The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-17
Trouble Over Direction Fight
Is to Take Against Health
Department.
PRODUCERS AT WAR
ON TUBERCULIN TEST
Dealers More Concerned About
Possibility of Fixing BAG
terial Count.
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Guilty and that an airing Of their fight
IN the newspapers would only cause a
wider breach
There has been no attempt so far, -
said one Nirglnian who would not allow
his name TO be used, Ito enforce a bac-
terial count, while the order has already
gone forth making a tUberculin test com
pulsory- The immediate need of dealers
as wen as dairymen, If they could only
De made 70 see II that way, is for d re
peal OF this regulation. Its effect will
oe 10 cut on the milk supply of Wash
lngton. The bacterial count is a matter
mat can be taken mp when the depart
ing such requirement"
Plans Kept Secret.
As result Of the producers atteup+
10 enlist the aid of the dealers. the ex-
ecutive committee Of the dealers body
which will conduct the campaign before
The Commissioners, is keeping its plans
secret.
you can understand that we might
not wish 10 make our fight through the
newspapers before we went before the
Commissioners, said y s TrundIe.
chairman Of the executive committee
To-Day. We viii be UTeDared I think
TO quote testimony from exDeris as big6
as the Heath Department can produce
at this time 90
I regret the attitude taken nv the
BOARD or Trade in declining to make
any further investigation of the milk
SITUATION The statement Of the chair
man of the board, Dr. Percy HicItIing.
maj the reduced expense OF shipping
MIX should cover the increased cost
or production only shows that the
Doaru committee on public health is not
conversant with conditions
Supply Still Short.
Beyond my belief that the suppIv is
still short and is likely 20 remain so. d"
said Corbin Thompson, vice president Of
the dealers body today, 7 DO not care
TO make any statement I see no relief
IN sight for the present inadequate sup
ply Of milk There are only two courses
or relief, one the purchase OF more cat
tie by producers, and the other the i'm
pOrtation of more milk from beyond
Maryland and Virginia by dealers. The
former permanent relief is handicapped
by the fact that cattle can NOT be-
brought into Virginia from neighbOrir:g
states unless submitted TO the tuber-
TO their cost -
The breach between the producers and
dealers, IT was learned today. was
Midened by the action Of the Board Of
Trade in indOrsing both tuberculin
test and a bacterial count
Before this action was taken II is
understood that the dealers had planned
10 lay considerable emphasis upon the
tuberculin test question. A S Trundle.
chairman of the executive committee Of
the dealers body, was present at the
hearing before the public health commit
tee OF the board When the committee
came out in hearty Endorsement of a
maximum bacterial count of 5000 per
cubic centimeter. the dealers, the pro-
oucerS allege, Immediately found their
interests being more directly attacked
and decided to allow the tuberculin test
question 10 remain IN the background.
Figures Given.
To disprove the statements Of deal
ers that many producers have been
driven out Of business by the alleged
"overregulation Of the Health Depart
ment' DIT. Woodward today gave out
figures showing that there has been a
gradual increase in the number OF
producers and in the number OF COWS
supplying milk TO Washington.
In 1906 the Health Department rec
ords showed 9lS farms which had per
mts 10 ship milk 10 Washington In
1910 permits have been issued 10 I,IC5
such farms.
eorrespOndingIy according TO tine Health
Departments figures. In 1906 there
were but go cows supplying the Dis
trict with milk. at the present time
permits cover 1859 cows Oh the farms
that ship milk here.
These figures dlSprove the state
ments of the dealers that il is n short
age Of COWS that causes the milk fam
ine,' said DR.. Woodward.