418 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



commonly known, its keeping qualities are far superior to those of ice gathered 

 during a mild winter. 



The economic realization of such a project would involve the establishment 

 of small refrigerating plants in connection with dairies of some size, or of 

 larger plants, preferably adjacent to railway stations, able to chill the com- 

 mercial milk supply of an entire district when brought to the place of ship- 

 ment after previously being cooled to the melting point of ice. 



Refrigerating cars are obviously unnecessary for the transportation of milk 

 in this form, unless unusually long distances are to be traversed. The compara- 

 tively small cost of freezing and chilling the milk supply of a city would be 

 more than offset by economy in transportation, by the utilization of remote and 

 inexpensive pasturage, and by the removal of one of the greatest causes of in- 

 fant mortality. 



APPENDIX AL. 



COMMUNICATION ADDRESSED TO MR. D. S. HORTON, REQUESTING INFORMA- 

 TION CONCERNING COST OF INSTALLATION OF PLANT FOR PASTEURIZING 

 DISTRICT MILK SUPPLY. 



DECEMBER 3, 1910. 

 Mr. D. S. HORTON, 



Secretary Sheffield Farms, Slawson Decker Co., 



New York City. 



DEAR SIR : The special committee of the Washington Chamber of Commerce 

 appointed to investigate the present milk situation in the District of Columbia 

 desires to trespass further upon your courtesy with the request that you will 

 kindly advise it, if practicable, of the approximate cost of the large pasteuriz- 

 ing plant which, it is understood, has recently been installed in New York City 

 by your company. It is wished to ascertain with some degree of accuracy, if 

 possible, what would be the cost of a plant with sufficient capacity to pasteurize 

 the entire milk supply of Washington City, which is understood to amount 

 to practically 20,000 gallons per day. Of course the cost of building and, indeed, 

 the cost of equipment may vary to some extent here as compared with New York 

 City, but the information would at least serve as an indication of what might 

 be expected to be the cost of a plant with that capacity installed in this city. 



Any indication as to the approximate cost of operating such a plant (mainte- 

 nance and labor), if furnishable, would also be welcomed by our committee. 



Thanking you in advance for your courtesy, I am, 



Very truly, yours, , Chairman. 



APPENDIX AM. 



COMMUNICATION FROM MR. LOTON HORTON, GIVING ESTIMATE OF COST OF 

 ADEQUATE PLANT FOR PASTEURIZING MILK SUPPLY FOR DISTRICT OF 

 COLUMBIA. 



SHEFFIELD FARMS- SLAW SON DECKER Co., 



New York, December 12, 1910. 

 Mr. J. Louis WILLIGE, 



Willige, Gibbs & Daniel, Washington, D. C. 



MY DEAR MR. WILLIGE : Your letter was handed to me by my son, and he stated 

 that he had had some communications with parties in Washington on the milk 

 question, but wished me to answer your letter. It is rather a difficult question 

 to answer in order to give you any really positive knowledge of what you are 

 seeking. 



First, I will inform you of our ideas, and possibly it may be of some benefit 

 to you. It is needless for me to say that I have for many years advocated 

 scientific pasteurization of milk, and to confirm my ideas I have just returned 

 from a trip abroad, where I visited eight different countries, and there was not 

 one city of 200,000 inhabitants that I visited, including Italy, Denmark, and 

 Holland, where they were not pasteurizing a great portion, and in some cities 

 practically all of the milk that they received. I am also pleased to state that 



