Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1910 — MILK INQUIRY BEFORE REFEREE CONTINUED [ARTICLE]

MILK INQUIRY BEFORE REFEREE CONTINUED

Testimony In Hearing Shows Trust In Entire Control New York, Jan. 18. The hearings before Referee William G. Brown in the milk inquiry has been continued by Special Agent John B. Coleman. Three witnesses were called and all agreed that milk was very plentiful upstate at present. None could give any reason for an advance in prices. Harry Vail, a farmer of New Milford, stated that he had produced during the last year 44,00(T quarts of milk. “Whom did you sell to?” asked Coleman. “Bordens,” answer Vail. Vail was asked if he had any exact figures' showing what it cost him to produce milk and he produced a list of bills paid by him for the month of December, 1909, amounting to $408.81, which he stated was the entire cost of producing that month? “Now what did you get in return for your milk that month?” asked Coleman. “For reply, the witness handed a check from the Borden company for $339.44.