1119 
An Old Lie Comes to Life 
A lie nl'IiMi it:isx(>s ;is truth until llu' ti iilli is known, 
nntl is to olilili‘i-:it<‘ ontirrly :it hcst. l.istiMi to 
this; 
I wiiiilil like siiin*' iiir<>nn:il ion nlioiit I lie ono < .mi( :i 
Iniinh'i'il on milk collncti'd hy I hr Lrnjftn' Irom nicinln'rs. 
I tmnnl it snid Hint .Mr. 1 *iHon tmts lids inom-y. nnd tlnu 
li»> must 111' ;i rirli mnn I'rom lids rl•v^•nm•. I Inivr dis- 
IMiti'iI this stntI'mrnt. hut yoii mny hr nldr In sri mr 
nilirrlV rinlif. n. i*- i>. 
\r\v York. 
'i'his sjinif* lio niiiio nii two ynirs nuo dnriiiit thn 
irroiit milk war. .\t Hint tiim* .Mr. Idlloii was li'adiuf; 
tin' army of dairyim'ii. liav.iiii' hrou ri'iincstod to do 
so h.v a rosolnlioii jiassod hy tlic oxocntivi' oommitti'O 
of tlio l>airym<*n‘s F,cajrn<‘. 'I'ho dramalio inoidtmt 
whicli lint a lurid framo .ironiid tins li(‘was dosoriliod 
h. v till' Now York .Moriiint: Sun of Ootohor .'I. Ihld. 
:is follows. Thorn had homi a moi'lint; at I ho oflii-o 
of Ilf. Ihiior.soji. tho Itoallli Conimis; ioiii'r. 
J'roiii ’ill' Xrir Vnrlc Kun: 
'I’Ih' inoiiirnl (’oiiimissioiirr liilloii Irff I )r. I 'mrrson’n 
oilier hr was snrroiindnl hy a );roii|) of iiewspniirr nirii. 
A circlr of milk dmlrrs. most of whom wrrr froildrr 
than a pail of milk .just afirr tlir slrippimt. rlosnl in at 
flir sanir timr. 
^Ir. 1 Mllon wanted it idainl.v iindri-stood that lie had 
never made any .siitr(;estion that tlir siandard l•r^;nlations 
hr rhant;ed. and said hr didn't favor an.v ehaiiKo. 
“In ni.v .iiidttnirni.Mr. 1 >illon said, "tlierr will hr a 
very serious slmrlattr of milk heforr Ihr end of the 
week. ■ 
“Till' recrivrrs of milk in this town arc paying 10 
ernts a ran aho\r the re;^iilar priei' to the farmer fi r 
that qiialitv of milk known as (!radr A. for that rxira 
10 rents Ihe.v are l•hal•i:ill;; the eity ronsnnier two rents 
a quart more for this milk. 'I'hiis the distrihiilor ^’■ets 
01 rents per ran more for tlial qiialitv of milk for Ids 
10 rents.” 
“It’s 10 renis, not 01 rents.” intrrriiiitrd a ilealer.* 
"It's 01 rents,'’ retiiriird the ('onimissi nier. 'I'lirn 
the tronhlr started. 
A slior'' red-fared man with a rloselv ' ropped niiis- 
larhe elhowed his way inlo the rrowd and said: “Yon 
told the Maide Dairy llial, if they would sell their milk 
iliroiiKli you. .von would >;ol. one rent, oer lOO Ihs. for it. 
Thai's why you want to deliver milk.'’ 
“'I’liat isn't the triilli." said Dillon. "If .\on say so. 
yon lii'.” 
"I do say so." was the rr'tort. 
‘A on'rr a liar,'' s.-dd Ihr ('ommissioiier as cool as a 
riiriinihrr. 
"Don't rail me ii liar." slioiilrd the milk dealer. "If 
yoii were not an old man I'd knork .\on down.” 
Tlie man derlined to j;i\e his name. 
D. Tietjell, president of the Tieljen I’ros Co., then 
wedded his ri>:lit shoulder into the sniolherinu Kroiiji and 
said 
"I offered a rent more a quart than llie I.eatjue de- 
manih'd up in the dairy roiinlry, and I was told I would 
have to see Dillon. If that farmer was salislied to j'it’e 
me the milk, wh.v should yon keep it. out of the New 
York market'' IVh.v kee|» it in the ronntry and let the 
hahirs snrt'er';” 
Mver.v hody talked all at oner and soniehod.v who 
wanted to enipliasize ;i remark shook his forelinKer in 
I hr dil'ertioii of I Mlloll. 
‘Don keep that lin>;ei* awa.v from iii.v fare.” said 
Dillon, whereupon the sliakrr dolVed his hat in mork 
aiiolojt.v. 
It was siiKursIrd hy an irate dealer that if Dillon 
would send out a te|e>:rani to Ihr farnu'rs the strike 
Would he railed o|f. I »i hers wanted him to hu.v I heir 
plants. husinrs.s. ;;ood will and rverythiiiK riKhI off the 
reel. lie hail a merr.v time of it for a while and stood 
the ^'i-illinK amazingly well 
Tlio man who said he wmild kiiorlc .Mr. Dillon 
down was invited to for.urt tin* haiulirap td’ a few 
slrriinons ,\<'ars ami sail in. Hr dhl not ronn', hut it 
was rlrarl.v nndrrslood then who stood up lo take 
Ihr rnrsiiii' and Ihr ptinrhiiq: as hanhu' of Ihi' milk 
strikr. 'I’lu' ;.'rnllrmrn who now claim lo have wmi 
ih.it hattlr arc not reported as hrini' in daiiKur of 
an.v pnnrhiim'. 
II is Ihr sami' (dd lie. howi'vi'r, and w(( nail it now 
as it was then nailed. Tin* (Uir rent per Hid pounds 
Kors lo Ihr I ra^'iir as a linanrial fund for tloiiiK 
\v<»rk. 'I’his fund slmnld run close to .$200.Odd ;i year, 
tuid one <d' the Ihiiiu's mt'mhers are ;iskiin^ f(»r is a 
ilrtailrd report lo show .Inst how Ihr mone.v is used. 
.Mr. Dillon never j,'o| .-i |ienn.v of it. Like man.v 
olhi'r memiM'rs (d' the I.e.i^'ue he wive his time and 
si;ent his own mone.v in order lo h(‘l|» win the hallh*. 
The dealers rero;.'nized him as tin' leadc'r and ron- 
reiilralrd their tin* upon him. < Mu' of llu'ir hui}' 
raiiw* ;;nns was this lie ahont Hie LeaKUo funds. It 
i. s a silly "holler'’ and Indhiw as such lies always are. 
Stand Back of the Dairymen’s League 
LXISTIXt} C(iXDTlTti.N'S.— Dairymen must not 
larmit tlu'inselves to he ooiifiised h.v the rondilions 
in tin* Country .Milk Compan.v or .MarketiiiiL: Associa¬ 
tion. While these orwini/.:.tions are snhsiiliaries :is 
f’iir as we are able to discover, tin* LeaKoe has no 
U'Wil respoiisihility for an.v of their ohliwHioiis. 'I’lie 
los.ses sustaiiK'd hy the snhsidiarles weri' inevilahle 
under the polie.v of management. 'I’lieir eiislomers 
and tilt! output was limited hy Hu* rnh' Hmt tlmy 
eould not nnderhid the timst iirires ami rides. 'I’lieir 
siijipl.v increased, .''^inre tlu'.v eouhl not increase the 
output, Hu' inerea.se<l snppl.v Imd to he made up into 
cheese at a loss. The memhers who hehnu; lo Hie 
siihsidiarit's Hn'it'fore rarrie<l the hulk of Hie sni'idns 
dnrint^ the Sprinj' ami Snmnu'f. As we understand 
Vihe RUR.^L NEW-YORKER 
it tin' surplus still e.xists and tin' lo.ssos are still 
.•ir< nmnlatini; even with the present short eit.y sniqil.v, 
and il would seem the part of wisdom for tlio jdants 
rom-i'med to make a new ad.jnstmont :is soon as 
IM issi lih*. 
AYl'.AKNKSS <)F SCDSIDIA KI IkS.—Wo hardly 
m'e<l remind dairymen that we feared the danw'i' in 
Ihe snhsidiarit's from the first. It was clear that any 
milk that could he sold h.v them i-onld he sold h.v tho 
I.eawie for the sann' prodnei'rs and to Hie same eon- 
snnn'rs. 'I'lie yreal damrer was that the snhsidiaries 
wonhl ne<-('ssaril.v either favor or disconrauo one 
class of memhers over another, and in that way 
<:iuse a division in Ihe L(>awie. If the.v sold all 
ilu'ir sn])pl.v to the hit; dt'alers as first intended, tlU'.v 
vidiild have the best contracts ami sure oiitU't, and 
in times of surplus have an advanfiiKe ov(*r other 
prodiiet'rs .iml other locations. 'I’ln'ir income, woiihl 
he sure and their oflieials! would liavi* no worric'S. 
Ke«'aus(' the hi<; deah'rs rhanw'd their polie.v and 
refnst'd to hu.v this milk, the surplus was forrt'd on 
them, and the other prodiiei'rs fart'd better than 
Ihost' liavint; their ro("(peraIivt' plants. 'I'iiti dt'alers 
as usual profited most. Wt' iirw'd Hit^ I.t'awie to hu.v 
Hit' .Miilual-MrDt'rinolt plants at tht' oiitst't. A eit.v 
idant. has hi'cn out' of Hiti rr.viim nt'cds of Hit' LeaKut* 
from Hit' slari. It was a part of Hit' original plan, 
to havi' out' or im>rt'. It would ht' little short of a’ 
rriint' to allow tht'in to fall into Hit' trust hamls now. 
Soiui' wa.v shoiihl ht' foiiml to kt't'p it. If rompi'tt'ut 
manawmii'iil can he st'curt'd wt' will i;naraidt't' to 
limi the imme.v to linanre it. 
.STAXD DY TTII-l I.M.VtIT’D.—... as it 
stamls must not ronfust' or ilistiirh men.ht'rs of the 
r.t'ayiit' wlietht'r Hit'.x' ht'Ion.i; to Hit' siihsiiliarit's or 
not. Slaml h.v Hit' I.t'ayut'. 'I'liat mt'ans in t'ver.v 
detail, and in timi's of Iroiihh' as well as in linit's of 
Iriiimiih. We iiavt) had fort.v .vt*ars of trust tlomina- 
tion; ami wtj diil not lilcti if. (Mir two .x’ears td’ or- 
j'anizafioii control has not ht't'ii iierl’t'ct. but it has 
hi't'ii a vast im]>rovi'ment on the dt'alt'rs’ iimlispiited 
swa.v. Some of ns set' Hit' ni't'd of improvements in 
Hit' mi'tliods and jiolirit's of Hit' Leadin'. M'e ht'lit‘\'e 
wt' do our associates ami oiirst'ht's Hit' ht'sl seriiee 
h.v iiri'iuK these rhaiifTt's; hut that disposition onl.v 
conlirms onr lo.valty to tim or>;anizalion and our 
• 'oiirern for its perina nenI. siieeess. Somt' of us woiihl 
lik't' to ehanyti soniti of Hit' mt'Hiods. Somt' of us 
Would liki' to rhaim'i' Hit' lit'ad ; hut for Hit' Hmi' 
ht'int; an.v ineHiotl ami an.v liead is ht'Ht'r than what 
we had ht'fort'. If methods and otlirials do not suit 
us ill matli'rs that wt' ri'pird as fundamental it is 
not onl.v our ri}:ht hut oiir duty to do onr ht'st to 
rliaiif'i' them. If Hit' rhanj;t's wt' dt'inaml are funda¬ 
mental ami dt'sirahle and wt' pt'rsevere in support 
of Iht'in. the.\' will eonit' later, flivt'n correct infor- 
inalioii. Hit' .(mlirnit'id of Hie .Vmi'riran farmer iii 
yooil. If lit' makt's a mislakt' onet' ht' ran he tle- 
pt'iidi'tl on to rhaiif'e it ayain. Wt' art' Imuntl |ti have 
oiir trials and tlillirullit's in farm t)ri;ani/.aIitms .just 
as Wt' havt' in t'vt'r.v otimr form id’ or;;anization or 
life in Hit' worhi. 
I''.\rril I.X TIIM Ml ''PI'K M.-— Mor imn't'iiian thirt.v 
.stars \\i' halt' all ^vorkl'll anil pra.vt'il for this or- 
yanizalion. It ilot'.s not suit ns in its prt'st'iit shaiie 
ami with othi'r ilair.i'ineii id' Hit' saint' miml \vt' will 
ronfiniii' to work to jit'rl’t'ft. it. hut whatevt'r its 
pri'scnt ileferls, we slaml hy it. Wt' havt' all taken 
mr first pndil. Wt' oiit;ht not to have lossi's. hut if 
I'ei'il ht' Wt' roiilil now lak't' a loss without romplaint, 
ronlitleiil in Hit; certainty of fntiirt' iliviileml.s. 
How the Truck Helps Farmers 
The llo|(' l’.•lrnl man ri'cently slati'il that he sohl a 
Irnckloail of corn, apples ami tomalot's for .$1H>, 
which 111' thoiiyhl a yood salt' for out; loail. It ap¬ 
pears that some id' our rt'atit'rs ran heat that h.v a 
Kooil niaryin. (Mu' man in .Xt'w .It'r.st'y .st>ntis us tin' 
commission rreei)its for live loatls td’ ]iroilut-e. (Ini' 
was a mixetl loail of apph's ami iiotatoi's Aviiirh 
lirou;;ht 1}'’ITs.iko. Xi'.xt came a load of mlxi'tl vari- 
I lies of aiqdes which hroiurht .$l!>*_'.(;0. One loail of 
pi'aehes. of i:;i) baskets, hroiij'ht ; another 
load of pi'iiehi's and apiilt's, IjHs;’,. id, qnil another sin- 
irle loail of pi'aehi's. $l!l(5.2r». Still anotht'i* t'arl.v load 
hrouLdit .$•_’().■» 1 This, as we nmli'rstaml it, was a two- 
ton I nick, loath'd to eaiiarily, sti that it wonlil run 
snii)oHil.v ovi'r :i irooil roail. Tlu'.se fii'urt's t;ive an 
idi'a of what an atlvantaj'e a farmt'r has in a K'*‘)d- 
sized. rapiil frnek. .\t It'ast two horst' loatls woiilil 
III' ri'ipiireil to earr.v wliat is taki'ii in this truck, and 
prohahl.v three loatls of the I ruck ronitl lit' taken 
whih' the iiorst's wert' ilt'livi'idn;; one. We havt' 
I'onntl it freipiently happens that hy teli'phuii'ii;; in 
the inori'ini; wt' can striki' a timi' when the market 
Is in '.irt'af neeil of rt'idaln kinds td' protluei;. There 
is a train load of suc-h things romint; on the way, hut 
111*' niarkt't will ho short until the train arrives. If 
the truck can promptly anil swiftly deliver a loail of 
this proiliice it will st'll for 25 iier cent mor*' than it 
wonhl 12 Imurs later, when the trains arriv*', so that 
a farmer or fruit .arowt'r witli a good, rafii*! truck. 
<‘an rush his proiliice to market at just exai'tly Hu' 
right timi'. ami take advantag*' of any temporary 
shiuMagi' of produce. 
Selling Wheat to the Government 
livery ilay we have Jetter.s from .Eastern farmers- 
asking wht'rt' thi'.v can s('ll tln'ir wheat. Tho l'''ooil 
.\ilministration has th'ciih'il to Imnille’ suidi wheat in 
l arlo.atl lots, alnl Hit' following stateini'iit has hei'ii • 
made about it. . , 
(I) .\. The Mtitid .\ihaiiiistnition Crain (’orponitiini . 
will-pa.v th*' folhivviiig srli*'tliih' of pri<**'s tor Wheat 
(l••livi'ri'<l in store X*‘W York (or i>n**-hftlf *'eut less 
per liusliel for Wln'iit (h'livered in store, .it I’hila- 
ilelplu'u). 
Xo. 1 Wlu'at. .$2,205 
Xo. 2 W'lK'at. 2..‘!('.5 
Xo. ;; \Yliejit. '2.225 
It. Tlie aliovi' sehe*liile of price.s is for It*’*! Winter 
W’la'ut, or its e(piival*‘nt. 
('. 'I'lie aliov*' .selu'iliile of jirices are tlios*; gmiran- 
Irei! hy Hie (Jov*'nimeiit t<* iimtect Hie proiliiei'r and 
l|••aIel■ in Ids operations. The, (rorernnujit txi'icii^rs 
HU ruiitrol orrr flic />ricc at irhich W'hrat innij he, 
liui:<ilil. mill Huhl'. 
I». 'I’ll*' priuliietioii ill Xew York State is largel.v 
Wliite W'iieat. wliirli grades and the iiriee 
of eorri'sjinnding grath's of Kuft wlii'at is two rents 
p*'r. hiisliel less. 
12) A. Whi'iit iiiii.v !)(' shippeil in railoa*] lots iliri'et to 
till' I’ood .Admiiiistratioii drain ('orporaHoii at X*nv 
York, or it may he sliippeil to Hi*' Moot! ,\<liiiiiiisti"a- 
lioii (iuiiii Corporidioii at I’liiladeliiliia ; and a n- 
siiim; on the liasis of tli*' 
grain is r<‘eeivetl in store, 
of till' Fooil .Xdiiiiiiistration 
I’ood .\ihninlstriition drain 
ami rendttiiig for Hie 
turn will lit' made foi' 
above priees. after Hie 
ami i.s in the possession 
(Iraiii t’oiqioraHon. 
It. The eiiarge of Hit' 
('oriioratioii for liamlling 
AVheiit is one per is'iit. 
(’. 'I’lie I‘’oimI .Viliiiiiiistration drain f’orjioration 
will iia.v for tin' grain only afti'r it is in star*', wliieh 
means tliat it will not iiiiik*' ndvanr<'.s against a 
'^Idl.id. Iiy paying a draft with liill of lading 
altaetird. 
1 .'I'lie Wlieat iiia.v 1)*' shi]ip*'d to a drain (’oiii- 
missioii .Merehimt in Xew York or I’liilaili'lpliia. 
wli"_ win iisiiiill.v make advanei's against a d**man*l 
ilralt with Hill of Hading attaeln'ii, ami <-harg*‘ not 
to I'xrrrd one per ri'iit for making tlie delivery to 
111 *' doverniiient. supervising, checking, ami (if 
niyessiir.v corri'cting Hie grade), olitaining Hie 
\\ arclioiise Hi'ci'ipt and di-livering Hie saim; to Hie 
dovernnient, iiml rollrrting Hierefoi*. 
'Ph*' goveniment *-aniiot liamlli; wheat in less than 
carload lots ami Hi*' grain must he as.semhl*'d at some 
cciitral pla**'. 'Phe douiitry Farm Eurenu will liave 
charge of Hiis wtirk. '"I’liose of our r(?a<J<'rs who ih'sire 
to sell their wlieat iii tliis way shouhl write tlie Farm 
I’uri'au agent in (heir *'ouiit.v anti make arraiig**- 
mi'iits for sliiiipiiig tln'ir wlit'at with otliers. 
Hudson Valley Prize Apples 
-U til*' Iiileriiational .\pp]*' drow(‘r>i’ donvenlioii 
tin- lirst priz*' for liigh-<lHss fruit wi'ut 1i> W, 
S. 'Pi'ator of Dutchess doiint.v, N<'w York. .Mr. 
l<*aior always stands up \v<*ll auitmg the priz*'- 
wlnners, for In; i.s une of (host.' grow*;rs who take a 
g('nnin*' prhh; in prmlneing tine fruit. .\n apjih' 
l*leallst is sometliing more tlian a man or woman 
who simidy jdants a tr(*e and fi'rtillz<'s, sjirays and 
prnni's It according to rule. .\ |iart of Hi*' growim’s 
peixiiiallty must go into Ids jirize fruit ami thus 
one eannot imagint' an.v narrow, sor*', <Toss-graineii 
"groiieh” I'ver winning iirizes at aiijih* sliovvs. lie 
nilgiit do it one*', liy a«'cidt'nt. Imt tint* fruit *‘nlliire 
do«‘S not Hiiive wilh sneli nn'ii. Men ilk*' 'Peator. 
Ilepworth, S<dianl)('r and man.v otliers have shown 
wh.'it can lit' done in Hie lindson Valley. 'I’lie ap- 
ld*'S 'Town on Hie sniiny hills of that s«*etioii ar*' 
nn.snrjia.ss*'d in hi'ant.v and Iliivor. 'Plu'r*? Is .some¬ 
thing ahont Hie iiir and soil of Hie valli'y wliich 
paints th** ajiph' .ind fills it with tin; very splee <*f 
life sm-h as can Ik* foiiml nowhere else. Half a 
dozen of the best vari(*H«*s reach about as ii**ar jier- 
f**ctlon in Hie valley as anything can hope to reach 
on ('arih! 'Phe strange part of it is that Hie lind 
.son \’all(*y peoidi* do not seem to r«*aHze wliat na¬ 
ture is doing for Hii'in. If Hie valley fruit <'onld 
he a<Iv*'rH.s<*d and pushed as I’acilie <*oast fruit has 
hi'cn, wcaltli and fame w*Mild Pill the Hudson. Ih'i-e 
nnd tliere indiviilmils are realizing on tlieir opjior- 
tnnitii'S. Mr. 'Peator 1ms sold fruit this year at .$h 
per barrel! .\s a rule, liowi'ver, this beautiful fruit 
go<*s on tlie market unidentifi('d. What the Hmlsoii 
Valley needs is an apple* camjiaign that will sliak*' 
up the puldie and make them unihir.starid that these* 
sunn.v ondiards ri'iire.sent uatur<*’s lalioratory 
wlierein .slie p.aeks Hie liest she has insld*' an apple 
skin. We wisli fliat onr nrmy in Europe could linvo 
Hir*'*' of Hiese apiih; p(*r day for *'ach man! Noili- 
ing c«Mjld stand before such an apple-fi'd arni.v. 
