ee MARKET MILK BUSINESS OF DETROIT, 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. (PI. 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, figs1; Pl. I, 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; PI. II, fig. 2; PI. 
ITI, 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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