New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-29
A MILK COMPANY IN TROUBLE.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT EVAPORAIED MlLh'
ACTION OF THE HEALTH BoARD-THE coMPANf''
DEFENCE.

COMPLAINTS ABOUT EVAPORATED MILK
ACTION OF THE HEALTH BoARD-THE CoMPANfs
DEFENCE.
summons was procured at the Jefferson Market
Police Court last week directing 0ficers OF VIC
formulated Milk Company, at No. soonest "
appear Thursday ana answer NJ - made
lating the Sanitary Code The complaint was maui
Inv the milk inspectors of the Health Deparsnitn
II was alleged that the company had violateu en"r
section OF the code which makes u amI mi
which has been robbed OF It's cream nl 10 w No
water is added The company mas de eI az are
80 Groye-si. and factory at walton DeIaG iad
Comfy. n. Y. Milk Inspector Martin exalnln ie
several samples of milk sold in the Guy otsS
by agents of the company an ana to the
standard of the Board OF Health. He was sent IN
company with Inspector Munsell, to inspect tn S
Walton factory on July 49, IT, was milk
were being shipped from the factory 10 tDs ivy
The inspector believed that tie milk received al
the factory from the farmers was hps' to
certain percentage of cream and then eyaporateu 70
such extent that about 90 per cent "a m'1a mann
removed The was sold to ice cream a,er
facturers. they thought, and enough "aleI ma3
ADDED 10 the cvaporated skim. milk received
in the city to make it sell as whole milk 90
G. Heineken, treasurer OF Tue COMPANY, WITH the
comnanv,s counsel. and secured an adj;
inprnmcnt of the hearing IN court un IA IL
Augusta 1t was sad that an eHoaI , %o nsosTtment
that the company bad not violated the SANITARY
Code IF the business of the company could De ex-
planned satisfactorily TO 1herl 6a nrncccngs in
conrt might be discontinued. Mr.. lielneken SAID 10
a TRIBUNE reporter yesterday that the mix lilspoc
TORS were mistaken concerning the preparation Oh
evaporated milk for sale in this city. j. X. Pond
the manager of the Walton factory, has been exper-
lmenting with machinery intended Tor the reduc-
machinery is in working order, the company will
produoe granuIated milk at the factory in largo
quantities. chiefly for use on YES
sells at sea. 1t has been found necessary,
however to dispose of large quantities OF milk 1or
which contracts had been made with farmers IN
Walton and in other parts OF Del aware County
carly in tho season. Much milk has been SKINNED
at the factory and the cream has been sold IN this
CITY to manufacturers of Ice cream, nut tne
skinned milk has not been evaporated. fTmer55
who supply milk for skimming have been allowed
TO buy the skim milk for their hogs and calves ~
few cents per can. The evapora;ed milk sent 10
this city IS the product of good, pure Inllk. que
eau of evaporated milk contains tue cream anu Az
other nutrtive parts of five cans of ordinary mix.
As the evaporation Is carried on by machinery,
without heating the milk or otherwise ulssur9 rug
Its natural qualities, the adulUeI VI Iou,
parts of water to one of evaporated niliK VIII
produce ordinary milk on which cream VIII riss
and from which butter can be maze. by evapU r
rating milk at the factory and supplying the Wal9t
again In this city, the company saves tue IIoignV
charges four ont of every tive cans OF inilk for
that reason the company can make proht ~ cum
petition with other mix dealers anu sun ''i Az"
milk. ,,,, -.
Mr.. Heinekin said also that tho milk produced IN
Walton and adjoining towns was in9eh IieneT in
cream than that produced In Orange County. The
farmers of Delaware County have been making put
ter long that the quality OF milk instead o. ~
hi ing OF cows. As proof of his statements {,
he showed to the reporter can full
of evaporated milk which had creamy color and
taste Fonr ports of water were added 10 of the
eyaporated milk and the result looked and tasted
like good milk. Cream began to rise on IT'S surface
after it had been permitted to stand ID DOW iess
than an hour The GRADUATED MIX Company is
stock concern the shares being owned by a few
persons L. NJ. Brown is the president OF the com
pany. Charles G. Francklyn is a prominent STOCK
holder.