Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-15
USEFULNESS OF
BOARD OF TRADE
Encouraging the Business
Growth of This City.
VIEWS OF VARIOUS MEMBERS
Proposition to Employ Commercial
Secretary" Discussed.
REGULATION OF SALE OF MILK
Report by Executive Committee in
Favor Of System Of Credit
Currency.
REGULATION OF SALE OF MILK

The Board of Trade threshed out prop
| ositiOn that it should employ commercial
| secretary and conduct bureau of promo
| ton for the business interests Of this city
| at a meeting last evening in the banquet
| hall on the top floor of the New Willard.
| The board finally referred the report back
| to the committee on commerce and manu-
facures that suggested that such course be
| taken. with Instructions to make another
| report in the near future. While nothing
was done in respect to the proposition that
| had been agtated with much vigor among
| the members, the discussion tended to
| bring out various views of the field of use
| fulness in which the board is working. and
| to indicate the course it is likely to pursue
| in encouraging the commercial growth Of
! this city.
| second subject that occupied consid-
| cradle time Of the board related to the
adoption of a favorable recommendation
| to Congress for the passage of Senate bill
! $685. for the regulation of the sale of milk
| and cream in the District of Columbia An
! effort in behalf of the dairymen of Vir-
| ginia made to eliminate the provision
| of the bill for the keeping of milk at a
| temperature of not more than 90 degrees.
| but the board voted a motion to that effect
| down. The discussion of the milk bill de-
veloped the fact that the milk in use in the
| District of Columbia Is very far from being
what it should be.
| The board was occupied with the re-
! ports of the committees on commerce and
manufactures and the committee on public
| health that there was no time in which
| to consider other reports of committees
that were scheduled for discussion and ac-
| ton.
Opportunity to Speak.
| The meeting was called to order by Gen.
John NJ. Wilson. president. Gen. George
| II nd Mr.
| Shuster. assistant secretary, were present.
In opening the meeting Gen. Wilson stated
| that he desired that every one should know
| that the utmost opportunity will at all
| times be given members of the board to
speak on any subject which they feel
| should be brought to the attention Of the
board. If they would bring such matters
| to his attention In sufficient time before
meetings he said he would see that proper
| record was made to insure all publicity
possible in such cases.
The executive committee of the board
! made report in favor of system of
| credit currency. which was approved
The board approved recommendation Of
Judge VIM. H. DeLacy that the headquar-
tiers of the international juvenile court be
| located in this city instead of in Chicago,
as proposed by residents of that city.
Report on Public Health
From the committee public health. DR..
D. Percy Hickling, chairman, made re-
port. which was adopted, on conditions in
| the District. The report set forth that this
| city is in much better condition, from a
sanitary point of view, than many other
cities of its size in the United States.
For years" the report stated, the Com
mssiOners of the District of Columbia, the
Board of Trade. the health officer, the local
Medical Society the Associated Charities
and the various citizens associations have
been actively engaged in efforts to remove
from dot
which in any way might be menace to
, the public health. and result wise san
itary laws have been enacted which sup
press nuisances. demolsh insantary build
ings. report, isolate and disinfect in cases
of contagious diseases, provide for the in
spection of food. regulating the sale Of
milk drugs and posons. and which provide
for sanitary principles in the building and
plumbing regulations, a filtration plant for
the publication of the city's water supply
and the completion of the city sewerage
system, so that visitors and residents may
be assured that they will be protected from
those insanitary conditions which detri-
mental to happiness and health, which so
often exist in other cities.
1.-The deaths from typhoid fever" 1t Is
stated. were 142 during the past year. be-
ing more than the previous year. and
1867 cases Of typhoid fever were reported
to the health department. 1877 of which were
white and 800 colored-"
Erroneous Impression.
In the report it was stated that an errone.
Gus impression had been spread abroad
about the unhealthfulness Of this city. but
by comparison with other cities of the
country it could be shown that conditions
here are not worse than elsewhere. Ac-
cording to a table prepared by the census
bureau of cities of more than 25OOO this
city stands fifteenth among cities of it's
size, and eliminating the white population
ii is eighteenth in the list of cities in re-
spect to the amount of typhoid. Since COM
pilng that report, laws have been enacted
which undoubtedly will improve the health
conditions
special subcommittee of the committee
of public health had visited the filtration
plant. and in consequence believes that
the results secured by that plant are salts
factory
During the past year." it was added.
1.-The law providing for the destruction of
insanitary buildings, the pure food law and
the police regulations governing the sani-
tary management of barber shops the COW
erng of candy and other food exposed for
sale and as to the protection OF manure
pits. the appropriation of $780, 600 for the
erection of tuberculosis hospital and the
appropriation for the erection of a crema-
tory for the cremation of persons dying in
charitable institutions from contagious dis
eases. are all measures which will improve
the health conditions Of Washington
The report of the committee on public
health was approved.
Sale OF Milk and Cream.
DR.. HickIng then called to the attention
of the board a report upon Senate bill No.
69OS. for the regulation of the sale of
milk and cream in the District of Columbia
The committee felt that the bill covers too
much in regulating the sale of cheese and
butter and of condensed milk sold in sealed
packages. 1t thought the bill should be
confined to milk. cream. ice cream, butter
milk. etc.
Mr. Robert n. Harper objected to the pro-
vision of the bill which provides for the
keeping of the milk at a temperature of
not less than 90 degrees. That he said.
would be impracticale for the farmers of
Virginia.
Mr.. VIM. II. Saunders asked a question
OF DIR. Hickling which brought out the
fact that in this locality the temperature
OF spring water is 80 degrees and that he
said. was not sufficient to keep the milk at
the temperature provided in the bill from
the time II leaves the dairy until 1t reaches
its destina tlen in this city.
DIR. Hickling responded by saying that the
proper handling of milk requires artificial
cooling. In some countries the milk is sold
in frozen state and in others 1t is re-
duired that a part of the milk In a bot
tie shall be IN a frozen state. In Boston
for three wears there has been Ia force a