Evening journal., 1895-01-22
THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
Milkmen Agree to Pay a IL
cense If Necessary.
MORE DAIRYMEE COOPERATE

with the New miIkmsn's Association In
Their Efforts to Obtain Protective and
Equitable Attorneys Brad
ford. vandsErift and nyrne Retained 60
Guide the Producers' ship.
The Milkmen's Association met this
morning In adjourned session and
further discussed plans for securing
protective and favorable legislation at
this session of the General Assembly.
Ten new members, making eighty seven
in all, Joined the organization during ths
morning.
A statement was presented as coming
Indirectly from the city Board of Health
that within a year the death OF 300
children had been brought about because
Of there being no restriction nor guard
upon the sale Of milk. ALI the members
agreed that the necessary legislation
would come this year. and that the milk
men who were honest and did not fear
a milk inspector should meet IL half way.
Incidental to settling down TO busi-
ness, Mr.. Griffith asked II freah cows
milk would test one-half that of strip
pers, and II COW fed high would give
as rich milk as COW fed on slop feed
enough TO keep IL In condition.
MIR. Warren held that there was
always better milk from strippsrs, which
are fed high to keep up their supply
with corn meal and bran.
Mr. Spleleth explained that there was
q lactrometer recently invented known an
/ the Babcoek tester that would show
/ whether milk Was pure and also how
much cream it contained
Mr. Rldgwey contended that milk when
warm-touching so degrees temperature
should show 100 per cent as fer as
adnlterations are considered AS far as
ascertalning the amount of cream, that
was different Put q laotron etsr la milk
when 1t Is warm and the instrun ent
would slnk
NJ Sp.eeth declared that some pure
/ milk, without any adnlterati0n. would
not run over 90 degrees, while the milk
from other COWS might show over 110
degrees Of richness
Shall Producers Pay = Llesnse7
There WAS long debate over the ques
tion raised about agreeing 10 pay license
| Mr. Fennimofe argued that a producer
could not aud should not pay tax Aman
who pays taxes on farm stock and raises
goods that are psrishable can sell those
goods or wares any where ia Delaware and
nobody can stop him
Milkmsn All want License.
The special committee reported that
mllkmen All wanted to pay license as they
did not want TO saddle any expense for
the proposed inspector and the costs en-
tailed Ia ths enforcement Of the proposed
law.
It was suggested that the producer
who retalls pay license fees amounting ia
one half OF that charged the buyer who
retails Also that It be the sense OF tbs
meeting that 7ali these special licenses
and 6nes 60 into the city treasury.
To Consider BlIis In other States.
The committee on counsel reported
having secured the services OF Bradford,
vaudegIift q Byrne, as attorneys for the
association, and that the counsel would
within a week submit to the association
the milk inspection bills of the states
OF Ohio and New York, and regulating
the sale Of milk In the city OF
Philadelphia. The meeting, therefore,
al iourned to meet within ten days TO
consider the proposed bill as submitted
by their attorney, and compare 1t witt
the law Of other states.