The Washington herald., 1910-04-20

My plea is that dairy products shall
be pure To have them pure is TO have
them fresh every day. 1t does not cost
more to produce clean products than
filthy ones"
These were the conclusions Of an in
teresting speech upon Butter. cream,
and ice cream" delivered before the
Board of Trade last night by DR. Harvey
Wiley, Chief Of the Bureau Of Chemistry,
OF the Agricultural Department Dr.
Wiley was invited TO address the Board
by Dr. Percy Hickling. chairman OF the
committee on health. in support of
resolution introduced that the Board
should approve House bill 17506, which
provides for an amendment to the milk
inspection law Of the District in the
interests Of better handling of the prod
uct- After a number OF speeches on the
subject, the resolution was adopted.
Fresh MIX Is Pure
Dr. Wiley took the broad ground that
pure dairy products would be the great
est blessing that could come TO Wash
ington. because Of the universal use of
butter, milk, and cream. He argued for
the decentralization Of the production Of
dairy products and of bringing them
back 10 the vicinity of the cities where
such products are used. He said that
the States OF Virginia and Maryland
with the small areas of District ground
still under cultivation as farm lands,
were sufficient 10 produce all the dairy
products needed in the Capital. and that
they could be secured by proper legisla-
ton and cooperation on the part Of the
people.
Dr. Wiley said that the storing Of but
ter. milk and cream in cold storage was
baBeful I'm that 1t destroyed the freshness
or products, which II was OF prime i'm
pOrtance 10 have consumed within a short
period after produ ton. He spoke spe-
cially OF the dangers resulting from the
careless manufacture of ice cream. its
long storage and the contamination Of
the product even under the cold temporal
ture 10 which it was subjected in the
vaults. Or. Wiley declared that the edu-
cation which was coming out from in
vestgation OF this subject would insure
in the future purer milk, cream, and but
ter. because it would be made near 1.-THE
points Of consumption and be brought 10
the tables Of the people fresh, and, con-
sequently. Of first quality.
Consumer at Fault
c. II. RawL Of the Agricultural Depart
ment, spoke upon the duties Of the pro-
ducer and consumer OF dairy products.
The burden of his remarks was that milk
and cream should be produced under the
best conditions. kept below the tempera-
ture Of fifty degrees in transit. and well
taken care Of by the consumer after its
delivery. Mr. Rawl showed that often
the consumer was more at fault than the
producer or the distributor in keeping
dairy products for hours. or even days,
in the most insanitary conditions IN their
homes.
Dr. William c. Woodward, health Off
Ger. described briefly the system OF milk
inspection. showing that 1t extended 70
the farms where 1t was produced, TO the
transportation Of the product 70 the city.
10 it's handling in the city, and. so far as
possible. to the care of milk in the homes
OF the consumer He said the present
system Of inspection was started IN 1880.
and had been improved year by year as
knowledge Of the subject widened and
as circumstances permitted Of the en-
fOrcement of more rigid law. Dr. Wood
ward paid q tribute to the milkmen as
a whole by saying that the producers
and the distributors had in the main
courageously cO-operated with the de-
partment in securing more sanitary
milk supply.
The subject was discussed from the
dealers standpoint by John Thomas
president Of the local Milk Producers As
ISOLATION, and by George NJ Oyster. q
local dealer
The consideration of the subject was
closed by a long address by Or. G. Lloyd
Magruder upon the history of the effort
in Washington To bring about better
milk conditions. He claimed that the
Capital was the pioneer Of American
cities In this work. and that the success
achieved was due 70 the stand taken by
the District Medical Society.
Prior 10 the discussion OF the milk bill
the board passed upon the reports OF tht
committee on industrial interests. which
recommended a higher appropriation FOL
the proper conduct Of the Office OF the
inspector OF buildings.
The report Of the committee on bridges
was also approved. which recommended
the following items:
Replacing Rock Creek bridge. at Calvert
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