THE MILK BUSINESS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 138, 6 March 1919, Page 6

THE MILK BUSINESS

COMPANY FORMATION IN HAND,

"The municipal milk 6cheme," said Councillor C. B. Norwood,, is proceeding quite satisfactorily. We have now the control of the whole of the cjty s milk, and it is all being properly treated at tne clearing station before it goes out. The milk comes to the station nt night, it is cooled and pasteurised, and is distributed the following morning—with the minimum of delay between its receipt and delivery. "It is curious,'' said Councillor Norwood, to read the letters I liavo got from people residing in different parts of the city on the result or effect of the new system. From some localities letters have been received , praising the greatly improved quality and condition of tlie milk, from others quite,a different opinion. Yet all the milk is the same manner at the station. The j cause, we have every reason to believe, is not the fault of the system, but is the fault of the vendor who is trying to 'knock' the system by holding back milk. A vendor who does not care to face the new order of things has perhaps ten gallons of milk over one day. The next day he distributes that among hi 6 cans of new milk, and so causes general deterioration. Under tho scheme (and Act) that milk should be returned to the clearing station (in which case the vendor is credited with its cost) to be used in some other way. AVe have the power to prosecute vendors who take 'over' milk to their premises, and may have to do so yet. In the meantime the letters we are" receiving from citizens bearing on the condition of tho milk that is beng supplied are a valuable guide as to where the system is being given a fair opportunity of proving itself." It is understood that instead of forming one big vendors' company three or four companies will be formed to take up different city and suburban districts to work them on the block system. It was at first thought advisable that the whole of the work should be undertaken by the one concern, but now it is tiiund expedient to meet the vendors' •> ••'■ws by the formation of various companies, whose spheres of operations will be self-con-tained, though all will obtain their supplies from the municipal clearing-house.