The San Francisco call., 1898-08-05
4 NEW BODY
 IN POLITICS. Will Reorganize Within
 a Few Days. THE INDUSTRIES ACTIVE A HOT CAMPAIGN FOR PURE FOODS AND GOOD ROADS. Several Big Commercial Bodies Unite to Stand for Legislation Ben
 fcial to the State.
THE INDUSTRIES
A HOT CAMPAIGN FOR PURE
 FOODS AND GOOD ROADS.

Within the next ten days or so the As socfated Industries will be reorganized and put in shape for the coming cam paien This organization came into eX- istence in December 1896, and was con- posed of the Manufacturers and TO- ducers Association, Chamber of Com merce, Merchants Association, State Board of Trade, California Miners Asso- citation and the Mechanics Institute. The object was to further all legislation bene- ficial to California During the earlier part of its existence its members were instrumental in sending fine exhibit of the products of the State to the Guate- malan Exposition, resulting in an in- crease in trade between that country and California. It also had inserted In the Code the clause compelling all State of 1icials and managers of State institutions to purchase supplies of California make and production. The body took decided stand against a scheme of certain poh- 1icans which would have thrown many free men out of employment and given the work to convicts. The scheme was to have all the rock on county roads broken by the Folsom crusher. The efforts of the officers of the Industries limited the output of this convict work until only a few roads in the neighborhood of the prison were built of this rock. They also blocked the game of the Prison Directors fin the latters efforts to introduce the
 
 prisons, thereby interfering with free labor.
 The proposition to ,reoganize the body has already met with favor and to-day at he meeting of the Manufacturers and Producers Association President Sbar- boro will bring up the matter, having had the assurance of nearly all of the old members that they would be ready to take up the work again. The plans for future action have been practically evolved and before very long the body will appear in politics in such a manner as to command the attention of the poll ticianS. Among the objects to be at tained is that of having passed stricter pure food laws than now exist in the stat uteS, SO that all boards of health will have the power to deal with the evils of adulterated and impure foods. It is proposed to have the laws so iron-bound that no red tape will be required to stamp out the evil. The members of the organi- zatiOn will make an effort to have a good sized pure food plank introduced in the platforms of the two big political par ties and every legislative candidate will be sounded before he is indorsed by the organization. The members are look ing especially to the Republican party for its indorsement of the pure food proposi- ton because of the stand taken by the leader of that body, President Mckinley. It will be remembered that the strict pure food laws of the State of Ohio were the creation of MT. Mckinley, who made one of the hardest fights of his life in hav- ing them become laws. In the coming election If a candidate has not commit ted himself to the cause of the protection of the health Of the public in the matter of pure foods he may expect opposition from ---the commercial and mercantile bodies composing the Associated Indus tries.
 Another purpose is to cooperate with those who have the good roads movement in hand. The Good Roads League of this State has become a very strong organi- zation. its branches being established Tn nearly every county, and even town. in California. A combination of these two bodies will cut big figure in the coming cher of the State Board of Trade Is the president and Julian Sonntag the treas urer of the Associated Industries. Before anything can be done in the matter ot re- organizing the industries an election will have to be held, but this can be easily effected as soon as the movement Is started at the meeting of the manufac- furerS to-day