offer from
the Embassy Dairy, an independent
/ distributor. Yesterday morning the
Chestnut Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy
head, answering a challenge from
Commissioner Allen, also agreed to
| this price.
In the afternoon Brawner also
agreed to the more comprehensive
plan, which. however, is dependent on
approval by the Maryland Virginia
Milk Producers Association and local
dairies. Allen Is awaiting a report
from Frank S. Walker, producer aSSo-
citation head. on this matter.
| The 1l-cent plan does not involve
any change in existing arrangements
between the dairies and the milk farm
ers. it was explained.
The more comprehensive plan does
call for a drastic change. This plan
hinges on a proposal that the dairies
will pay 20 cents instead of 16 cents
a gallon for the so-called surplus"
| classification of milk of the producers,
and permit its use for fluid consump-
ton here, the sale price to be some
thing close to cents.
General Cut Implied.
Both plans are for q cheaper price
| only to the ~ 900 relief families, but
| in some quarters the anticipated break
/ in milk price to these customers is
| seen as a possible entering wedge for
q general milk price cut. Dairy
spokesmen so far have given no indi-
cation, however, that this may be
agreed to.
1 Altc
| rector. now has prepared a certified
list of the $4,000 relief families. This
will be ready to be turned over to the
Embassy Dairy Monday. A copy can
be prepared promptly also for the
Chestnut Farms and Chevy Chase
| Diaries. she said.
The dairies would sell milk tickets
! to the relief families, after winning
their patronage in solicitation for their
business.
Elwood Seal. assistant corporation
| counsel. who has been handling the
milk negotiations for Allen, said today
1t was out Of the question" for the
District to build a processing plant
to handle milk under a proposal for
establishment of farmers CO.
operative to deal with a consumers
| cooperative here.
Conference on Today.
This is a part of a plan being con-
sidered by Mrs. John Boyle, jr, chair
man of the Washington Consumers
Council Of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration. Mrs. Boyle was
scheduled to confer this afternoon
| with q number of milk producers of
Maryland and Virginia on this pro-
posal.
Seal said it was impossible for the
District to consider the building of a
processing plant, that an act of Con-
greSs would be required as the first
step; further. he expressed serious
doubt as to whether the heads of the
District government would want to
put the District into the milk business.
The objective Of the proposed CO.
ordination of a farmers cooperative
and O consumers cooperative would
be reduction of the price of milk
to all consumers to 10 cents a quart
or less.