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Show MILK DEALERS " GIVE RGURES Retailers Say Public Can Get 1 Cheaper Milk But It Won't Be Safe Editor Standard -Kxamlner Since the statement appeared in II..-Ogden II..-Ogden Standaj-d-Exaonlner of Feb. Ju. under heading of "Are Milk Prloes Too nigh Newspaper Investigations What Is our Solution V" on thorough thor-ough investigation of milk prices In Othei .it Ies and (ho cofltw of milk delivered de-livered at the door in Ogdon City, we find that statements which appeared appear-ed did not give accurate Information on market milk conditions in ogden Cit . therefore we submit definite data whleh hn been carefully verl- ncu I rl( i paid In other citlea: San PraitcilCO, 16 l-2c per quart- Spokane, IBc per quart; Portland. IS l-2c per quart; Deliver. 13a per quart; Salt I-uke, 12 l-2c per quart; Ogden. 12 l-2c per quart. (Data compiled bv John T. Caine. HI.) Costs aa submitted by newspaper in article ,,r peD 20: Cost of milk. Gcents per quart; cost of collecting, 7('. cent per quart; cost of bottling, .4 cent; cost of icing and pasteurizing, pasteuriz-ing, blank; cost of delivering. 2.6 cents; cost of loss of bottles and breakage. I . iu.ii U ; luss from fipolle-l and surplus milk, blank: depreciation, blank; lnt rest on Investment, blank: total. .6.". cents; profit. 3.85 cents. Average i "sts of milk purchased, DOlIeCtod and delivered by all milk dealers of city. Cost of milk, 6.5 OOnts per quart; cost of Collecting, 1 I cent; cost of bottling. .5 cent; cost of icing and pa.Mteiirlr.lng, .5 cent; cost of delivering; j . 3 cems; cost of loss of bottles and breakage. 3 cent; loss from spoiled and surplus milk. .8 eenl; depreciation, .18 cent; interest on Investment, 1C cent; total. 11.24 cents; profit. 1 26 cent" Note: The prices paid the producer varies from 16 eentu to 23 cents, depending de-pending on location, quantity end quality location being tho principal factor. Cost of collection varies from .! :ents to 9 cents. dpendlnK on distance dis-tance of hnul. Average price of milk plus colleeilon Is j,". .7 cents iw )i T Bl ITER I i It was also stated that butter fat during th past year was 80 cents per pound, which was true, but had market milk prices advanced in tho same proportion un buttor fat. the i-onsuming public would have been paying prices paid In other cities as Indicated hy the above figures. Ii was through cooperation of the producer and the dealers that normal prices for market milk were maintained In 1 'K'len and Salt Iake, even though butter but-ter fsi prlce.n were attractive Also that the price of 20 cents per gallon for milk Is In keeping with the .ifl-cent .ifl-cent prieo of butler fat because marker mar-ker milk demands much more attention, atten-tion, thereby Increasing the cost of production. STANDd (IDS B lsi D Bellnving that the milk supply In Ogden City Is one of the mosi Important Import-ant matters confronting the public and knowing the dangers of a poor milk supply for tho city of Ogden, milk dealers and the producers have been cooperating fluting the past year and a half In raising the standard of our milk supply. The dealers have gone to considerable expense in Installing modern equipment for pasteurizing aim coining ami me proiiucers nave put forth an extra effort In improving improv-ing the aanltary conditions under I which the milk is produced, the result re-sult of Which ha.s raised the standard of tho local milk supply from the lowest quality in the state of t'tah to Its present standard of having the highest rating of any market milk sold In the state Even though this effect has been reached it Is the aim of the city, through Its milk Inspec-I Inspec-I tlon and tho dealers and producers through better methods of producing und handling, to continue to improve the quality. IN ll M OF PUBLIC. This question of prieo of market milk Is entirely in the hands of the ! consuming public. The dealer and ; the producer can easily go back to , the old methods, thereby eliminating many items of cost, but at the same : time supplying the consuming public and the babies of Ogden with milk! which Is high in bacteria! growth and not up to the standards demanded by j j the uverage American city of today. ( Signed ) MILK DEALEBS OF OGDEN" CITY KL.EENMTLK DAIRY. TRYING DAIRY, MODEL DAIRY. UINTAH DAIRY no |