The times., 1898-01-19
1t Will Be Held in This City on
March 2 Next.
OPPOSED 10 O. AgDULTERATION
The Convention viii Support Mr..
Bross1us's Bill An Apportionrnent
OF Delegates for Every State aud
All Manufacturing and Selling
Interests.

| National Hotel Assessor Matthew
| Trfmble was in the chair, and A. j
| Wedderburn acted as secretary.
| The committee appointed yesterday
to prepare a call for a convention il
reported as follows:
THE question of the character of tht
| food, drink and drugs consumed by {
{! people is unquestiOBably one of the
| most important that can be discussed
| by them. AdulteratiOn, misbrandine
| sophistication, substitution, and imita.
| tion undoubtedly exist to an alarming
extent, to the detrlment of health, lie.
| gitimate business, and sound morals
| and it becomes needful to secure legis-
| lation that will check this growing
| evil and permit an honest man to con-
! duct an honest business.
The extent of adulteration can only
be calculated by the number of indus
! tries engaged in producing food drugs
and liquors, for no sooner does a le-
gitimate business succeed than illegiti-
mate imitators follow in its wake.
These unfair practices have become SO
manded to protect the health, morals,
and business interests of the people.
Our foreign trade is threatened, and
unless checked every honest man will,
ere long, be compelled to quit business.
Many States have good laws which
cannot be enforced owing to the 'origi-
nal package decision of the Supreme
Court. which prevents the several
States from effectually controlling this
matter. hence it becomes necessary to
enact a Federal statute to prevent the
interstate traffic in such commodities.
House bill No. SAL, introduced by Hon.
Marriott Brosius, OF Pennsylvania, is
now soon to be considered by the COM
mittee of the House.
AS there are divergent views as to
some minor points Of this measure.
which should be reconciled by con-
sultation of the Interested parties. and,
believing that It is the desire of the
great mass of manufacturers. producers
and consumers 10 reconcile all such diff
ferences to unite in urging the adop-
ton of pure food law by Congress SO
as to sustain the good name of the ma
tion and preserve the health and integ-
rity of Our people
Therefore. the undersigned hereby
call a pure food and drug congress, to
assemble In Washington at the Nation
al Hotel at IL m. on "Wednesday. March
g
THE following apportiOnment of DEL
egates is made, SO as TO embrace. as far
as possible, every interest involved in
the production, manufacture. and sale
Of food, drug, and liquor products, in
proportion to the numbers engaged
therein. 1t embraces the scientific and
health departments, as well as those
who have charge OF local laws in the
various States and Territories.
The governors of each State and
Territory are requested TO appoint ten
delegates, distributed as follows: Ag-
riculturists, 4; pharmacists. 2: whole
sale grocers, /; retail groeers, L: food
manufacturers, 1; proprietary manu-
facturers. 1-i0.
agricultural Department, the Secre-
t6ry of Agriculture and five delegates
to be appointed by him; the Internal
Revenue Department, Commissioner
and five delegates to be appointed by
him: the surgeon general OF the Army
and five delegates to be appointed by
him. the surgeon general of the Navy
and five delegates to be appointed by
him.
"Roards of health-State boards OF
health. s; boards of health of cities of
from 90 600 to 100 900, l.: loo to 100000, 2;
800. 900 and upwards, 8
Boards of trade and chambers of
OF from 10000 to loO.-
900. /: 100000 to 500, goo, 2; 100000 and
>.
Agricultural associations-The Ma
tional Grange P. of H, 5; each State
grange. q the national farmers con-
gress. ): the national farmers aIli-
ance. ;: each State alliance. 9; national
societies, 3: State horti-
cultural societies, /; national dairy as
National Bee-Keepers Association, g.
State ee-Keepers' Association /.
sociation. D; State dairy association, l;
Official organiza tions, etc.-Each g
ricultural department 2: each State
food and dairy commission, 2: each ex-
pertinent station, 2; each official agri-
cultural chemist. /; each agricultural
college 1: Natioral Pure Food Asso>
citation, 5; each state pure food asso-
citation .: each State board of phar-
macy, l.
Scientific and medical - National
Chemical Society. ); State chemical So
ciaties. L National Medical society. ):
State medical societies. .: local medical
societies III cities of 10000 to 1000 1;
100, ,00G To 100000. 2; 500, 900 and upwards,
8; American Pharmaceutical Associa- 7
ton, ); State Pharmaceutical Assoeia-
ton, /: separate pharmaceutical Amer
lean organizations in cities. 1.
Trade Organizations-Bak Ma
tional Association. 3: Bakers State AS
sociation, /; Bee Keepers Union. 3:
Cider and Vinegar National Associa-
ton, }; Cider and Vinegar State Asso-
citation, L; COnfectioners Association,
3: Confectioners Associa-
tions. State, l; Dairy Union National !
5: Dairy Union State AS !
sociation, 1; Cheese Manufacturing Ma
tional Association, /; Druggists Whole |
sale National tAssocia ton. 5: Drug |
sists' Wholesale State Association. l: |
Grocers' Wholesale National Associa- |
ton. 8: Grocersi State Wholesale As !
sociation. 1; Ggocers' National Retail |
ers, 8: Grocers' State Retailers. 1.
IT l. a de Org u z tions-Liquor |
National Association. |
B. Brewers State Associations, L; Lii
quor National Association, 3; Liquor |
State Association, 1: Nintners' National
Association, ): Vintners' State Associa-
lions. /: Millers' National Association,
): Milers' State Association, /: Pro-
Drietary Association National, 5.
Arrangements have been made for
,educed railroad transportation and
notel rates. the latter being fixed at
= to $3.50 a day. All communications
should be addressed to the secretary,
1t the National Intelligencer.
by order of the committee,
FRANK HUME,
MATTHEW TRIMBLE,
''WM. c. WOODWARD.