Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-08
EXPRESS MILK SERVICE
FOR SEACOAsT CITIES
Arrangements Made TO Ship 1000
Gallons TO Norfolk and 1000 to
49, Newport News Daily.
RAILWAYS LEND THEIR AID
AT Conference Here Provision Is
Made for Twelve Refrigerator
80 Milk Cars to Operate Between
Valley and Tidcwater Virginia.

Twelve refrigerator milk cars have
been assigned TO this territory by the
Federal food administration and tho
Federal director general OF railroads
to correlatc the demand in tho Tide
water section OF the State with tho
supply In tho Valley. This work is
the result Of two months ccaseless ef-
fort on the part Of Acting Director
of the Division Of Markets g. ". Buch-
or. who has been IN complete charge
of the Office for sonc months. The
cars will run. three day. from Har-
risoneurG. Stanntou Pnd Wayncsrorc
TO Newport News and Norfolk: :wo
from HarrisonhurS 20 Norfolk ana
combination car from S,aunton and
Waynesboro 10 Newport News These
cars contain 1000 gallons each
Mr.. Butcher, realizing the need of the
service. took delegation OF dairymer
to Washington about two weeks ago
to present tho case to the traffic de-
partment OF the Federal food admins
tration, he having been unable 10 got
tho necessary result through consul
tation with local concerns They OK.
planned to the Washington authorities
about the inadequate and uuSa.iqfac-
tory supply Of milk at these Eastern
points. Local dairSmcn ut these places
are under contract to furnish milk Ia
tho environments. shipbuildinE plants
and base hospitals a; Newport News
SO do the dairymcn OF Norfolk have
government contracts. Tho 2.ocC gal
Ions going over the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway daily viii scarcely sup
nj
port News
ALI, SECTIONS or STATE
REPRESENTED At CONFERENCE
The delegation, composed OF Mr.
Bucher. County Agent George NJ
Woods. of Augusta representing Tho
Augusta County dairymcn: W. n
Van Pelt, OF Harrisonhurs rcp-ess,t
Ing the dairymcu and producers Of
Rockingham County. and Mr. M,Ilener
member of the Millencr Dairy Com
pany. Norfolk. explained iii detail thai
IN the present condition tho cans were
consistently lost and the milk was so
poorly protected that the wastaEc was
tremendous. while the inadeouacy o.
the shipping facilities resulted In crea,
amounts OF milk thrown in the sewers
in the Valley towns
Alter this preparatory work with tho
government iii Washington Director
OF Markets Butcher and the rcpresen-
tattVes OF the dairymen arranged a
meeting with the Railway authorities
yesterday In the office or c. c. Walker
superintendent OF the passenger trans
portation OF the Chesapeake and Ohio.
At the meeting the schedule for the
cars. both going and returning emp,y.
was worked out in detail The New
port News car will continue through
fichmond on the Chesapeake and Ohio
"hlie. due TO the congestion OF the
chesapeake and Ohio and the ferry
service to Norfolk. the two cars for
Noriolk VIII be transferred from the
chesapeake and Ohio here to the Nor
ioik and Western 10 go through Pc
tersours. In both cases tho cars vii,
receive passenger train service.
1000 GALLONS FOR NoRE0II<
AND 1000 FOR NEM poRT >E>yx
1nose present TT the conference in
Mr. walkers Office besides himself
were Assis;an, pirS:ior ofthe Division
OF Markets e III Buchcr. Richmond.
George 81. Woods. Of stanton: w II
van Pels OF liarrisonhurc: T.. q. Mon
roe. OF the parry and Food Bureau.
Mr.. Millener, head OF the Millencr
Dairy Company or Norfolk. and The
oiSislon super'nteudents Of the Allan
TIC Coast Line. the Baltimore al ohio
ana the Norfolk and Western RAILWAYS
Iheir arrangement insures Norfolk ~
5000 gallons OF fresh milk day ana
Newport News Of 1000 gallons
Mr.. Butcher Count, .~.,, ,,.,
many otheTs Interested in the work Of
using the railways and refrigerated
cars Tor leVciinS the milk demand and
supply FELT that this IS the beginning
OF whole milk trains in this section
OF the State. Tho dairymen arc verv
grateful 10 Mr.. Burlcr for his success
IN securing this service between the
Valley and the rVas,