The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-25
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braced in the source of supply for the
plant and that EmbarraSS farmers be
contacted to join the pool.
It was also the opinion that unless
the Ely farmers, with the assistance of
the EmbarraSs neighbors, would pool
their supply resources that the efforts
to establish a pasteurization plant in
this city would go to pot as not enough
raw material could be secured to keep
a plant in operation especially in the
summer months when the call for
treated milk is at its height.
All of the Ely stores now handle
pasteurized milk and there are only one
or two which handle raw milk in order
to hold the trade of their farmer
friends. ALI the tourists demand pas
teurized milk or buy canned or concen-
trated milk from their merchant. The
result is that during the summer
months all the stores are daily supplied
with pasteurized milk by the big supply
men of Duluth, Eyeleth and Hibbing,
and only the matter of friendship for
the local farmer causes some of the
Older people to buy raw milk.
Health authorities everywhere recon-
mend pasteurized milk and the educa-
tional institutions are teaching it's use
to the younger mothers, with the re-
suits as stated before that only some of
the older people are users of raw milk.
In his article last week, DR.. Thompson
made the statement that by 1915, the
health laws of the entire country would
be such as to preclude the possibility of
the distribution and sale of raw milk
anywhere as the United States Health
Board and the State Board of Health
have set this date as the death knell
for raw milk.
Some OF the more progressive dairy
men in this vicinity are aware Of the
trend and are figuring on the INSTALL
alton OF paSteurization plants of their
own. This is an expensive undertaking
as small plant runs in cost from about
$1,000 and upwards. This cost will be
factor in forming a pool for the de-
livery of milk to a central plant pro-
viding all get together and decide to
deliver only to the plant.
During the summer, not less than
three trucks day come to Ely to de-
liver dairy products to the Ely business
places. During the summer months
also, the business of the local dairy
men goes down to bare nothing by
reason of the demand for treated milk
on the part of the tourist and the
younger mothers of the city. It is for
this reason three trucks are necessary
per day to supply the demand.
The Miner is pleased to note that the
discussion has been opened and that
the attention has been somewhat di-
verified to worthwhile subject of bene-
fit to the people of the city and away
from the Sordid aspects of the small
town where everybody knows every
body's business better than their own
and the derelictions of a certain few
who are making unsavory history and
furnishing choice morsels for the Cos
sip.
Maybe also, If these people get in
terested in the subject of pasteurized
milk, they may write to the paper on
the same and not fill our waste basket
with unsigned opinions on electric
light bills" "city council Increased
taxes on mines" and Communism. ,
Anyway, We hope the discussions will
continue and divert the attention away
from the sordid channels of life tc
subjects of benefit. 1t is also hoped
that the messes on the sidewalks OF
the city will be absent and that it will
not be necessary to wear a clothes
pin on your nose when traversing some
of the streets and avenues of the city