The San Francisco call., 1897-03-31
FOR THE PURE
FOOD CONGRESS
An Address to the Editors
of the Entire
State.
Many Prominent Organizations
and People Are Invited
to Attend.
The Big G1thering May Be Followed
by a Mass. Meeting in Metro.
politan Temple.

Active preparations are being made for
the Pure Food Congress that is to be held
in the Chamber of Commerce on April 30.
Present indications are that it will be a
very pretentious affair and that large
numbers from all over the State will at
tend.
The executive committee Of the Manu-
facturers' and Producers Association and
committees of the congress met yesterday.
At the meeting were f. A. Brown, ]. A.
Filcher, /. Jacobs, M. ]. Keller, B. N.
Rowley and J. w. Kerr. Rowley of the
subjects and speakers committee re-
ported that he had secured the services OF
many prominent and eloquent speakers
who will address the congress.
Mr.. FiIcher of the publication commit
tee presented the following which was
adopted and which will be sent to all OF
the editors of newspapers in the State:
For more than a year the Manufacturers
aud Producers Association of San Francisco
has energetically agitated the ques tion OF pure
food and the importance of enforcing the laws
against food adulteration. The present San
Francisco Board of Health has taken up the
subject vigorously and has entered upon a
crusade against the adulterators of food
products and dealers IN adulterated articles.
An investigation of the extent to which adul-
terated foods are thrown on the market of CAL
ifornia from the East and elsewhere is calcu-
lated to surprise one not familiar with the
subject, and when we reflect that we are a
great producer of food products and that the
market for these goods depends very largely
on the reputation which we shall maintain for
purity and excellence in the character of our
output the Importance of q movement that
will root ou. every adulterated article and
punish every adulterator OF our food produc-
tion must be apparent to every well-wisher of
California.
1t has been found that the Campaign against
this class of offenders which is being vigor-
the result of driving the rejected goods back
into the interior, and hence those who are
leading in this agitation have come to the con-
clusion that the only way 10 meet the evil ef-
fectually is TO make the movement as broad as
the State. With this view it is hoped to inter-
est all the people of California and especially
the leading spirits in each community of the
State As preliminary to this end the Manu-
facturers' and Producers Association, in con-
junction with committee of the Council of
Associated Industries (the latter body being
composed OF representatives from eleven OF the
leading industrial and commercial organZa-
tions of San Francisco). have resolved in favor
of holding State pure food congress in San
Francisco on the 30th OF April, 1897.
1t has been determined to secure representa-
tives to said congress by asking the Governor
of the State to appoint fifty de .egates at large,
by asking the Supervisors of each county to
appoint at least ten delegates from ca ch OF the
incorporated cities to appoint delegates in
proportion to their population. and by asking
oranges and other industrial organizations ali
over California to send delegates. This circu-
lar Is sent to the press of the Safe that it may
know the scope, character and purpose OF this
important move, and with the hope of enlist
ing its energetic co-operat ton. We ask the
editor to whom this is sent to take up the sub
ject in his editorials and make it one of local
Importance, for inasmuch as his locality il a
part Of California he and his constituents are
interested. See to 1t that your Supervisors ap-
point the allotted number of representatives
to the proposed pure-food congress. See to it
that your Incorporated cities are represented
See to II that your local Boards of Trade and
other organizations send delegates. Come
yourself. Participate In this great move for
greatest curses that is now clogging its prog
ress, damaging its reputation and endanger-
ing the health of its citizens.
We would like see each editor in Califor-
MIA make this movement his movement ana
give 1t that hearty backing which will carry
1t through to success. and cause the glad
world that California has stamped out the last
trace of adulterated food and m manfully m ain
tained Its reputation as the greatest pure food
producer on earth, until all shalrs come to
know and accept the word eCalifornia" on
package of food products as an evidence not
only OF its excellence, but of its absolute
purity. 1t is the ambition of the projectors of
this move to make this convention The event
OF the year, an epoch in the history OF the
State. We want to make it the greatest con-
vention ever held in California We want to
Sc 1t so large in numb bers, so positive and prac-
tical in action as 10 startle those who for a
present personal advantage would blast the
name and fame of the State, and serve as a
notice to them now and forever that they can
not ply their vocation with safely to their
peace and profit to their purse within the con-
finch Of California. Very respectfully,
]. A. FILCHER,
J. W.. KERR,
A. SBARBoRo,