The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
The Pure Food Show to Be the
Starting Point
OF Legislation to Abolish Adul.
terated Foods.
ALL OF THE GROCERS
Warmly In Favor of Such {
Statute.
Bill to Be introduced the Week
of the Exposition.

One thing that will probably be the
outgrowth of the Topeka Food show
will be a pure food bill" which will
prevent the adulteration of all food
products.
The purpose of the exposition is TO
stimulate the consumption of pure food
and nothing will be admitted in the
exhibition that will not stand the test.
The use of adulterated foods has great
ly increased during the past few years,
and though nearly all the grOcers carry
the adulterated goods, all would ike
to be relieved of it and have the
abuse corrected.
Directly along that line the originat-
ors of the exhibition went to work and
the sentiment that will result from 1t
will start the movement in favor OF
pure food legislation.
The grOcers in Topeka are in favor OF
some radical legislation along the line
of adulteration of groceries and they
will help the movement along with all
their influence.
Mr.. James Sproat of the Star grocery
said to Journal reporter: 1T is true
that many things are adulterated- Many
of the adulteratiOuS used are not m
furious. but they nevertheless deceive
the purchaser.
''One of the things that is often adul-
terated is syrup A great deal OF the
Syrups are made from glucose which
is not particularly harmful but is
cheap. There are jellies and canned
goods and candies which all come in
for their share of adulteratiOns.
THE Pure Food show is a good thing
and will do much good along this line.
I have not heard any talk, however, of
a pure food bill
Mr.. ]. Weiss said: MANY things sold
in stores are adulterated. One of the
worst is cheap candies. In that a sub
stance is used which is positively in
furious. 1t is terra alba (white earth)
and is used as the body for many
cheap candies. Candies which are sold
as cheap as cents a pound are not
wholesome.
also adulterated by the use of glucose.
. While glucose is not unwholesome, still
it is not what people pay for and they
re consequently deceived.
Canned goods are also adulterated.
Often sugar is not used in the sweet
sening and there are many other things
~along the same line.
Il for one would welcome measure
to put a stop to adulterations. The
food show is a step in the right direc-
ton 1t Will stimulate an interest in
pure foods and will create a healthy
sentiment
W. F. Weber said: 1.-The Pure Food
show will have many advantages and
nothing of so much Importance as to
stimulate an interest in the consump-
tion of pure food.
There is probably no grocer in To-
peka who would not welcome such q
measure as would prevent adulteratiOn.
enacted and the exposition will start
the thing in the right direction.
THE Pure Food show is the best
means known of getting at the con-
ssurner and impressing upon him the
Importance of pure foods. 1 think
pure food bill would receive the in
dorsement of the grocsrs
VIM. Dransfeld: There is a great
deal of adulteration being done and no
one knows it so we'll as the grocery
man. The sooner the practice is stop
ped the better, and 1 would welcome
such a measure.
1.-The time to strike is just after the
food show, and I think that the show
will go a long way toward giving sucn
a movement a start
w w. Manspeaker said
1.-The Pure Food Show is one Of the
best things ever proposed IN Iopeka,
pure food bill which may grow out |
thing. 1 am in favor of it
The most unique notice Of the TOpe- |
hxa Pure Food Show appe ars as an edi-
storial in the Hutchinson News, written
kby w Y. Morgan. 1t is as follows:
The Kansas Pure Food association
Twill have an exhibition of food prod |
lis something new in Kansas. But. as
the advertising circular of the associ- |
alton says, the enthusiasm with |
which Kansas enters into anything !
that partakes of progress and reform |
will doubtless make the exposition |
what Shakespeare would term a howl |
ing success The IacI tn1t Pure |
Food Show will be held in Topeka has |
already excited the risibilities of the /
state press, but the eminent prOpriety |
of the location of the show in the city |
at the time of the meeting of the legis- |
lature, the Kansas Day club and the |
State Editorial association, cannot be !
questioned. There is no doubt that |
after two weeks of chewing the rag |
even the Populist legislators will turn
with pleasure and mplimentary
tickets to the exposition Of purity
which will be held at Hamilton hall, |
SO apt.y described in the circular as
the Madison Square Garden of Kan
sas' Then the editors of the state
who live on hope, faith and kaffir corn
will swell with pride like a man eating
dried apples, as they contemplate the
richness Of the exhibition The Kan
sas Day club banqueterss can roam
among the displays, happy with the
thought that after this food show there
will be TAp toasts.
There will be big crowd in Topeka
and as was shown last fall at the res-
tivities' hey viii be entertained
MarshalPsAband will play, Joe Waters
viii make a speech, Tom Anderson
will sing. the Santa Fe offices will
close for a Aalf day, and all the regu-
lar Topeka attractions viii be shown
in addition p the display of food pro-
ducts. TheIN will be coffee from Mex
leo, sugar fIsm Medieife Lodge, and
ss3t from Ehatehinson--al1 kinds of
groceries. fanny and staple, from sar-
dimes to sorghum. will be display
and happy via be the Sman who likes
to taste and seaelL ~ is estimated
that a careful visitor. working eight
enough samples to SUPPORT a family
for six months.
There Is noi spubt that the Pure