The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-17
DEALERS DECLARE
WAR TO THE FINISH

Charging that methods in vogue at
the Health Departments office threat
en- a milk famine, and declaring that
officials in charge Of milk inspection
are by S ". WOOdward's own state
ment ''woefuIIy incompetent the
MIX Dealers Association Of the Dis
trict today declared war 10 the finish
on the Health Onice regime
The dealers claim they have been
refused a hearing before the Commits
sioners through Influence brought to
bear by the Health OFFICER" though a
promise Of such a hearing was made
public in the newspapers. This is one
instance, they say, in which they have
been ''misrepresented through the
press. and efforts have been made to
discredit the association"
To Fight For Hearing.
Through former Secretary a s
Trundle. who at his own request was
made chairman Of the executive COM
mittee in order 10 carry on the fight.
notice was served today that the assO-
citation would insist on a hearing or
start q campaign Of publicity that
would force the Commissioners to
recognize them
Mr.. Trundle's statements follow an
address made last night at the Deal
erS' Association meeting, which was
and Endorsed by President ". A Hart
ranft-
The Health Department, in direct
violation Of law, is daily refusing 10
Etnia farmers, and instead is fOistinE
OF on them sO-Called temporary per
mits, not authorized by any statute
under the SUM-" declared Mr.. Trundle.
This proceed ure. the dealer declared,
was driving dozens of the small milk
producer out OF business because of
uncRTTa1nT q ~ n
ship milk for any given length OF
time after they had arranged Tor its
oouctiOn-
Milk Famine Imminent.
"a milk famine is imminent if such
conditions continue he said, and il
won't take any trust to force the prices
sky high unless some higher power calls
= halt on the unwarranted procedure at
the Health Department
Protest was also made today against
statements given out BY the Health
Ofhcer calculated TO alarm milk con-
sumers-"
whether they know II or not" ATr
TTundle said. the Health Department
Is playing directly into the hands of the
manufacturers Of unwhoIeSOme and dele
teTious milk powders and condensed
milks- We don't complain, because they
are decreasing the demand for milk
We are now selling milk at a loss IN
order 70 keep our customers to the
some little profit But we do protest
against the ultimate effect OF this mis-
conception, and the trust busters
might investigate the real combines
which manufacture these powders and
compounds"
whack AT Chief
Declaring that there vas no use
mincing words in the face OF such a
contingency Mr. Trundle last night
declared that what the milk dealers
must fight for was a practical and
CON petent man at the head Of the
Health Department who hadn't too many
theories TO contend with
we don't want q laboratory chem
ist, MI. TTUndle shouted we don't
want man who would make before a
convention Of farmers the astounding
statement that the hair ought 10 be
crt on cows tail so that she could
not feck dust in the milk pail Doesn't
he know there IS a Humane Society
in Washington and in Virginia, where
he was taIking2
I'VE don't want a man who vvor1I.i
stand Up before cattle raisers and saw
that bowel affections Of babies were
due to the handling of milk by dealers
because calves had no such troubles.
Does he know anything at all about the
difficulty Of raising calves on this very
account
''Nhy, when DR.. Woodward made
these and other equally astounding
statements at LeesburE recently body
Of farmers got I'D and left the hall and
could not be induced TO come back"