The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-06
BIG Utah DIARIES
DEFY COMMISSIONERS

Salt Lake, Dec 5.-"Thousands OF
gallons OF milk will be excluded from
the Salt Lake market after the first
OF the year, unless tho farmers who
ship here make improvements at
once" said the city food and dairy
commissioner yesterday
The city ordinance has been in ef-
feet for several months now, and has
been given much publication through
the press. There is no excuse for a
single farmer In the state not 10
know what are the requirements In
Salt Lake. They will have TO live up
TO them or their milk viii be refused.
] will send out orders right after the
first OF the year closing Salt Lake TO
all who neglect to comply with the
rules
Il have made dozens OF trips during
the summer and fall TO dairies In Salt
Lake, Utah and Davis counties. in
structing the farmers on what Inn
provements must be made and what
care must be taken In preparing their
milk for Salt Lake In Salt Lake and
Utah counties, as rule. the farmers
have taken an interest In the better
ment OF the supply. and have spent
thousands of dollars In Improvements.
but in some parts Of Davis county. es-
pecially at Layton, they pay no atten-
tiOn to what / have said
This matter has gone far enough.
and at the end OF the month propose
TO take steps. After the first of the
year no milk VIII be allowed in Salt
Lake for which permits have not been
issued from this Office. II farmer has
only one or two cows, and sends milk
to some central station in Salt Lake
he must receive a permit based upon
the condition of his cows. sheds and
methods. The fact that the central
station is clean and sanitary will not
be enough. The milk will have TO
come from good places.
I'VE have insisted upon a score of
at least so points. as outlined in the
government reports. OF course, If
dairy comes a few points below this
and there is an apparent effort on the
| part OF the farmer to deliver good
milk and do what the ordinance says.
| he Will not be denied the right to ship
milk 10 Salt Lake.
But i'm many instances our orders
have been UNDECIDED in every partlcu-
lar have just finished a round Of
the dairies at Layton. and find them
to be In bad condition, No improve
ments have been made, the barns are
| generally in a frightful condition, and
! | will close the local market TO these
| people unless Improvements are made.
| [ have given them more than six
] months now, but nothing has been
done II may hurt some of these
places to deny them the right TO sell
milk in Salt Lake, but it VIII help
the man who Is trying 70 do the right
| thing When the others find they can
not ship milk here without making
improvements. they Will likely get
( busy And after a permit has been
denied. | will make 1t point 10 see
that radical changes are made before
! allow the farmer to ship milk.
Most OF the milk from the Layton
farmers is sent TO the Salt Lake
dairy, and ] have instructed this com
pany that the farmers VIII nave to
| improve their conditions. or i Will re-
fuse 10 allow the milk to come into
Salt Lake. The farmers, too. have
been instructed for the last time. II
costs too much time and money 10
keep telling them about this thing,
and then see them laugh at your In
structions.
Word has como to me that at least
one OF the large dairy companies has
sent out quiet instructions TO farm
crs who ship TO II TO not pay atten-
tion to instructions which | have sent
out. This company has told the farm
ers, so I am told, that they need not
improve their conditions. but that their
| In Ca1f al 10
lust the same We Will see about
that. There will be a good many sur
prised farmers right after the first
of the year We can keep the milk
out of Salt Lake II the ordinance Is
not compiled with and I VIII not al
low this milk 10 come In from unclean
dairics after the first OF January"
The scoring Of the small dairios at
Layton was most disappointing TO the
food and dairy commissioner. as all
fell far below the 80 points required
bv ordinance The Salt Lake Dairy
company. it is said. is doing every
thing possible to improve the condi-
lions and have the farmers take up
better methods.
The company Is now building re-
ceiying station on the Bnmberger road
al Layton which Is a model, accord
inc TO the food and dairy commission
or. and but for this the farmers would
get almost no score at all, The scores
are AS follows. d. II. Harris. 20; a H
Adams. "a: z. Wiggle p; J. H
Adams. 27. J. l. Adams. 25, j. Kins,
"a; T Green. p; S. e. Simmons. p
D. Simmons. 20; j. s. OBricn. 26. and
Joseph III Morgan, p.
a. II. Adams is building now
stable aud making improvements
which viii likely bring his score up to
standard. The city commissioner
savs the others are doing nothing
ELKs OF PROVO HOLD