The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-08-10
7 TERR|T TO RIAL
INSPECTION
WANTED

If the county and territorial authori-
ties follow out the expressed wishes Of.
the dairymen of this city, the task of
testing cows for tuberculosis will be
passed up to the Territory. At an in
formal meeting of dairymen, held last
night to discuss the milk ordinance now
before the Board of Supervisors, a reso-
luton was passed, asking the board to
leave the question of the tuberculinl
test out Of the present ordinance.
The suggestion, which met with the
most general appreciation at the meet
ing, was that the Governor should be-
asked to appoint commission to inves-
tigate the problem of administering the
tuberculin test to all of the cattle in
the Territory, and that the next Legis-
lature should be asked to pass the neces-
sary laws, and make the necessary ap-
preparations TO carry on the crusade
There are many things that must
be taken into consideration in framing
such an ordnance" said Percy Pond
As the ordinance now stands, COWS
must be tested for tuberculosis, but no
provision is made to govern the method
in which that test shall be made. The
tuberculin test without proper record
ing of the results is absolutely worth
less.
81 believe that the Territory should
be asked to furnish pasture where
all cows that react to the tuberculin
test could be pastured, after being
branded. These cattle could be fatten-
ed up and killed, under proper govern
ment supervision. Were the meat found
unfit for human consumption it could
be condemned. Otherwise the owner of
the COW would at least receive the
value of the carcass. Some provision
must be made in the law for the dis
position of the COWS that react to the
test.
81 believe that a tuberculosis cam
paign should be undertaken. In that
way tuberculosis could be stamped
out here altogether. The island of
Jersey has absolutely no tuberculosis.
and the United States allows the i'm
portation of cows from there without
requiring a tuberculin test. Hawaii
might be equally free, were we to in
augurate campaign under proper su-
pervision.
"But county test will accomplish
nothing Cows would be sent in from
the other islands and our tested cattle
serious business, and should be taken
up by the territorial authorities and
carried ON under the supervision of Dr.
| Norgaard. an acknowledged authority
| on such matters.''
Judge Andrade spoke on the neces-
| sity for exercising due forethought in
regard to legislation. He thought that
consumers should be protected, but on
the other hand, he thought that great
| care should be taken to avoid working.
a hardship ON the small producers He
! thought that, were a law to be passed
( requiring the applying of the tuber-
culin test to all milch cows, some pro-
vision should be made for reimbursing
those whose cattle may be condemned
under the workings of the law.
a committee consisting of S. w.
Smith, Percy Pond and Honorable
Frank Andrade was then appointed to
draft resolution asking the Super
visors to omit the tuberculin test from
the provisions of the ordinance at this
time.
When the question of cooling the
milk came up, there developed a very
dairymen stood out for some cooling
I''iiN'iiNhA' Ni'N Siiidil Ou-
jected strenuously.
One of the Portuguese dairymen
stated that he was selling to few
neighbors who took the milk immedi-
ately after milking and placed it in
their ice boxes. He objected to put
ting in an aerator. He also thought
that to force him to buy ice would be
unfair.
Pond advocated raising the price of
milk. He thought that it should be
advanced enough to meet the increased
cost of production, and provide lit
tie profit as well.
That provoked a protest from the
other side of the room, the small dairy
men insisting that their patrons can
not afford to pay any more than they
now are paying. There was some de-
sultory discussion, but the temperature
business was left untouched, it being
left to the committee to do as the
members may see fit in regard to the
cooling provisions.