88 CONFERENCE ON MILK PROBLEMS 



"Resolved, That it is the sense of this conference that the 

 methods of milk inspection carried on by states should be uni- 

 form." 



THE CHAIRMAN: You have heard this resolution. What is your 

 pleasure ? 



(It was moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted.) 



DR. EVANS: I dislike very much indeed to occupy your time at 

 this late hour, and yet it would seem to me that that is a resolu- 

 tion which, if it were to be effective beyond the State of New York, 

 might be productive of consequences that were not of the best. I 

 have in mind a place in which, in order to decrease the activity 

 of local inspection on the part of the municipalities, it was de- 

 liberately decided that the thing to do was to bring about state 

 inspection. That legalized state inspection, according to the ju- 

 dicial decisions in that state, would operate to remove the police 

 power or control of the municipalities over the milk and place it 

 in the hands of the state, and would also bring it back again into 

 the hands of the state. It was thought that the state inspection 

 would be crippled by making improper or inadequate provisions 

 therefor. 



Generally speaking, the municipalities respond to the point of 

 view of the consumer, and the states very frequently respond to 

 the point of view of the producer, and unfortunately this point 

 of view at times has been the only point of view. I believe that 

 in certain states of the union, at least, a more active and more 

 comprehensive inspection will be had if it is done by the munici- 

 palities than if it is done by states. Now, I think that that is 

 all right for the State of New York, in all probability. It repre- 

 sents your judgment in this state and is quite acceptable for this 

 state. But I dislike very much indeed to have it go forth as 

 representing the views of this meeting as to what is best in all of 

 the states or in states other than the state that you have immedi- 

 ately in mind. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any further remarks? If not, are 

 you ready for the question? 



(The motion was lost and the resolution was rejected.) 

 THE CHAIRMAN: Are there other resolutions? 

 DR. WILE: The next resolution is as follows: 



"Resolved, That it is the sense of this conference that milk 

 should not be retailed loose, but should be sold in bottles." 



