400 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



sale of milk in buildings under the control of this department, and several 

 copies of "milk permit " authorizing milk dealers to sell milk within said build- 

 ings, from which you will be able to obtain the information requested. 

 Very respectfully, 



FRANK PIERCE, Acting Secretary. 



DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR, 



OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, 

 Washington, November 29, 1910. 

 Mr. J. Louis WILLIGE, 



Chairman Committee to Investigate Milk Situation, 



Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D. C. 



DEAR SIR: To comply with the request in your letter of the 28th instant, I 

 beg to inclose a copy of a circular this department proposes to issue regulating 

 the sale of milk in buildings occupied by the Department of Commerce and 

 Labor. 



Very truly, yours, CHARLES NAGEL, Secretary. 



TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 

 Washington, December 8, 1910. 

 Mr. J. Louis WILLIGE, 



Chairman Special Committee, 



Washington Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D. C. 



SIR : By direction of the Secretary I have to acknowledge the receipt of your 

 letter of November 28, 1910, making inquiry as to whether any regulations 

 have been issued in this department regarding the milk supplied to its em- 

 ployees. 



In reply, you are informed that no such instructions have been issued up to 

 the present time. For your information I might state that there are but three 

 dealers supplying milk to this building, their names and the amounts furnished 

 daily being as follows : 



Quarts. 



Wallace & Watson, 2306 L Street NW 20 



Baltimore & Washington White Cross Milk Co., Ninth and N Streets NW_ 13 



Thompson Dairy, 511 Four-and-a-half Street SW 6 



Respectfully, 



JAMES L. WILMETH, Chief Clerk. 



POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, 



OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK, 



Washington, December 7, 1910. 

 Mr. J. Louis WILLIGE, 



Chairman Special Committee, Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D. C. 

 DEAR SIR: I ain directed by the Postmaster General to acknowledge the re- 

 ceipt of your letter of the 28th ultimo, in which you ask to be furnished with 

 copies of such orders as may be issued by this department relative to the sale 

 of milk in buildings under its control. 



In reply, I beg to advise you that no orders have been issued on the subject, 

 the department considering it one coming peculiarly under the supervision of 

 the District health authorities. 



Very truly, yours, T. L. WEED, Chief Celrk. 



DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 



OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK, 



Washington, November 30, 1910. 

 Mr. J. Louis WILLIGE, 



The Washington Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D. C. 

 DEAR SIR: The department is in receipt of your letter of the 28th instant, 

 requesting to be advised whether it is contemplated to prepare a circular along 



