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Show MILK BOTTLE 1 DEPOSIT FIXED A threatened "milk price war" was believed averted Tuesday as the result of action that had been taken at meeting of the state board of agriculture at the capltol. ' It was agreed at the meeting late Monday that after October 1 a deposit de-posit will be collected on milk bottles bot-tles sold at stores. The following of this procedure. It Is believed, will largely reduce the milk bottle losses In the Salt Lake milk marketing mar-keting area of some S30.000 a year. Because of heavy bottle losses one distributor had proposed to market a two-quart milk bottle ! and charge 17 cents for Its contents. con-tents. The present price, is 11 cents a quart. The distributor who proposed to put the new container on the. market believed that losses would I be cut down In relation to the milk marketed and that It would also be feasible to charge a deposit with a lower price on the milk. Believing that such procedure would precipitate a milk price war, David F. Smith, commissioner of agriculture, called the meeting with a special bottle committee of the Salt Lake milk control board 1 headed by At It. Harris. Those at the meeting agreed that after October 1, wholesalers will charge a deposit on all bot- 1 ties, delivered to stores. To protect ' themselves, the stores will have to 1 require purchasers to make a deposit de-posit for each bottle. By charging a deposit, It Is believed be-lieved that bottle loss will be materially ma-terially reduced and that the return re-turn of the bottle t it original owner In most cases will be assured. as-sured. Under the state's registered container act. It Is unlawful for one distributor to sell milk In the container of another. |