28 MARKET MILK BUSINESS OF DETKOIT, MICH., IN 1915. 



3. A lack of standardization in the construction and equipment of 

 country milk stations contributed largely to the varying costs of 

 handling milk in the country. (PL I and pp. 8-10.) 



4. Because they owned the country milk stations the larger dealers 

 were able to obtain milk more cheaply in relatively distant areas of 

 production. (PL I and pp. 12-14. ) 



5. Inconvenient train schedules, lack of satisfactory refrigeration 

 facilities, and comparatively high transportation rates prevented 

 some dealers from obtaining a supply of milk from certain areas of 

 production. (Fig. 1 : PL I, fig. 1 ; PL II, fig. 1, and pp. 3, 11-14.) 



6. The fluctuating daily demands for market milk and its various 

 derivatives in the city necessitate the use of proper equipment for 

 handling and distributing milk and for the economical utilization of 

 temporary surpluses (Fig. 4 and pp. 14-16.) 



7. The variation in costs of preparing milk for city distribution 

 was caused primarily by a lack of standardization in plant construc- 

 tion and equipment, and by the fact that some plants were not run 

 efficiently or at full capacity. (Figs. 11 and 12; PL II, fig. 2; PL 

 III, fig. 1, and pp. 18-19.) 



8. The low cost of delivering milk in wholesale quantities to retail 

 stores suggests possible economies by dealers if such a system of dis- 

 tribution were practiced by all. (Fig. 9; PL III, fig. 2, and pp. 

 19-23.) 



9. The cost of handling and distributing in the city does not vary 

 directly in proportion to the number of gallons handled, although 

 the larger dealers do effect certain economies not possible to the 

 smaller ones. (Figs. 11, 12, and 13 and pp. 23-27.) 



10. In the case of many dealers there was evidence of administra- 

 tive weaknesses which affected not only the internal economies of 

 the business but also the relations of the business with producers and 

 consumers. (P. 27.) 



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