The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
Obi ct of the Gathering to
Wipe Out All Adulterated
Goods.
An Interesting Programm, of Ex r
ci5es Preparei for the Two
Days Session.

be achieved from the meeting, and that a
united effort will be made all over the
State to enforce the pure-food laws now in
the statute books OF California.
The congress will be held under the aus
pices of the California Manufacturers and
Producers Association in conjunction
with the committee of the Council OF AS
sociated Industries. For several weeks
SO earnestly have the several com mittees
been at work that nearly 500 deIegat
from the various counties of the State and
The many industrial and manufacturing
organizations have signifed their deter
nj nation to be present.
1t was the first intention to hold the
congress in the large hall of the Cham Der
of Commerce, but so fast were the invita-
tions accepted that at their last meetin g
the promoters decided to occupy Pioneer
Hall, and now even this will be none too
large.
The objects of the move ment can be
summed up briefly. Scientific examina-
tions have demonstrated that SO per cent
of the canned and preserved food products
consumed in this City and State are
adulterated with poisonous substa noes
and cheap substitutes. To the credit of the
State be it said that most of these impure
foods come from Eastern manufacturers
and unfortunately some of the California
meet this cheap competition by sacrificing &
the purity of their goods IN order to keep
in business. In the language of one of
the most jealous workers the situation is
expressed IL these words:
"It is a shame that the people of
California are obliged to consume i'm
pure and adulterated foods, while every
known food product can be produced in
this State. All varie ties of berries, fruit
wines, olive oil, honey, ETC.. raised or
produ in this State scarcely pay the
cost of production. yet the products OF
these are put upon the market for human
consumption in q condition not fit for the
human stomach. The pure food agita-
tion in the City has been of great benefit,
and now the dealers and manufacturers
agents are pushing these same adulterated
goods upon the communities of the in
terror of the State. 1t is to drive out OF
California these dan Ierous foods ana SUBJ
stitute only the pure articles that this
congress has been called"
The organization of the congress and
the order of business has been under the
direction of J. A. Ficher, ] ulian Sonntag
l.. r. Mead, B. n. Rowley and Isidor
Jacobs. They have decided that all reso-
lutions must be in writing and will be re.
ferred to the committee on resolutions
without debate. Speakers will be allowed
fifteen minutes on the platform and es-
says must not take up over twenty
minutes each.
The programme of the congress as pre-
parel up to date Is as follows:
Friday morning-Congress call e d 10 order a /
10 A. NJ. by James w. Kerr, president of the
Manufacturers and Producers Associate on:
announcement of permanent organi "a tion !;
order of business; oficers-President, fifteen
ce-presidents, secretary. three assistant Sec
h- hiu
Excellency, James II. Budd, Governor of Cali
TOR mia: sddress of welcome by Hon. James ID.
Phelan, Mayor of San Francisco; response by
Colonel John p. Irish.
Addresses and essays by J. J. Dunn, Assist
ant District Attorney; Elwood Cooper of San Ia
Bsrnara T. !ames poesery prot Chlef Food & In
OF Palo Alto, Professor w. B. Rising of Berke-
ley, Dr. e. A. Ruggles OF Sacramento, John
n Williamson OF the San Francisco Board
A. Sbarboro, San Francisco; DIR. David starr
Jordan, president Leland Stanford Jr Univer-
sty. Palo Alto; Professor K. w. Hilgard OF the
University of California, BerE ley; W. w.
Greer, mas er Of the California State Grange
OF Sacramento: DR.. II. 4. Gates of San Jose,
Frank A. Kimball OF National City. J. A.
Filcher of the California State Board of Trade,
w. w. Foote, attorney, OF Oakland; b. NJ. Le-
long, secretary OF the State Board of Horticul-
ture; B. n. Rowley, editor California Fruit
Grower.
In all probability the programme will
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been invited TO speak or read essays have
not responded. All of this work has been
done b. The following committees OF
arrangements:
Invitations and correspondence Isidor
Jacobs (chairmsn), Charles r. Allen, W. F.
(chairman) NJ. j. Keller, L. r. Mead: publi-
cation-J. A. Filcher (chairman), ]. w. Kerr.
A. Sbarboro.
AS stated the attendance will be very
large. Mr.. Jacobs of the committee or,
invitation has received the following lists
of delegates who will attend the congress,
and more acceptations are coming in
with every mail:
Alameda Coun,y-W. 9. Merriman. N. A.
Sanborn, DR.. w. ]. wilson, n. d. Cushing,
Frederick Sinclair. J. R. Tacott, J. N Nelson.
Contra Costa County-Samuel Potter, F. ].
Thoroe, John Reid, A. B. Coleman, Henry
Fresno County-A. Gartenlaub, H. H. Hol.
land. Colonel ID. c. Trevelyan. George H.
Monroe, A. l.. Hobbs T. AlIin, Mart Webster,
DR.. A. A. Washer, Dr. W. ]. Baker, John S.
Dore.
Grass Valley. P. zipf H. Burrows, John
E. GIasson, J. NJ. Lakeman, DR.. S. w. Hays, j.
c. Tyrrell. A. o. Taylor, w. F. Prisk, II.
Daniels, C. w. Kits.
MADEIRA coun.yaA. I. sayre, R. Roberts, W.
Porter, W. E. Dorm, p. {. Rossi, W. J. Krohn.
w. B. Thurman, J. F. Ward, A. n. Campbell,
-. Johnson.
Orange County-Frank Ely, Mayor of Santa
Ana.
San Diego County-D. c. Reed, Phiiip Morse
S. Leir, G. Leir G. H. Ballou, C. S Hamilton
John H. Gay. NJ. Klauber j. E. O'Brien. p.
Wi cox, c. :. Wardy.
Santa Barbara County-Mayor F. NJ. Whit.
ney of Santa Barbara City, Elwood Cooper. DR..
J. NJ. McNulty.
Santa Clara County-Dr. William Simpson.
DR.. J. j. Miller, Dr. G. w Siefert W. C. An.
| drews, ]. II. Flickinger R. T. Pierce, ". r.
Wright, DIR. ]. 7. Thayer, DR.. r. Ii. Chesbro DR.
r. p. Guber, DIR. L. w. Charles Professor T 8
Smith, Professor c. II. Allen, William Cinty
L. Ii. Wemple, Colouel r. r. Weaver f.
Chase, Maurice O'Brien, L. Callisch, DR.. How
ard b. Yates, A. Grerfnger, J. p. Fay Mayor
Koch OF San Jose; San Jose Grange, Captain
Frank Dunn.
Santa Cruz Connty-Mayor c. z. Garfield of
Santa Cruz City, Z. H. Garrett, Fl. Foster. A. NJ.
Johnston, K. g. Sheath. H. V. ANGEL of Soouel
J. S. Menansco and Z. Madden OF WntsonyiIle
B. Lloyd OF Ben Lomond, S. H. Ram bo of Santa
Cruz City.
Yuba County-Dr. David Powell. w. H.,
Parks, w. Fl. Carlin, DR.. G. w. Stratton, Will.
lam England, DR.. E. L. Stone, Z. p Mcdaniel
OF Marvsvilie, DR.. 6. i. Grant OF Whea land
DR.. 4. +. Holbrook OF smartsyille DR.. F. K.
Lord
state delegates at large appointed By the
Governor-Louis Gerstle, Horace G. Platt, J.
w. Kerr. Hugh Craig, John Rcsenfeld, Irving
NJ. Scott, Leon S!oss, Robert Watt, Isaac