The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27
SCARCITY Of MILK
ALARMS DEALERS
Prospect of Famine By No
Means Allayed, Says AS
ISOLATION President.
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A-ouA4AiuEA lAoll r AAct EuSt-l
il would not suffice to meet the present
situation since milk Is not TO be had at
any price
This fact became known only after
number OF dairymeu had canvassed
Maryland in the vicinity OF Balti-
more. the richest dairy section Of the
state, in order TO Overbid Baltimore
dairymen- It was found that most
or the milk coming from licensed
farms in that vicinity was already
being shipped into Washington, since
milkmen is from , to 4 cents higher
per gallon than that offered by Balti-
more dealers
Difference In Price.
Milk has been bought in Baltimore
this summer for Il cents said Mr.
Hartranft. Washington dealers have
been willing to pay and have been pay
Ing IS cents in most cases and in no
case below Is cents. BY October /
Washington milkmen VIII be paying -
and - cents, whereas the Baltimore
men say they viii pay no more than
Is cents"
The Baltimore dairymen are able TO
hold down the Drics. II was explained.
because large quantities or milk from
farms thar have been refused permits
bv the washington Health Department
are being sold 10 Baltimore dealers
where the tuberculin test is not com
IA evidence OF. the wish OF the Wash
IngtOn dealers TO do the right thing by
their customers, I wish 20 call attention
10 the fact that milk retalls n Balu-
more for cents quart desE tie the
fact that the milkmen there are paying
the farmers less than we are in Wash
inEtOn," said Mr. Hartranft-
No Agreement
IN view Of these conditions I can't
see Just what line Of activity the De-
partment Of Justice Is 50 busiIy inves-
JigatinE. There has been no agreement
here TO raise the price OF milk OF to fix
The price at any figure Il was express
" stated 1t the last meeting held by the
dealers that no price could be fixed
even II We had wished 70 under present
conditions II we had set snv price il
would not have been binding on our
members"
other dealers were indignant this
morning when they read the statements
OF Department OF Justice agents and Of
District Attorney Clarence Wilson that
the milk question had BY no means
been dropped
Their talk about a Milk trust looks
% me like good scheme for sdver-
Using themselves, declared A ) Irun-
de, chairman OF the executive com
mittee OF the association This talk
about trust busting Is not keeping any
dealers awake at nights, but it is gel
ting rather mOnOtonOus-
Closer inspection
The Health Department has just com
pIeted arrangements for a more thorough
inspection OF milk. IN addition 70 en-
forcing the safeguards against the
white plague by the tUberculin test
"A man has been in training for four
months with special reference to bac-
THEOLOGICAL examination Of milk said
Dr. w c Woodward today
No law has Yet been enacted fixing
maximum number OF bacteria allowable
in milk sold IN the District The ex-
sniinatiOnS viii not be made, Qr.
Woodward explained. TO determine the
bacterial condition Of milk only, as
such a count would indicate Clcsnli-
ness IN handling the product ard It's
Method Of Procedure.
We take il for granted" the health
officer said, that when milk con-
taius an inordinate number Of bacteria
that il Is in one of the stages OF de-
composition Having proved that that
is the case the dispenser can then be
arraigned under the statute prohibit
ing the sale OF 'deconposed and pUtri-
ned animal products
The number Of bacteria are greatly
dependent upon the distance milk IS
shipped and on the weather We have
had a man on this work for four months
50 that the department may have a
man qualified to be called AZ expert TO
pass on questions concerning milk and
70 represent the department in cases as
they came uls