The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-03

Any store In state and Hold Up
Merchants--An Appropriation For
Benefit 81 University of Course Ac-
companies Measure.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREssJ
Augusta, February 2.-fhe University
of Maine was described today BY mem-
Der of the House ne an institution OF
learning with headquarters ct Orono,
law school in Bangor and college oil
LEGISLATION in Augusta. There are meas
ures pending before the lawmskers be-
aide the resolve for the drill hall appro-
nriation. in which the University has
particular interest For instance, one
Of the most important Of the bills now In
the hands of committee Is that which
attempts to regulate the quality OF
every food preparation for human kind
sold in Maine. Certain preparations for
horses and cows are now subject to an
aIysis at the experiment station At the
University. Tbs pending bill makes the
director of the experiment station the
Judge of the purity Of every article used
for food or drink by man, horses or cat
tle" should the bill become law the
director of the station, In person or by
deputy, might go into any store In the
state, take samples of coffee, teas, canned
corn. OF any other preparations Then
these would be analyz ed and II the
analysis did not show them to accord not
only with tine provisions of the act, but
Il .tt Stuh nv "a AZ
rector himself, 1t would become the duty
of the secretary of the board of agricul-
ture to prosecute the manufacturers or
dealers. The experiment station Is sup
ported by funds of the general govern
ment. but 1t cannot use these funds for
the purpose Of the bill, so 1t is provided
that the state shall pay fee for every an
alysis. The number of analyses to be
made is entirely within the discretion
If the director. Prof. Wood, tina director
of the experiment station, its also the pro-
fessor of agriculture of the university.
he and President Harris are both men,
bers of the board of agriculture, whose
secretary is the prosecuting ofiicsr under
the bill That the measure confors broad
powers upon the director may be seen
from the following summary of Its pro-
visions, which in the opinion of gentle
men in position to judge, would not be
practicable and which would in opera
ton strike a heavy blow TO Names bust
ness interests
WHAT THE BILL PROVIDES.
M. L,lt .,,.Haa 1. uplaurful for any mar
sons or corporations within this state to
manufacture, expose for sale, have in pos
session for sale or to sell articles Of food
which are adulterated or misbranded
within the meaning of the act The term
food, the act defines TO mean. every article
used for food or drink by man. horses or
cattle.
For the purposes of the act an article
of food shall be misbranded If the pack
age or label bears a statement that GER
tain substances are not contained In the
preparation; If such statement is untrue
IN any particular; If the package or
label does not give fully the names of
all articles contained in any measure
able quantity in the preparation; II the
package or label shall purport TO give
the name of the states in which the prepa-
rations is manufactured or purchased
and that statement shall be untrue in
any particular.
For the purpose Of the act an article
shall be deemed adulterated If any sub
stance be mixed or packed with 1t SO as
to reduce or lower or injuriously affect
its quality or strength If inferior sub
stances be substituted wholly OF in part
for the article; If 1t be an imitation or
,old under the name of another article,
the present regulation for the sale of
oleomargarinc not being affected by this
proyision, IL 1t is colored coated, polished,
or powdered whereby damage is con-
ceaIed. or If 1t is made to appear better
or of greater value than it is; If 1t con-
tains poisonous ingredients which may
render such article injurious to health,
or II 1t contains any antiseptic or preser-
yatiye not evident or not known TO the
purchaser or consumer; if ii consist Who'll
ly or in part of diseased, filthy or de-
composed or putrid substance, or If 1t is
in any part the product of a diseased
animal or an animal that has died 9TH
erwise than by slaughter.
The bill then goes on to provide that