Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-17
DISCUSSING PURE MILK,
hiik Dealers Think the Con,missioners'
Standard L. Too High.

Saturday evening At an adjourned meeting
OF two score of the milk dealers of the
District at Faber's Hall. 9Th between ID and
r streets. committee appointed to
wait upon the District Commissioners and in
form them that the dealers believed that the
standard established in the District was both
too high and unreasonable. and to suggest that
Inc prosecution OF persons selling or Offering
for sale adulterated milk rather than those SELF
ing or Offering for sale milk belowa certain
fixed standard would best protect the interests
OF the people of the District
The meeting. which was called to hear the
repor; o: the committee o, three appointed nj
the iritl':l meeting of the dealers last week 70
wait upon and discuss the Situation with the
DISTRICT om.nlssIOners. was presided over by
ht. u u '.o.'Ht Mr. l. Z. Breuninge- acting
rs secretary.
An INTERVIEW WITH TEE COMMISSIONERS.
W. CA@-.es Nexbold. chairman Of the COM
mi':ee appointed to WI. upon the Commits
sioners Of tine District. stated that the commit
tee had seen the Commissioners, Mr. Parker
and capt EOssel principally and hal found
them quite willing ard ready to assIs, the deal
ers IN securing to tine people o: the District
pure wholesome milk The committed hld
celVed favorable re~Don~e In answer to their
request Tor the appointment Of an inspector of
miik- The Standard hxed b. the District mad
been DISCUSSED. end it pointed ont that it
was s!lSntl: too hIgn. the committee explain
Tag to the Commissioners that there
pieE.y o. SOo'i Eiilk. pure ard UuaLulterGted.
winch md not come up 10 III District stand
a-t-3t per ceut o. butter fat, IN I2is
per cent OF solids Il was also explained
10 the Commissioners that all COWS
dii not give rich milk. mat
certain months of tine y-ar the richness Of the ;
mix % ali COWS Gsc-eased. IL was sig /
ges;ed TO the ConUi-siDTe-S that while Z
standard was rc-v good timing 20 have. It Was ,
no. y E0o5 thing 70 b:se a p.Szecu-iou upOn /
ard that IL wJali be better AMI safer 10 first /
warn a uea,cr whose mix WAS discovered TO be !
below tn Standard ;hgu o. AZ once arrest HIM /
ana treat nirl a. the. In conclusion the /
coHilni'tee .Isd assured tn Commissioners that !
the dealer, tEsv rel resented were most deslr- /
Gus oi doing all tner could - assis: them il I
ever wdv. /
ne report cf the committee was unani- !
mnGSls adopted and tn committee discharged. !
Mr. A. }. No::H.. N 7-oHO-Ing discussion of 1
the question % milk standard. stated thai /
ChenliS: dIrd of tie health office feared that !
II Jhe pre-en5 staIia-,. lowered dealers /
and dai~ymer producing rich milk would be !
thereby tempted !" 80 water II as to bring ii /
down - the STANDARD.
Nr. }. v. Bvail Thought It would be better to .
raise than 10 lover the standard although ne |
was beng prosecuted for selling milk below |
the standard. which mix had been sold by Kim !
jus: a. he had purchased it from the p-oduce- !
In twelve SAMPLES OF milk examined by Ir !
Hir1 from manv different shippers o. his !
five o. the samples had fallen below the stand I
ard he lad refused 70 accept any more milk I
from them. but when they pleaded for another
chance and lie assented these had in a few I
days raised the standard OF ;hcir milk above 1
per cent.
MAJ AI.voRD IS Az EXPERT.
Maj H. l. Alvord OF Virginia who said he
had been familiar with the dairy business for /
twenty-five wears AMI hal testified as an EXPERT
in the New Yo-k. Boston and other courts.
Asked to as heard. The privilege granted 7
HIM and ke ststed that the District STANDARD I
was not = standard in any country OF the actual I
quality CT milk. That Statement, he made pre-
pared TO sustain IL If 100 samples OF milk /
with 8 : pc- cent of fas were taken in 50 OF .
the samples there would be foI2d more than !
1255 per cent total solids. winle OF the same /
number OF samples. 100. averaging l2'= per ,
cent total solids not swo Of taem would show .
81 pee cent OF fats. He stated tka: Z ile Dis-
trict authorities should establish a standard of /
II sonls and 8 pes cent OF fat tdey /
would establish standard rot like /
natural milk anywhere IN the world. .
and which tne rrosHcers o. milk i
IL The District % Columbia eCalI come Up 20
unie-s jLey mace &c per cent OF solids. The
average OF the twelve SAMPLES from shippers B
that ir. Hid examined for Mr.. Bean Was
above the standard established by me states. I
CICn n ElaLGhIl EQsI t>IlDls lttl DIV tue H.
terra revenue commissioner. I2i- Aivord said. ?
had been adopted By states of me Union. Int
they had t. back down frlr i. There were
plenty OF herds CT cattle. well fed and well
cared fo-, that would come I'D to II. and the
Massachusetts standard was nov 49, Le- cent
o. solids except in The summer VI hen a Is per
cent Standard Is enforced If standard of 81
Der cent % IA. was made thaa meant IS Ter cent
OF Soils. the highest ever attempted anywhere .
AID higher than the District coa:d maintain /.
ID.
come NJ 20 tha.. IL thought that he valu- /
able part OF mix the faJ. but Il FAC. 1T
was no; the Eat bIt the soiIds no: fat.
lie believed In a h.gl standard OF milk. but !
not in attempting what eanuo: be reached with :
ordinarily good effort
In conclusion Maj. AFFORD said: "You can't !
make fixed standard for variable product 4
without lnjurIng somebody. That's the trouble I
In saying cer.ain thing is true when nature !
ssvs il i not true You don't want n star dard I
described by figures. This matter of having a !
fixed standard for milk is merely a fashion. /
Way has Wisconsin got a standard OF milk? /
Because New York and New jersey have one |
and they have it because Massachusetts, had it. !
There - nov a change OF opinion. What j. of
more importance IN N the mere standard for /
milk is Tie question OF cleanliness. Eut if they
must have a Standard 90 figures here in order |
10 be in fashion don t have IL too high or too
low. Three per cent of fat and IL per cent of
total solids Is the safes. standard. or II il is
made II per cent of solids the fat should be
~ per cent oriy.
TIE sTANDA2D TOO HIGH.
NJ. Newbold said that in the matter of milk
INSPECTION IL was most important that the cows
should be carefully watched. that milk might
rot he sold here drawn from diseased animals.
lie then moved that the District Commissioners
be informed that the sense of the meeting was
that . standard be established of 81 per cent
fat and 12iS per cent solids as a maximum. and
La. Il be lowered three or four months %; The
wear when milk would naturally fall below IL;
also. that III tine opinion of The 6airymen the
interests OF the community would be better
subseryed by prosecuting only those found
ajulseratiEg milk. and thai the standard be re-
garded more as a measure o. admOuitiOn than
~ basis for prosecution.
The motion Was unanimously adopted and
Sie-srs. Chas. Newbold. A. Is. Walters and Al.
Mount were appointed a. he committee, Naj.
Alyord being invited to accompany them.
Nessrs. Newbold. A. j. Mount and Walters
urged the dealers to organize. ait when an
adjournment was taken until next Thursday
evening il was understood that per manent
organization would be effected at that ii me.