New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-01
THE MILK CRUSADE GOES ON
PRESIDENT WILSON DECLARES THAT
THE ADULTERATED FLUID MUST GO.
PRESIDENT BERG OF THE MILK DEALERS PRO
TECTrvE ASSOCIATION SAYS HIS ORGAN
fZArIoN sYMPArHIZEs WITH THE

PRESIDENT BERG OF THE MILK DEALERS PRO
TEcrIvE ASSOCIATION SAYS HIS ORGAN
fzArIoN sYMPATHizEs WITH THE
HEALTH BOARDS EFFORTS
The pure-milk crusade which President Wilson. OF
the Board OF Health contends is no crusade at AL
but simply the result OF determined effort on the
part OF the Board TO prevent the sale OF aduteraed
milk. still goes merrily on. Arrests OF the milk
dealers continue to be made every day. and the re
ported organization Of some OF the uptown dealers
and their retention Of counsel seems 10 have awaited
them little as yet Certain II Is that their action
has put no check upon the vigilance OF the milk
inspectors and with the addition OF hve new IN
spectors early this week the number Of arrests daily
will probably be doubled II the aduIteration does
stop at once
Heretofore six INSPECTORS have attempted 70 test
the milk delivered from the farms at some twenty
depots this city and distributed from the depots
to over seven hundred retail milk dealers and
grocers.
President Wilson seems more determined than
ever. II that is possible. 10 stop this Illegal frame
He said yesterday
Il want the public to understand that all mix
dealers are not scoundre!s; the majority Of them
honest men, conducting legitimate business
1t is the guilty that the Board or Health are
after. and are going to continue to arrest ana
collect evidence against these men until the SAFE OF
THIS POISONOUS mix IL statnptu out AoA 49, 49, 80
There need be no fear that the Innocent VIII surfer
with the guilty"
In reply 10 the statement made by FRANK Moss'
counsel for a number Of the accused dealers that
the lactometers used by the Board OF Health n
spectors 10 measure the specinc VI zoo "a In,s in
had been known 10 vary from lO- 70 W. points ~
testing the same can OF milk Or. Martin, chemist
Of the Board OF Health. said yesterday $500
Every lactometer given our oy thts Depa s snT
to the milk inspectors IS first thoroughly estea' Sna
II found vary from the true stahdlru HioLe ma
one-ha.f OF d point the defective lactometer Is re-
fused and returned TO the manuia clurer' ,.,n
BESIDES this" continued Or. Martin, whenever
the inspectors find milk which their lactgHleteis
show 10 be aduterated, sample OF TINS MIX IS az
once sent % me- for analysis Inc STANDARD q,
purity adopted has been determined by ne .'ui, VI
a very large number OF analyses made OF milk taken
from COWS In the presence OF the inspectors Inc
analysis must u per cent OF sofas, 81 when
80 per shall be fat and 81 per cent soIlus 20
double test bars out all possibility or mistake
W. r Berg No. $50 Frst-st, president or tAe
MIX Dealers Protective Association, said yester-
day: 49, ......
onize the Board ~ Health by backing up the ac-
cuseI milk dealers. We did not organize Tor thai
purpose and only few OF our members nave hai
any trouble through the inspectors. Inc only ac-
tion W. shall take will be- 10 employ an attorney
and a chemist for our future protection. .
Referring t0 the dealers VINO have employed MI
Moss counsel. President Berg sali =,
This combination has nothing 70 DO with u IL
consists OF about fourteen Harlem dealers, VINO /
under,ta nd. have organized for Their own protec.
ton | am sure that the action OF the Board or
Health viii benefit the trade. and 10 n9t take any
stock assertions OF sO'e OF the dealers thtt
the Board ln ends 20 dO injustice 10 ANYBODY
The MIX Dealers Protective AssocIaiion VIII hoid
a meeting at ihsr headquarters NO. i Eghtn,st.'
lem combination intends 10 hold side meeting az
the same time ana place