The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-01
They Must Clean Up Their
Diaries or Face Prosecu-
ton After July 8, Is the
Verdict.
CONFERENCE HELD AND
PROGRAM is OUTLINED.
Men Officially in position to
Act, Discuss Milk Inspec-
tion-OWens Has Accom-
plished Good Work.

Owing to extenuating circumstances
in the milk and dairy situation. no
prosecutions are TO result from the re-
ports of John Owens, state pure food
inspector, unless all dairymen have
failed to comply with his Instructions
in regard TO improving their premises
by July s. If the use of formaldehyde
or other preservative is discovered
either previous or after this date pro-
secution will be attempted. This was
agreed upon at a conference of DIR. T.
II. Davis, of the state board of health,
DR.. c. S. Bond, city health officer, DIR.
r. Schillinger. mayor. l.. c. Hoover.
dairy inspector or the city, Inspector
Owens and Prosecutor Jessup.
Owens was told by the prosecuting
attorney that the state would not un-
dertake proceedings against two men.
e. l.. Commons and Daniel Gard. two
dairymen, whom he accused of viola
tions. Owens stated that the milk re-
tailed by Commons does not contain
the required amount of butter fat and
that sold by Gard contains foreign SUBJ
stances of a nature that might prove
| injurious to the health OF the consum-
| ers.
Prosecutor Jessup reiterated his
| former statement he would not be a
party to proceedings against a few of
the dairymen, when the majority of
those who had been guilty of the same
offenses was not to be prosecuted un-
| der the desires of Owens.
|
clared his milk does not contain as
much butter fat as is believed neces-
| sary, because of the fact it is produc-
ed by Holstein COWS. AS a milk giver
the Holstein has no superior but at
! the same time the milk contains a
greater quantity of water than that
| from Jersey and other breeds of cows.
! At no time was Commons charged
with having poured water into his
milk in order to increase the. quantity.
Dairyman Gard has retained an at
torney and was told to continue SELL
ing milk regardless of the action .of
the inspector.
The insistence on the part of the
states attorney that all prosecutions
be delayed until after July s, so as to
give the dairymen a chance to make
improvements was satisfactory to all
but the inspector. Owens wished to
go ahead on the evidence furnished
but Jessup refused and the others
present at the conference accepted his
ultimatum as gracefully as possible.
Preservatives Barred.
The prosecuting attorney stated to>
day he wants all dairymen to under
stand that If evidence is furnished
him that formaldehyde or any preser-
vative is used. he will prosecute with
out delay. He asked that the state-
ment, the July date, does not apply
to the use of preservatives be given
emphasis.
Inspector Owens left for Terre
Haute today. He has been carrying
on line of work there and was re-
called to continue it. A great good ID
believed TO have been accomplished
by Owens in this city although no pro-
secutions have been undertaken. The
public has been told of the conditions
that surround local dairies and
through quoted statements from tho
inspector the consumers of milk have
been made acquainted with the fact
as he found them.
1t is believed the delay granted by
the authorities will be accepted by
the dairymen as a stay of sentence to
} a certain extent and that all improve
: ments in equipment and method of
! handling milk will be adopted without
: process. The prosecutor believes suf-
: ficient time has been allotted and at
its expiration prosecutions will follow
if premises remain unsanitary or the
/ milk is found unclean.