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With the exception of one, all original routes were unchanged in December. One 

 route dropped or lost a few producers so located that mileage was reduced about 

 20 percent. Route mileages tended to remain constant throughout the year 

 on both the original and reorganized routes. Volume showed noticeable variations 

 on both. 



As a means of improving the present situation, route reorganization, even 

 though only partial, is a difficult approach. Physical dilTerences can be taken 

 care of, but personal preferences must be left to the individual concerned. It 

 would seem that the potential gains to both producers and distributors are suffi- 

 cient to enable them to develop an efficient cartage system. The lower cartage 

 rates which might be effective would have saved producers on the average $26.00 1" 

 per year. (See Table 1-i.) This saving is not large but when added to the possible 

 benefits of more stable marketing conditions it becomes an item worthy of con- 

 sideration. The advantages to distributors from reorganized routes with standard 

 rates may be no less than those to producers. The chief gain to the dealers would 

 probably result from the conditions of a more stable market. 



Table 14. — Average Daily Amount Producers Paid for Milk Cartage on 

 Original and Reorganized Routes 

 January, 1935 



^Both routes and rates 



Should distributors and producers decide that they want a more satisfactory 

 cartage service, transportation management details could be arranged. A trans- 

 portation authority composed of distributor representatives and producer represen- 

 tatives could outline the service, select the carriers and negotiate the rates. 



Proposed Reorganization of Rate Structure 



The more effective approach towards improved milk transportation is through 

 rates. The adequacy of this approach is substantiated by the ultimate trend to 



'"Product of difference in average rates and midpoint of modal class of average daily deliveries. 



