The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-19

Probe Ms Of
BEMIDJI DISCUSSED
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Dairy and Food Commission Repre-
sentative Tells Merchants That
Diaries Here Are Below Standard
COUNCIL WILL BE ASKED 10 ACT
Ordinance May Be Passed Compelling
Dealers to Improve sconditions
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Park Committee is Appointed

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R. A: North of the state dairy and
food commission, who has been in
this vicinity inspecting dairies, res
taurants, hotels and milk and cream
sold about the city, talked before the
merchants at their regular meeting
Tuesday afternoon. 80 5sss
Mr.. North displayed a number. of
samples of sediment which he col
lected from the various milk dealers
and passed them about the meeting
for inspection. He considered. only
one in the nine samples good clean
milk and was of the opinion that all
would comply with requests to take
more precaution in the future.
Suggests Inspection.
He suggested that a local inspector
be appointed and tests be made Of
the milk sold here and the reports
as to cleanliness and butter fat tests
be published from time to time. This
he believed would tend to keep up
the standard of better and cleaner
milk. .----.-.---..-....- -.
DR.. Rowland Gilmore addressed
the meeting, giving much valuable
information regarding the sanitary
methods of handling milk. He advo-.
Gated the use of proper milk pals
and urged that these should be in.
stalled at once. A small top milking.
pail equipped with double strainer,.
the second strainer to be cone=
shaped and of very fine mesh with.
cotton center so that all the sedim ent:
will collect in the strainers.
Cooling Important. sfs.
THE cooling of the milk immedi-
ately after taken from the COW is al
so very Important said the doctor.
He called particular attention to
washing the udder before milking
and keeping the hands clean. The use
of cheap cotton gloves when milking
would solve the dirty hand problem.
and should be boiled before using
them, was another suggestion made.
He stated that all cows should be
inspected with regard to tubercu-
losis~and pointed out that it was more
important to have clean milk than
to have it reach particular high test
with regard to butter fat.
Up to Council.
AS a result of the talks commit
tee was appointed to present for pas
sage by the city council a proper or
dinance covering the milk situation.
The following comprise the COM
mittee: F. S. Lycan, w. G. Schroe-
der and B. NJ Gle. .a .: '2a
A committee consisting of G. A.
Huffman, e. A. Barker and w. l..
Brooks was appointed to suggest
plan and confer with other commit
tees with regard to preserving the tall
pines around Lake Bemidji. The road
committee was instructed to take
charge of the county board commit
tee when viewing the road around
the lake May 20. =. @--sE.s;7
Discussion was also entered into
concerning paving the swamp road
west from Park avenue to the French
farm. This was brought about by
mention of the fact that the state
road from Itasca Park will be COM
pleted to Scott's corner west of the
city limits and it was urged that the
city improve or pave this stretch to
meet the state road. It is at present
the worst piece of road near the city.
according to reports. :=. :: s@5 sea
Mayor William McCuaig, e. III.
Winter and Thomas Swinson were
named as a committee to ascertain
the cost of paving this street and to
take the matter before the city coun-s
Gil. The general sentiment was that
something must be done toward i'm
proving this thoroughfare. @@.7g .