Evening star., 1921-11-04
HANDLERS PROFIT
I. ON MILK ATTACKED
Representative Lampert, at
Hearing, Says 48 Per Cent
Is Too Large.

Belief that the high price Of milk in
Washington to the consumer Is due
largely to the fact that the distributors
are getting approximately As per cent
Of the price, which he thinks Is little
too large a share. was expressed today
by Representative Lampert Of "iscon-
sin. chairman of the subcommittee OF
the House District committee conduct
ing hearings regarding Washington's
milk supply.
Emphatic testimony in support OF the
position OF the District health ONCE IN
requiring that all milk, and cream
brought into the District for home con-
sumption shall come from tuberculin-
tested herds was given by experts rep
resenting the United States Department
Of Agriculture and the state of Mary
land
Attorney Opposition.
The principal contention at the hear
ing centers around whether the District
supply of milk should come from tuber-
culin-tested herds, or whether pasteuri-
cation alone is sufficient. The Dlstrlct
health Office Is insisting that both SAFE
guards are necessary. while the attor-
neys for the distributors are urging that
both kinds Of milk be allowed here IN
the open market.
DR.. John ]. Herman. chief Of the
eradication of tuberculosis division. b4.
reau Of animal industry. Department Of
Agriculture, made strong argument in
favor Of a compulsory tubercSlin test.
J. A. Gample, professor of dairy
husbandry in the University of Mary
land. who said he appeared as repre-
sentative of the dairy industry ard
the population of Maryland at the
hearing. and who has been all his
A-E ar,1 frp- 3 ad
past sixteen years particularly con-
cerned with conditions in production.
distribution and control of milk as
well as seeing the problems from the
side Of the consumer. supported the
District health office.
J. A. Barbour, milk producer and
attorney. speaking for the Maryland
Virginia Milk Producers Association,
said that the producers had been at
tackled at the hearing. subjected to
all sorts Of charges. held up as
proflteers and as ready to starve the
people, all of which charges were
false, he said, and asked an oppor-
tunity for the producers to refute
these charges.
Representative Lampert assured
him that a full opportunity would be
granted the producers. Representa-
tive Hammer of North Carolina also
announced that he would insist upon
the producers being granted a full
hearing.
Refers to Death Statistics.
Representative Hammer put into the
record a letter handed to MIN by Rep
resentative Dan Reed Of New York,
recognized as an expert in civic i'm
provement work, which was signed
by c. c. Pierce. acting surgeon gen.
eral of the public health service, in
which it WAS stated: About 9 per
cent of the deaths from tuberculosis
In man is caused by the bovine tuber-
Gle bacillus. most of the victims being
children. Raw market milk of the
cheaper grades sold In most cities fire.
quently contains bovine tubercle ba-
ciili.''
Representative Reed is endeavoring
to make tuberculin tests compulsory
In his home state. New York.
Representative Hammer also put in
the record statistics furnished him
by Representative Beck Of Wisconsin
showing the price of milk in all the
principal cities. with the cost of trans
portation and other related figures.
DIR. Gamble assured the committee
that his experience for fifteen years
has shown him that the public wants
the best safeguards that il can get
on milk and that the real assurance
of a clean milk supply for the city of
Of the 1909 dairymen and helpers who
supply this milk. He asserted that
the District health Office was right in
insisting upon a tuberculin test for
the dairy herds. He also told the
committee that the Virg mia Maryland
Producers Association was organized
with the hearty cooperation and sup
port Of the dairy division of the De-
partment of Agriculture and the hus-
bandry division Of the state Of Mary
land.