The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

streets, reaching that point at 1 A. NJ. On
the way to the milkmen's rendezvous sew
eral extra early vendors were stopped and
required to furnish samples of milk. In
each instance the specific gravity showed
better than the required 1929 and so the
grum bling drivers were allowed to go on
their way.
1t was nearly 2 o'clock when the first
wagon drove up to the Mission-street de-
pot, but few moments later they began
to arrive in twos and threes, and then in
droves. 1t is safe to say that many of
them were afterward sorry that they
came at all, for some eight or ten arrests
will be made to-day as the result of the in
spection. Altogether about fifteen tests
were made yesterday morning, and out of
this number only three or four could
safely be assumed as above suspicion in
the matter of adulterants.
In consequence of this there was great
outpouring of milk and water in which
the dairies of Simon Bros, John Christian
and Fred Gioldi furnished the milk, and
nature the other Ingredient.
The Humboldt dairy. of which Christian
e. Gioldi are the proprietors, came first
under the ban of the Inspector The test
showed a specific gravity of 1920, with
2 2-5 per cent of butter fat. Dockery wisely
shook his head, and asked Christian how
much water he had put in each can. The
dairyman at first stoutly denied the pres
ence of any foreign body in the milk, but
finally admitted that they sometimes put
from quart to three pints in each can.
That settled il with Mr.. Dockery. With
sort of grim smile of satisfaction he
walked to the Humboldt wagon, and in
less than fifteen minutes emptied thirty
one cans Of milk and water and three cans
of pure water into the street.
Christian pleaded for the disappointed
customers. Personally he didn't care what
became OF it, but that sort OF talk didn't in
fiuence the Milk Inspector. He kept on
with the work until the last can was
emptied, and then, turning to Christian,
told him that he and his partner would be
arrested to-day.
The wagon of Simon Brothers, propri-
etors of large dairy in South San Fran
cisco, came up about this time, and the
driver. Alexander Simon, offered a can for
inspection. 1t proved to be one-fifth bet
ter in butter fat than the milk just turned
into the gutter, but still two-fifths per cent
below the standard. In addition to this
little failing in the matter of butter fat,
the test showed the presence of SO per cent
of water.
Simon vigorously denied any knowledge
as to the manner i'll which the water came
into the milk, confidently assuring Mr..
Dockery that the Babcock test was of no
earthly account. This was all very we'll in
its way, but it aid not prevent Mr.. Simon's
customers from gazing into empty milk
pals this morning.
The wagon yielded twenty-four cans of
milk and six cans of water, all of which
was soon chasing Christians milk and
water down the Mission-street gutter
Simon Brothers will be arrested to-day.
Milk from the Sunny Vale Dairy proved
to be up to the standard. And yet in the
wagon were found four cans of water,
which the driver ingeniously explained
was for the purpose OF kinder balancing
things"
peculiar incident of the nights in
spection turned ND in the Baden dairy. 1t
seems that this place supplied John David
son with wagon load of milk each morn
ing The milk intended for Davidson
showed under the test 3 As per cent OF
butter fat, while the Baden wagon proper
was just within the limit.
In this connection it may be well to
state that most of the wagons inspected
had from two to three qualities OF milk on
board. For instance, one can would have
a Irvine string tied across the top, another
4 couple of straws sticking out the side,
while the third would be adorned with