New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
Mrs. Durand'S Model Dairy
A Fashionable Chicae Woman Is Directing Million
Dollar Farm i'm the Interest of Pure Milk:

coincident with the arrival OF warm weather
and the instituting Of statewide crusade in the
interest OF pure milk for cities, Mrs Scott s.
Durand, a Chicago woman. IS receiving credit for
having saved the lives Of hundreds OF young chill
dren through her determination TO be something
more than butterfly Of fashion and TO do some
thing useful. 5 she puts it,
Young, handsome and cultured, Mrs Durand has
foresworn the drawing and the gayeties Of the
city TO become the directing head OF million dollar
farm. She has demonstrated TO the men that the
purest Of milk be sold at profit in alright
silver jugs. the pink seals bearing the imprint Of
her gold siEnet ring. She took special
course in famous college Of agriculture. winning
the highest horors in competition with six hun
dred students. that she might carry her new
work scientifically, and to-day she is Of the
most powerful leaders in the milk crusade extend
ing throughout Illinois.
Mrs Durand insists that It is the duty Of wealthy
men so TO conduct their estates that the public
may receive benefit from their investments. Her
views are emphasized by II. z. SchUknecht. one
of the food commissioners of Illinois, who thinks
the health Of the nation would be vastly improved
if the farms Of all rich men Were managed with
some specific object like Mrs. Durand's. lie re-
ports that OF population Of about 5.6el@0 in his
state. Is per cent. 10000 babies and chill
dren. whose sole food is milk. that - per OF
the milk now supplied those children contains
ne germs of tuberculosis, while the greater part
% the remainder is impure.
That a woman-ane VINO occupied place in the
exclusive society il ChicaEo-slould voluntarily
undertake remedy such conditions is a fact at
which state officials marvel IN their campaign
among the dairles and milk supply depots they
point 10 her establishment as q model, and urge
al GARY farmers 10 follow her advanced methods
Besides they have enlisted her as a lecturer 10
tell 1ha men how produce the milk and the
milk and how Il keep il free from germs Of
disease til L reaches the consumers table
When Mrs. DGrand decided to do something use
ful' She was resident Of Lake Forest. a Chicago
suburb whose inhabitants ere mainly milonaries.
The wife % a sugar merchant Of extensive means
she had . nome that was second none il the
place Her entertainments were Lavish \ Virginia
girl. groRn up wIlR love Of the fresh air and
freedom Of the woods. she continually heard the
call Of the country" even while she participated
in The strenuous round Of social pleasures Il he
came her custom 10 take horseback rides in the
rural districts Tor recreation.
On one Of these trips Mrs. Durand stopped at 4
farmhouse and asked for a glass of milk What
she received did not appear 10 be free from i'm
pur1ies as she thought il ought 10 be The thought
occurred 10 her that If there were visible part!ces
might it not contain after IT had passed through
several hands and reached her oHn back window
ledge She resolved TO find oGt. The result was
that she began a systematic study Of the city milk
supply with revelations that astounded her
Beslnuing with the care Of the herds Of CONS She
inspected all the operations Of milking bottlinC
shipping and delivering the product and the hand
ling of oairy utensils At almost every step she
discovered something wrong Either there was not
the proper regard for cleanliness. the milk was