Evening star., 1921-10-27
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AT MILK INQUIRY
Health Officer to Be First
Witness Before House D. C.
Committee in Ring Probe.

DrtW. c. Fowler, the District health
oficsr,is to be the first witness called
by TIE subcommittee of the House
District committee appointed yester-
day TO investigate the milk supply of
the District. This was decided at an
executive conference of the subcom-
mittss3today. headed by Representa-
tive kampert of Wisconsin.
M rO'Brien, an attorney, claiming
to reesesent the distributors of IS per
cent .St All the milk consumed in the
District, testified before the commit
tee yesterday in opposition to the
milk !bill before the committee, of
which-he said DIR. Fowler was the
author. He submitted to the sub
committee the copy of a bill which
he offers in substitution.
ToTProbe Price and Qualify.
Thessubcommittee plans to investi-
gate the price and quality of milk
sold in the District.
We want the District to get the
best .s4aality of milk. free from any
tubercular germs and at as reason
able price as it can be delivered to-
the homes with fair profit to the
producers and distributors" said
Representative Lampert. republican;
Representative Hammer. democrat,
and other members of the subcom-
mittee.
The subcommittee has already sent
out requests to get the prices of milk
In other places. together with costs
OF transportation. to see if the charge
made by Mr.. .OBrien that a milk ring
OF nearby producers which control
the supply exists here and charge eX-
y i'm
Will Call onicial.
:, The! committee proposed to call be-
fore 1t Thomas L. Mclaughlin. repre-
seneing the Maryland and Virginia
milk producers association.
Chairman Lampert said today that
he Will start the hearings tomorrow
morning. if possible. or just as soon
subcommittee.
All OF the members of the subcom-
mittee today expressed more interest
In securing well protected supply
of milk at reasonable prices for the
consumers than to take any sides in
the milk law which has been waged
around the milk business in Wash
fngton for several years.
Distributors to Meet.
The milk distributors of the city
will meet in the Office of Health Officer
Fowler at the District building this
afternoon to consider the six PROPOSE
tions outlined by the Maryland and
Virginia producers to settle the con-
troversy.
DR.. Fowler said that in their COM
promise proposal the producers have
made no mention of the plan of re-
Quiring all local distributors to con-
tract for their milk through the farm
ers ASSOCIATION instead of with the
ndividuaEshippers.
AnDaTentTT the health officor coid
the producers are willing to drop that
request. The platform upon which
the farmers are willing to resume
shipments of milk follows:
Farmers' Platform.
Joint tests for butter fat to be
made under the supervision of COM
mittee made up of one producer. one
distributor and the third to be Sc
lected by these two, and in event of
their inability to agree on the third
man. he is to be named by the health
officer; all expenses of these tests to
be borne equally by the producers
and the distributors
Joint checks on weights and for
quantity to be made under same su-
pervision and division of expense.
"All milk rejected as unsuitable
for the market is to be delivered to
the plant of the association. !
THE several dealers to deduct |
monthly from the sums accruing to |
the several producers for milk such |
sums. and to pay the same promptly |
to such agent or agents Gas the J
several producers may, ir writing, di- |
rect.
"All producers who haseS ceased |
shipping to be restored by the sew
eral dealers. =. and the several pro-
ducers to. Tasume shipments. to the +,
several dealers. as was the practice |
prior toesuspe hsion of shipment.
Prices to bt based on butter fat |
content. and until May l. 1922, shall !
be 33 cents per gallon for 35 per cent |
fat for milk and S1.60 per gallon for |
90 per ceAt butter fat cream, with |
differe ntiaH for execss in butter fat, |