Report of an Investigation of the Methods of Fiscal Control of State Institutions in New York

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...Co 16865 Four of these bidders bid upon milk to contain 12 per cent butter fat, the fifth bidder, namely, the White Cross Milk Company, bid upon milk to contain some percentage higher than 12 per cent. Their milk, which they were presumed to furnish under this bid, is described in the following letter: Our concentrated White Cross Milk contains 16% of butter fat, and will on dilution with three parts of water show 4% of butter fat, and the proper proportion of non-fatty solids for normal milk, --consequently we call your attention to the fact that our White Cross Milk is subject to a dilution of one part more of water than the condensed milk of other bidders, or a bid of.18 per quart for ordinary condensed milk is the same as.24 per quart of White Cross Milk. White Cross Milk can be used either as concentrated milk (or condensed), or with three parts of water added, it is the same as normal milk with the advantage which we guarantee, of being entirely free from Tuberculosis Bacilli, Typhoid Fever Bacilli, and all pathogenic germs, and free from all stable dirt and odors. It will be noted that the White Cross Milk Company agreed to furnish a condensed milk containing 16 per cent, butter fat for th- average rate of.2217 per quart, whereas the lowest of the other four 360 quarts per day, more or less 40 300 600 bidders agreed to furnish milk containing 12 per cent butter fat at an average rate of.1653. Inasmuch as these bids were not upon the same basis, four offering to furnish milk containing 12 per cent butter fat, and one offering to furnish milk containing 16 per cent butter fat, all bids were rejected, and the Commission verbally authorized the purchasing steward to make an arrangement with the White Cr...