New-York tribune., 1907-04-19
NEW YORK MILK BARRED
Enforcing Strict Regulations in the
District of Columbia.
From The Tribuns Buresu.l

Washington, April B--The present activity OF
the Department OF Health Of the District of Co
lumbia toward procuring pure milk, its battle for
certifcation OF RI milk and the rejection OF per
mits 20 certain New York shippers throw a strong
sidelight the ordinance that az present before
the Board OF Aldermen of New York City. That
ordinance appears mild compared with the regu-
latons in the District, framed under an act OF
Congress. The regulations relative to dairies in
New York acknowledged to be easily
compiled with by firms which have been forced out
Of the Washington markets and still sell their
product IN the metropolis. Incidentally, the Dis
Irict takes side shot the Empire State by de-
claring that COWS imported from that state are
more generally affected with tuberculosis than
those from states further south.
Inc District Commissioners have appointed
milk commission the head of which IS DIR. Har-
vey w; Wiley. chief chemist OF the Department
and this commission has submitted a regulation
@ilicn vi PROVIDES tnat all milk used by infants shall
undergone :ests for tuberculosis, and that there
cubic centetre This reguation Is identcai With
the proposed ordinance for New York. with the
for pasteurized milk The enforcement OF this reg
uiation awaits only the passage Of the Dis District
the law The Health Department declares its in
tention OF enforcing il. despite the protests Of
dairymen throughout Maryland and Virginia. who
Inc, acknowledging through that declaration that
bereulin test will materially AFFECT the output
Sim simultaneously with this action the lines are
who have been furnishing a considerable amount
the milk law which has been effective for year
had not until lately been carried 10 the sellers Of
milk in this market, who lived at great a dis
tance as New York. The lines have now been
drawn more closely. and the New York ana Penn
sylvania producers have been required to fiji out
certain blanks which give the facts 20 santa
ton, ventilation light and such matters in the
oair1eb from which the milk shipped here comes
The great majority Of these have far from
compliance with the regulations, and they have
been instructed 70 comply. they will no longer
receive permits 20 do business in the District One
OF the largest dealers in New York City has re-
piled that compliance was entirely out OF the aues-
ton. and that he would discontinue HIS shipments
product in New York in the present conditions OF
HIS stables.
The first action OF the District authorities in ab
solutely enforcing the idea OF certIhcation was
taken last week. when the cows Of OF the model
dairies OF the District tested for Tuberculosis
the request Of the owner There were forty-two
in the dairy. and Of these twenty-six were
condemned and killed. Among those declared af-
fected by the disease were two cows that had been
recently purchased from a Western New York
breeder under the test applied in that state and
pronounced sound. The cattle were killed under
the direction Of experts Of the Department Agr-
cOrdance with the indication OF the tests the
germs being more pronounced in the two New York
cows than In any OF the others. II Is believed that
the test OF all the dafres will result in the finding
OF sll equally high percentage OF affected cows but
The Department OF Health Is determined 20 enforce
the regulation rtgidly, without regard TO cOnse-
Quences.