The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-04
DAIRY LICENSE SEAS u.
State Food Commission Is Issuing 6
New Series. -

The state dairy and food commission has
Just begun its annual registrato on of milk
men in towns Of LOCO Inhabitants and over.
During the past six years the state dairy
and food commission has issued annual IL
censes to nilkmen, for which they receive a
fee CT 81, which reverts back into the state
treasury
|. The law under which the department Is
working was passed in 1889 Since then there
has been a steady increase in the number
of milkmen who have thus been authorized
to do business by the state. e
Last year 1882 licenses were issued $50
Of which went to Minneapolis. $50 to st.
Paul, 250 to Duluth, and the remainder scat
tered through the state in towns where the
law applies
The traditional milkman, whose most val
liable adjunct to his establishment Is the
pump, has, according to the files and infor-
nation to be had in the office Of the stats
dairy and food commission, ceased to be
| reality.
The law which regulates the sale of milk
as well as licensing S vendors works not
only to the protection of the public but
to the milkman as we'll
The legitimate milkmen those who give
| their trade the pure ar icle are all heartily
in sympathy with the law, as 1t protects them
against the competition CT the adu.terated ar
tlcle. which Is marketed to their detrlment.
While the dishonest rlilkmen, would be MAX
Ing money they would by the dint of in
dustry y+. Just bel be holding their end up
cred milk been found in the possession of
mlkmen. Frequently the state department
causes arrests of miikmen whose milk Is i'm
pure by reason Of unelean herds or unwash-
ed herds for numerous reasons, but in few
cases has trouble been experienced on ac-
count OF the willful adulseratfon of the cows
best product. ~
The law also says that he shall not have
milk in his possession which has not a GER
tain proportion Of the fatty ingredients. OF
which regulate the sale of milk from wag-
ons and those which have to- do with the
dealer. -
One wagon license will cover any number
of wagons under the same ownership. The
license number must be displayed at all timrs
from conspicuous pIacas@on the wagon,
which enables the making Of complaints
without knowing the name Of the m.lkman.
For a violation of the law a penalty of
from 80 to $50 Is prescribed.
Assistant Commissioner Lawrence, In speak
Ing of the matter yesterday, stated that they
were expecting a large Increase in the num-
Der of licenses issued this year. Already
they had received large number CT appl!-
cations from dealers and wagon men who
were new In the business which was evil
aence Oh the prosperity Of the times: From
the indications he thought that easily $500
milkmen would take out licenses this year.
He Thought the. law one of 1.-THE best pre-
ventive laws on the statute books regulating
the functions of the department as the fee
was not sumclentiy large TO incur any hard
time 1t brought them under state inspection
and regulation, which had a tendency to Gre
ate better feeling all around, since they
law.
Mr.. Lawrence thought that the people of
| the state need have no fear as to the quail
| ity of the milk which was yended from wag-
ons and stores, as the department had in
nearly all cases found a most gratifying state
OF aHalrs. ooth as to cleanliness and purity.