Evening star., 1939-06-04
Milk Production
Cost Elsewhere
To Be Studied
Special D. c. Body
To Control Output
Here Considered

Here Considered
Chairman Bates of the House COM
mittee investigating the District
milk situation requested the Depart
ment Of Agriculture yesterday to
have its milk-marketing experts
make an analysis of the cost of milk
production in the various milksheds
of the country and the price Of milk
to consumers in cities Of comparable
size with Washington.
AS soon as the data become avail
able, Representative Bates plans to
place them in the record of the milk
hearings.
At the same time Mr. Bates dis
closed he is making a study of a
suggested plan for the creation in
Washington of a special milk COM
mission which would serve to con-
troll the production of milk in the
local milkshed as we'll as the price
to both farmers and consumers.
The suggestion was first made by
j. Edward Burroughs, jr., special
committee counsel during his ex-
animation Friday of producers from
Maryland and Virginia. Most OF
them indorsed the plan.
To Study Other States Laws.
Milk commissions have been es-
tablished in both Virginia and
Rhode Island and Mr.. Bates has
asked members of Congress from
those States to furnish him with
copies of their laws with respect to
the functions of the commissions.
The requests were sent to Repre-
sentatives Sandager, Republican, OF
Rhode Island and Smith, Democrat,
Of Virginia. Mr.. Sandager is a men,
ber OF Mr.. Bates milk investigating
group.
Public hearings on the milk situ-
alton will not be resumed until
tuesday at 1890 IN. In the mean
time Mr. Bates plans to hold an ex-
| ecutive meeting of his committee to
map out a program of procedure
for the remainder of the investi-
CATION.
Representative Bates said he would
| recommend that officials of various
dalrieS be called as the next wit
nesses, to be followed by committee
auditors who have examined books
of the various concerns. 1t is his
intention to close the investigation
by taking the testimony of interested
consumers.
To-Day Limit Favored.
The public hearings, Mr.. Bates
believes, should not continue for
more than 10 days. AS soon as the
inquiry is closed report will be
prepared for the House on the result
of the investigation In accordance
with the instructions of the House,
the report will recommend whether
the Washington milk market should
be opened to producers in the areas
beyond those now regularly in
spected by attaches of the District
Health Department.
Even before the investigat ton Is
completed. it is reported Repre-
sentative Schultz, Democrat, of In
/ diana will make an effort to have
the District Committee report fav-
orably his bill which would authorize
producers in the Midwest and any
other section of the country to ship
milk and cream into Washington
under proper regulation.
The District Committee will meet
tomorrow at 1890 am. and Mr..
Schultz may make his move at that
time.
Mr.. Bates sent a letter of appre-
citation yesterday to Maj. Ernest w.
Brown for the services given the
committee by Capt. Floyd Truscott
and Detective Richard Felber, both
of the 10th precinct, as well as
other members of the force who
assisted in developing certain in
formation that has come out dur
ing the hearings, including the die
taphone records.
Letter to Maj. Brown.
The letter to Maj. Brown fol-
lows:
May I take this opportunity to
! tndnk you 1Or Jne valuable SerV-
ices rendered to the committee by
Capt. Truscott, Sergt. Felber and
other members of your command
whom you were so good to assign
to us to assist in the investigation
which we have been conducting?
1T has not been my privilege
to work with men of greater abil-
ity and industry and it should be
a source of great satisfaction to
you to have men of such integrity
and high caliber in your organiza-
ton.
Should the occasion ever arise
when you feel that can be of any
assistance to you or your depart
ment, I trust you would feel at
liberty to call upon me-