TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE FACILITIES 603 



shrinkage, or the necessity of selling after regular market hours. In 

 the case of products so handled various special terminal facilities are 

 provided. Thus milk is unloaded upon milk platforms in Jersey City 

 and Manhattan and distributed to the consumer in time for breakfast. 

 These platforms occupy valuable real estate, and are used for the milk 

 traffic only in the morning when the milk is coming in and later in the 

 day when the empty cans are returned. Nevertheless, these facilities 

 are reserved exclusively for this business, because of the sanitary regu- 

 lations of the board of health. The platforms and surroundings are 

 regularly inspected, and must be kept absolutely clean and in a sani- 

 tary condition. With this end in view special precautions are taken, 

 such as having the platforms washed every day and keeping the lower 

 sides whitewashed. In like manner the roadways leading to these 

 platforms must be given special care. All of these special facilities 

 are accorded the consignees of milk without any additional charge. 

 In the same manner, during the spring and summer months green 

 vegetables arid fruits are delivered to the market between Jay Street 

 and Perry Street, North River, every morning in time for the early 

 market. A number of roads also maintain auction rooms for the 

 sale of fruit and vegetables. 



D. Some Phases of the Storage Problem 

 189. REGULATING THE SALE OF COLD-STORAGE EGGS 1 



Every person, firm, or corporation who does a wholesale or jobbing 

 trade in cold-storage eggs, or who offers cold-storage eggs for sale, is 

 hereby required to mark all cartons and all cases containing eggs in 

 cartons or otherwise with the words "cold storage," in a conspicuous 

 place on the outside of the carton and case; and to mark plainly on 

 the face of all invoices and bills the words " cold-storage eggs," in billing 

 or invoicing, for the sale of eggs that have been kept in cold storage or 

 refrigeration; and also to display in a conspicuous place in their place of 

 business, in full view of the public, a card upon which shall be printed 

 "cold-storage eggs sold here," in letters at least two inches in height. 2 



1 Rules and bulletins issued by the New York State Department of Foods 

 and Markets. 



1 Retailers were likewise required to post a sign "cold-storage food sold 

 here" and issue with each sale of cold-storage eggs, a bill or invoice plainly marked 

 "cold-storage eggs." They must also post a sign in full view of the public, in or 

 near the container, bearing the words "cold-storage eggs" and the price plainly 

 marked for which they are sold. 



