The evening times., 1899-01-16
MANY VISITORS TO THE
PURE FOOD CONGRESS
Coming Event Will Attract
Widespread Attention.
Thirty-five States To Be Repre-
sented by Delegates.
Representative BrOsius Announce
ed to Make Speeches.

The local committee that has been busy
for weeks preparing for the coming Pure
Food Congress will meet again at the Ma
tional Hotel tonight. The meeting will be
an important one. The congress convenes
on Wednesday, and will remain in session
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The energy displayed by the president
of the local organization, Frank Hume;
the secretary, Alex. ]. Wedderburn, and
the ladies and gentlemen associated with
them in preparing for the event is highly
commendable and promises to result in the
| most pronounced success the pure food
measure has yet obtained.
The principal business of the congress
will be in relation to the Faulkner Brosius
pure food and drug bill introduced in the
House last spring and which the meeting
will use its best efforts to have that body
pass. The bill provides for the organiza-
ton in the chemical division of the De-
| partment of Agriculture of a food, bever-
| age and drug section, under the direction
of the chief chemist, to undertake the
analysis OF foods, beverages, condiments or
| drugs offered for sale in the States, Dis
| trict of Columbia and Territories of the
| United States, provided the same be in
! original or unbroken packages The bill
| also provides for the prohibition, under
| certain penalties, of the sale within such
limits of adulterated or mis-branded arti-
! cles, for their seizure, condemnation and
sale, where discovered in transit, and for
! the purchase and examination of CONNER
cial samples of such articles at the discre-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture; also
for the enforcement of the law by district
attorneys. The bill defines what shall be
regarded as an adulteration or mis- brand
| ing within the meaning of the act, as ap-
piled to food, beverages, drugs or condi-
ments how compounded food preparations
shall be branded, and how samples shall be
acquired for analysis, and, finally, provides
that the Secretary of Agriculture shall call
upon the Association of Official Agricultur-
al Chemists, and such physicians, not less
than five, as the President of the United
States shall select from the medical de-
partment of the army and navy and the
United States Marine Hospital, and five
| chemists, 10 be selected by the American
Chemical Society, 10 determine jointly The
standard of all food products lwithin the
meaning Of the act, such standard tC
| guide the chemists of the Department OF
| Agriculture in the performance of the
duties imposed on them by the act, and Il
| remain the standards before all courts
| The officials appointed TO determine The
! standards must confer with and consult
| the duly accredited representatives OF al
| industries for which standards are TO bt
established.
The sessions of tbs congress will bt
held in the hall of the Columbian Cnyer-
sity The first session will be called tC
order at u o'clock on Wednesday. 1t i:
confidently expected that more than fy,
hundred delegates will be present. Thes,
will come from thirty-five States alread!
heard from, and others, representing
States that have not yet reported, will il
| all likelihood be here.
District Commissioner Wight will We!
| come the delegates TO Washington. Mr.
Hume will speak in behalf of the loca
| body He will be followed by Secretar!
| Wilson of the Department of Agriculture
| Prominent figures in the pure food move
| ment from various States will be giveI
the opportunity to talk during the follow
ing days. Among these will be Senato
Faulkner. Representative Brosius ant
Senator William E. Mason. One of th'
interesting features of the congress vii
be an address by the Hon II. d. Perky o
Worcester, Mass. Mr.. Perky is presiden
of a great SHREDDED wheat concern at Wor
| cester He has been identified with tn,
| pure focd movement since its inception
| He will take for his topic, Proper Food.
Nothing in the way of set events 70
| the entertainment of the visitors has beel
| provided by the local body, but they vii
, ! be given every attention in gratifying
| sightseeing and other pleasures, such a
they may individually or collectiyel.
| elect.
A meeting of the District delegates vii
be held at the National Hotel at o'clocl
tonight.