The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-04
FIERCE ATTACK
ON MILK BULL
J. FROM ALL SIDES
CONTINUED Irrom lfirst PagcD

tlOULlUucU ITOI1 FlT5tl IHSc.D
partment to give active service. He
told OF a driver Of a milk wagon In his
city who had proved TO be Il typhoid
carrier, similar to Typhoid MARY"
Ills point was that quick action in
dealing with conditions Is necessary.
il milk. he said, were brought into a
city indscrinilratc1y II would be i'm
possible to trace Infection. Since in
specton of slaughter houses has been
practiced III Norfolk, he declared 1T
had been found that > per cent. of the
meat Killed was unfit for consumption.
and that the danger from impure milk
would be much greater in proportion.
After years of careful work. he as
serted, 1t would be n step backward TO
take the control OF the milk supply
from the hands OF local authorities.
The City Chemist Of Lynchburs. DR..
M. G. Pcrrow, was next heard. Or.
Perrow said the Democratic party IN
Virginia had always stood for local
government. and that 1t was tho best
plan. No one but the city OF Lynch
burg. he advanced az a proposition.
should BIZ allowed 10 Judge OF its milk
supply. Nor would Luxembourg attempt
or desire to regulate the milk sold in
Richmond.
For L0cnl Option.
In fact, all through the hearing It
was the same fight Of local option
against state option. which was tlrestl-
ed out in the House on Wednesday AZ
discussing the Augusta road bill Prac-
tically all the speakers declared their
adherence to the principle Of local
self. government
Mr.. Tcmpleton. the member OF the
House from Staunton. presented reso-
4. VI Il. tim. a
adopted by the City Council OF his
town.
Mrs. IT. L. Whi,lock. representing
the Mothers Clubs. pleaded with the
committee to do nothing to tend to
endanger the public health.
Miss Mary Johnston. presenting res
olustions OF Equal Suffrage League
of Virginia, said few words for pure
food supplies.
DR.. Williams Talks.
The talk of DR. Enilion G. Williams,
the state Health Commissioner. was OF
especial interest in view OF the fact
that in the third Throckmorton bill he
had been named as one Of those TO
whom an appeal could be taken from
the dairy inspectors. He said 1t was
the purpose of the State Board OIL
Health 10 develop local organizations
10 deal with local conditions He be-
lived he said. in local self-Sovernment
MS a Fundamental! principle.
He did not think it advisable TO put
any part OF this work on the state
Health Department.. because 1t would
not be I'm position to decide on appeals
promptly as might frequently be nee
essary, and in fact could not do it at
All without additional men, FOR which
the bill makes no provision. In con-
elusion. DR. williams expressed his
appreciation of the splendid work in
tho promotion OF pure food supply
done by the Health Departments OF
I.ynehburg, Norfolk and especially OF
Richmond Ii may not be generally
known he said. that the fame OF Rich
mond's department has gone abroad
10 such an extent that member OF
the New Jersey Legislature visited
this city a week or two ago TO learn
the standards here and to make them
basis for a bill in his own state.
dairyrnan who supplies milk In
this city said that any honest dairy
man can easily comply with the re-
ouirements of the Richmond depart
ment
james r. Gordon, of the Richmond
Board of Health. said 1t would be alb
surd to have licenses issued TO in
spectors by the state Dairy Commits
sioner
At the conclusion of the days hear
ing, DR.. Levy said he had few more
persons 10 present. and MIR. 1hrock-
morton said he would be ready next
Wednesday TO close the argument for
the bill. ..