New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-30

a.. seen in these two great European capitals might
be studied with profit by the milk producers OF
America.
Mr.. Fredericksen says, in substance that Copen-
hagen with its population Of 100000 people, was
formerly supplied with milk partly by the surrounding
farmers themselves, partly by small dealers and
consequently the milk poor as In all clties
where that is the case, though pretty good cohlroi
had long been kept by the police. In 1879 nnmDer
Of prominent residents of Copenhagen, TAXING al
interest in the welfare Of the people, organized
company with a view OF supplying pure unadulterated
milk by means of a sharp control all the way nom
the COW to the consumer AS the purpose was not
to make money it was made point that no mgher
dividend than five per cent should ever be PAID 10
the stockholders. BY this provision and by dspehs-
ing with the mddemen, the company was able 10 pay
high price to the farmers as compensation LOT le
strict control to which they were subjected, az INC
same time that the people of the city could get
pure and cheap article The managers made con-
tracts with the farmers regulating the diet OF the
COWS and the way the milk should be cooled ana
treated until delivered at the railroad depot. WIN
especially weknown and trustworthy farmers con
tracts were made for the supply OF "cmldrens MIX
from single particularly healthy and wellfed COWS.
This milk bottled and the bottles sealed ana macd
ON the farm so that city people get through we
company the milk OF the same COW every day' il VloS
choose to pay little than the ordinary price ior
the trouble At any time the farmer may expect
a call from the inspector Of the company, 10 Whom
the barn and dairy are always accessible.
When the several articles, namely, cream OF the
first class cream of the second class, pure sweet milk,
twelve bours skinned milk ETC., arrive at the depot
of the company a sample is taken OF every lot fof
examination. The different lots of the same arucle
are poured into large receiving tank ana wei
nv careful stirring when a sample OF the contents
is again taken. From the receiving tank the milk
Tor cream is drawn into the cans OF the milk wagon
which are so constructed that after they nave Iei'
the depOt nobody can get anythiDg-be II water OF
other matters-into the milk The only opening zen
is the faucet through which the milk IS drawn "cn
delivered to the consumer. BY an ingenious con
struction, the milk always remains wei mixed IN Ile
and there is no possibility for the cream to rise
or the constituents to separate, so that every con-
sumer is sure get milk of the average quality;
Besides the managing directors there Is Boaru
Of Controllers consisting Of three citizens OF hgl
standing, namely, bust ness man, professor o,
pphys icisn The members Of this Board act volun-
tarily, and are not allowed TO have any peeunaary
interest in the business whatever. Two chemists
are at their disposal, engaged by the Board but draw
ing salaries from the company one OF THESE chen,
lists is employed at the depot of the company ana
II is his duty to examine ard record the quality OF
every lot Of milk or cream coming IN; inc otnel
is employed at the medical college, and to him the
average samples from the large receiving tank are
sent for examination The records OF both chemists
working independently are frequently copaTeu coy
| trollers The drivers Of the milk wagons ara pro
vided with checks, which on demand of the consumer
ing the milk he receives Of defect in any NAV
send sample Of it 10 the chemist at the meafa
|
the tank from which the sample came. By examining
the sample and comparing the result with the recoro
OF the day. the controlling chemist can at once detec
| IL there is anything wrong with the milk.
| BY means Of this sharp control, the company has
succeeded in establishing pure and healthy milk al
reasonable price, and the people have learned 10 ap
precate the benefit and are using much more Re- MIL
are benefited by the great difficulty for dishones
competition to undersel them and are paio wcli io
treating their milk according to the rules of the com
| pany.