REPORT OF STATE D.VIRY IXSPECTOR. 



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The safest and most sanitary way to dispense milk in restau- 

 rants and drug stores is to install iced tanks or vacuum tanks 

 which assure cleaner milk at a low temperature and better sat- 

 isfaction to all concerned. 



That many dealers have been lax in regard to the laws relat- 

 ing to the sale of renovated butter and oleomargarine was evi- 

 dent from samples secured. In each instance a request for 

 butter was made, a package was received and paid for by your 

 agent without his identity being known. Actual conditions 

 under which an average purchaser is subject were wanted be- 

 cause of the extreme prices demanded for butter and the possi- 

 bility of substitutes being sold to the dependent consumer and a 

 resulting big gain to the dealer. 



Accordingly 177 samples from six cities and four towns were 

 secured and inspected for marks or labels on the outside of the 

 package. The contents were then analyzed to determine what 

 was actually secured and to establish a proof for prosecution. 



The following table shows the variable results and when we 

 keep in mind that butter was asked for in each instance, it is 

 plain to see that the public either through carelessness or will- 

 fulness on the dealer's part were being imposed upon. 



Results of complaints brought against violators are as fol- 

 lows : 



In the City of Portland where 20 of the cases were tried 

 there was an eff^n on the part of opposing counsel to have the 



