ly^ ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



It is often loaded by the farmer and unloaded by thei dealer. It travels in 

 a remodeled express car; no ice in summer, no heat in winter; dust and 

 dirt have only too free ingress. Usually platforms are erected for the 

 reception of return cans, but in some places (as for instance in the neigh- 

 boring town of Batavia) where a car is sidetracked to be loaded by the 

 shipper, there is no platform, and the return cans are dumped into a 

 gravel heap to be sorted out by the farmers. It is not f orgottenJthat the 

 railroads return the empty cans without extra charge, still they can surely 

 afford to more carefully study the convenience of the shipper, and, in 

 justice to all parties, should take such care of the milk while in their 

 possession as will preserve its value and healthfulness. 



Not until dust-tight refrigerator cars are provided — perhaps not till 

 trains are so run as to enable night milk to be distributed the next morn- 

 ing, will the transportation companies perform their full duty to the 

 shipper, the dealer and the public. It is surely to the best interests of 

 the railroads to perform their duty to the general satisfaction. The one 

 million dollars and more is a great temptation to capitalists. Indeed, 

 rumors of electric lines to carry the milk and passenger traffic to Chicago 

 have been heard for some time, and high charges and poor service will 

 aid in their organization and success. 



The dealer is responsible for the milk for a longer period than the 

 shipper. However, if he is content to sell the milk he buys, his duties are 

 narrowed to keeping it cool and clean. All methods of refining milk, such 

 as centrofuging, pastuerizing, and sterilizing demand perfectly fresh 

 milk. The method of delivering milk in bottles is growing in popular- 

 ity, and although Chicago has been slower than many other cities to con- 

 form to the innovation, the time is not long distant when all retail milk 

 will be delivered in bottles. The one defect in this method from the 

 consumer's standpoint is the opportunity for contagion in improperly 

 washed bottles. Before the bottling of market milk can be unqualifiedly 

 recommended, the dealer must recognize the importance as well as the 

 duty of sterilizing every bottle before refilling with milk. Another duty 

 of the dealer, often neglected, is the thorough washing and sterilization 



