An Inventory of Its Dairy Trade Hearing and Docket Files
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MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Minnesota State Archives AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT An Inventory of Its Dairy Trade Hearing and Docket Files OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS Agency: Minnesota. Dept. of Agriculture. Series Title: Dairy trade hearing and docket files. Dates: [ca. 1957] – 1976 (bulk 1957-1976). Abstract: Hearing and docket files documenting the department’s role in regulating unfair trade practices in the dairy products industry, particularly the under pricing of products. Quantity: 12.1 cu. ft. (11 boxes and 2 partial boxes). Location: See Detailed Description section for box locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS In 1961, the administration of the Dairy Industry Unfair Trade Practices Act of 1957 was transferred from the Department of Business Development to the Agriculture Department. The purpose of the law was to stabilize prices on selected dairy products and to prevent unfair trade practices in marketing those products. It required manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors of milk and selected dairy products to file schedules of prices at which sales would be made wholesale to retailers and governed unfair trade practices, particularly the under pricing of products. The hearings files (ca. 1960s-1976, bulk 1957-1961) consist mainly of hearing transcripts, most often with company employees; while the docket files (ca. 1957-1976) contain transcripts, assorted legal documents, and facilitative correspondence. Mainly dealing with under pricing claims, the files cover wholesalers and retailers statewide and a few in neighboring states. ARRANGEMENT OF THE RECORDS Arranged in two series: a set of numerical hearings files (ca. 1960s – 1964) and a set of docket files (ca. 1957-1976). The latter is divided into alphabetical (ca. 1957-1976) and numerical (1961-1976) subsets. findaids\state\agric014.inv AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT. Dairy trade hearing and docket files. p. 2 INDEX TERMS This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. Topics: Competition, Unfair—Minnesota. Dairy laws—Minnesota. Dairy products industry—Minnesota—State supervision. Dairy products—Minnesota—Marketing. Enforcing. Grocery trade—Law and legislation—Minnesota. Milk trade—Minnesota—State supervision. Regulating. Trade regulation—Minnesota. Organizations: Minnesota. Dept. of Agriculture. Dairy Trade Section. Minnesota. Dept. of Agriculture. Dairy Unfair Practices Section. Types of Documents: Dockets. Legal documents. Transcripts. Titles: Minnesota. Dairy Industry Unfair Trade Practices Act. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation: [Indicate the cited item and folder title here]. Minnesota. Dept. of Agriculture. Dairy Trade Hearing and Docket Files. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives. See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples. Accession Information: Accession number(s): 2005-19 Processing Information: Processed by: Debbie Sher, October 2004 MnPALS ID No.: 3654903 findaids\state\agric014.inv AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT. Dairy trade hearing and docket files. p. 3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below. All locations listed are in Minnesota unless otherwise noted. Location Box 133.B.9.12F 1 Index to dairy trade hearings, Nos. 1-98, 1961-1964; [partial list of complaints served, July 1, 1961 - June 30, 1962; list of case files, arranged alphabetically, undated, [ca. 1960s]. 3 items in 1 folder. Dairy trade hearings, Nos. 1-98, 1961-1964. Arranged by hearing number, which fall in a rough chronological order. Each numbered hearing consists of one folder unless otherwise noted. 1. General Hearing of Proposed Rules and Regulations, June 19, 1961. 2. Foremost Dairies, Minneapolis, July 17, 1961. 3. Northland Milk & Ice Cream Company, Minneapolis, July 17, 1961. 4. Franklin Creamery, Inc., Minneapolis, July 17, 1961. 5. St. Paul Milk Company, St. Paul, July 24, 1961. 6. Franklin Creamery Inc., Minneapolis, July 17, 1961. 7. Progressive Dairies, Inc., Maple Lake, July 24, 1961. 8. Swift & Company, Minneapolis, July 24, 1961. 9. Abrahamson Dairy, St. Paul, July 24, 1961. 10. Polka Dot Dairy and Hastings Cooperative Creamery, Hastings, July 24, 1961. 11. Kroger Company, St. Paul, July 24, 1961. 12. Sanitary Farm Dairy, St. Paul, July 25, 1961. 13. Consumers Milk Company, St. Paul, July 25, 1961. 14. City Dairy-Snowland Foods, Inc., St. Paul and Stillwater, July 25, 1961. 15. Fairmont Foods, Inc., Minneapolis, July 27, 1961. 16. National Food Stores, Inc., Minneapolis, July 27, 1961. 17. Northland Milk & Ice Cream Company, Minneapolis, July 27, 1961. 18. Minnesota Milk Company, St. Paul, July 27, 1961. 19. Schroeder Milk Company, St. Paul, July 27, 1961. 20. Superior-Dairy Fresh, Inc., Minneapolis, August 2, 1961. 21. Cambridge Dairy, Cambridge, August 2, 1961. 22. Cresthaven Dairies, Inc., Zumbrota, August 2, 1961. 23. Country Club Markets, Minneapolis, July 31, 1961. 24. Penny’s Super Markets, Minneapolis, July 31, 1961. findaids\state\agric014.inv AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT. Dairy trade hearing and docket files. p. 4 Location Box 133.B.9.12F 1 25. Crescent Creamery Company, St. Paul, August 3, 1961. 26. Brown’s Ice Cream Company, Minneapolis, August 3, 1961. 27. Maple Plain Creamery, Maple Plain, August 4, 1961. 28. Golden Dairy, Austin, August 7, 1961. 29. Fairmont Foods Company, Minneapolis, August 7, 1961. 30. Land O’Lakes Creamery, Inc., Minneapolis, August 7, 1961. 133.B.9.13B 2 31. Russell Creamery, Brainerd, August 9, 1961. 32. Pederson Dairy, Hopkins, August 14, 1961. 33. Red Owl Stores, August 23, 1961. 34. Twin City Milk Producers Association, September 1, 1961. 35. Super Valu Stores, Inc., Minneapolis, September 14, 1961. 36. King-Pin, Shoppers’ City, St. Paul, October 18, 1961. 37. Applebaums’ Food Markets, St. Paul, October 18, 1961. 38. Twin Cities Milk Dealers, Minneapolis and St. Paul, October 24, 1961. 39. Hearing re: Redwood Falls Area, New Ulm, November 9, 1961. 40. General meeting at Duluth, December 9, 1961. 41. Crescent Creamery Company, St. Paul, December 13, 1961. [42. File missing.] 43. City Dairy-Snowland, Hilmar Laursen, St. Paul, December 13, 1961. 44. General meeting at Hibbing, December 14, 1961. 45. Johnson Brothers, Inc., St. Paul, December 28, 1961. 46. Country Club Markets, St. Paul, January 10, 1962. 47. Home Market, Inc., Duluth, February 16, 1962. 48. Minnesota Dairy Industry Representatives, March 7, 1962. 49. Jim Marrin, Fairmont Foods Company, March 14, 1962. 50. Harold E. Larson, Larson’s Food Market, March 14, 1962. 51. Eugene Theder, Progressive Dairy, March 14, 1962. 52. Karl Schultz, Bridgeman Creameries, March 16, 1962. 53. Joseph Borer, Meadowbrook; Kenneth Walton, Walton Distributors; Earl Kiesner, Fairmont Foods Company, March 21, 1962. 54. Leonard Heller, Jr., Minneapolis, March 21, 1962. 55. Penny’s Super Markets, Inc., Minneapolis, April 4, 1962. 56. National Food Stores, Inc., Hopkins, April 10, 1962. 57. Foremost Dairies, Inc., Minneapolis, April 11, 1962. 58. Rochester Dairy, Rochester, March 9, 1962. 59. Marigold Dairies, Rochester, May 9, 1962. 60. Foremost Dairies, Inc., May 14, 1962. 60A. Northland Milk & Ice Cream Company, May 28, 1962. 61. Russell Creamery Company, May 29, 1962. 62. Fairmont Foods Company, May 17, 1962. findaids\state\agric014.inv AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT. Dairy trade hearing and docket files. p. 5 Location Box 133.B.9.13B 2 63. Knowlan’s Super Market, June 5, 1962. 64. Hearing re: Selected dairy products, July 31, 1962. 65. Al Abrahamson, Joe Borer, Kenneth Walton, September 5, 1962. 66. Van’s Dairy, Robbinsdale, Minnesota, September 18, 1962. 67. Cloverleaf Creamery Company, Minneapolis, November 2, 1962. 68. St. Paul Milk Company, St. Paul, November 20, 1962. 69. Northland Milk & Ice Cream Company, Minneapolis, November 21, 1962. 70. Walsh’s Shopping Center, Inc., Minneapolis, January 15, 1963. 70A. Kroger Company, Walter Baker, St. Paul, January 18, 1963. 71. Land O’Lakes Creameries, Albin Oberlander, Dick Bonde, January 14, 1963. 72. Twin City Milk Dealers, February 8, 1963. 73. Joe Borer, Borer Distributing Company, Minneapolis; William Finnerty, Finnerty Brothers Distributors, Minneapolis; Herbert Koch, Polka Dot Dairy, Hastings; John Nelson, Products Distributors, Minneapolis, February 14, 1963. 74. Kenneth L. Walton, Walton Dairy, March 28, 1963. 75. Dwight Holcombe, Clover Leaf Creamery, April 9-11, 1963. 76. Northland Milk & Ice Cream Company, Leonard Heller, Sr., April 30, 1963. 77. Penny’s Super Markets, Inc., George Levine, September 11, 1963. 78. Applebaums’ Food Markets, et al, November 12-13, 1963. 79. Northland Milk Company, Al Heller, November 22, 1963. 80. Voegel Ice Cream Company, A. F. Voegel, December 3, 1963. 81. Russell Ice Cream Company, Charles H. Russell, December 10, 1963. 82. Hearing re: Selected dairy products, Fairmont, January 8, 1964; State Office Building, January 13, 1964. 83. Superior Dairies, et al, State Office Building, January 16, 1964. 84. Kemps Ice Cream Division, Marigold Foods, Inc., David C. Ramsey, Jr., May 19, 1964. 85. Dwight N. Holcombe, Cloverleaf Creamery Company, May 19, 1964. 86. M. D. Morehouse, Maple Island, Inc., May 20, 1964. 87. Lessard’s Super Market, William Lessard, May 25, 1964. 88. Penny’s Super Markets, Inc., George Levine, June 15, 1964. 89. Country Club Market, Inc., Howard A. Alkire, June 15, 1964. 90. Applebaums’ Food Markets,