62 THE MODERN MILK PROBLEM 



man to make a living by producing it? Also the further 

 one: How can sanitary milk be produced and distributed 

 most economically? 



2. It arises from the separation of producer and con- 

 sumer and from the complexities necessited by urban 

 development. It is characteristic of centers of popula- 

 tion and tends to become more acute the larger these 

 centers and the greater and more distant the territory 

 from which the milk supply is drawn. At the same 

 time all milk supplies, under whatever conditions and 

 in all communities, are subject to the same funda- 

 mental sanitary considerations; hence even compara- 

 tively small communities may have more or less of a 

 milk problem. 



3. A practical difficulty hi its solution is that several 

 distinct and important parties are concerned in the case: 

 not only must the sanitarian, the health official, and 

 the consumer be heard, but also the producer and the 

 distributer. Hence there is always debate, often con- 

 troversy, and sometimes a "milk muddle." The task 

 is to get the facts free from the coloring of special in- 

 terests and prejudices and do justice to all parties. 



At a recent Federal hearing in New England the 

 following statement, -summarizing the acute phase of 

 the matter, was made by a representative of large 

 milk interests: 



An important point which Mr. made, under cross- 

 examination by Attorney-General , was that the great 



milk problem, both in regard to cleanliness and price, is 

 pressing for a solution; and whether it is solved now or 

 later, the agitation by the public will continue until the 

 solution is reached and the matter is settled once for all on a 



