New-York tribune., 1892-08-23
Reed & Barton.
SOLID SILVER.
81 Union Square.
ABOUT THE FOOD EXHIBITION.
MR.. BROWNE. THE GENERAL MANAGER COR
RECTs SOME MISTAKEN VIEWS.
81 Union Square,


TO The Editor Of The Tribsne.
Sir: In sundays Issue Of your paper Is an article
entitled "The Food Exhibition In which there arc
two inaccuracies First am quoted having said that
only American manufacturers OF food products will be
allowed to exhibit. While one OF the main objects Of
the exposition IS to show the progress made by this
country In the last 400 years, stl at the sane time,
all foreign food manufacturers are welcome, though no
effort has been made In the direction to secure
hbitOrs, II Is proposed to demonstrate that the
United states Is the greatest food producing country
I'm the world There are number OF foreign countries
represented, notably England, France Holland and
Italy The food manufacturers Of this country have no
desire 10 avoid being brought competition with
foreigners they Justly and truly believe that the
United States hold her In the food line agans,
the whole world combined.
Again, / am quoted saying that the recent food
and health exposltions held in Ncw-iork and else.
where by the retail grocers' association chiefly
run as advertising schemes for a lot Of aducIaed
foods The latter statement, which did not make.
does great Injustice to various associations OF retail
grocers who the first to inaugurate the series
OF food health shows held throughout this country.
While / not In sympathy with these gentlemen
In calling their fairs food exp0stions, yet ! give
them the credit Of having contributed not little
toward making the food question public ISSUE causing
the people to give serious thought 10 this important
matter Of our National food supply, which agitation
has had a wholesome and benehcial effect.
In my interview with the representative Of The
Tribune gave emphasis 10 the fact that the coming
food exposition would be the only affair Of the Kind
ever held In this country, the exhibits being con.
fined exclusively to food products, and to only snch
articles Of food the manufacturer puts his name
upon and warrants TO be the same rs he oilers for
sale ~ the public. These grocers expostons cannot
be called advertising schemes, they were simply
gotten up enable the grocers associations TO raise
f,,.As h,,frA Larr th.f, nE1r
in that direction have always secured the coopera
tion Of the food manufacturers, press and public
throughout the United States, and they well deserve
the encouragement that has been given them. by
means claim that pure food only will be ex.
hibited at Madison square Garden In October next,
1t would be impossible to determine the purity
Of an article Of food without analysis. and that
f. mpracticable and out of the question where there
will be many thousands of articles Of food at the
exposition But the fact that the manufacturer
only Is allowed TO exhibit and only such articles Of
food as he will put his name upon and warrant TO
be the same rs he Offers for sale to the public
makes plainly evident that this Is a very earnest
effort to elevate aud maintain u standard OF purity
and wholesomeness Of our food, something that has
never been attempted before by any exposition Q,
fair held In this country.
The result OF the coming exposition will be that
our food manufacturers will be stimulated TO
tvity III putting their best foot forward by giving
more attention to quality than quantity. as Il viii
also cause the public to know and appreciate the fact
that by paying little more money and obtaining
better article they will he much better OFF in pocket
as well as ip health In other words, god food Is
cheap food, and poor food Is dear at any price.
There will be no sailing under false colors at the
October exposition, where every tub must stand upon
It's own bottom
Regretting that should have been misunderstood
by The Tribune representative In this matter, and
have been credited with rejecting upon the retail
grocers for whom ! have the greatest regard add
consideration. | am very truly YOURS
Ncw-fork, Aug. Fl, 1892. DANIEL BROWNE,
General Manager.