New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-05
OLEOM A R GARINE!
A Call for the Protection of the Commerce
and Business Interests of the
United States.

The Commercial Manufacturing Company ICONS aied OF
NeN.YorK ogn1ing the injury iuh cled our
commerce by false reports spread abroad regarding
food pro ucts Of the United states earnestly invites tie
operation stock alsers commission merchants, shippers
AID manufacturers OF food products effort 10
frem Congress and the various state Legislatures
viii eiectualy put stop these dishonest practices and
prevent the OF Impure and uuwhoesome articles
fool from American ports under fraudulent ontucs.
The attempt TO destroy the trade and commerce Of tho
United states by exaggerated rcgoo OF cattle diseases and
false statements " the manufacture Of our cheap food
products Is raceabs foreigners interested checking md
demand PORK and beef and 10 dishonest raer4
The 10 keep the price Of beef and
poix foreign and 10 mOnOpoze the trade al high
The latter find the Inferior rncd unwholeome ar
Ccs OF day produce in which they deal driven from the
market by the discoveries Of science which have snbs
ed therefor pure paatsble ana whsesome products cap
bic OF being probably sold about half tho cost Of such
the The classes eonspire together IA
down American commerce by creating prejudice sxanss
food products generally.
This is IN plain language, sSindlng and ought 10 bs
declared by IL outrage the producer fraud on
consumer and injury 10 the Government Uonght To
be made an against the law punishable by nne ami i'm
pisonment The Manuiac turing Company IN
ves Produce Exchanges aud all other bodies
the protection Of commerce to unit, with such
company securing Congress and the several states
statutes 10 the following sfect
I. Declaring any false and fraudulent document pur-
porting to be analysis OF hood product published
object pjurng such product, 10 be forgery
and punishable as such
p Declaring any false reports circulated published
rs 10 cattle diseases, the pretended purity Of food
produ Gus 10 wiIfu malicious slander, and pun-
shable as SUCH
Creating nIted STATES and state Boards OF lnspec-
tors of Foods composed Of experts one OF whom shall
be "A chemist and another microscopic. whose duty IL
shall BIZ TO inspect their will and m such manner az
they see DC all ores Tor the manufacture OF
food products and examine cattle and food products
before such Boards TO have absolute power
10 stop any factory found 10 be engaged In the ma nuise-
Of impure articles OF food 10 that every article
l. entered exporat0n by its name. 10 prohibt
the sportation or diseased cattle Impure ar
ce- Of food and require the branding u dairy but
Tel articles according q Its grade o. qaaiys
n fr,i second third grade or inferior" or ran"
cid H. the may be-
lh Counercil Manufacturing Company hereby ohets 20
bear ha expense 4 framing such laws AMI 81 laying
them before the eg Of states A. are nt"testeA
Therein AMI before the Congress Of the United stats pro-
vi M Produce Butter and Cheese Exchange h'e and
here viii unite the said company IN the oH't 70
u m o c,nmerce OF country aud the Interests OF non-
a.. meg. hlnis aud manufacturers.
Commercial Manufacturing Company,
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