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Show establishment of Milk Marketing Area Argued Witnesses Cite Price Declines, Constitutional Barriers Mr. Romncy said that following diuolutlon of th agency, there wu "no stability" In tht market and "no general price." "Prices differed for different buyers." he testified. "Didn't the person who made the loudest kick get the best price?" asked John D. Rice, deputy attorney attor-ney general. "Yes," replied the witness. Mr. Romney said prices to consumers con-sumers at stores were from 8 Si to 10 cents a quart and that the wholesale price to store was 8 cents. Mr. Romney testified that at times when there was no agency, distributors gave apartment house janitors free milk In return for "leads" on new tenants and that gaa meter readers and chefs also received such gratuities. "Is It true that distributor could not get Into such apartment unless they gsve gratuities to Janitors?" Jan-itors?" asked Mr. Rice. ."Yes," the witness said. Mr.' Romney testified that before the agency was set up, producers were receiving 39 cents a pound for butterfat. By November, this price had been raised to 48 cents, he said. Mr. Romney said that some provisions pro-visions of the marketing act were difficult to enforce because of litigation. liti-gation. Direct examination was by D. How Moffat, attorney for the agency. Under cross examination by Warwick War-wick C Lamoreaux. representing opponents of the agency, Mr. Romney Rom-ney testified he received 8210 a month salary from the agency, but had to use his own automobile. Asked If he still was Interested I - f: r - V Arguments on a move to rees- I tabllsh the Salt Lake milk marketing market-ing area administrative agency, dissolved last November, opened Monday at a hearing conducted at the capitol by the state board of agriculture. The first witness. Stewart Romney, Rom-ney, who was agency secretary, testified on direct examination that since the -agency was discontinued prices for delivered milk have fallen to as low as 8V4 cents a qpart and that there was a "very chaotic condition in the area." David F. Smith, state commissioner commis-sioner of agriculture, who presided, opened the hearing by reintroducing reintroduc-ing the original petition by producer pro-ducer and distributors under which the agency first was created last April. The agency was dissolved In November No-vember In accordance with an opinion by Attorney General Joseph Jo-seph Chez, who held that organization organiza-tion procedure had been faulty, i financially In the Romney dairy, he replied: "No, except for some money still owing me." Mr. Lamoreaux said he would rater ra-ter in summary, to be presented at the hearing, to a state constitutional constitu-tional prohibition of combinations to control price and that he would quote the constitution on this point, which says. In section 30, article 12: "Any combination by Individuals, corporations, qr associations, having hav-ing for Its object or effect the controlling con-trolling of the price of any products prod-ucts of the soil, or of any article of manufacture or commerce, or the cost of exchange or transportation, transporta-tion, la prohibited and hereby declared de-clared unlawful and against public policy. The legislature shall pass laws for the enforcement of this section by adequate penalties and, In case of Incorporated companies. If necessary for that purpose. It may declare a forfeiture of their franchise." About 200 persons attended the hearing. OPPOSES FORMATION OF MILK CONTROL . I L. L. Mysr f Bivrtoa his stand Is "no" AMONG "PROPONENTS NEW MILK AGENCY Albert B. Barton of Kaysvllle, at hearing |