CHAPTER XIV. 



TOWN AND CITY MILK AND CREAM 

 TRADE. 



A PURE and wholesome milk supply is as important 

 for any town or city as a pure water supply. Many 

 'towns spend a great deal of care and money on secur- 

 ing a pure and adequate supply of water, but give prac- 

 tically no attention to an equally or more important 

 subject, viz., a supply of pure milk, which is so very 

 necessary, especially for children. 



In order to get the milk delivered in proper condi- 

 tion, the source and distribution of the milk must be 

 under proper supervision. This is best secured by 

 municipal control, such as that followed in Glasgow, 

 Scotland, where all the shops which sell milk are 

 licensed and inspected, and the farms producing the 

 milk are under city supervision ; or the object may be 

 attained by having a company supervise the produc- 

 tion and distribution of the milk, such as is done in 

 Copenhagen, Denmark, and by the City Dairy Com- 

 pany of Toronto, Canada, as well as in other cities. 



The advantages of this plan are that better prices 

 are usually paid to the producers of milk, while the 

 price is not, as a rule, increased to the consumer. 

 This is accomplished by doing a large business and 



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