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A VOICE: Mr. Chairman, I think the word "unanimous" is a 

 very wise provision. It is intended that this report should have 

 great weight in the formulation of legislation. Now, if it shows 

 that the highest authorities cannot agree, it would be well to in- 

 vestigate until they can agree, before having that resolution go out. 



DR. SHROEDER: We would like to know on what matters a com- 

 mittee of this kind can actually come to one conclusion, so I think 

 the word "unanimous" should by all means remain in the reso- 

 lution. It constitutes the very strength of that resolution. 



DR. MAGRUDER: Mr. President, I can endorse that statement 

 from personal experience. We have had issued from Washington 

 Circular 113, Bureau of Animal Industry, known as "Sanitary 

 Milk Inspection." It is the report of the Washington Milk Con- 

 ference. That report was issued after a conference of all the con- 

 tributors, and it was unanimously adopted, and for that reason 

 that little pamphlet of thirty or forty pages is a world wide au- 

 thority. If we can get equal authority for a report here, and have 

 the unanimity of it appear, it will then cause so much light to be 

 thrown on this subject, as to be eminently desirable. 



A VOICE: Mr. Chairman, I think the producers would be very 

 glad if we could unite on anything of that kind. 



THE CHAIRMAN: The question is on the amendment to strike 

 out the word "unanimous." 



(The amendment was lost.) 



THE CHAIRMAN: The word "unanimous" remains. Now the 

 vote is on the motion itself, that the resolution be adopted, as 

 originally read. 



(The motion was carried and the resolution adopted.) 



DR. WILE: The last resolution that I have to introduce, Mr. 

 Chairman, is a resolution that was offered at a previous meeting, 

 but owing to the fact that one or two words were not quite clear 

 in the minds of some of the members present, it was not adopted. 

 It has been reintroduced at the request of one of the men who 

 formerly rejected the proposition, and we wish to see what the 

 opinion of the conference is to-day. The resolution is as follows: 



"WHEREAS, 16,000 babies die annually in New York City, 

 of which number 4000 are killed by bad milk and improper 

 food, and, 



"WHEREAS, There are 500,000 children in New York City 

 under five years of age whose future health and strength de- 

 pends upon their proper nourishment and development, and 



