The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
Conditions to Be Looked
Into Quietly and Dis
SenSionS Avoided.
DR.. Wiley Addresses the
Meeting and Urges I'm
pOrtanCe of Pure
Milk.

After spirited debate last evening the
Chemical Society of Washington au-
thoriZed it's president to appoint a com
mittee of not more than seven members
10 look into sanitary conditions in
Washington and report at either of the
next two meetings of the society. The
debate was OccasiOned by the attitude OF
some members who wished TO postpone
action for month until II could be
ascertained whether the Chemical So
ciety could accomplish actual results by
looking into civic sanitary affairs.
A compromise motion by DR.. H. X.
Cameron was finally passed TO the effect
that the committee appointed would
take no definite steps. but make rather
preliminary survey of the field and
then report back to the body as to the
Rdvisability. of continuing the work. Dr..
Peter Fireman. president, announced
that he would appoint this committee
within day OF two
Addresses We're made last night by
President Fireman, of the society; Dr.
II. W. Wiley, head of the Government
Bureau Of CHEMISTRY; DR.. +. X. Cam
eron. Dr.. J. S. Chamberlain, DR.. W. f..
Hiilcbrand Dr. w. a. NOyes DIT. Il. b.
Oole, ana Dr. OOfheeS.
Urged Society to Go Slow.
DR.. Chamberlain was especially in
sistent that the society should go slowly
along the Investigating line, as he said
quite number OF those having charge
of District sanitary affairs were mem
bers Of the society, and he believed were
doing the best they could with the lin
& cd NJ
1t was agreed that the committee
should so about the matter in no fault
finding manner but that the investiga-
lions should be rather in the nature OF
helpful suggestions. The members Of
the society were a unit in procIaiming
their civic pride and desire to be of serv-
ice in obtaining better sanitary condi-
tons, but stated that the society did not
desire to make any entanglinE alliances
or 70 proceed about their Investigations
In way that would bring about dissen-
sions among the members Of the society
themselves or I'm the cit,- at large.
DR.. H. W Wiley emphasized this fea-
ture In his address He cOmplimented
the Health Department and said IL wac
doing all i could with the money and
force available.
DIR. Wiley expressed the belief that the
water supply was about Gs good as
could be expected The next thing TO
consider, ne SAID, was FOOD.
Says Congress Is Generous!
al DO not wish 20 efitieise Congress"
he said, for We are trying TO get some
thing out Of Congress. and it would not
be POLICY. However, I cannot help eX-
pressing my surprise in looking over the
District bill the other day to find that
the magnificent sum OF S1OO had been
set aside for a chemical analysis Of the
food of the District. Think Of it. the
health department has 500 TO examine
the food supply of $4,000 people"
Referring 10 the milk supply, DR..
Wiley advised the pastcurizing of all
milk, unless it was known 10 be pure.
He said. however, that pasteurized milk
was not good for infants They should
have the pure milk said DR.. Wiley.
InasmGch as IL was impossible to eX-
anime into the sanitary conditions Of
the hundreds of dairy farms now sup
plying milk 10 Washington with the
present facilities for making such an
examination, DR.. Wiley advocated a
single milk depot. In the center Of the
city. where all milk could be pasteur-
lied and then distributed by the milk
wagons i'm the usual manner.
He stated that he regarded the milk
supply as one Of the most important
now affecting the health of the city