Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-23

elaborate luncn or turkey, cheese ana
lettuce sandwiches, with plenty of
fresh milk, buttermilk and other
drinkables for those who desired,
and finally after the inner man had
been gratified in fullest measure, and
cigars had been passed, +. III. Guyer,
secretary of the company made de-
lightful little speech.
MT. Guyer Speaks.
Mr.. Guyer in the course of his re-
marks said there are some pur-
suits in business that are followed
by two-fold reward. First the pc
cuniary reward common to all pur-
suits and without which business
will fail; secondly, the consciousness
of accomplishing something that is
of great benefit to our clients. The
latter reward of the two is certainly
the most pleasing though without
the pecuniary reward it cannot con-
tinue. The mechanic who has in
vented an improved agricultural inn
plement that literally causes two
blades to grow in place of one, mer-
its certainly this double reward. The
scientist or the physician whose re-
search leads him to discover disease
germs and to prescribe remedies
therefor is certainly as much phil
anthropist as the man who POUNDS
libraries or builds u public fountain.
Journalism, i'm the largest measure.
brings to its followers the satisfac-
tion of educating and leading public
opinion and opening up avenues of
profit. of education and of beneficial
Advancement in greater degree
than almost any other calling. 1T
must indeed be far more satisfac-
tory" said Mr.. Guyer of the press,
Ito feel the consciousness of doing
good to the public and benefiting
your readers than il would to pursue
an equally profitable business where
there was no consciousness that your
fellow was benefited. You have been
invited here today, and you have sac
rificed your time and your dinners,
not for any pecuniary gain to your
selves, but for the purpose of benc-
fitting the public by your investiga-
tions and your advice concerning
methods of handling milk, the most
delicate of products, the most uni
versally used, the most adapted to in
corning as ii is infected or sanitary.
Your knowledge will lead you to edu-
cate your readers as to the extreme
susceptibility of milk to take on and
to carry all forms of Infection and
as to the necessity of securing san
itary article. Your readers are en-
titled to your knowledge in this re-
spect and to the information con-
corning all the discoveries of sci
ence regarding this extremely scnsi-
tive, this universally necessary pro-
duct. If you can obtain any knowl-
edge on subject so essential to the
health of the public and fail to pub
lish it. you are certainly negligent in
your great mission. Having duly ed
ucated the public in dangers that lie
concealed in impure milk and in the
methods of guarding against them,
it should be satisfaction to warn
them against all lmsanitary methods
and to advise them as to the proper
and wholesome methods. Should
you discover any defects i'm the meth
DDS adopted by this company to in
sure a pure and wholesome article il
is your duty and il should be a pleas
ure to you TO warn the public as to
the neglect. The stockholders of
this company would also be greatly
obliged to you if you can point out
any Improvement. On the contrary,
if you find every avenue for the prop
agation and dissemination of disease
safely guarded and eliminated, it
should likewise be your duty to pub
lish the fact"
The secondary reward. the speaker
said he had referred to as being the
most satisfactory to business men,
was the main incentive to the invest
meut of $4,000 of local capital in this
Every one approached had
been educated either by the press or
by family physicians or by personal
as to the criminal adul- |
teration of milk supplied in some in
stances. To establish company |
that would invoke every test known |
to the scientist. that would apply the |
best methods devised by life long ex-
perience in this business. to insure |
a pure and safe article-such an am |
bition appealed more to the investors |
in the company THAN the prospect of
gain. A reputation for accomplish
ing this will be the most valuable |
asset this company can have. 1t will
De worth far more. than all the mon
" invested, for without IL the cap
tai invested must be n total loss,
moreover there is not u stakeholder
N this company who would not rath-
ar lose his investment than sanction
my adulteration with poisonous
so frequently used in
lot weather. Mr.. Guyer then went
nto an entertaining discussion of
he cleaning, purifying and refrig-
rating methods employed by the
company, and took occasion in the
same connection to denounce the talk
If the company being termed trust.
The farmer contracts to haul his
milk in spring wagons, and to cover
ha Sarna so NJ tn protect IL from |