The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21
CANNOT STOP HIM
Health Commissioner Hall Says
City Must Have Pure Milk.
IN SPITE OF THE STATE BOARD
Dr. Halt Refers in Caustic Terms to
: ), Efficiency Of the state =. !.
! .s3:. z-4v Inspectors. - .--s...r

War between the state board Of health
and the Minneapolis health department
over the question Of testing dairy cows in
Hennepin county and elsewhere can hard
ly be averted. The state board announces
that 1t will get after the Minneapolis de-
partment and, II necessary, take the mat
ter before the Hennepin grand jury.
Health Commissioner P. M. Hall declares
that the Minneapolis methods of inspec-
tlon are all right; that the inspectors are
obeying orders and that he will brook
no interference by the state board of
health or any other aut thority. Secretary
Bracken Of the state board is striving to
modify the Minneapolis departments
methods. t,.ys 49, =, -. r..
|; State Veterinarian Brimhall was in
Minneapolis yesterday, but dod not look
up the officers, of the local health de-
partment He stated before leaving St
Paul that he was .goinng to call upon
some Of the Hennepin grand jurymen., He
Is quoted as stating that Minneapolis in.
spectors operating in Ramsey county
have exceeded their authority, that they.
have represented themselves as connected
with he state board and were both neg
ligent and abusive in the performance Of.
their duties,gs. gta1z a-r.;5s xle.f 80 -,
| g: s"&+ ~DrlsHaIl'sa Views, - @TE - e
Health Commissioner Hall is much in
censed over the attitude of the state board
| and the statements of the state. veterinar-
| ian and is prepared to meet them for
fight to a finish. :, Here is his opinion on
| the matter at issue: ~ y ~ -.
The Minneapolis inspectors are doing
ment viii stand by ths mand submit ett to no
/ interference from any outside authority.
| We are doing Our level best to assure the
+ people of Minnea polls Of a pure and
wholesome supply of milk, and we propose
| to>fnspeets all herds that supply milk to
this city, whether they are in Ramsey or
any other county. Instead of letting up
| In the severity of our inspection methods
7 shall proceed Immediately to make them
still more rigorous The records of our
| inspection are all fsent to the state board
| and to the department Of agriculture at
Washington, and we have letters from the
| latter department commencing us for the
| work we are doing and testifying that
Minneapolis leads the cities Of the United
States in the thoroughness with which it
| handles this matter of milk inspection. I
/ can ascribe the hostile attitude of the
| state board to no other cause than a de-
/ sire ito sbelittles; our work and getS some
| measure of credit for themselves for, the
I results. sfNs..%El :: , ai,5a.f-.tr,s.4 -
I ."'The state board desires to take charge,
Of the testing Of cows found on first test
| to show evidence Of tuberculosis. This
| department will not permit this. We,
| shall continue to do our retesting. The
fact that the state board has supervised
the killing of more than 400 cows con-
demned by the Minneapolis inspectors and
that every one Of them was found to be
| infected ought to convince the state au-
| thorities that I'VE are doing our work
properly. 81 90, r. 4-.t.r. :,
1.-THE great majority of dairynlen are
thoroughly satisfied with our methods
There are disgruntled few however and
the state authorities appear to be doing
all in their power: to urge them on to
make trouble for US and prevent the peo-
pie Ct Minnea polls from getting pure milk
Health Commissioner Ohage, of st. Paul
stands with me, in this contention and I
believe Twill have the CO. operation Of the
st. Paul department in resisting the med
dlesome policy OF the state board. !
The charge thatinspectors of this de-
partment have represented themselves as
state inspectors is ridiculous on it's face
My inspectors tell me that they would
consider it a disgrace to be mistaken for
state inspector, so ignorant are the lat
ter of their duties and so poorly do, they
attend to business.
II have consented to meet Secretary
Bracken Of the state board next Tuesday
DR.. Brimhall and DR.. Ohage will be there
| The purpose Is to reach some settlement
of our difficulties with the state board
But while I shall be on hand, I promise
you thatrI will submit to no arrangement
/ that will take. from this department the
right to inspect dairies, wherever found,
that supply milk to Minneapolis consum-
ers. am going to give the Minneapolis
public pure milk and the state board can
not stop me-" 7 ~