Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-15
EXPECT TO SHOW
TUBERCULAR COWS
WERE NOT THEIRS
Animals Slaughtered Were from
Another Herd, Fairfield
Men Claim.

Neither Stephen j. G. Francisco,
superintendent of the Fairfield Dairy
Company, in Montclair, nor his
brother, Wellington p. Francisco,
could be found today. but man who
seemed to be in charge of affairs at
the dairy said that nothing new had
come UP In the dispute between the
Montclair Board of Health and the
company. He inferred that definite
proof soon would be forthcoming as
to the identity of the tuberculous
COWS which were slaughtered In the
presence of the veterinary OF the
Health Board and suggested that the
Franciscos were seeking such evil
dence today.
As told in the Evening Star, repre-
sentatives of the dairy have said that
the slaughtering firm of S. & II. Plaut
in Brooklyn killed COWS from another
herd on the same day they killed
COWS from the Fairfield dairy. Rep
resentatives of the butchers confirmed
this statement and added that they
were unable at that time to say just
what herd the tuberculosis cows came
from. ct is the hope of the owners of
the dairy that the doubt as to the
identity of these cows will be dispelled
within a few days.
Meantime, Health officer Chester
H. Wells is going ahead with prepara-
lions for retesting all the cows in the
herd at the Fairfield dairy, as ordered
by the Montclair Board of Health
1rt 1er1f hn n
its counsel, Edwin B. Goodell, appa-
rently came to a definite break.
Mr.. Goodell objected to officer Wells
going into the details of the clash be-
tween the board and the proprietors
of the dairy at the meeting Tuesday
night, saying that 1t was ancient his
tory.
Then when the board insisted that
officer Wells proceed, Mr.. Goodell left
| the meeting abruptly, withothe curt
statement, II quit" So far he mas
not added to that statement. nor given
| indication as to his future plans.
Neither will the members OF the
| board comment on the matter. They
are content to say that the solution
adopted by them Tuesday night
covers the situation to date and that
they will say no more unless there
are new developments.
When Attorney Goodell left the
meeting the board adopted resolu-
ton saying, 1.-THE board regrets that
| Mr.. Goodell felt It necessary to take
the attitude he did at a public meet
| ing of the board, while acting as It's
attorney at its meeting this evening.
| Neither will members OF the board
add to the words of the resolution in
which they questioned the methods
| by which previous tests Of the Fair
| field herd have been made. These
resolutions were:
after investigation of the Fairfield
Dairy herd, extending over period
| of six weeks, the Board Of Health has
| arrived at the following conclusions:
F'irst--The board has no evidence that
more than three Of the six reactors
reported to the board by Or. w
| Runge, on September /, as a result OF
a test made August 20, were removed
from the herd. That the eight COWS
| killed under the supervision of DR..
| John B. Hopper, OF Ridgewood, New
| York city veterinarian. and DR..
| James McDonough, and found to be
/ tuberculous, were a part or ship
ment of fat cows reported by the
Fairfield Dairy Company as picked
at random from the herd and sold by
| them on September 7. 1914 That pre-
vious to this investigation no one, as
a general rule, except officers and en-
| ployes of the Fairfield Dairy Com
| pany, had knowledge that any lot OF
diseased COWS was actually removed
| from the herd, as q veterinarian tes-
titled that he certified they were re-
| moved without any personal knowl-
edge that they had been removed.
"Second-That the methods en-
| ployed by the veterinarian make 1t
| impossible for him to know in all
| cases that the cows he is testing are
the same animals that he reports to
the board. This, together with other
| irregularities, makes 1t impossible
| for the board to know, or even to
| feel reasonably certain, that tests
| of this herd are made In accordance
| with its regulations.
| "Third-In view of these findings,
| the health of public demands, first,
| that the Fairfield Dairy herd be re-
| tested in manner approved by this
| board and reactors disposed of to
| the satisfaction of the board.
THAT future tuberculin tests of
the Fairfield Dairy herd be made
under a system whereby the board
| will be assured that the cows arc
| tested in accordance with Its regula-
lions and reactors disposed of TO
| the satisfaction of the board.
THAT this board be notified of the
| disposition of all animals, together
| with tag numbers, in ample time,
SO that post-mortem examination
| may be made by the board"
|