Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-07
To The Patrons of The San
 Jose Dairy
Friends and Customers:-

grew. In 1897 l moved to ranch ten miles south of Bisbee and con tinued delivering my milk each day. In all the twenty-six years the San Jose Dairy has never missed a days delivery. I have built up this busi- ness by the help of satisfied GUS toners.
 There are those in the district who have been buying my milk from ten to twenty vars. One or two longer A good example Of this was noted yesterday while the delivery truck was standing in Lowell. a young man in his early twenties came with his bottle for milk. The deliveryman explained to him that according to Dr. Reese. the health officer, he could not sell him milk in Lowell. The boy said: "Is this. Mrs. Fixes milk?" Yes" Well. l have been drinking this milk since ] was baby and still want it" The deliveryman then said. As cannot sell you any here. will make you a present of quart. and it will be on sale every day in the city of Bisbee"
 Just why Dr. Reese has done this cannot be Determined. as you all noted in the Sunday issue of the Re view the milk test published by Dr. Durfee. city bacteriologist, the San Jose Dairy was above standard re- quired in both city and county tests.
 On the day these were published. was in town and heard report that Dr. Reese had been instructing some of the dealers in the city not
 tC buy my milk. as he was going to close us down.
 As he had said nothing personally to me about this or in any way noti- fled me. together with my delivery man. ! went to his house When he saw who we were he stepped out on the porch and asked us our business. When I incurred of him. he seemed vtry angry and talked very insult ing, in a manner not becoming a gentleman. calling my milk "slop and swill" He said. You will have to change managers" My delivery man said. Mrs Fike is the mana ger" He turned to me and said. If you are the manager. you have made a miserable failure I took all this and never answered a word. After twenty-six years it takes Dr. Reese to tell me this.
 My drliveryman asked him if he was in authority in the city Of Bis bee and he said. "No." will you 20 to the Pure Milk Depot and re, tract the statement you made, there?"
 This he did, but instructed both of us that we could stll the milk in the city of Bisbee but not in Cochise county.
 The people of Naco are forced 10 do without their milk. or to buy if from my delivery man while he is in Naco. Sonora. Mexico. and bring it across the liIle themselves. Sort of bootlegging it. you know. There are many of them glad to do this.
 We were instructed by the captain in charge of the post at Naco to con tinue selling milk in the camp. as that was under tlye jurisdiction of the United States authorities.
 I am very anxious to comply with all laws and to serve the people of Bisbee and vicinity with the best milk possible. and can only appeal Q my long continued customers. and the many mothers who have reared their babies on this milk as to whether they agree with our health officer in this milk being 'slop and swill"
 I have taken this matter up with higher authorities and I hope soon o be supplying my customers in Waco. Warren, Lowell and Johnson Addition, who have been kind enough 10 volunteer to wait for their milk lntil l could supply them again.
 In closing, will say that pr. Dur lee and Dr. Bryan. of the health 'oard, were at the ranch last Satur- lay and passed on it. saying as long IS we keep the milk up in butter fat md the bacteria low it would be all fight. According to the milk test. hose points were satisfactory.
 | have tried to keep the price of milk down. My influence has gone
 long way in this respect I am sor- V to say. however, that if there is lot drop in price of feed. it will e necessary for me to raise the. rice of milk to twenty-five cents Ter quart. But this will not come lto effect until the time when 1ust begin freding both bran and ay. Prices on feed may come down efcre then, if so the milk will re- lain at twenty cents per quart.
 1T there are any in the city limits. rho aNe not getting their milk and.