Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-09-02
What The People Say


fuitof the News.
] shall state that my reply To Mr.
Brockmans letter on the milk and
dairy situation IL made plain, but not
intended tn he sarcastic. I am d..
lighted at the agitation OF the milk
question that has been made by Mr..
frockmnn. relative 10 the supply OF
milk. the price charged and pnid Tor
milk. the legitimate producers NJ mix.
the neglect, failure Or refusal by m.'k |
producers and milk handlers 10 comply |
with the sanitary measures II the dairy |
ordinance. and mon. scoring producers
IN deliver and sell milk IN Amarillo dur.
inr the past four years In viclat'on O.
the law"
You state that covered lot or to- !
f.tnsy In my remark before the CIV |
Commission. and IL libels by innuenan |
"vsry legitimate producer IN Amarillo"
This remark of yours rlvers MI the |
territory and llbcls M far ns can de
trrmine, every producer and handler 81 |
milk except your own self; NJ you no.
veal no names Of the "violators" 70.
fcrred TO In the last quotation In flrs, |
paragraph herein.
The milk and dairy ordinance In qucs
ton makes thre. specific requirements
First. producers and handlers of mill
shall supply the people with clean milk
second. wholesome milk. third supply
milk from cows that have had the
tuherculin test. II does not require any
producer or handler of milk 10 clarity
pas,eurise or separate. nor does II ="
auire any other method To put milk IN
these conditions. Furthermore. II ha'
mt no time. and does not now. ohllgate
ar request the producers ~ milk to sell
and deliver their milk 10 the creamery
cheese factory. or 10 amy other person
firm or user OF the milk; nor does u
provide or stipulate how many bottles
of milk restaurant or other furnish
ers Of milk supply TO n customer the
ordinance does not, and II Is not tho
intention of the City Commission IN any
manner to attempt to control the price
charged and paid for milk.
Mr. Brockman. my statement before
the City Commission was relative 20 IN,
price charged for milk nj the rcstau
rants today. 10 cents per glass IN half
pint hottle) when prior Co this ordn
ance there was charged iS the restau
rants. cents per glass. lhalf pinU an'
n any prlflt was made prior tn the
adoption OF this ordinance that IN.
charge now made was unreasonable
compared 20 the charge made prior e.
the adoption Of this ordinance.
stated before the City Commission thai
the owner az one restaurant had STATED
90 me that the reason he was charglnr
10 cents per glass IA half plnu was thai
his milk was costing from ~ 10 20 cent,
more per gallon than II did prior To IN,
adoption ~ this ordinance. In reply
stated to this restaurant man that
could not conceive under any scope o.
my Imagination how II was wor,i
douhle that II 10 cents per glass IA hal
pint bottlcl that the extra trouble q
handling the milk was no, worth tn
Increased difference ~ 6 cents per hal
pint; and the restaurant man replied q
me that h. was not making this profit
then I asked him the question. VII,
was making this additional profit. Z
this he did not reply: and then I toll
him that II he was not making u Their
must he a combination between hin
and some dairy or handler ~ milk r
this he made no reply.
7 further stated before the Comml,
sion that We had SOME daiymen an
producers 81 milk who wcr. doln
everything In their power believe,
aud HAD done So To cooperate with IN
dairy inspector. and comply with IN
law as near as possible. bu, there wer
SOME producers ~ milk and dair,
men and handlers that Ind made n
ihysical effort "a comply with the sai
i,ary measures ~ this ordnance and
can produce physical facts and nc
suppH same by conclusions" IN hot
~ these rascs.
Mr.. Brockman. wpnt you 10 clearl
understand that my remark did not r,
fer directly or indirectly 10 the pric
the producers charged for milk. N
cause ] have never been able 10 os,
mate what a clean Wholesome bottle
milk was worth TO mankind. habykin,
md womankind. Ny remark was n,
"leveled" at the legitimate producer
milk. nor what he charges for his mill
hut II WIS levcled NJ the producer ,
handler OF milk who fails. negiects. {
refuses 70 comply with the ordlnanc
that Is 10 place upon the market clca,
wholesome milk from COWS with u
tuberculin test. I admit that II TAX,
money and hard work and active n
tcntion and lots OF patience and enere
% produce the products In milk tn
the people want and are willing 10 M
for. ana my sympathy and the coo
Grafton 81 the City Commission is u
swervingly interested In the success
the legitimate producers ~ milk. Tin
ana time again the City Commission HI
Invited the daiiymcn IT, cooperate wi
the city Commission. that We mig
Regulate the production and handlii
of milk. know who the legitimate ~
dncers Of milk are. and ohtnin q
names and location 81 the producers
milk ~ handlers OF mix who fniis
neglected. or refused To comply. n
only with the new ordinance M
adopted hut with NIL others tina, Ia
been passed hy any council ar RI
commission heretofore. and YOU know
Mr.. Drockman. I do not know m
4 cents bottle thalf pint that the mi
men charge the restaurant man