Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
MAY OPEN milk STATION
Suggestion Is Made to Administers
tive Board by Chief Dairy
INSPECTOR.
DONE no KEEP PRICES DOWN
ifichmond's Supply Is Threatened by
Competition of Cantonmcnts, but
/ Situation Has Not Become Alarm
Ing as Yet.

AS possible solution OF the
threatened increase In the price Of
milk 10 the consumer. tho Administra-
ivcBoard is contemplating the estab
ishmcnt of municipal milk dis
ributing station in this city. as sug
fested TO Chairman John IIirschbcrg
Ply 7. J. Stauch, chief dairy inspector
Pr tho Health Department.
For some time past; the distributors
'avc been confronted by an ever de-
rcas'ng supply OF milk from the pro
iucers. owing to tho Increased price
ielng offered the latter by tho army
M navy environments in the vicinity.
he commissaries of the training sta
IONS have been offering tho producers
cents per gallon for their product.
or which they were receiving - cents
rom the distributors in this city 20,
his reason. milk ia being sold 10 the
Earious ,cantonmcn.s. where producers
re assured cents more per gallon.
In order to prevent tho producers
rom diycrtinE the supply Of milk from
richmond TO tho surrounding canton
ncnts. the dealers saw no other way
I accomplishing this than by putting
themselves In position TO compete
Yith tho government for tho milk pro-
uced in tho country districts which
ave heretofore supplied the city with
his product. For this reason an In
reasc In the price OF milk 10 the
ouscholders WAS considered imminent.
iakirE necessary the consideration OF
iiinicipal control.
When interviewed on the probable
y Of such public distributing sta
on being established. Dr. Roy X
lannigan. Chief Health Omcer of
richmond. said:
Owing to tho gravity OF the
ireatened milk famine now confront
rg tho citizens OF Richmond II was
1T that some precautionary measures
iouid be considered 10 provide against
ich calamity. Win this end In
CIV. the establishment OF municipal
Xix station was suggested to tho
efnbcrs OF the Administrative Board
'r consideration. but do not believe
pat such a step Will he necessary UNI
So the dealers Increase the price OF
Tx torthe consumer.
RoDUCEIts ARE OFFERED
SIX CENTS MORE PER GALLON
LAS IL we'll known the environments
Petersburg and Newport News hnv.
BEN Offering tho producers 20 cents
Pr gallon for their product. where
cy were receiving hut "a cents from
g distributors IN this city. But as
Is prof. has been greatly reduced
account or the failure Of the pro-
beers to receive back the cans in
HIGH tho milk is shipped. and az it
impossible for them tn buy those
ms at tho present time. owing To tho
duction in manufacture caused by
q demands Of tho war. ] feel assured
a, they viii be slow to forsakc such
splendid market for their product as
is city has proven itself TO be.
The proposed municipal station
ouid orrer several advantages of no
can Importance. II would do away
tn the middlcman. and at the same
nc enable the city 10 supply the
or with milk at cost, plus the price
handling. This would 10 most I'm
rtant. for should the price TO the
nsumcr be raised. The householdcrs
build buy pnts where formerly they
ught quarts, and among the poor the
ices asked I. even for pints would
Owe prohibitive. Such state OF af
IRIS would causc an appalling increase
arm weather, and In order TO prevent
is, tho municipal milk station offers
promising solution"
Or. Flanagan also pointed out TINT
had had splendid opportunity TO
nsidcr tho ADVANTAGES OF such
rcmc during his supervision OF
nilar rlF5E -Enarlot Al
s,ugh this Ea1r question was run
priyr &c manufacturing cor
ration. a ,tion for tho distribution
milk al well as public aoa,toir
re operated. supplying sanitary food
a figure slightly above tho actual
81. lie added that the establishment
such an abaStoir IN this city would
most enacacious in providing sup
OF meat OF first class quality.
der the present conditions. the meat
cred for public consumption leaves
Oh to he desired. except when it Is
;civcd from points. without the con-
IS OF the State.