The Indianapolis journal., 1900-10-03
PURE SUPPLY OF MILK
THE SANITARY MILK COMPANY SAYS
1T WILL FURNISH 1T.
The New Company Sets Out Its Plans
in Its Articles of Incor-
pOration.

was Incorporated yesterday with capltal
stock of $4,000. The object of the COM
pany is to carry on the business of the
production and purchase, sale and distri-
button of milk and dairy products: to own
and operate plant for the pasteurization
of milk, the manufacture of milk products
of every nature and description, and the
sale and distribution of such milk and
milk products and in general 10 carry
on a lawful business in furtherance of the
objects of the corporation. The directors
of the company are: A. S. Lockard. George
D. Kahlo. Samuel d. Miller, ]. w. Fesler
and d. c. Buntin.
In the articles of incorporation the COM
pany says:
city of Indianapolis has been the means
of pushing the dairymen farther and
farther away from the consumer while the
demand for milk has been steadily increas-
ing. Small nearby towns and district dairy
men have been called upon to supply the
demand. The nearby dairymen deliver their
own milk and act as middlemen for those
living at a distance. The distant ones have
inadequate facilities for transporting their
milk to the city during the heat of summer
and many have been compelled to resort
to chemical preservatives to prevent loss.
1T is undoubtedly true. however. that
appreciate the care that milk should re-
ceive at the dairy and until 1t reaches the
consumer. Drawn from the COW Dy her
young as nature intended, and from a
healthy animal, milk 10 wholesome and
comparatively free from bacteria. Ex-
posed to the air of stables in unclean milk
vessels and measured out to the patrons
in the dust laden streets 1t is hardly suit
able article of food for the human family.
Cows naturally produce about two thou
sand pounds of milk per year for their
young. AS a machine in the hands or
large dairymen they often produce SIX
thousand pounds (six times their weight)
SUBJECT TO DISEASE.
1.-The task imposed is apt to impair their
health and they become subject to cattle
diseases, such as tuberculosis. lumpy jaw.
anthrax, etc. From the records of the
Board of Health 1t appears that per cent.
of the cows that supply milk to the city
were affected with tuberculosis when test
ed. In addition to the disease germs by
direct inoculation from the cow, 1t is well
to consider that milk is great absorbent
and a splendid medium for the development
of the pathogenic germs of typhoid, diph-
liberia, scarlet fever and the like that float
in the air and are found In water. Many
epidemics have been traced to the milk of
single dairies that have become contami-
mated by bad water or sickness in the
dairyman's family. The past summer has
witnessed vast amount of sickness caused
by the unsanitary condition of the milk
supply. The death rate among young chill
dren has been exceedingly heavy. The
nearby dairymen have been largely blamed
for the trouble. Prohibitory laws have
been enacted by the city. Dairymen have
been arrested, and at their trials 1t has
developed that they obtained their supply
from outside sources that were beyond the
control of the city Board of Health, and
the city was unable to convict. The true
cause of all the trouble Is found In the
increase in population, the increasing de-
mand for milk and cream and the inability
on the part of the numerous and small
dairymen to meet the growing demand in
telligently.
Understanding full we'll that with the
growth of the city conditions cannot i'm
prove, that the numerous small dairymen
are not in position to correct the evils.
and that the only hope of obtaining pure
supply of milk for the children and adults
of the city lies with the consumer, the Sani-
tary Company of Indianapolis has been
with a pure article of milk, but to save
tremendous losses to the dairymen them
selves sustained during the heat of sum-
mer.
HOW COMPANY WILL OPERATE.
ITO prevent losses from sour milk i'm
properly cared for the company will begin
at the dairy, over which careful super
vision will always be exercised. The COM
pany will have on their staff a competent
veterinarian, who will inspect the cattle
regularly. The food of the cattle will be
considered, as we'll as the sanitary condi-
ton of the stables. The proper methods of
caring for milk from the time it leaves the
udder of the cow will also be considered
Any disease in the family of the dairyman
will be reported at once The water used
at the dairy will be examined. Proper ar
rangements will be made for the protection
of milk en- route to the company's plant
1.-The location will be close to the Union
Depot convenient for the receipt of milk
and distribution to the city. The plans
now in the hands of the architect call for
a substantial two-story and basement brick
structure. The floors and side walls in diff
ferent departments will be nonabsorbing
tile. They can be cleansed readily. The
interior departments will consist of a COM
plete power room occupied by duplicate en-
gines, dynamo, compressors for refrigera-
tion, pumps, etc. Also receiving and re-
frigerating rooms, a laboratory equipped
for the testing and examination of milk, a
condensing department and a laboratory
devoted to the modifying Of milk for in
fants. The most improved machinery now
in use in other cities for filtering aerating
Pasteurizing and rapid bottling of milk will
be installed. The bottle-washing depart
ment will also be rapid and thorough
"All milk will be delivered in air-tight
bottles and conveyed to the consumer by
sanitary wagons Of the company, properly
refrigerated. Every bottle will go out un-
der guarantee of the company's that the
milk contains the full amount of cream,
that it is free from chemical preservatives
or adulterants Of any kind and that 1t con-
tains no disease germs. The price will be
within the reach Of ALL The company will
have under its direct superintendency a
special dairy from which milk will be OBJ
tanned for the modifying department, which
department will be devoted exclusively to
the infants of the city of Indianapolis, and
largely under the care of physicians The
feed that the cattle receive will be dictated
The company's veterinarian will inspect the
cattle regularly. The stables will be kept
scrupulously clean. The men will do their
milking with clean hands and will don
fresh, clean clothes. The udders and tanks
of the cows will be washed Glass-lined
milk pals will be used and the milk rapid
ly cooled, will be delivered in three hours
from the time of milking to the company
for modifying.
I'm many cases infants from birth are de-
MED human milk and cows milk is substi-
tuted. The latter differs from human milk
insomuch as IL contains more casein, more
ash, less albumen and less sugar of milk
and Is acid in reaction rather than alky-
line as is human milk. Cows milk un-
modified is more indigestible to the young
child than Is human milk. With the install
lation of this department by the sanitary
the percentages of fat, sugar of milk and
tho nroteids wanted to meet tho vorxtp.