The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-15
MOORHEAD FOOD
INSPECTION 0. X.
COMMITTEES. REPORT SHOWS
THAT AFFAIRS ARE IN A VERY
SATISFACTORY CONDITION. A
FEW CHANGES RECOMMENDED
AND MAY BE MADE.

In substance there is nothing very
much the matter with the diaries Oi
Moorhead and community which come
under the jurisdiction of the milk and
meat inspector of the city of Moorhead
DR. NJ. M. Fulton. according to the re-
port of special committee of the city
council submitted to the latter body
at an adjourned meeting last night.
| The council committee worked Jointly
with committee of the commercial
club.
The report Of the special committee
on milk and meats was the first matter
taken up for consideration after Mayor
Davy had called the aldermen TO order.
Aid. John Lamb, jr., was the spokes-
man for the committee of the council
and the substance of the report he
made was as follows:
1.-The committee visited as many of
the dairies in this vicinity as possible
and careful inspection was made of
the municipal slaughterhouse conduct
ed by B. Kippels, we find that since
September, 1909, when DR.. M. NJ. Full
ton was appointed city milk and food
inspector, that he has examined $50
cows and found twenty one reactors
and they were consigned to the state
authorities for disposal.
I'm regard to the work that has been
done by DR.. Fulton, the committee
wrote to S. II. Ward of the state san
itary and livestock board for an opinion
of DIR. Fulton's work. He replied that
his work and inspection had all been
done according to law and had been
performed in a careful and conscien-
tious manner, and DR.. Ward added,
with DR.. Fulton to help us in the city
of Moorhead and vicinity we feel sure
that that vicinity will be taken care of
in a most thorough manner from the
standpoint of inspection and general
sanitary conditions
Continuing, Alderman Lamb told of
the committees visit to the city
slaughterhouse day or two ago,
where six cows were slaughtered un-
der the direction of DR.. Fulton. A full
report of this visit was made in this
department of The Forum at the time.
Alderman Peterson told of visits to
the Hanson, Rhud and Kranston dali
ries and some private barns, and that
the conditions found were perfectly
satisfactory
Hubert Zervas, of the commercial
club committee, reiterated his state
ments made to the commercial club
a week or so age in which reasons
were given for the club to get behind
the milk and meat inspection and find
out just how far inspection went and
the value of it. First, the standing and
qualifications of DIR. Fulton, the city
inspector were sought and DR.. Van
Els, in charge of the veterinary de-
partment of the North Dakota Agri-
cultural college, was asked as to the
ability and worth of DR.. Fulton. DR.
Van Els reported to the committee as
follows:
"Dr. Fulton's reports to me have
been full and complete, very much
more SO than many which reach this
department Reports are received
which are Of no value whatever, but
DR.. Fultons do not come under that
Your slaughterhouse and the man
ner in which it is conducted by Mr..
is a good foundation for an
almost perfect inspection
"hen asked what could be done to
cope with people who shipped in milk
to Moorhead from points outside the
city and at any great distance away,
DIR. Van Els suggested pasteurizing
methods as being inexpensive.
During general discussion of the
subject, Alderman Peterson suggested
that there ought to be an inspection
Of every pound of. food which was
brought or shipped into the city of
Moorhead, and for meats he favored
a tag or brand to show the public that
what they were buying had been in
spected. City Attorney Witherow in
timated that he would draw up an or
ainance covering the points raised in |
the various reports and suggestions
made. Probably supplementary re-
ports will be made to the council
when it meets in adjourned session ~, |