The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-04
QUANTITY OF MILK
THAT Is SOLD
By Dairymen Is Over Half a
Million Gallons.
THE FIRST MILK DEALER
state Law Requires Dairymen to Secure
Permits to Peddls MIN to Consumers
The Number Of Permits Issued
In This City.

The local health officials are not yet
in receipt of a report from the state
food commissioner relative to the sam
pies of milk which were secured in this
city recently by the milk inspectors.
: The state chemist will make an analysis
of the milk and then report will prob
ably be made directly to the local au-
thorities or the deputy inspectors will
come here and prosecute such cases as
, they may deem advisable, where adul-
terations have been found in samples
submitted.
The issuing of milk permits was first
begun in this state under law pass
ed November 6, 1889, setting forth that
a dairyman must state fully his name,
address, place of business, number Of
cows from which milk Is obtained, from
whom he purchases milk, IL any, when
he begins to sell milk, and the quantity
sold by him per day.
So far .as can be learned, the first
dairyman making a legitimate busi-
ness of the peddling of milk with
wagons, was Jacob Eicher. who lived
northeast of this city along the Middle
branch road. For many years he car
ried on the selling of milk in small
quantities to citizens, until he
STARTED A REGULAR ROUTE.
Naturally other dealers soon learned
that there was considerable profit in
route of this kind, and they also sought
np c,,poorc nd aeto bIicbad rotfaa
The first permit was isued to George
Lippert. In the year 1890 there were 81
permits issued by the health officer. In
the year 1896 there were but S5. In 1897
there were 120 permits issued; in 1898
there were 116; in 1899 there were LOG,
and thus far in 1900 there have been
104 permits issued. A computation
made shows that during the year 1899
each day, or a total Of 655,540 gallons
during the year.
There are many dealers in this city
who handle milk, purchasing it from
parties residing out Of town. The per-
mits show that anywhere from a gallon
to 35 and 40 gallons per day Is sold by
each party having a permit. The per-
mits obtained from the health officer
are tTdHSltTdUle. IL 10 cotiuAtcu tHstt
1t requires over 70 wagons each day to
furnish the amount of milk sold in this
city. There may be much more milk
sold by the peddling wagons for special
orders some days, but the figures noted
are given as an average when the per-
NIT is obtained.
THE INSPECTORS DUTIES.
The city health authorities provide
milk inspector whose duty 1t is to
make monthly tests of milk as to the
degree of purity, or it's mixture with
water, II any. These tests have been
conducted regularly by Sanitary officer
James Sell, and the tests show that an
excellent average is obtained the year
round.
Dairy Inspector L. d. Blanchard
makes monthly inspections of such
cows that may come to his notice, and
where any disease which may be COM
municated from the animal through
the consumption of milk by patrons Of
the dairyman, is found, the owner of
the cow is at once informed Of the same
and instructed to refrain from selling
milk and taking the proper precautions
to prevent contagion. He makes
monthly reports to the board Of health
Of the work done by him.