Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-04-05
Joint Resolution.

Mr.. Editor Il enclose you a copy of
joint resolution passed by the House an
Senate of Maryland. introduced this reso
luton and worked for its passage, hopin
that it may have influence on Congress- il
coming to the rescue of our dairymen
whose business is threatened with des
| truction through the enforcement of wha
is known as the "tuberculin test.
will thank you if you can find room il
your paper to publish the enclosed joint
resolution, for feel it will interest our dali
rymen.
1t will also no doubt be of interest to
many of our people to know that Senator
GOslins law compelling the State Roads
Commission hereafter to build the roads
through the different municipalities of the
State instead of coming to the edge of the
town and stopping.
The new law provides that the roads in
the towns shall be built under the super
vision of the State Roads Commission, but
after they are built the town shall be re-
sponsible for their upkeep. If the munich
pality should desire higher class road
than that usually built. then the munich
pality must bear the additional expense.
fought hard for the passage of this law
through the House when it came over from
the Senate, for feel that it is of vital in
terest to the different municipalities of the
various counties.
Very sincerely,
EUGENE H. WATERS.
Whereas. There are about twelve hun
dred dairy farms in Maryland which sup
ply Washington City with milk and cream,
and
Whereas, The herds of cattle on many
of these farms are comprised of the most
select and costly breeds, and
Whereas. Many of our farmers depend
chiefly for their living upon the income
derived from the shipment of milk and
cream from their diaries into Washington
City, and
Whereas, 1t is the object and purpose of
all the said dairymen to observe all rea-
sonable sanitary regulations and laws pre-
scribed by the Health Department of said
Washington City. and to rid their herds of
all cattle which show any physical signs
of disease, and
Whereas, To this end they have always
welcomed the health authorities of Wash
ingtOn City to make whatever external
physical examination of their cattle that
they might think right and proper in order
to determine disease. and
whereas. The Health Department OF
Washington City has recently seen fit to
compel many of the dairymen of our State
to submit their herds to what is known as
the "Tuberculin Test" Ito the efficiency OF
which doctors do not agree) or be COM
PEELED to cease shipping milk and cream
into the said city, and
Whereas, The said Health Department
of Washington City has said that it intends
to enforce the said test upon every herd
in Maryland from which milk and cream
is shipped into the said city. and
Whereas, The continuance of the en-
forcement Of this test without compensa-
ton for the animals destroyed will mean
the utter destruction of the dairy business
in that portion of our State which supplies
Washington City with milk and cream, and
therefore be it
Resolved, By the Senate and House of
Delegates of Maryland, That the Senators
representing this State in the United States
Congress and the other members from this
State in the House of Representatives be
and they are hereby earnestly requested
to do all within their power to aid the
Hon. David j. Lewis in having Congress
pass law for the relief of the dairymen
who lose their cattle from the enforcement
upon them Of this "Tuberculin Test"