New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-28
AN AGE OF PLUMBER.

THE TRIBUNE, of New-YOrk, is certainly
doing the country good service in exposing the great
consumption We must be naturally led to the conclu
sion that such things take place in every large city and
yentate the subject won in order that every consumer
may be posted to the nature OF the sTnde no Is sub
ect to- Although apparently trihing. the aggregate Is
Wonderful aud II is hard 10 believe that the enormous
sums mentioned in THE TRIBUNE could DO the result OF
this system OF plumber but ii is too true. Not only Is
the robbery In these articles OF food pracced by me
dealers therein but IT has now come 70 g S Sd ne
"a sn we'll The vendors Of ice and coal have par
ticulary good subjects 20 work WITH and the
trick is this The Dishonest driver charged with the DIS
tributon Of tun OF Ice to househoders who 90 not
weigh what they receive, can, with0utmuch dhculty,
pocket the proceeds OF hundred pounds OF So ana yet
his employer receipts for the full tun TINS Is done
nv furnishing under-weght TO regular customers VINO
pay by the month OF week and selling to IRREGULAR Gus
toners for cash. the surplus mus ana duf bapseced ia this
sgdle that positively those who wish 10 welgn IL are
refused the privilege ana must De oohtent 10 S
given or go without ii at all These greater ana more
dagraut swindes committed by coal deliverers VINO,
lien sent to deliver coal have been known stop at
their own homes and help Themselves and is asserted
further that frequently the coadryers nave an uueI
standing VINO retai coal anu va.
thew deliver them fractions OF loads AT low rates
realizing cash for their steangs. or course une Go
dealer does not suffer, except possibly IN tpe
a. purchasers have OF weighing their COL, tho
cheat cannot be detected unless witnessed Ine sIy
has no direct interest In watching his drivers
5 The consumer has little opportunity for he does not
know when the delivery Is % be made Inese arr pu
itarv eases that come under notice. but they show
b utterly dishonest and debased these rascals are and
Vet II can scarcely be wondered at when the masters DO
ibe same MANY fragrant OF short weight IN
coal particularly, have come under ouI omh p,n
here he dealer sends perhaps sixteen or elghtee
hundred weight for tun. xeriy' We are III "i' "h0 VI
plumber, wholesale ana retail
PITTSBURGH WANTS ITS MILK EXAMINED
Prom ne Pittsburgh Lsdder =,
THE TEIBUNEs s exp1Sre u c5 un
ansafion IN Gotham. or everybody knew DeIore
that the COW with the iron tail gave them the greater
nart Of their milk the absolute demonstration htt
1900 quarts OF per day are sold III tne &
milk and that city swndled ont Oh between So
90 and 100000 year by this operation Is none the Tess
Startling on that account Let us have some Pittsburgh
stastics on this interesting subject. The most inter
estng part 10 us OF TRIBU exposure the suH
gestion that this Infamous adnlteration which every
Community has submitted TO In sort OF despair can be
stopped The example OF Boston Is cited, where, Blythe
enforcement OF law requiring the registry OF all mill
vendors regular. inspections OF their milk ana heavy
nenaltes Tor Watering their STOCK the aduheration
milk hns been almost entirely checked. This Is reform
worth working for. Who win start the ball going oI
| pure milk
ENOUGH TO MAKE ONE SiUDDER.
| FROM 1ae RgAf0rt Fr,smln
/ Tup NEW DIRK TRIBuNS has been investi
eating tho milk business " tae metropolis aud publishes