Arizona republican., 1891-07-17
A BERLIN MODEL DAIRY.
MEATH DESCRIBES A GREAT MILK
 AND BUTTER DEPOT.

Thsre Ought to Be Similar Establish
 L.ents in Every City of This Country.
 That There Are Not, Morc's the Pity.
 MiIk Cheap and Pure.
 "The Right Honorable the Earl of Meath" contributes to The Nineteenth Century English) paper which will be full of interest to our dairy and cream cry readers. It is description of famous model dairy in Berlin. 1.-The right honorable" grows enthusiastic as he recounts its excellences, and small blame to him too. He writes:
 Berlin possesses a commercial undertaking which, owing to its success, it's rapid growth, the benefit it confers on the people, and the philanthropic manner in which it is conducted, is well worthy of notice. l allude to the i'm mense dairy of Herr c. Bolle.
 The business was commenced in 1881 with three carts. Now QS9D 600 men, l4O horses and lN vehicles are needed to satisfy the demands of customers. The secret of his success lies iG the purity, excellence and cheapness of the milk, the precautions which render adultera~ tiOn impossible, the scrupulous cleanliness practiced in the establishment, and the facili- ties which are afforded to the poor to become purchasers.
 Every driver of a cart is detailed to supply milk to a certain portion of the town. He re. ceives a small map representing his part of the city, with certain spots marked at the cornerT of streets where the cart has to stop and sell milk to all who care to purchase.
 The employees are shielded against tempta- tion to dishonesty by the milk being placed en- tirely out of their control. The cans, which Aa tO tni an- titles of milk, arc locked and placed inside the cart, which consists of an enormous metal box on wheels, with holes just large enough to ad- init the taps from the cans inside to be pushc.l through. When the metal box is closed it is impossible to tamper with the milk. Outside, just above the holes where the taps appear, the nature of the contents of each can, and the price, are clearly painted. As it is known ex- actly how much each can holds, the employe whose duty it is to sell the milk is responsible for its value, and has to produce the sum which represents the amount of milk missing when the cart returns to the dairy. A similar ar rangement is pursued in regard to the sale of butter and cream cheeses, which are handed to the employe in convenient sized pats and shapes, each having its price clearly stamped upon its face.
 The following are the articles sold, de- livered from cart into kitchen:
 Pure milk. skinned milk, buttermilk, creau and whipped cream. Finest butter: First quality, second quality and third quality. German cream cheese: Square cheese, Rama. dOur, Harz, Camembert, Moabite and Neu- chatel Children's milk in sealed bottles, stcF ilized milk, Kefyr, sugar of milk, raspberry, cherry and currant sirup in bottles.
 Three travelling inspectors are continually employed in watching over the cleanliness and proper handling of the milk from the time il ha q airvr f haS ha hands. Almost all the work necessary for the maintenance and repair of this large establish. ment is carried out on the premises; for in- stance, there are locksmiths, blacksmiths, coopers, painters, carpenters and joiners.
 In autumn and winter from $500 to 40,00O and in spring from 45,0D to 5000 liters of milk are brought daily to the dairy from the differ ent Berlin stations This enormous amount is poured into great vats or basins after being carefully tested to insure its sweetness. It is then passed through a Altering apparatus, by which all impurities are arrested, and flows into different parts of the building according to the nature of the treatment it is destined to undergo. One of the specialties of this gigantic dairy is the production of sterilized or germ less milk. After the destruction of all germs through the application of heat, carefully reg ulated so as never to reach the boiling point, the milk, which is sent to customers in sealed bottles, can be retained sweet and fresh for several days.
 The measure called litter" contains about one pint and three-quarters.
 It is pleasing to read that Herr Bolle regards his employees as his own family in the interest he takes in their welfare. If the profits of the concern rise above 6 certain percentage they are divided among the employees. A hall for all man. ner of meetings is provided for them also a restaurant, in which for small sums theyCan obtain excellent food. A good school is maintained for their chil- dren, also chapel for religious services, in which the employees receive spiritual instruction every Saturday afternoon. A grand organ has been built in the chapel and there is choir from among the em- ployes. Herr Bolle maintains classes in which his employees learn wood carving and music. There is a Sunday school for the children.
 But this is not all A chemical labor atory for making pure sugar of milk and for testing the milk as it arrives from the country is connected with the dairy. Part of the sugar of milk is sold to the druggists. Part of it is added to ordi- nary milk for the use of infants. There are cows kept solely for the purpose of separated from other animals. They are fed throughout the year on similar se- lected fodder.
 There is a great demand for this milk, which Is sold to the public for the use of infants in sealed bottles. The greatest care is taken to cleanse all utensils after use. There is one de- partment entirely reserved for this purpose Every receptacle is carefully washed with soda and water, and then steam is forced into and through it. Thus every possibility is removed of any sour matter being left behind to con. taminate and turn the milk when the vessels arc next used.
 In conducting the above undertaking to a successful issue Herr Bolle has given conclusive proof, if indeed proof be needed, that practi- cal interest in the welfare of employees is not inconsistent with the acquisition of wealth, and has, am assured, been the means of visi. bly improving the physical condition of the poorer children of the German metropolis by supplying them at their very doors with cheap and pure milk, for lack of which, ts days gone by, they not infrequently pined and died.
 The low stature and weakly frame of many a child in our own large cities, and even in the country, is in great measure due to the absence of milk from it's diet. The offspring of the British workingman is largely fed upon tea without milk, and white bread, from which the most nourishing part of the flour has been removed-an insufficient and unnourishina diet, which will never produce strong and healthy men and women- and which, fear, is rapidly becoming customary in the country as we'll as in the town, We British lack neither enterprise nor capital. Why should not Lon don and each of our large towns possess its Bolle as well as Berlin? Let us hope that ener. getic, patriotic and capable spirits will unite self interest with philanthropic desires, and in