Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18
NATIONWIDE DAIRY MOVE.
Battle to 30 Waaed Against Impure
Products and TubercuIar Cattle.

Battle to 30 Wased Against Impure
Products and Tubercular Cattle.
Impure dairy products which are be-
ing consumed daily by the American
people in more or less large quantities
were discussed today before the rules
committee Of the house Of representa-
tives, when that body held an official
hearing on the resolution Of Repre-
sentative j. Charles Linthicum, OF
Maryland. calling for the appoint
ment Of a congressional commit
tee to make nation wide probe
Of the unwholesome conditions alleged
to prevail in the dairy and creamery
business in many parts Of the coun-
try. -.a So
Expert testimony was given to the
effect that an investigation would be
good thing for the country, II only
to establish the truth or the falsity Of
the charges; that there is a great deal
of tuberculosis in dairy cows which is
transmitted to children; and that at
least the deslrability of having federal
inspection Of milk, butter and, cheese
should be looked into.
Among the witnesses were DR.. A. ID.
Melvin, chief of the federal bureau of
animal industry; DR.. John r. Mohler.
assistant chief Of the bureau. and
prominent delegates sent down from
women's organizations and civic, So
cieties in New York and Philadelphia.
Those who testified on the other side
Of the matter were DR.. G. L. Mckay,
secretary of the American Association
of Creamery Butter Manufacturers,
and Mr.. William Greasy, secretary of
the National Dairy Union.
ri; nj irfi N1ofi po
that something is wrong with the dairy
business Of the country We're presented
from Hoard's Dairyman, owned and
edited by former Governor Hoard. Of
Wisconsin, the Chicago Dairy Produce
and the American Food Journal. In
this connection the statement was
made that of the 1J500,000,000 pounds
of butter produced annually in this
country only Is per cent is first grade.
When questioned by Mr.. Case. DR..
Melvin said that a large percentage OF
the dairy products used by the Am
erlcan people is not wholly fit for con-
sumption. He declared that local in
speotion is not sufficient, that he does
not know OF a single state which has
comprehensive inspection system,
and that there is still room for i'm
provement even tho conditions are
better now than In 1912. ~
DR.. e. c.. Schroadder, federal gov
eminent expert on tuberculosis in
dairy products testified that tubercu-
losis from bovine infection Is rather
common disease among children. He
quoted New, York health department
statistics that of 500 @tubercular cases
among children under 16 years Of age
100 were Of bovine infection. He es-
timated that 800 children die every
yearSin New York City from tubercu-
losisg contracted from diseased cows.
In Washington d. 'C.4of 100 samples OF
butter inspected In federal laboratories
seven contained tuberculars bacilli. In
twenty-one samples Of butter pur-
chased from Boston dealers, two were
infected. yTubercular bacilli
live 1T was reported as much as 100
days in butter and DR. Mohler testified
of one test which showed a period Of
PSI days in cheese. -
About 10 per cent Of the dairy cattle
in the United States are tubercular,
testified Dr.~ISchroadder. He said that
there Is absolutely no danger from all
dairy products only when they are
thoroughly pasteurized. '".l