The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-04-04
MEAN STAB AT MILK-
men ANSWERED.
Territorial Livestock Board
Did Not Authorize
Letter.

Editor headcr: An article appear
ed I'm a recent issue Of the state Capt.
tai in the shape of an interview with
someone who styles himself Terri |
torial Veterinary c. j. Davis, In
which it is made TO appear that the |
milk furnished the citizens OF Guthrie |
by the dairymen who furnish small |
per cent of the milk contains all kinds |
of Impurities. is adulterated to de-
cree and is drugged and doped to
such an extent that the lives and |
! limbs of the users are in serious dan |
ger of irreparable injury.
The article complained of works an
Ifniustice on citizens of Logan county,
who have lived mere for years, and
have gained the respect and conf
dence of their fellow men. 1t Is
wholesale in its scope, and places ey-
cry milkman who comes to this city
under its denunciations, as 1t calls no
names. and points out no one as the
offender. simply stabbiHg in the back
every milkman because the author
| pretends he has found that some OF
The samples he obtained were below
the standard
This protest is not to be construed
as an apology for those who sell bad
milk. But what is complained of is
the fact that this fellow Davis prints
an article of wholesale slander, and
does it under the guise of official
sanction and authority when he has
neither Davis is a smart young man,
| Just imported from Boston, employed
as an inspector OF the territorial live
stock board. which institution dis
daims all responsibility for his arti-
| Gle. and declares that it is without
the province of the board to mix with
local matters II is even hinted that
! Davis received his Inspiration from
| cnemies of Guthrie md was prompt
| ID by a desire to hold the city and It's
,lt'zens up to ridicule.
The bottled milk sold in this city
rom outside dealers amounts TO only
| about onetcnih of the consumption
he balance being supplied from 10
| aI sources. Numerous tests have
1ecn made of the milk sold by these
;eyen men, and in every instance II
| mas run above three per cent In but
| er fat, and is above the test demand
ed in the larger cities In one case it
| howed -four and iiye-tenths per cent.
Now, investigation discloses that
! Davis has never taken sample of
milk from any one of the wagons that
| supply the city Where he obtained
lis samples from only he himself
/ knows. Whether he Is capable of
making accurate tests Is also un-
| mown. and the milkmen refuse to be
bulldosed or intimidated by his big
words and high sounding titles and
breast The dairymen of Logan
county are reliable and influential
citizens, and are producers and not
buyers OF milk They own their own
COWS, and secure the best feed rations
with a Wow Of producing the highest
yrade of milk for their friends and
customers. They thoroughly strain
the milk by the most approved plan
and then cool il to the scientific point
iy running It through the aerator,
when 1t Is packed in sanitary bottles
md iced for delivery. They take ev-
,ry possible care TO deliver first
,lass article as It keeps them their
| rade and makes them money
The attention of the dairymen has
been called TO the injustice done thcir
| BUSINESS by the Davis article, and,
without exception they demand that
iome responsible citizen, like Cover
ior Frantz or Mayor Duke. select
amples from the various wagons and
'xpross them TO the experiment sta
Ion at saltwater, for test. No notice
reed be given, but the samples may
,e taken al any time, and the dairy
nen will abide the decision Of relia-
liity, such as this viii be- This plan
fair 20 the consumer, and the re
suit win be more convin ing than a
iecision coming from notoriety
seeking boy from Boston. who has
,arly developed a phenomenal ability
o keep himself before the public.
Davis, with a great show OF author.
Z. ty, declares he will play no favor
les" II he thinks his exact status
not known, and believes he VIII
care someone 10 hire him 70 place
he seal OF his approval on the milh
supply OF Guthrie, he will awaken
iome day TO his mistake. The dairy
? nen are well known and reliable. Now
: hes wish 20 know who youches tol
\ Davis With great magnanimity he an
? | iounces he will give an a fair chance
d O comply with his wishes, and hints
1 AZ draAic measures If compliance j.
y not immediate. He has scared no on
4 and only succeeded in making him
4 self ridiculous.
: The dairymen % logan county ar
4 not stunning any fair or legitinl9u
b investigation of their methods o
4 products by responsible persons. ol
the contrary, they cordially lnfit
? sach investigation What they do Oh
ect 10 Is the attempt Of recent ia
| .n.toti... IRON. ft,o east with tothin