New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-30
THE LONDON PLAN.
HOW THE WORLDS METROPOLIS GETS ITS
MILK.
ursroRY OF THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE
AYLEsBURY DAIRY CoMPANY-A PER-
Feet INSPECTION SYSTEM THE
KEY TO SUCCESS.
KEY TO SUCCESS

A great desire has been shown by the FARMERS
and milk producers in the Milk Producers Union
70 know how the London plan" has WORKED
This plan. which many of the producers have
held it would be the part of wisdom 10 initiate
in case stock company scheme is adopted oy uhe
union. is the method pursued by the Aylespury
Dairy COMPANY, which, from small beginning
twenty wears ago. has now become the cher mix
distributing agency in that great city. Llt'le Is
known of its system here, but in 1850, as IL had
proyed SO successful in London, an agent was
sent over here and an attempt made TO estaohsh
n similar plan in this city. FOR some reasoh'
chiefly it is said because of the inehicency Oh the
agent, the scheme fell through. AT that tiIne 'ie
milk producers supplying this city were, as now'
depressed over the low prices they received loI
their milk. and the agitation was being tanned
which led TO the milk war" of 1882 The at
tempt of the Englishmen to establish their sys-
fem here therefore attracted some notice. ana the
following summary of the first ten years history
of the Aylesbury Dairy Company was printed
in "The American Dairyman" Of September .
1880. OF course the growth of the company mas
been enormous since then but the system Oh oe-
livery. the chief thing about which the mix
nroducers here want TO know remains the same
Here is the London plan:
The Aylesbury Dairy Company Limted) was estao-
lshed In London about ten years ago by o. Mander Al
lender The milk supply of London was at that time
in very bad state; the milk was never pure ana was
retaied from stores filthy and always WITHOUT esaru "
cleanliness or any sanitary arrangements iho u0
ginning was in a very small way, only the mix rum
Mr. Allender's farm at Aylesbury being seht Dy ran
srnau s,ore near where the present premises STAND,
and distributed among his private friends sooh !.
cot to be known that pure milk could be obtained anu
relied upon. Among the first to recognize tne au'
vantage of this were the doctors ana Physioians
Gradually the business grew until at last II was oe
{o undertaking into lOinU spoVh
comnany AS the business went on increasing SO lie
capital was augmented until at present oool IL repo
scented S75OOO0 paid up. On this the dlVluenu Is ~
satisfactory that the shares (So are al oo per 01
premium on the Stock Exchange and are seldom OIL 'o
market. ,.,.. ,,,,. rom,
pany now take the milk from over seventy iarhs anu
The produce Of more than 5000 COWS. Ihere arc io
directors OF whom Mr. AIender is the manager. vi
the STAFF there is the experimenting sanitary ocer
on ,nsnsctor Of farms and diaries, who is civil en-
gineer chemical analyst who has his laboratory al
the head Office and two medical officers tor the Louo
staff and dwellings. No milk Is taken from ho"
,or that has not been inspected. to health by inc
sanitary inspectors, and as TO drainage eo'' ny "o
,snoctor NJ farms and dairies the directors urging
the necessity that not only should milk be guaranteed
pure I'm quality, but that 1t should De oOtaineu oi'
perfectly healthy sources and that u shouiu noU nav
been exposed 10 any communicating influences HUN ~
time IL leaves until 1t reaches the taoe Vi INC
consumer During the last few years seVer@i ouE
hreaLs of fever attended by fatal results have been
traced to infected milk. Nothing taxes 'oi''V
ouicker from its surroundings than milh' anu % a
r.hicIe ~ contagon it ranks second to none. Inc
go, ,o,no nassed the farmer then has to sign his
contract with the company. He Is bound as 10 Vhc
onantity he sends and also under heavy pehalV "
report by telegraph TO the head ONCE any case Vi
ness however trivial that should arise shole iii'
servants or in his family, so that the company Al
snectorS can visit the farm at once When IL IL Is
the supply OF nlIA - az UNIV
stonned until all danger is over. The company guar
sntees the against all loss III Suc a. ne com
nany,s model dwelling and are under tIe eOnsIan,
Supervision of the two medical lean @ rsway DEPOT or
the company's premises has sample yaAT ho iron" II
which Is at SnSe seh1 and amount Of cream th'
result is entered in book unaer u1 lives ever>
M %onths prizes pieces of plate valued at 5000
sarmeTs Whose mix supplies stands highest IN GIa d
dnrSnr that period. When the milk IS ready lof u'S
anriiS n auionG customers, each can, before IL 4
placed on the cart is sealed by an lThi I: ken
s reterence in case of complaints. No two farmer,
milk ever gets mixed sent on the same roae, Iirr
s sty is at once traced home Briefly to show tl'
srJ T0p 81 milk sold TO private families was 27ooo
For 1877 milk sold to private families was a'ooo
For 1879 milk sold to private families was 65ooo
For 1880. first half OF year, milk sold to privat
families 100000 gallons: ,, ,.,o,oso1o or T.
hosnitals or public Institutions. any sales OF cream
In is79 the amount Of cream sold was aOV0o Suar
hntter every day There are two deliveries OF mn
esch day morning and evening. In the case
voung children or invaids, by special desire a mld
day delivery Is always made. The milk is Away
fresh as the nights milk goes out In INC m n
and the mornings i'm the afternoon. Tic farmer
are bound under penalty never 20 mix two milking
or ia send any milk not of Their own Iarn arms a.
surplus milk is, after each delivery, AT once hade V
cheese. - o,, 4b
The company pays the farmers every week n III
cheek for Che weeks milk being sent on Friday. IN
farmer can always count on having the money
fine for SATURDAYS market. All cans Tor transports
zion Of the milk arc provided by the company an
are sent 10 the farmers day properly Steane
and cleaned The railway companies OF Ehgan
make N feature TO encourage the milk trade Inc
charge . cents per gallon for any distance nnu..
fifty miles and cents per gallon from hS Se''"'
miles. ,.,o A,D anv ma,
- The world connected with dairy matters Is az one
tT,ed LARGO show-rooms are kept Tor the ehmDi'io
OF such Pupils taken at the butter ua ,nso ~
instcton In butter making the course OF the lesson
I.ets two weeks.