The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-28
They Should Insist That They
Get Pure Milk If the Pres
ent Campaign Is Success
full.
INSPECTOR OWENS POINTS
OUT THE GOOD RESULTS.
Says Terre Haute Has Been
RevoIutionized Along Food
Line Since Women Began
To Make Demands.

John Owens, state inspector of foods
and drugs, now operating in this city
to the great confusion of numerous
dairymen who have been selling i'm
pure milk to the residents of this city
states that a great deal depends on
the women of Richmond as to whether
the efforts of the state to give the
people of this city pure milk is sue
cessful.
Mr.. Owens states that the greater
part of the milk daily sold in this city
is to the householders and that in
nearly every case milk used for pri-
vate consumption is purchased by
women.
IF the women of Richmond insist
upon pure milk being sold in Rich
mond then the people of Richmond
will drink pure milk. | do not think
that the Richmond women have real
lied the deplorable condition existing
in the majority of the dairies in this
county. Now that this fact has been
forciby brought to their attention |
look for them to take some action.
The department that | represent
stands willing to assist to the fullest
extent any effort made by the Rich
mond women in behalf of pure milk"
stated Mr.. Owens
Women's Clubs Assist.
Mr.. Owens says that at the last
meeting of the Federation of Womens s
clubs held at Terre Haute. which is
his headquarters. considerable time
was devoted TO the discussion of the
pure food laws of this state. COM
mittee was then appointed to assist in
furthering the pure food movement in
this state.
Since that time. Mr. Owens stated,
women's clubs in various parts of the
state have taken up the pure food agi-
tation with most beneficial results
Mr.. Owens states that his department
is constantly receiving applications
from women's clubs for information
on the state laws covering sanitation
in dairies, groceries, drug stores, con-
dictionaries, etc.
Should Demand Pure Food
Mr.. Owens suggests that the women
of this city follow the example estab-
lished by the various womens clubs
in Terre Haute. He says that they
decided to insist on pure food being
sold in that city. A mass meeting of
| members of all women's clubs in that
city was called and a resolution was
adopted to the effect that the FEEDER
alton of Women's clubs of Terre
Haute stand sponsor for the white list
certificate. to be issued to all places
found to be operating in conformity
with the state pure food laws.
This plan received the hearty in
| dorsement of the Terre Haute press
| and public and the city inspectors now
| make inspections of all business es-
| Establishments and file their reports
with the state food and drug inspector
If these reports show the various
| stores TO be in e clean and healthy
condition the state inspector under his
! seal issues white list certificates
| This plan has been of the utmost
| benefit to the public health in Terre
| Haute and the business men have fall
| len in line with the movement and
heartily favor it. When it was first
started hundreds of business men
made applications for inspection so
that they could secure white list certi-
| ficates, which are of the greatest i'm
portance to them, as the women of
Terre Haute have signed an agree
ment not TO patronize any establish
ment which cannot show white list
| certificate. Last week about - per
/ cent of the business men of Terre
Haute had white list certificates and
in short time it is expected that this
percentage will be raised to 90 per
cent.