The Detroit times., 1915-02-02
PURE MILK IS
QUESTION OF
CARE in TRANSIT
Federal Investigation Of Pitts
burgh Supply Clearly Estab-
fishes This Fact
BUILDING OF SHEDS
FOR CATTLE is URGED
War in Europe Makes Expedi'
tious Marketing of Crop
Impossible

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-That the
quality OF the milk sold In our large
cities depends largely upon the sort
OF treatment IL receives from the time
the farmer leaves II at the way sta
ton until IL has been received at the
big city milk distributing market has
been clearly established by recent
federal investigation Of the milk sup
ply Of Pittsburgh. says the Depart
ment OF Agriculture In a bulletin Just
issued.
II was also made clear that the ex-
cellence OF city's milk supply de-
ponds Importantly on constructive CO.
operation between the milk wholesal-
ers and the railroads In the proper re-
frigeration. Pittsburgh. instead OF get
ting milk that on an express or
freight car got so warm In an eight
or nine-hours' trip from the country
to the city that cans frequently blew
up or "geysered." Is now getting a
product that is put into modern re-
fr.gerator car at the country station
and is kept chilled until II is delivered
to the home.
After some controversy. refereed by
the Department OF Agriculture, be-
tween shippers and dealers a 20 per
cent advance I'm the trtaffic rates on
milk In the Pittsburgh district was
agreed to, with approval of the Inter
state Commerce Commission with the
p-oviso that rapid refrigeration SER
vice be provided by the railroads In
the transportation of milk. The case
OF Pittsburgh is fairly typical OF the
milk situation of all the large cities
OF the United States. says the depart
ment, and 1t urges authorities to be-
gin movements I'm their prospective
districts.
TIC prevent what promises to be an
unusual, amount OF country damage"
to cotton this year. the cotton market
Ing specialists OF the Department
OF Agriculture are urging grow
ers to warehouse their cotton, or. II
this is impossible. to build temporary
sheds to protect It, They state even
under normal conditions of dollars
from what is commonly called "coun-
try damage"
Owing to the war In Europe the
present crop cannot be marketed read
fly. and an unusually large amount OF
cotton, they point out, is lying unpro-
tected around gins and on the pro
ducers' premises. The. aggregate
amount OF country damage therefore.
they say. il likely this year to be far
greater than usual, and In view OF the
fact that there is such a large surplus
spinners and exporters viii unques-
tionably discriminate sharply and ex-
porters will against damaged cotton.
1T Is generally believed" say the
experts, that many new warehouses
should be built TO use the crop; but
a careful investigation by the once Of
Markets indicates that IL all the ware
houses at the ports, In the interior,
and belonging to the cotton mills were
used. every bale of cotton produced
this year could be stored without the
erection Of additional buildings"
Emphasizing the importance of
housing cotton, the specialists say:
Few individuals and very few banks
are willing to advance money on cot
ton when II IL not properly housed and
insured. Those who do SO are taking
a certain amount Of risk and almost
invariably charge higher rates Of I'm
terest than the owner of the cotton
need pay IL his cotton Is properly
ctored II is also understood that no
part of the $135. 000, 900 subscribed by
the bankers Of the country to be loan
ed on cotton at six per cent will be ad-
vanced on cotton which II not proper
lily housed and stored"