Evening star., 1939-05-16
Heated Clashes
Mark Hearinq
On Milk Supply
Seal Charges Schultz
With Attempt to
Smother Questions

Representative Schultz, Democrat,
Of Indiana and Corporation Counsel
Elwood H. Seal clashed heatedly to-
day as the Public Health Subcom-
mittee Of the House District Com
mittee resumed hearings on legisla-
ton designed to break up an alleged
milk monopoly in Washington.
Mr.. Seal charged the Indianan
with trying to smother" questions
which the corporation counsel had
asked William E. Treadway, execu-
tive secretary of the Indiana Com
mission on Interstate Cooperation,
who has been seeking to open the
Washington market for Indiana pro-
ducers.
'We're not going to smother
anything" Representative Schultz
shouted. Were going to try to show
that joke has existed around here
for long time in connection with
this milk situation"
Promises House Speech.
And Mr. Schultz, who is SPONSOR
ing bill to allow milk and cream to
be shipped here from anywhere in
the United States if they meet
health standards, added:
"1'm going to make speech on
the floor of the House in a few
days to show the bias that exists
on your part and on the part of
some Of your friends"
Representative Halleck, Republi-
can, of Indiana, appealed to the
committee to break down the trade
barrier" which, he said, has given
milk producers in Maryland, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia virtual
monopoly on the Warrington market.
Indiana. he pointed out is large
milk producing State and would
like to have the District milk code
changed so it could ship in its dairy
products.
I'VE are not seeking to destroy
the protection in the area adjacent
to the District" he said. This area
cannot furnish all the dairy prod
ucts for the city. Therefore it
would be much better to adopt new
rules and regulations governing the
Districts milk supply rather than
have continued the practice of
bringing into this city at night and
by circuitous routes dairy products
that have had no inspection at ALL"
Cooperation Asked.
Mr.. Treadway said Indiana inter-
ests were not asking that health
measures be relaxed, but were pre-
pared to pledge cooperation as ex-
porters in enforcement of regula-
tions within the District.
Indiana, he added, provides at
least third of the milk and
cream supply of Chicago, where milk
is delivered at homes for II cents a
quart and sold in stores for cents.
The Washington price is IA cents .
quart.
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana, a member of the investi-
eating group, introduced a bill yes
terday which would permit producers
in any part of the United States to
ship milk and cream into Washing
ton for any purpose if it meets the
health and sanitation standards in
the States in which it is produced.
Bars All But Ice Cream.
The Districts 1925 Milk Control
Act now permits shipment into
Washington, for conversion into ice
cream only, of cream not licensed
by the Health Department. Nearly
80 per cent of the Districts entire
supply of milk and cream originates
in the so-called Washington milk
shed, which embraces sections Of
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
Nearly week ago Representative
Bolles, Republican, of Wisconsin,
another member of the District
Committee. introduced bill to open
wide the District milk market to
producers outside the Washington
milkshed.: He believes the price Of
milk in the District could be reduced
If the market is open to competition
without affecting the present high
standard and quality of the present
supply.