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sold in our cities. I believe with Sir Richard Douglas 

 Powell that "scientifically conducted dairy farms on 

 a large scale, with urban depots for the reception and 

 distribution of pure milk in clean bottles," could be 

 made to pay without any excessive prices." I 

 should like to see the experiment tried by a sort of 

 "model milk trust," organized upon much the same 

 lines as the various model tenements associations. 

 Given the necessary capital, it would be perfectly 

 possible, I believe, to have large, scientifically con- 

 ducted farms within a reasonable distance of the 

 cities, and a system of retail establishments of the very 

 highest type scattered through the cities, supplying 

 milk of a much higher standard of purity and excel- 

 lence than is now supplied anywhere in the world — 

 except in a few cases where small quantities are sup- 

 ■ plied to a few rich people at fancy prices. I believe 

 that it could be done, even in competition with the 

 ordinary milk of commerce, at a fair profit. When 

 one considers the wastefulness of present methods, 

 this does not seem an unreasonable hope, for the 

 economies which could easily be effected would more 

 than compensate for the additional expense incurred 

 in protecting the supply. 



In the campaign for a better milk supply, especially 

 for the protection of our babies from unnecessary 

 disease and premature death, we need the earnest 

 cooperation of all the constructive forces in society. 



