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A. Yes, they have been very widely adopted, changed as to details 

 to suit local communities ; but the general trend of their conclusions has 

 been the basis of every ordinance that has been passed, that I know of in 

 this country in the last seven or eight years. 



Q. Who are the prominent authorities in the country who oppose 

 pasteurization; are there any? 



A. I don't think of any. 



Q. Has there ever been any opposition to pasteurization in your 

 Commission of the New York Milk Committee? 



A. Well there was in 1911, but there has not been since 1911. 



Q. Do you know any health authority in the country who has op- 

 posed pasteurization? 



A. Well, the only one that I know of in the country is Dr. Goler of 

 Rochester. He was a member of the Commission in 1911, and when the 

 proposition to endorse pasteurization was up, he voted against it, and 

 everybody else voted for it; and my recollection is that there were 22 

 members of the Commission at that time, and the vote was 21 to 1 ; and 

 then he did not like it ; quit and went home. 



Q. Did he retire from the- Commission then ? 



A. I so understood. 



Q. He attended no other meetings ? 



A. He has never been a member since, and I understand he sent 

 in his resignation and went home. 



Q. Do you believe in pasteurizing certified milk? 



A. I do. I voted for it. I mentioned the fact that we voted on it a 

 great many years, and I am one of those who has constantly voted for it. 

 I voted every time it has been up. Our agreement was that we would 

 not abide by a majority vote on that proposition; that we would not 

 recommend it as one of the recomendations of the Commission on Milk 

 Standards unless there was an overwhelming opinion. And, therefore, 

 as I said a moment ago, though there were many majority votes in favor 

 of it, we have never recommended it as a compulsory requirement. 



Q. As a matter of fact, milk supply is the most important problem 

 before the people of any food problem? 



A. The most important. 



Q. Yes? 



A. Oh, it is 90% of the health problem of the food question. 



Q. And it is the most difficult problem ? 



A. All other foods combined do not make up more than ten per cent, 

 of the problem. 





