The Washington times., 1910-02-22
PHYSICIANS VISIT
PLANT IN MARYLAND
Investigate Methods In
Handling Milk At White
Cross Headquarters.

The a-tivitv Of the inspectors OF the
Health Depart nent and organizations or
the District. having for their object the
Improvement Of hygienic conditions, has
inspired physicians of the city with the
purpose Of examining the source OF sup
ply Of some food products.
With this idea in view $50 members or
the profession left at noon today for
Frederick, Nd. TO inspect the white
Cross milk plant The doctors and
few laymen we're the guests Of the
White Cross Mix Company, and the
journey was made with the especial
purpose of studying the new process of
preparing milk for the market.
The party arrived al Frederick at
$50 o'clock, and was escorted TO the
compauy's plant, where a luncheon was
served. Edwin NJ COckrelI. president
Of the company, and F, z. Horner, the
general manager. exp'aint' the methods
of handling milk. The description was
followed by an inspection Of the plant.
Mr. Cockrcl pointing out that # was
not the intention of the company 20
take the guests on regular tour. The
plant. he said. was I'm operation as Il
is every day Of the year, and the Wis
itors were free 70 ask questions, en-
ployes having been instructed to answer
and 20 explain every parl Of the pro-
cess.
The cOmpanys plant aid equipment
Is practically new. having been in
stalled but a year ago. II includes
large two-story building Of concrete,
germ-proof walls. ceilings. and floors,
an ice plant, a milk filtration plant; a
pasteurizing plant, and a bottle de-
partment.
The milk that f. used in the plant Is
purchased after inspection of the farm
and the cows from which it IS obtained.
under the regulations Of the District FOR
such inspections, by the company's own
aEcuAs, as well As by the Government
official appointed for the purpose In
addition 10 this, every ounce Of milk
used in the plant IS examined and
I'm the presence OF the farmer
selling, and II any sediment IS found
II Is rejected.
After acceptance the milk is placed
I'm "a separator The cream is then
pasteurIZcd.
The milk is heated 10 a temperature
OF 40 degrees, and as sub Jected 10
cold blast Of .,teriIized air. which con-
deuseS all the wafer and blows Do away
This reduces the milk 20 less than one
fourth its volume The cream IS then
added 10 the milk. and b. rs placed I'm
sterilized bottles. sealed and packed In
a refrigerator car. I'm which Do lS hauled
TO Washington or Baltimore. where The
milk is delivered, cold, 20 the consumer.
From the time the milk IS delivered 10
the plant by the farmer until the house
wife pOuTs Dc out OF tho bottle al her
home. 10 Is not touched uy hands.
The process Of StcriliZing the bottles
and sealing them was OF particular in
tereSt 10 the visitors today, who assert
hall Of the impurities or milk received
ia the District enter n while IL is on its
way TO the consumer from the farmer,
either In the milk cans or the bottles.
I'm the White cross plant every bottle
Is SteriiiZed by a special process, In ad-
dition TO the system OF filling and seal
ing. one of the l-rEcst departments of
the plant rs the bottle section. and most
of the visitors SpeUt the better part or
their time pa nNcstiEatInE this portion
OF the process
The guests left at O'Clock 10 return
20 Washington on a special train.