Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-15 | Page 10 | Milk War Seen for Salt Lake

MILK WAR SEEN SEEN SEENI I FOR OR SALT LAKE I Proposed Butterfat Advance May Raise Price to Consumer Threat of ot a milk war and possible higher prices to consumers hung over Salt Lake City Saturday Persons in touch w with th the situation were u unable able to say if it such a war would raise prices However George Russell secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the milk mill control board for the Salt Lake shed said all producers' producers representatives will meet with the board Tuesday at 10 a a. a m. m at the chamber of commerce to discuss a general raise in m butterfat prices paid farmers increase he said probably would raise retail prices to 11 cents a quart The threatened war was seen In a reported contract of the Preferred Milk Producers Producers' association with the thc Arden Dairy subsidiary of the Midwestern Midwestern Mid Mid- western Dairy Products company to process and distribute milk for the as- as members collecting a charge for tor use of ot dairy facilities and distri distri- The association objected to being paid surplus milk prices for tor part of its products Under the code milk received in the city is recorded and surplus not s sold ld for bottled milk is charged to each dairy on a prorated basis for which surplus prices are paid farmers The surplus price is lower than that paid for m milk going into bottles Possibility of a JT war between factions factions factions fac fac- fac- fac of the Salt alt Lake milk shed was seen as a result of the reported plan