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methods of trickery that this company always resorts to in cases where the question 

 of the better conservation of the milk supply arises in this city. 



"We have proven that in similar tests of 1,665 of the 8,000 cattle furnishing 

 Rochester with milk, 19% re-acted and were slaughtered. Some were so badly 

 infected with tuberculosis that they had to be tanked for phosphate and we have 

 proven the Big Elm Dairy Company to be selling milk from some cattle fit for 

 fertilizer, but not fit to furnish milk for our babies. 



"Respectfully submitted, 



"G. W. GOLER, 



"Health Officer." 



(Letter of direction to Dr. Goler from Commissioner Charles H. Owen, dated 

 July 8th, 1910.) 



"G. W. Goler, M. D., Health Officer. 

 "Dear Sir : 



"Relative to the appeal of the Big Elm Dairy Company of this city from your 

 order of June 20th, upon which decision was rendered by me this day, would request 

 that your bureau procure samples of milk from every producer shipping their 

 product to this city whose herds have not been subjected to the tuberculin test, 

 or application for test filed with the State Commission, and that the samples of 

 these various producers as soon as practicable, be subjected to the guinea pig test 

 for the detection of tuberculosis. 



"After making these tests, any of the herds which, you believe to be infected 

 with tuberculosis, I desire that you report the same to this office and I will im- 

 mediately notify the State Commission of Agriculture of your findings, and request 

 that they make a tuberculin test without waiting for the owners of the herds to 

 formally sign an application for such inspection. 



"I am of the opinion that eventually all milk shipped into this city should be 

 tuberculin tested, and this Department is at the present time considering the issuing 

 of an order making it obligatory upon the part of all milk producers shipping milk 

 into this city to have their herds tuberculin tested. I realize that such an under- 

 taking will require some months' time, and, after further consultation, this Depart- 

 ment will probably set some future date, after which all milk will be excluded from 

 the City of Rochester which has not been tuberculin tested. 



"Very truly yours, 



"CHARLES S. OWEN, 

 "Commissioner of Public Safety." 



Nearly ten years ago and no order has been issued. 



(Letter of Dr. Goler from Commissioner Owen, dated July 8th, 1910.) 

 "In the matter of the appeal of the Big Elm Dairy Company, Rochester, N. Y., 

 from the following order of the Health Officer: 



June 20, 1910. 

 Big Elm Dairy Company, 



'Gentlemen : 



Those of your producers who do not comply with my direction in the matter 

 of a State tuberculin test, will have their milk excluded from Rochester after 

 Monday, June 27, 1910. 



'(Signed.) G. W. GOLER, 



'Health Officer.' 



