Milk Price War Spurs City Council Action in Boston
The Common Council backs The Post crusade against the Milk Trust amid a push to allow milk at 6 to 7 cents a quart. Officials discuss using election booths for distribution to the poor as a proposed remedy while merchants and pedlers fear foreclosure and market squeeze.
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Tobin
Ice Trust
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To Fight the Trust On Riders Run Milk Cars in Boston
The Post urges the Common Council committee to act against the milk car trust. It argues milk deliveries should be fair priced and allow local riders to live and do business without undue hardship.
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Boston
Milk Trust in Boston Faces Scrutiny and Alleged Control
A business columnist analyzes the so-called Milk Trust formed by the C Brigham Company Elm Farm Milk Company New England Milk Company H P Hood Sons Boston Dairy Company and D Whiting Sons. The piece estimates capital at 66 000 and claims the trust fixes prices controls supply and profits at the expense of farmers dealers and consumers citing a 1900 Boston milk flow and a 414 000 yearly profit on a 250 000 investment.
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C. Brigham Company
Elm Farm Milk Company
New England Milk Company
H. P. Hood & Sons
Boston Dairy Company
As Incorporated
D. Whiting & Sons
Charles Harrington
Trust
Boston
Milk Dealers Defy Whitings Over 8 Cent Milk Price
Post reporters interviewed East Lexington and Fast Lexington dealers and pedlars selling milk at 7 cents amid claims of a fake voting scheme by the Milk Dealers Association. They accuse D Whiting and contractors of gripping the trade, aim to drive pedlars out, and warn customers and readers that the Whitings press for higher prices despite family trade loyalty.
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Trust
W. F. Fletcher
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Milk Dealers’ Association
L. H. Gossom
Lexington
American House
D. Whiting
D. Whiting & Sons
Pedlers
Prescott
Bedford
Milk Trust challenged by South Boston dealer
Mr Hennessey declares he will sell milk at 5 cents at his market and deliver for 6 cents, opposing the Milk Trust in a long running battle with producers. He says the trust pressed for higher prices, tried to lure his supplier away, and that retailers and receivers in New England coordinated to push costs up while claiming no trust exists in Boston.
Boston Milk Trust Enforcement Threats Paragraph
A milk trust warns farmers and customers to buy only from the trust and to sell milk at set prices. They threaten foreclosure on farms and cuts of supply for disobedience or dual sourcing. A local independent milkman is rumored to operate his own milk car, signaling potential competition.
Milk Trust Strike Warns Consumers to Hold Line
A stirring plea urges Boston households to curb milk consumption as a way to resist price hikes from the Milk Trust. The missive argues reduced demand will push back prices, suggesting condensed milk and restraint as a tactic, urging readers to buy sparingly and stand firm against monopolistic pressure.
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Boston
Milk Trust
Dealer Dispute Hints at Whiting Ties in Trade Row
A fragmented quotation notes a dealer offering “them” for 7 cents and hints another dealer may be aligned with Whiting, suggesting an insider dispute or cartel-like arrangement within the trade network. The fragment points to potential rivalry or influence by Whiting’s associates.
Hennessey’s Market Dealer Stands Out Three Months
W F Hennessey of Hennessey’s Market on South Boston’s D and Seventh streets remains one of the dealers who has stood out for three months.
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Hennessey's Market
D and
Seventh Streets
South
Boston
Lynn Milk Dealers Set 7 Cent Price Across Lynn
In Lynn on Oct 4 a meeting of milkmen in Electric Hall decided to enforce a uniform 7 cent per quart price. Some dealers resist, citing competition from higher or lower priced sellers, and another meeting is planned for next Thursday afternoon to review the agreement. L. P. Hood of Boston supported uniform pricing and pledged to align retail routes with the agreed rate.
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Electric Hall
West Lynn
Charles C. Wilson
Edward Parkes
L. P. Hood
Boston
Milk Trust dispute told by Hood of Hood & Sons
C H Hood, manager of H P Hood & Sons, outlines the producers and dealers clash over milk price raises from 1899 through September 24. He recounts meetings in Worcester and Boston, noting drought and hay shortages as factors, and describes how farmers ultimately won the argument for higher prices starting April 1.
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C. H. Hood
H. P. Hood & Sons
Milk Trust
New England
Worcester
Boston
Doubling the Advance on Farm Milk Prices in 1900
A partial OCR summary shows farmers increasing prices charged to contractors from 3 2 cents per quart to 4 cents, a total rise of about seven tenths of a cent per quart. Meanwhile milk consumers faced a total advance of 2 cents per quart, indicating the farmers’ rise was not passed to consumers and effectively more than doubled.
Landers Denies Milkmen Listing in Boston Price Page
James Landers of Quincy denies being listed as one of the deaf selling milk at 10 cents a quart in Boston. He says his route is in Quincy and Neponset, not Boston, and he did not send his name to the Post. A reporter obtained the name from what he claimed was reliable authority. Landers did sell milk on the Nort Downs Neponset route.
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James Landers
Quincy
Wis
Boston
Lander
Neponset
Landers
Nort Downs
Auction sale of Dorchester parcel by South Boston Savings Bank
By virtue of a power of sale in a mortgage dated April 23 1891 to the South Boston Savings Bank the property in Ward sixteen Boston is offered at public auction on October 5 1900 at 8 pm. The parcel on Nelson Street bounds by land of Ed and others on three sides and measures about one hundred feet by eighty eight feet. Sale is subject to existing taxes and liens with $100 cash payable at sale and balance in ten days. Mortgagee Edward H Barton, trustees. Boston September 21 1890.
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South Boston Savings Bank
Dat
Bost
Dorchester
Ward Sixteen
Boston
A. B. Foler
Nelson Street
South Boston Savings BA Mortgagee
Edward H. Barton
Auction Notice from Knichts Co Boston 1900
Public sale of brick and wooden buildings on J street with coal pockets, mill, and equipment. Auction includes stock in trade of a grocer, horse, wagon, harness, and various tools. Bankruptcy trustee Henry A Richardson of Boston will conduct sales on Friday.
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Main Street
Jst
Washington St
Boston
Henry A. Richardson
State St
West End Street Railway seeks road and trolley expansion in Boston
The West End Street Railway Company by Boston Elevated Rail petitions the Boston Aldermen for leave to construct and maintain tracks from South Street through Centre Street to Beach Street with necessary curves and switches. It requests approval to operate a single trolley electric system and to install electrical equipment and underground street alterations. A notice requires publication and a public hearing on October 22, 1900, before the Board of Aldermen.
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West End Streetway Company
Boston Elelated Rail Company
Petit
South Street
Centre Street
Walter Street
Point Beach Street
Plimpton
Cpany
Motive Pc
West End Street
Boston Elevated Rail Company
William A.croft
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