The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-04
Levy Charges Throck.
morton M ca sure Is
Prompted by Spite.
DOCTORS PLEAD
TOILET LAW STAND
Cities Combine in Urging Com.
mittce Not to Destroy Local
Option Plan of Dealing
With Impure Products.
Patron Alone Defends
Unpopular Move.

Under the leadership of Dr. f. G..
Levy. Chief Health officer ca Richmond
the forces or pure food and sanitation
attacked the Throckmor,on dairy bin
yesterday in front in the nank and
In the rear. Mothers who fear for
their children, physicians who are
fshting the good fight OF public health
and dalryrnen who are content with
prevailing conditions Joined In tho fray
ne nearing was not concluded but
was continued until next Wednesday
afternoon. when both sides VIII return
to the battle
Aithonsh everybody except Mr.
Ihrockrnorton himself, SO far as heard.
Opposed the bill, he showed no sign
or Welding. but remarked that he
had the close of the debate. and that
thero would be more TO say later. How
ever, at the outset OF the proceedings
he offered a third bill. which. he said.
would be satisfactory to him, but which
Old not prove in the least satisfactory
TO Or. Levy.
4 New Proposition.
The new measure would require ali
dairy inspectors. when employed by
cities, TO be examined by and to secure
certificates from the State Dairy and
Food Commissioner All rulings of such
inspectors would be appealable TO the
State Dairy Inspector and to the State
Health Commissioner. Mr.. Throckmor-
ton said he had no idea OF interfering
with local regulation of milk traffic.
but wanted The standard OF inspectors
raised and wanted some form of ap-
peal.
Interest in the proposed legislation
was manifested by the crowd which
natmed the courtroom OF the State Cor
-f.A
confined to the anita gonfsts OF the Bill
Mr.. Throckmorton first read all OF
his three bills. He said no had no de-
sire TO interfere with tho management
of the affairs of any city, nor would
he want the committee 20 report a bill
which would tend TO impair the pub
lie health. He was not he said backed.
by any dairymen's association. His
measure was entirely tentative. and
designed to correct abuses Of power
Authorities Don't Agree.
Doctors, said Mr.. Throckmorton, sell
dom agree, and he did not believe the
health boards OF cities were in har-
rnony, Praisins state Dairy Commits
sioner Saunders, he said that official |
could make a set OF rules which would |
apply equally all over the State. Blu, |
later he declared his willingness to
abandon this position his only desire |
being to get a bill which would corr
rect abuse. The difference between |
ftandards he illustrated by the state
anent that Norfolk will not allow Rich
mond milk to be sold there. the stand [
ard of that city being higher.
Other food products, lie remarked.
are under control of u State officer. His
bin would not take away the rights
of the city of Richmond to make
standard On the principle, however,
that there ought not to be a wrong
without remedy, he aimed to protect
Ethe dairy business against oppression.
State STANDARD Won't DO.
At the request of Mr.. Cox, Health
Officer Levy was recognized BY the
committee to conduct the fight against
the bill, or rather against the bills.
FOR he and tho other speakers got a
good deal of fun out of the three
measures. DIR. Levy said all three
werc bad, and the only question in
his mind was which was the worst h
A state standard, he said, will not do.
for If 1t is low 1t will ondanger public
health and ii it is high it will drive our
of business dairies in towns which have
not advanced far In matters of pure
food supplies, He read from govern
ment publication statistics regarding
the large percentage of diseases re-
sultins from impure milk.
said. which will dcmonstra,e its m,',;t.
The onlv ,ya.y ia hn ahsoIntely so
10 control its.snrod,,ctinn and d,st,ih,
ton. If civ nficials arr denriyad ~
mower over dairins bevonI ,ha cornors
lion limits tha danpor VIII h.co,,,a
great.
Spite Measure. +,
Addressing himself then to the bill,
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