Evening star., 1898-01-19
FOOD, DRUGS, DRINK
A Convention Called to Consider
These Essentials.
EFFORT TO PREVENT ADULTERArION
The Delegates to Represent Every
Interest Involved.
L E y L OF TIL ALL

The call Cor pure food. drugs and drink
| convention. notice Of which was given in
| yesterdays Star. WIS issued at a meeting
| yesterday afternoon attei ied by Messrs
Frank Hume. Matthew Trimble. William
{. Woodward, Robert n. Harper J. d.
| Hird. Beriah wilkins and Alexander ]
| Wedderburn. The date of the convention
| was Set for "Wednesday. March = lS,s at
The National Hotel. this city
| The call for the convention recites that:
| The question Of the character of tn.
| food. drink and drugs consumed by a peo-
| l,le is unquestionably one OF the most i'm
| lortant that can discussed by them
Adulteration, misbranding sophisticati ton.
substitution and imitation undoubtedly ex-
| list TO an alarming extent, to the detriment
| Of fealth. legitimate business, and sound
morals. and i, h comes needful to secure
| legislation that will check this growing
evil and permit an honest man to conduct
\ AN honest business.
| Extent of Adulteratfon.
| The extent OF adulteration can only be
/ calculated by the number Of Industries en-
| gagged in producing food. drugs and liquors
for no sooner does legitimate business
|
! in its wake. These unfair practices have
| become general thai remedial legislation
| is demanded 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.
| M any states have good laws which C'an-
| rot be enforced owing To the original pack
| age decision of the Supreme Court. which
| prevents the several states from effectually
| controlling this matter hence IL becomes
| necessary to enact a federal statute To pre-
| vent the interstate traffic in such commodi-
| ties. House bill No 5i41. introduced by
| Mr. Marriott Brosus of Pennsylvania is
| now soon to be considered by the commit
| tee Of the House.
| AS there are divergent views as to some
| minor points OF this measure. which should
| be reconcled by a consultation of the in
| terested parties, and believing that II IL
| the desire of the great mass Of manufac-
| turers, producers and consumers TO recon
| cile all such differences to unite in urging
| the adoption of pure food law by Congress
| SO as to sustain the good name OF the ma
| ifon and preserve the health and integrity
| of our people.
| Therefore, the undersigned hereby call
a pure food and drug congress. To assemble
| in Washington at the National Hotel at Il
m. "Wednesday, March 2.
App"rtionment of Delegates.
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 pro-
| portion to the numbers engaged therein.
| 1t embraces the scientific and health de-
| partments as wcil as those who have
| charge of local laws in the various states
and territories
| The governor of each state and terri
| tory is requested TO appoint ten delegates.
| distributed follows: Agriculturists. 4;
| pharmacists, =; wholesale grocers. j:
| tail grocers, l; food manufacturers. /;
| proprietary manufacturers. 1-1o.
| Agricultural Department. the Secretary
of Agriculture and five delegates TO be APP
| pointed by him. the internal revenue de-
| partment, commissioner and five delegates
| to be appointed by him; the surgeon gem
| eral of the army and five delegates to be
| appointed by him; the surgeon general Of
| the navy and five delegates TO be appoint
4 ed by him.
| Boards of health-State boards of
| health, B; boards of health of cities from
| 10000 to 1oo.ooO. L. 100000 to Joo.ooo. =;
| 5oo,oo0 and upward 3.
| Boards of trade and chambers of COM
| merce-Cities of from 2a.so to 1on.so. I:
100000 to 5oo."co. =; 5oo.ooo and upward 3.
| Agricultural associations-The National
| Grange. L. of H., >: each state grange. .;
the National Farmers Congress. 3: the
| the National Farmers Alliance. 3; each
| state alliance, =; national horticultural So
| cieties, 3. state horticultural societies. 1:
| National Dairy Association, .; state dairy
| association. l; National Bee Keepers AS
| sociation, 3; state bee keepers associa-
| ton, 1.
| Official organizations. etc.-Each agri-
| cultural department. .; each state food
| and dairy commission, =: each cNpe riment-
| al station, =, each official agricultural
| chemist. 1. each agricultural college. l; Ma
| tional Pure Food Association, ., each state
pure food association, >, each state board
| of pharmacy, L.
| Scientific and medical-National Chemi-
| cal Society >: state chemical societies 1;
| National Medical Society ct
| cal societies, ,: local medical societies in
| cities of 10000 to 100000. /; 100000 TO 3d.
| 600, ,; 100000 and upward, 3: American
| Pharmaceutical Association, y. state phar-
| maceutical association, I: separate pilar-
| maceutical American organizations in
| cities, ].
| The Trades.
| Trade organizations - Bakers National
| Association, 3; Bakers State Association
| 1: Bee Keepers Union, 3: Cider and Vine
| gar National Association. 8; Cider and
! Vinegar State Association, 1; Confection-
| ers' Association, national. 3; Confectioners
Association, state. 1: Dairy Union Nation
| al Association, ): Dairy Union State Asso-
ciation. L: Cheese Manufacturing National
| Association, 1; Druggists Wholesale Ma
| tional Association, 3: Druggists Wholesale
| State Association, /; Grocers' Wholesale
| National Association. 3; Grocers' State
W holesale Association, /. Grocers Nation
| al Retailers. 3: Grocers' State Retailers, 1.
Trade organizations - liquor trades
Brewers National Association. 3: Brew
ers' State Associations, L. Liquor Nation
al Association, 3; Liquor State Association.
| i; Winners National Association, 3, Vint-
ners State Associations, L. Millers' Ma
| tional Association. =: Milers' State Associ3l-
| ton, /; Proprietary Association. national, >.
Arrangements have been made for re-
Guced railroad transportation and hotel
rates, the latter being fixed at 81 to S2..,J
| a day. All communications should be ad-
| dressed to the secretary, at the National
Intelligencer."
Permanent Officers.
Before the meeting adjourned the fol-
lowing permanent officers We're chosen:
Chairman, Frank Hume; first vice chair
man, Matthew Trimbie; second vice chair
| man, w. c. Woodward: treasurer Robert
n. Harper, and secretary, A. j. wedder-
burn.
MextcO's Demand for Indemnity.