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with one member feeling one way as to its laboratories, and an- 

 other another way. 



Now, to get back to the question I started out upon, as to the 

 official movement. We have a Commissioner who started a great 

 deal of this forward movement seven or eight years ago, and I 

 think under Dr. Lederle, who commenced the milk business both 

 as a Commissioner and as a Chemist, and also since then, in charge 

 of a laboratory which looks after the interests of the milk dealers, 

 we are in a position to go forward in a very wise way, and ask the 

 different men on the different Commissions to stand together, and 

 help, in every way, to bring forward this work. 



And that should be, so that if we have another conference next 

 year, Dr. North may again give some praise to the official work 

 that has been done by the Health Department. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Although this meeting is largely in the inter- 

 ests of our younger citizens, I am very glad to have the opportu- 

 nity to recognize here to-night one of the most venerable workers 

 in the pure milk movement, and one of the oldest citizens of New 

 York, Dr. Abraham Jacobi, who was present but who has gone. 

 We all delight to honor him! whenever we have an opportunity to, 

 but he Is not here now. 



I would like to recognize a number of people here, Dr. Hamill, 

 of Philadelphia, Mr. Francisco, Mr. Walker, from Boston and a 

 number of other men, who were to be called upon, but the time will 

 not permit. It seems to me, however, that in view of the refer- 

 ence made by Dr. Magruder, of Washington, to this (indicating) 

 as the greatest book in the world on the subject of milk, we ought 

 to hear one last word from the Editor of that book. 



I want to introduce that distinguished gentleman, Prof. Rosenau, 

 Professor of Hygiene in Harvard University, who edited this book. 



PROFESSOR ROSENAU: I thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling 

 upon me, but I think that there are a number of resolutions that 

 Dr. Wile has to offer, and I think it would be more profitable to 

 start at them now. 



THE CHAIRMAN: I want to summarize, in four words, what, to 

 me, seems to be the gist of what has been said to-night, in the mat- 

 ter of making a success of this pure milk crusade. I want to make 

 an acrostic in four words. 



The Money which is necessary to forward our efforts, whether 

 they be educational or in the direction of the production. 



Next comes Interest, to stimulate co-operation and effort. 



Law which must safeguard the effort, and 



Knowledge, so that the effort may be directed properly. 



