The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
MILK EXPERTS
MAY MEET HERE
National Commission Expected
to Hold Concluding Session
in Richmond.
TO STUDY LOCAL DIARIES
High Quality of Milk RESPONSE
bic for Desire to Look
Over This Field.

| Unless unexpected difficulties arise
Richmond will get the nth meeting OF
the National Commission OF Milk Stan
dards. appointed by the New York
| milk committee. the last week n, Anri,
Ihis commission. which is composed NJ
the most celebrated milk experts i'm
America. Will probably draft It's final
! report following the session here. on
an urgent invitation from Mayor Aims
no ana DR.. e g. Levy, Chief Health
officer OF Richmond, the New York
MIX committee has consented to re-
quest the commissioners 10 meet here
II met last In Chicago
AS inc men on the commission come
from all sections or the country. the
| committee VIII consult the wishes of
WV, ,ie members In regard to making the
iohG Journey to Richmond. 1t is be
iicNcd. however. that a majority will
ne wing to meet in whatever citv tho
committee dcsignates. and the commit
zee ls already pledged to Richmond In
anticipation OF the coming OF the com
mission. Or. Levy has secured conven-
ZION rates for the delegates at the JEFF
ferson Hotel
am particularly anxious to have
the commission meet here" said DR.
Levy yesterday, because Richmond
claims 10 have the most sanitary milk
supply Oh any city IN America. and now
we wish 10 prove il. II we can bring
inns body OF experts here. and let them
nave personal inspection OF our daIr-
les, believe they will be read, tn nd
'eftise Richmond in way that il has
never been advertised before we do
a,o, eiain' 10 nave the most beautifully
equipped dairy in America in Rich
lnond. but IL is the boast OF our Health
department that the worst dairy I'm
Richmond is far cleaner than the aver
age dairy in other cities. We are anx-
lous 10 nave the members OF the Milk
commission apply the acid test"
Many Experts In List.
me National Commission OF Milk
Standards was appointed in March
1911. by the New York milk COMMITTEES
TO conduct Investigations and study
which might lead TO the creation OF
unilorm milk standards in the different
clties OF the country. The high milk
standard was recognized by the an
point OF DR.. Levy as the only commits
sioner from states south OF Washing
ton, ID. c.
After two years of inquiry and CON
rea"F Ior the preparation of it's final
report containing recommendations for
the betterment of the milk supplv of
cities of the United States.
Inc commission is composed Of the
following experts:
tive medicine, Northwestern Univer-
sity; health editor, Chicago Tribune
Chicago. Ill. chairman.
DR. b. l.. Arms, director of bacte-
riological laboratory, department OF
health Boston. Mass
Dr. John +. Anderson. director of
hygienic laboratory United States
Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice Washington. d. c.
Professor III. w. Conn. director OF
state Board of Health. department OF
biology, Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn
DR.: L. {. Levy. health officer, Rich
mond.
DR. y. d Melvin, Chief OF Bureau of
Animal Industry. United States De-
partment OF Agriculture. Washington.
D. c.
DIR. William II. Park. director Of lab
oratories. department OF health OF New
York City. foot of East sixteenth
Street. New York City.
Raymond y. Pearson, Commissioner
of Agriculture. Albany, y. Y.
DIR. NJ. +. Ravcnel. director OF hyEi-
enic laboratory. University Of Wiscon-
sin. Madison. Wis.
Professor NJ. ]. Rosenau. department
OF hygiene and preventive medicine
Harvard Medical School. Boston. Mass
Professor Henry c. Sherman, depart
ment OF chemistry. Columbia Cniver-
sity, New York City
DR.. a. II. Stewart, antitoxin labora-
tories, department of health and char
lilies. Philadelphia. Ia.
DR.. William Royal Stokes, bacteri-
ologist to state and city health de-
partments, Baltimore, Md.
Professor William a. Stocking. de.
partment of dairy industry. Cornell
University, Ithaca, n. Y.
Chester IL Wells. health officer, Mont
clair, y. j.
DR.. j.. L. Van Slyke. department OF
chemistry, New York Agricultural EX-
pertinent Station, Geneva. ~ Y.
DR.. Charles Z. North, consulting san
itarian, member New York Milk Com
mittee, New York City, secretary