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Show Ofah Eggs to Great Demand I Picketing Gives Added Interest An attempted boycott and pick-saw pick-saw against Utah eggs by New York jobbers and truckmen oper-i"P.T oper-i"P.T U'ifh vinl.tl'f. nc n.- .-..v.- Ii j..i wuit-iic tia yuugsiers, I s.keteevs and "muscle men," has I languished the Utah product as I i public champion of legitimate; I cosiness and is greatly aiding' I Wurd that Utah eggs held the I wuer of the stage in the New Yoik I sate investigation into rising food I pices was received by Clyde C. Ed-I Ed-I maids, general manager of the I '.'.ah Poultry Producers Coopera-I Coopera-I ve Association, recently from Ben-I Ben-I ;jmin Brown, director of markets I :or die Association, in New York. I The nation-wide recognition anil I press notices given the eggs and I -jScials of the marketing associa- 20a, as defenders of the consumers I cause for justifiable prices, will I Emulate a good-wiU among large I Mail dealers and the public. This till increase the already strong de-I de-I sand for Utah eggs, exprts pre-I pre-I fat, I The battle between the domineer-I domineer-I ig jobbers and their trucking I igencies on the one hand and the I Utah association on the other, was I ?.-?cipitated when the association I through Brown, took another ad-1 ad-1 ,nced step in modern marketing I methods by selling direct to large I tain retailers, passing the job-1 job-1 srs' profits along to the consumers. I The contract, made by Brown with ie Jewish Grocers' association to I lurnish a carload of high quality I tan eggs per day, threatened the I ular market set-up, seemingly I patrolled by the iobbjng guerillas. I You are interfering with our rack-I rack-I s. Get wise and don't butt into I ie regeular set-up in New York I ;y selling direct to retail grocers", 1 3:ora was warned by a stranger. I When Brown informed the Strang I i that the Utah producers associ- i::on had entered the New York I :aitet to sell the best eggs at the I Jrest prices consistent with a le-I le-I stimate profit and that they nad I ray intention of continuing with I sen a policy, the trouble began. I Truckers controlled by the "egg r-ig" jobbers were ordered to stop 'I ruling eggs, and independents were I forcibly urged to desi. by means I i threats and illegal picketing. jSicketeers and their "muscle men" lent so far as to cut tires on I mcks that went to the Utah as-' I sciation offices to load up. Driv-1 Driv-1 :B were threatened with bodily I anns and even death if they did I m "lay off that Utah outfit." I Brown appealed to state officials I assistance and a hearing was I Educted by William B. Groat, Jr., I jsistant attorney general of New I I Groat ruled that the I I Swag arm" methods were decid-I decid-I I ills- in restraint of trade and prom-I prom-I 1 exposure and prosecution of I I ruthless gang of profiteering I lillas. I I. Tuesday Groat issued orders to I I m?"4 p- Mulrooney, commissioner I I "e" York police, to furnish arm-I arm-I I police protection to dealers I I idling Utah eggs. "We'U see I I anybody who wants to buy I I -$s from this wholesaler", refer-I refer-I I i8 t0 the utan association, "can I I so and no gangsters are going I 1 4 stop them," Groat said in the I I to the police. I I 5. Edmonds reports that the 1 I I Jn 01 the New York jobbers and I I iii men' desi8hed to seriously I I 1re the Utah association's busi-I busi-I I Z!n New York. was acting as a I I i ?ng and is bringing a vol-I vol-I I -1 of busmess never enjoyed by I I 'irne w8.00'51'011 before. Though I I ris temporary inconvenience I I '1 , Used' necessitating the stor-I stor-I I ome eSgs for a short period, I I ,',, ls nothing to fear. By bring-I bring-I I t Prtducer and the consumer I 1 1,li tl hcr' the ncvv connection I I -: vie Jewish grocers association I I Strati, 33 a forward stride in co-I co-I I rive marketing. |