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all distributors contracts, called a strike. 

 Many of the producers kept their milk 

 at home, others brought milk to the 

 surplus plant where it was separated 

 and the cream sold and some of the 

 milk went to cheese plants. Milk in 

 Peoria was scarce. 



.' Two weeks later the second largest 

 dairy in the city renewed its contract 

 with the Producers. 



In October, the Producers formed 

 the Peoria Producers Dairy, bought a 

 small plant and began to distribute 

 milk. Later, a price war developed. 

 Consumers were soon buying milk for 

 six cents a quart delivered. The whole- 

 sale price dropped to four cents. 



The entire Producers membership stuck 

 loyally to their guns and took their losses 

 unflinchingly. They had just begun to 



The Peoria Milk Producers has 1880 

 members who furnish more than half 

 the milk sold in Peoria and surround- 

 ing territory. It is a living tribute to 

 the value and power of orderly, or- 

 ganized marketing. 



The two Peoria dairy organizations 

 are members of the Illinois Milk Pro- 

 ducers Association, a state federation 

 of milk marketing co-ops. It has 33,- 

 327 producer members who sold 1,648,- 

 599,861 pounds of milk for $37,509,- 

 220.33 between December 1, 1936 and 

 November 30, 1937. The following 

 are brief sketches of bargaining coop- 

 eratives, which are members of the 

 IMP A. 



Peoria Milk Producers Association. Or- 

 ganized 1923, started operations October 1, 

 1926. Serves 1880 producers in Peoria, 

 Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall, McLean, 

 Fulton, Stark counties. Handled 2},386,14J 



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A TOAST TO SUCCESS I 

 More than 800 dairyman aaaemblad, Bloomington, D*c. II, lor tha joint annual 

 dinner oi the McLean County Milk Producer* Association and the Farmera Creamery 

 Company, to close a successful year. Left to right ore I. Ben McReynolds, secretary oi 

 the creamery and treasurer of the Producers'; Harold Enns, creomery president' H. D. 

 Allebach of Pennsylvania, speaker; Forrest C. Fairchild, manager of both organizations: 

 Marion Stubblefield, Producers' president ond Alex McPhedran, president, Illinois Milk 

 Producers Association. The beverage — chocolate milk. 



fight. And. the fight to them meant tak- 

 ing less than a dollar a hundredweight 

 for milk to establish their organization 4s 

 a major factor on the market. 



The third largest dairy renewed its 

 contract with the Producers in Febru- 

 ary, 1934, and the tide of battle turned. 

 Other dairies came back later. 



The Producers ca.me out of the strike 

 with a paying retail business and the 

 respect of distributors and consumers. 

 Now the Peoria Producers Dairy is a 

 thriving concern with 16 delivery 

 trucks 



pounds of milk last year valued at $446,- 

 670.96. Officers and directors are: Ryland 

 Capron, pres. and manager; Jos. P. Stieglitz. 

 v.-pres. ; John Hagenstoz, secy. ; Edward 

 Heinz, treas.; Chas. Cameron, Carl Eisele, 

 Walter Neal. Quality of milk sold is 

 equal to the best in the state Testing com- 

 mission, operated jointly with dealers, elim- 

 inates petty squabbles about weights and 

 tests. Has increased prices substantially to 

 producers. 



DeKalb Milk Producers Association. Or- 

 ganized and started operating Nov. 1925. 

 Has }3 members all in DeKalb county. 

 Sold 2,8}0,401 pounds of milk in 1937 worth 

 $52,614.07 Officers and directors are: Wm 



O'Malley, pres.; Floyd Webster, v-pres. ; 

 James Montavon, secy .-treas. and manager; 

 Jos. Kientz, V. A. Peterson. Has protected 

 market for members; protects consumers 

 from inferior milk; works hand in hand 

 with dealers to maintain quality and mar- 

 ket. 



McLean County Milk Producers, Bloom- 

 ington. Organized 1924, started operations 

 Dec. 1, 1927. Has 575 members mostly 

 in McLean county. Sold 18,162,986 pounds of 

 milk valued at $388,416.39 last year. Manager, 

 Forrest C. Fairchild. Officers and directors: 

 Marion G. Stubblefield, pres.; Wm. L. Mays, 

 v-pres.; E. H. Orendorff, secy.; J. Ben 

 McReynolds, treas. ; Clarence Ropp, Merritt 

 Hensley, F. D. Mason, George W. Pitts. 

 Walter Risser. Recently gained contracts 

 with dealers which allows Producers to 

 settle monthly with members giving them 

 all the same price instead of dealers paying 

 producers directly. 



Pure Milk Association, Chicago. Organ- 

 ized 1926, started operations 1929. Has 

 12,500 members. Sells more than $2,000,- 

 000.00 of milk monthly. Sold 1,073,284,877 

 pounds of milk valued at $26,657,530.06 

 last year. General Manager, J. P. Case. 

 Officers and directors: G. H. Ekhoff, pres.; 

 C. W. Schmaling, 1st v-pres.; G. L. Morgan. 

 2nd v-pres.; C. M. Cosgrove, secy.; E. E. 

 Houghtby, treas.; L. A. Markham, J. P. 

 Case, L. M. Mullooly, E. E. Powell, Ole 

 Stalheim, Walter E. Winn, W. J. Swayer, O 

 H. Wennlund, H. C. Klett. H. H. Meyer, 

 A. P. Brucker. Milk comes from 2500 

 square miles, or 33 counties in Ilinois, Indi- 

 ana and Wisconsin. Bargaining for a fair 

 price, quality improvement, educational 

 work in schools promoting use of milk; 

 publicity campaign to identify Pure Milk 

 Farms; laboratory check testing, watching 

 credit rating of buyers are among chief 

 services to members. 



Pontiac Milk Producers Association. Or- 

 ganized Sept. 24-25, 1927. Has 33 members 

 all in Livingston county. Sold 1,877,619 

 pounds of milk valued at $33,319.34 last 

 year. Officers and directors: Mattie No 

 Ian, pres.; Ray O. Husted, secy-treas. and 

 manager; Albert Shafer, Clyde Schneeman. 

 George Schopp, Delbert Ruff, James J. 

 McCabe. Has assured producers of a steady 

 market at a stipulated price. 



Stephenson County Pure Milk Association. 

 Freeport. Organized 1928. Has 64 mem- 

 bers. Sold 6.008,968 pounds of milk val- 

 ued at $106,254.86. Officers and directors 

 are: T. T. Meek, pres.; Ed, Stukenberg. 

 v-pres.; H H. Stahl, secy.; Roy C. Long, 

 treas.; Dillman S. Gingrich, Orlo Brobst. 

 Reuben Metz. Outstanding service to mem- 

 bers: testing, sampling and supervision of 

 weights; improving quality of milk; friend- 

 ly relationship with dealers, and ability to 

 use bargaining power to maintain fair prices. 



Champaign County Milk Producers. Or- 

 ganized and started operations 1928. Serves 

 423 members in Champaign, Vermilion, 

 Piatt and Ford counties. Handled 14,197,- 

 008, pounds of milk valued at $299,438.15 

 last year. Manager, Angus Taylor. Officers 

 and directors: John F. McCabe, pres.; Vin- 

 cent Esry, v-pres.; Walter C. Wood, secy- 

 treas.; Howard F. Love, Dewey Prather. 



Streator Milk Producers Association, 

 Streator. Organized March 10, 1928. Serves 

 1 36 members in Livingston and LaSalle coun- 

 ties. Handled 4,503,853 pounds of milk last 



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