The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

much as $50 days In butter, and Dr..
Mohler testified Of one test which
showed a period OF 2s1 days In cheese.
ABBOT 10 per cent OF the dairy cattle
In the United States are tubercular.
testified DR.. Schroadder. He said that
there Is absolutely no danger from all
dairy products only when they are
thoroughly pasteurized. DR.. Mohler's
testimony was along much the same
line.
Mrs. Claudia @. Murphy testified in
behalf OF the New York City Fedora
ton of womeE's Clubs, the women's
Forum of New York and the Daily
Food Alliance Of New York City. over
$4,000 women are in these organiza-
tions. which have passed resolutions
eavoring Mr.. Lirthicum's attitude.
Mrs. Murphy SAID they favored Fed
eral inspection, and saw no reason
to the same protection from impure
| dairy products which they enjoyed in
the case OF meat products.
Mrs. Nevada D. Hitchcock. instruc-
ter OF marketing in Temple Univer-
sity, Philadelphia, spoke In behalf Of
the Civic. Club of Philadelphia and the
Women's Retail Druggists Association
os Philadelphia. In her opinion,
Philadelphia is in need of much bet
ter inspection of butter, especially as
almost all other foods are now close
/ ly scrutinized there. She could not
understand why one kind of food
stuffs should be exempt from govern
mental inspection when others were
not. and she considered Federal in
spection the best remedy now In sight.
For Compulsory Pasteurization.
p. II. Rawl. chief OF the dairy divi-
sion of the Federal Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry. came out strong for the
compulsory sterilization OF all milk
ana dairy products; also. that the
oil in renovated butter should be held
at pasteurizing temperature. and that
butter fats used in oleo should be pas
teurized He said that proper pas
teurization costs only about one-tenth
of a cent per gallon OF milk. Al
present. he declared, cream OF all sort
from the best To the worst is pouring
into the creameries Of the country.
Some dunn the good and the had in
together, while others make 1t up into
butter OF different grades. He said
that so much Of the pasteuriaation
done today is .r%ncient.
For the other side. DR.. Mckay and
Mr. Greasy made vigorous statements.
The former said Our association
makes about one fourth OF the butter
In the United States. and only per
cent OF our dairics lack the proper
sanitary methods. The association
products are a pure as any produced
, in the world The dairy and cream
cry business in this country Is now
on a high plane He then filed let
tiers opposing the Linthicum resolu-
ton from state officials OF Iowa, Kan
sss. Indiana Illinois Missouri and
Wisconsin ~ this point Mr. L4nthi-
e. intk
dorsements which he had. received
from lust as many health and food
officers IN some OF these and other
states
Mr.. GREASY said. The National
Dairy Uuiow is not opposing this reso-
luton. provided an investigation. =
ordered, is made broad enough TO
cover the whole Geld and do justice
10 all In the las, few wears there
has been great Improvement In the
sanitation of dairies and creaneries."
Air Greasy attacked the SAP report
OF the Bureau OF Animal Industry.
which severely criticized the dairy in
dustry of the country. on the ground
that the scope Of the investigation was
altogether too narrow and the charges
made much too sweeping He claimed
that most of the milk now used for
commercial purposes Is pasteurized.
and that this ~ true Of 15 per cent of
that used In interstate commerce
The dairy interests asked for n post
pouement of the hearing until about
Mag 10. when a dairy convention Will
be held in Washington. and a full
defense will be given to the commit
tee This request was granted. and
the committee adjourned At the
meetings IN May Mr. TInthicum will
a lso have more evidence to present II
was announced,