The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-28
Local Health Board Is Under Fire In Inquiry
 Into Our Milk Supply
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 "A microscopical examination of
 milk samples sent to me would not tell whether the germs were patho- genie forms or not.
 "There is but one sure means or preventing infection from the milk, samples of which were submitted to me for examination, and that means IS pasteuriza ton of absolutely stopping the sale until the cause of the trouple is located"
 On behalf of the Beaver Brook farm, the management of Wh1ch mas done everything in it's power to locate possible infection in it's milk or hero' Newell Martin, general manager Of the farm, accompanied by s. M- Meyer' also actively associated in the man. agement of the dairy visited Bridge port today.
 They said: ''It should be remember ed that we have an enormous invest ment in Milford, have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in perfect1ng the plant and desire to have our pro- duct the best obtainab1e.
 "It is commonly reported that 1n- lection exists in our milk. This has not been established but nevertheless we are not shipping milk from the farm.
 ''If it had rested on the Bridgeport city, county or health officials our milk would SCllI De COnSumed, anu IL SAAOOAN be remembered by critics that the broad criticism of the company that exists today is due solely to the com pany's own efforts to protect its pa irons. While the Bridgeport health authorities have given us a clean Dill of health following their inspection the prevalence of infection in Bridge port caused us to go even further and we alone have employed Dr. w. J. H. Fischer of Milford, Dr. E. T. Conn, the state bacterio1ogist, D. N. Lewis, city bacteriologist of New Haven, member of the Yale faculty and among the greatest of American milk experts Mot a single report from any of these officials and others privately em- pIoyed by the company has definitely 1 shown that infection was present in i any milk, although measures aimed i to prevent the possibility of distribu- ton of any infected milk were recom- mended to us and carried into effect at our own responsibility
 | Although we welcome city, county or state official examination, we have anticipated such inquiry and have had samples of milk taken individually | from separate quarters of every milk ing-cow and these have been tested separately by Prof. Lewis. Our pri- vate reports show that not the slight est trace of infection exists in that milk
 | Several stories relating to the ill., ness of employees have gained ere
 dence in the community, one of which l specifically related to a supposed en- | pIoye named Walters, the intimation l being that he was taken sick and | placed by us in an isolated bungalow This story is false in every detail, no such name ever appearing on our re- 1 cords or being employed by us. Other | stories to the effect that cows suffer ing with garget have been overlooked by inspectors are likewise without | foundation.
 "Our company today and from the 1 ctart courts the closest public and pri- vate scrutiny. If infection can be To-
 cated we will eliminate it. If such | a condition does exist we will pay l we'll for public or private information 1 of the fact, for the present state ot suspense is more harmful than full and complete Knowledge.
 | eff the inspection of our herd made by the Bridgeport city officials i: found to have been lacking in thor
 oughness it will not only have beer almost criminal negligence but vii
 have cost our company thousands O. dollars. We court full inquiry ana
 any aid that individuals may give us.'
 The actual status in the milk situa ton here today shows that there ha been but the barest superficial exami