The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-14
TO CALL ON CLouGH
THE TWIN CITY DRUG AND PAINT
ASSOCIATION DESIRES THE
GOVERNOR
TO HAVE A LAW ENFORCED.
1T is THE ENACTMENT OF LAST
YEAR RELATING TO ADUL-
TERATED OIL.
MINERAL OIL FROM INDIANA,
A Merchant Says, Is BEING Shipped
to the Twin Cities by the
Carload.

His excellency, Gov. Clough, is about
to receive a little jolt from commit
tee of the Twin City Drug and Paint
association.
The fact was reported in the G O
several weeks ago that the association,
at a meeting held in the Ryan hotel,
was about to inaugurate a crusade
against the dealers in adulterated lin
seed oil, and a committee was appoint
ed to investigate the matter and bring
it to the attention of the proper au-
thorities. Complaint has been made to
the state dairy and food commission,
but the answer is always returned that
that department is too busy to look
after it; that the service of another
chemist is needed, and that the present
force is buried beneath an accumull-
ton of work.
The committee is therefore of the
opinion that the executive of the state
is the one whose duty it is to enforce
the law, and will wait upon the gov
ernor to see what he intends to do
about the matter. The law, enacted by
the last legislature, reads:
Section THAT no person, firm or corpo-
ration shall manufacture for sale or offes
or linseed oil, unless the same answers a
chemical test for purity recognized in the
United States Pharma scopia; or any haXsee1
or linseed oil, as boiled linseed OIL unless
the same shall have been put in its manu-
lecture to a temperature of 225 degrees Fab
renhe:t.
Sec. 2-That I'd person, firm or corporation
shall sell, expose or offer for sale any fiaXsee1
or linseed oil unless it is done under its true
name, and each tank car, tank, barrel, keg or
any vessel of such oil has distinctly and dur
ably painted, stamped, stenciled or labeled
thereon the true name of such oil in ordi-
nary boldfaced capital letters, the words,
Pure Lnseed Oil Raw or Pure Linseed
Oil Boiled;'' and the name and address of
the manufacturer thereof, and sold only under
the brand of such manufacturer.
Sec. 3-That any person, firm or corpora
ton who shall sell without stamp as requir-
ed by this act, or VINO shall falsely stamp or
label such tank cars, tanks, barrels; Kegs
cans or other vessels as containing flaxseet
or linseed Gil, or knowingly permit sucn
stamping or labelling, or whoever shall vlo-
late any provision of this act, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convc-
ton shall be pushed with fine of not less
than twenty-five ($25) dollars more than
fifty $50 dollars; and in default OF the pay
me1t of such fine shall be committed to the
county Jail for period OF not less than tnlrty
(30) days.
Sec. At shall be the duty of the state
dairy and food commissioner and his assls-
tants, experts and chemists. by MIN appoint
said commissioner and his assistants, experts
and chemists, and others by him appointed
shall have access, ingresS ard egreSS TO all
places of business and buildings where the
same is kept for sale or stored They shall
also have power and authority TO open any
tank car. tank, barrel, keg, or any vessel OF
such oil and may inspect tbe contents there-
of and take samples therefrcm for analysis
An clerks bookkeepers express agents, rail-
road agents or officials, employees or common
carriers CIR other persons, shall render them
all the assistance in their power when So , re-
ouested in tracing, finding or discovering lhe
presence of any such adulterated OIL
Sec. Sin all prosecutions under TINS act
the cost thereof shall be paid in the manner
now, nrovi6ed by law and such line snail pc
maid into the state treasury and placed 10
The credit of the state dairy and food COM
misS.Oner'S fund s a +ol,,
Sec 6-This act shall be in force ana take
effect from ard after its passage.
IF was stated by a member OF the
conomi+tee Yesterday afternoon to re-
norter for the G @ b that an adulteF-
sted article was being shipped into the
irwin Cities by the carload. 1t comes
from Indiana, and consists pflnclpahy
of mineral oil, which has been 50
"doctored" that it looks, smelis anu
tastes the same as linseed OIL, put as
a drver. for use in painting, it has no
value whatever. IN idce' '9f4oo -,
"tbis substitution is often adulterated
70 s,1ch an extent that it ceases TO De
an adulteration; it is simply mineral
oil It is claimed by the manufacturers
Of it that they do not deceive the the !. re- :
taller. as he is Informed just What the
sI,hctitution is. but thet is merely Of
fering an inducement for the other n
fellow to commit crime-the OIL Is
put out as linseed oil"
The price of linseed OIL is at preset. u,
90 cents per gallon for raw and "a
cents for boiled The substitution can
be be put on the market for about half
that, but then it is practically worth
less Continuing, this gentleman salo:
s0The prosecution of these cases is
not a matter for any individual to do;
if were to commence it, for example
our house would incur the enmity OF
number of retailers who handle tne
adulterated article. We are supposed
to have public officials to enforce the
laws and if it is not the governors
business. I would like to know what ne
is there for"