The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-10
PUBLIC DEMAND
FOR BETTER milk
Fine Meeting Held Last
Night and Strong
Speeches Made.
DIR. E. Nj. BANTEE
MAKES ADDRESS.
Officer Of United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture Points Out
Needs OF Better Conditions,
and Tells How They
Can Be Accom- a
plishcd.

most important conference wa,
held at the Mechanics Institute last
night with reference to the purity Of
milk used In Richmond, and strong adj
dresses We're made by DIR. Ellis NJ
santee, of the Dairy Division Of the
Bureau OF Animal Industry, United
States Department of Agriculture, anu
Ort p. G. Levy. chief officer OF the
Health Department of the city.
DR.. w L. Oppenhimer president
Of the Board of Health presided, ant
at the end he gave some sound advice
to the dairymen, who turned out II
large numbers. Many prominent peo-
PIE were present. among them leading
physicians, President Turpln, OF the
Board of Aldermen; two ladies from 4
Roanoke city, who came here to gain
information on the subject Of pure
milk, The latter We're Mrs. d. 70.
Spangler. chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Spuro food OF the NVoman's Civic
Bctterment Club, of that city. and Mrs.
Lydia Howell La Boume. In addition
to those mentioned the members Of
the Board Of Health and many pronii-
nent citizens were present.
! The speakers did not lecture the
| dairymen. They had heart to heart
|
aid In the bringing about Of better con-
d1tlons. Tho latter seemed greatly in-
terested and asked a number OF ques-
tions from time to time. evidently with
the view of gaining information.
Demand Better Milk. &
The Keynote Of the meeting was
better milk for Richmond people, even
| IL higher prices had to be charged, and
all the speakers declared their firm be-
| I,ot t,o tr,y,, Of hn Io3r n a, :
would stand for any reasonable ad-
| vance which might be found neces-
4 sary.
DR. Levy led off and declared that
two serious propositions were IN
4 voved. One was food value and the
4 other sanitary conditions. He regard
ed the latter as Infinitely moro in-a
!. portant than the former. EIe commended
that milk wns an easy vehicle ZOE
disease and pointed out that unless
4 properly handled from It's Inception tt
| carried typhoid, scarlet fever and fdyp1n-5
iberia germs. DIR. Levy cl.eu itlum ~,
/. statistics designed to bear out hls
contentious.
"Wo do not want to be hard on
i YOU dairymen,'' he said. "bur If any Of
! YOU have case Of any Of these diseases
4 at your homes, 1t Is your duty to re-
port it promptly to the Heath 8pe- .,.s..
/ pnrt,nent. II you carry disease In this
X
i is as bad as murder.
"a great responsibility rests upon
you people, and we are relying upon
l you to help us.
II tell you that it is within your
l power to save moro babies IN Rich-
i mond next summer than all the doctors
in Richmond.
/ DIR. Levy counselled cooperation, and
told the dnirymen that while the de-
4 partment wished to be fair, there was
l q we'll defined demand for better milk!
i conditions, and that this demand would
/ have to be met.
DR.. Santee's Address.
i DR.. Santee followed. and his address
was a most interesting and attractive
i one. III - s-s
I It was illustrated with stereopticon
z pictures. the machine having been
worked by Dr.. j. M. Whlteheld, Ut tals
city.
II didn't come here to talk at you,
but to talk with you" he said. in OPEN
ing. ASK me any questions you wish.
I do not know it all, and If you ask
me question l can't answer l Will
promptly say SO.
"This is no new question. Don't
charge this movement up to the news
papers or to the Health Department..
:, 1T is something that is gon6 on all
over this country and In others as
WE'LL
Here DR.. Santee abandoned his
speech, and commenced the eXplana-
I tion of his various illustrations He
took up every branch of the dairy lh-
dustry, and was asked many question.
! by the dairymcn. He exhibited Il score
card used by the United States govern
!. ment In making tests OF dairies and
after explaining 1t, declared that a
dairy which could not score as mucl.
! as fifty ought to so out OF business
Should Graduate Price.
! Touching on the question Of prices he
: said: "a man who can produce good.
clean milk and sell 1t for less than IL
: cents per quart. is a philanthrcpist.''
This assertion provoked great applause
among the darymen, and some one OF
the latter remarlked: '"rhe people OF
. Richmond would go crazy II they had
to pay it, Il
IT want to see the time" continued
{ the speaker. when tho price OF mi X
: will be graded according 10 quality
like other things.
other things
II have nothing hut comlacndatlcr
for tho work the Health Department
7 is doing, and l urge you to get to.
: Gether and talle the matter over,
Give the people the class OF n,ilh
!, , that Is best. and then charge them fol-
: 1t, That IS the only solution, and yoL
; will find in the end they viii not kick
o on prices"
: The meeting was success In every
respect. and was attended by dairymsu
!. from as far as Albemarle county.
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