Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-18
EXPERTS DISCUSS
MILK WITH WOMEN
Los Angeles Supply of Lacteal
Fluid Subject of Talk at
Federation Meeting
THE FARMERS ARE Defended
Combines Said to Rule Prices by
Speaker Who Declares
DaiTymen Are Fair
THE FARMERS ARE DEFENDED

ing club house. Mrs. Charles Farwell
Edison, chairman of the Friday Morn
ing club committee on milk, had
charge of the program and arranged
one which presented the subject from
every Viewpoint. The hygienic side
of the matter was presented by ex-
perts from the city board Of health
in these particular lines.
DR.. Francis M. Pottinger gave a
paper in which he presented many
valuable scientific facts which go to
prove the danger of infection of hu-
man beings from tuberculosis germs
in milk Vienna, he said, showed by
test that 95 per cent of the school
children became infected with tuber-
culosis before reaching the age of IA
years.
George H. Hart spoke on the tuber-
culin test it's necessity and efficiency.
He says that the present test is sat-
isfactory and reliable one, and that 1t
Is absolutely necessary that 1t be
enforced rigidly
One of the most interesting features
of the afternoon was the speech by
Christopher Ward Stephenson show
ing the producers attitude toward the
board of health, the inspectors and
the rules which are formulated for
the control of the milk service. This
producer might have a chance to ex-
press his ideas to the consumer, and
added that it Is only recently that
farmers have commanded respect.
FARMERS AT DISADVANTAGE
1--WE read in magazines that were
the farmers TO raise only what they
wished to eat, for themselves, at the
end of eighteen months they would
have the richest men OF the nation
begging for bread, yet we ourselves
have been hungry and our children
never had the privilege of saying at
what price our products should be
sold" said the speaker.
"Let your inspector be a competent
man." he said. Let him be broad
minded, honest and capable, and when
he finds that things are wrong in the
dairy let him approach the farmer in
q friendly manner instead of the
belligerent manner usually adopted.
Above all, let him try to explain the
situation to the farmers wife, so that
she is convinced of it's purpose, for
when you get a woman who is right
and she knows she Is right, then bad
luck to the man who tries to argue
against her"
The speaker made good use of his
opportunities and kept his audience in
constant laughter.
Following his speech questions were
asked from the fioor-one concerning
the price paid by dairymen for the
milk The reply caused audible ex-
Stephenson said that the small deal
ers about his district, Gardena, re-
ceive on an average 31A cents a quart
for their milk and pay all delivery
charges from their own ranches to the
dairy in Los Angeles.
SAYS COMBINES CONTROL
One listener asked Mr.. Stephenson
why the dairymen could not control
the price for which they sold their
product. To this query he offered the
usual explanation of the dealings by
which trusts and combinations force
the price of such commodities down
for the producer, at the same time Of
fering no lowering of prices for the
consumer.
Mrs. II. ]. Riddle, president of the
San Luis Obispo club, urged the ne
cessity of veterinarians and inspectors
at the dairies surrounding her town,
from which 1t is understood about $50
gallons of double cream. are shipped
every day to this city.
At the civic round table which fol-
lowed the regular program Miss Ber-
tha Moore exhibited fly trap which
is proving useful in Kidding fly-in-
tested districts of this menace to
health. She also had on the rostrum
a model of one OF the patent drink
ing fountains, practicable especially
for school use, which obviate the need
of a drinking cup, thus doing away
with the danger of infection from
that source.
The opening afternoon session was
devoted to an introduction of state
and general federation officers, Mrs.
responding to the gracious address of
welcome with which Mrs. Oliver p.
Clark offered the hospitality of the
club and the clubs house, Mrs. Bauer
hyte introduced Mrs Josiah Evans
Cowles, vice president of the general
federation. Mrs. Cowles said that she
will leave for Colfax, Iowa, Saturday,
November 26, to attend the first board
meeting of the general federation, at
which time she hopes to bring sufti-
cient assurance of welcome and abil-
ity to entertain so that the board will
decide to select San Francisco as the
next meeting place.
Mrs. Russell ]. Waters, president OF
the state federation. told of her recent
experience in the northern part of the
state and of the interest in club work
which she found even in most remote
towns, where any actual association
with other club work must be accom-
plished by letter. Her talk was on
"Our Limitations and Our Possibili-
ties" She proved her skill as racon-
teur while reminding the women OF
Los Angeles district that they have
many responsibilities which they can
best carry in connection with their fed
Grated club life.
Mrs. o. Shepard Barnum gave a de-
1ightful talk concerning the scholar
ship work, which she prefaced by the
quotation that "good statistics, like
good children. should be seen and not
heard" She expressed her helief that
the National Education association will
meet this year in San Francicso.
The beautiful silver cup which is to
be given by the music department to
the club whose program shows the best
work was exhibited on the rostrum
yesterday. This cup stands fifteen
inches in height with a spread of ten
and half inches across the handles
A space on the back of the cup will be
engraved each year with the name OF
the club winning 1t.
This cup was donated by the South
ern California Music company and was
purchased from Brock & Feagans, who
designed 1t. Mrs. l.. w. Harmon, dis
trict chairman Of the music committee