The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
THEY WANT MONEY
FOR THEIR COWS,
Dairymen Have a Confer
ence With the Board
of Health.
DELAY rs REQUESTED.
Hope Expressed That the Legis.
lature Will indemnify
Owners.
CLUNIE FOR THE MILKMEN.
Occupants of the Labor Camp on
Waller Street Will Have to
Vacate in Ten Days.
CLUNIE FOR THE MILKMEN

Milkmen, great and mall, were much in
evidence at the Health Office last night at
the conference between the Board of Health
and dairymen of the City and County.
The milkmen have been complaining that
the summary methods of the health in
spectors left them without compensation
for condemned cows, and they attended in
evident readiness for wordy war. How
ever, everything went off smoothly.
DR.. Morse opened the meeting by stating
that its object was to determine upon some
efficacious means for disseminating the sale
of diseased milk and for the inspection of
cows suspected of being affected with tuber-
culosis.
A number oil communications in refer
ence to the matter in hand were read by
the secretary, one from a prominent
dairyman recommending that the time for
app lying the tuberculine test be postponed
until the 1st of April, 1897.
1--WE believe it absolutely necessary"
said DR.. Morse, commenting upon the
last-named letter, "that the health of the
City should be looked after. 1t is our
duty, in so far as we may be able, to work
for the general adoption of the most eff
clent means for the eradication of all men,
aces to the physical well-being of the
City"
Attorney Andrew Clunie, who acted as
spokesman for the dairy men of San Fran
cisco, opened the case, so to speak, for his
clients, by stating that all the reputable
milkmen of the City were willing and de-
sirous to work with the Board OF Health
tor the determination of tuberculosis in
dairy cattle at any reasonable sacrifice.
AT the same time,n he proceeded.
some compensation should be given to
the innocent owners of unhealthy COWS.
One case of peculiar hardship occurred
only few days ago. A man who owned
nfty-three COWS was forced to lose thirty
eight OF them, which had been condemned
as tuberculous by the health officers. This
seems hardly just and is not the rule in
England nor in the United States.
we are not here to antagonize the
board. We don't want any controversies.
We could, if we wished, carry the matter
into tne courts and tie up your hands in
some way, but that is not what we are
looking for.
AL we request is little time wherein
to purchase new cows, if necessary and
get Things into proper condition. Still
we must nave some guarantee that our
COWS will not be condemned and killed
within week. L ask, then, that action in
TINS matter Dy the board be delayed until
after the next meeting of the State Legis-
lature."
w. J. Martin of the San Mateo Board OF
Health agreed substantially with Mr..
Clunle In recommending that no imme-
dlate action be taken. He said that in
San Mateo there were about q, 900 cows.
the milk from many of which was regu-
of Health of that county was. he said
working in harmony with the dairymen
Tor the bringing about of regime uf pure.
healthy milk.
A general discussion ensued. after which
Or. Morse and Mr.. Clunie INDUCED in q
little tussle as to the power of inspectors to
Kill tuberculous cows Immediately upon
detection.
And it looks as though suspected cows
Jared no BETTER" added the attorney in a
somewhat aggrieved tone.
Every COW is open to SUSPICION of
tuberculosis nowadays" replied DR.. Morse
dryly.
mo benefit of the doubt" reioined
Clnnle, sadly; mot even for a poor cow.''
Dr. fierce, veterinary surgeon of the
Board OF Health of Oakland, said the City
Council of his town was about to pass an
ordinance similar to the San Francisco |
milk ordinance. The milkmen of Alame.
da County were in favor of rigorous
application OF the tuberculine test. AT the
same time ne thought the prevalence of
mad been much exaggerated, |
at least so lar as localities outside the City
and County of San Francisco. He recon-
mended postponment of the obligatory |
application of the test.
Mr.. Taylor of the Millbrae Dairy and |
other prominent dairymen also favored a |
delay until after legislative action could |
be taken.
]. B. Reinstein, who had been doing a |
little figuring all by himself said that if |
out OF the $4,000 cows in the State 40 per