The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-07
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
OPPOSING MILK BILL
Agricultural Club, Farmers and
Health Officers Speak Against
Pasteurization Act.

The Panhandle Agricultural CLUB
and a number Of farmers and small
! milk dealers and health representa-.
tiVes, went on record as opposing
the bill that was prepared to be in
tNduced in the legislature requiring
that all milk sold In cities Of 10000
lnha bitants or over, should be pas
teurlzed. This action was taken at a
well attended mass meeting yesterday
IN the Market Auditorium at the cali
OF the Panhandle club officials.
The session was a spirited one and
some sharp words passed between
several speakers. A telegram from
Charleston was received during the
meeting stating that the legislative
committee had reported adversely on
| the bill. Fearing that a move may
BIO made to have the committee re-
consider the bill after a few minor
amendments might be made, a tele
gram was sent last evening to the
representatives from this and Brooke
county stating the action OF the club
and farmers. Being unable to learn
from any local persons the gist of the
bill, Prof. |. S. Cook, Ohio county
agent OF the club, wired ]. E. Emsley
member OF the house Of delegates
duced the bill, asking that he wire the
substance Of the bill, which was re
cciyed yesterday.
The bill in part reads:
line cities OF 10000 or more all
milk that is sold TO the consumer.
except certified milk. must he pas
| t"urtzed by 4 process whereby every
portion of The milk is heated 10 n
temperature If one hundred and
forty degrees Fahrenheit and retain
! I'd at that temperature for n period
J nt thirty minutes. and Immediately
| thereafter cooled TO a temperature
below nifty degrees. and no other
! process snail br adopted or used.
| Each pastcurizing apparatus shall
be Of standard type and shall br
equipped with IL time and t"mprra-
tirr recording apparatus and Il rec
ord Of ali milk paSteurizcd as pro-
rided by this act shall be kept for
i the inspection Of the health officer
, hereinafter provided for"
| Mr. Cook said AT the meetirs tha'
if the bill had passed It would pu
, practically every small milk dealer on
Of business. unless he installed 4 pas
teurizing plant. which would cost no
less than $1,000. The bill makes nj
provision for cities and towns of les!
Than. 10000 inhabitants. If the meas
ure is for humanity sake why no
protect people of the smaller cite!
and townS?" asked MI. Cook
DR.. Andrew Wilson declared tina
all that was necessary for iEe people
to have pure milk were COWS FREE
from tuberculosis and the clean hand
| Ting of tho product: that the herd!
are inspected for tuberculosis and III,
authorities sec that the milk is clean
He further asserted that in pasteuriz
! ing milk that it. removed from it som,
Of the principal and essential bacteria
Frank Cox. Of the cit? health depart
ment. declared that il had been fount
that there was more IMPURE mill
among the pasteurized samples thai
1.-THE samples that had net been pu
| through the process. Diners spoke OF
what they declared to be 'tha nius
It!ce to the small dealer by such bill.
County Superintendent Of Sc ,o1iE J
Fl. Lazear spoke bitterly, opposing thu
bill.
The two larger Wheeling dairie!
were represented. These representa-
tves pointed out the benefit TO TIT
public by such bill and thar it wa:
prepared to protect the public'S healtl
flor humanity's sake"
! The meeting was prc.idC1 ever by
A. r. Jacob. acting president. in th'
absence Of R. II. Orr VINO IS III.