New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-21
PURE MILK FOR NEW-YORK.
AN ASSOCIATION WHICH AIMS TO DRIVE OUT DIS
HONEST DEALERS.

AN ASSOCIATION WHICH AIMS To DRIVE OUT DIS
HONEST DEALERS.
Nearly half million quarts of milk come INTO this
city daily. In spite of all the efforts of the Board of
Health, and although more than $4,000
has been turned INTO the city treasury
from fines inflicted upon the dealers in adulterated
skinned milk, a great quantity OF milk goes into
consumption here which is unfit for food. The
Health Board has full power to stop the sale OF
skinned milk. That question has been settled IN
the courts. But If INSCRIPTIONS dealers
mix just enough fresh milk with the
skinned milk to bring it up TO the
standard of the milk given by the poorest OF cows
the Board cannot interfere. All sanitary oihclais
and all physicians consider 1t of the utmost lmpor-
lance to the health of city that it shall have plen-
tiu supply of rich. pure, sweet milk Otherwise mo
mortality among young children must inevitably be
very large President Chandler, of the Health
Department., says that the great mortality among
infants IN New-York in July and August Is largely
due to the poor quality of the milk on which they
are fed The owners of creamerles buy immense
quantities of milk and skim 1t, using the for
butter. In too MANY cases the skinned milk is
then sent to the city mixed with barely enough
fresh milk to escape condemnation by the inspec-
tors Such mixture is anything but wholesome
and nourishing food for babies especially
in the hot months. The delay III the creameries
makes difference of from twelve to twenty hours
in the time when the milk reaches the consumer.
and in hot weather the milk becomes wret ched
stuffto feed young children with. There are large
numbers of creameries which are conducted with
entire honesty and with no attempt to deceive the
public But there ara Others where no tricks are
spared in order to dispose of SKINNED and impov-
ershed milk.
A strong and rapidly growing organization has
been formed to send to NewYo daily and deliver
to consumers here without the intervention of mid
demcn. fresh pure milk of the best quality. This
organization is called the Eric Milk Pro,
ducers' Association Its headquarters are at
Goshen, Orange County, and 1t has n
membership of Ineary 600, all milk producers.
while branch associations forming in Delaware
and sullivan counties. The officers are: w. l..
Richardson, president; y. Demarest. secretary and
f. j. Taylor treasurer. OF course this ASSOCIATION.
which began operations recently has
met with the strongest opposition from
middlcmen and the malignant enmity of
the dealers in skinned or aduterated milk. Bnt
the Ere Railway OIL lals have done all IN their
power t. encourage and aid the movement. Presl-
dent Jowett, Nice-President Blanchard, and Gen
crll Freight Agent Villas have been especially
active in furthcring the now plan. The company
has Issued the following circular to mil ksh;ppers
The y. Y. l.. =. and W. Il. r. Company, in order to
protect II. mi shPpin; business ana Lne ,ere''s o. s
shop RS Of milk along IL lines;
IrSf-IO aDllsh with RAILROADS eEohhnSe
whereby each viii return to the proper road al foreign
cans.
SccOndTo appoint can collector whose duty II shall
Dc collect from mix men all detained cans belonging
Ere road ana turn them to their owners.
Third-ru provide free a--ag' and FACT ty FOR
properly appointed mi inspector on each milk train,
who shall he authorized 10 dispose OF skinned and
adulirra ed milk according to law.
fotrU 10 sell free charge a surplus pure mix at
established price, dump and return the
cans ~ once. and remit the money 20 the farmer.
Iifh-TO return - the mcr, free 81 freight both
way all surplus pure mix which cannot be sold at the
Z = abiisIcd price.
N,r0i-To collect tie bills for milk with the freight
requested and Remit 20 the farmer without charge
or commission.
President Chandler was recently asked 10 dtiaH
iuspcctors o. examine the milk the Erie 10 make
sure thai only milk tha' Wa. up To the legal stand
ara was coming forward 10 Ncw-lork. he two in
sprctors whom be selected for this purpose were
made inspectors under the state BOald
Of Health a, wcl ~ the Health Department
of this city. and also appointed inspectors for
NcN-Jer.ry bv the Mik Inspector of that stale. SO
they have Jurisdiction throughout the trips from
iuc milA cuuutr- io this city aud thcJ have already
accom- p.l he'd good results.