The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-10
FOOD PRODUCTS AND STATE LABELS

! \ to obtain from Congress the enactment OF law
providing that no form OF food product shall be
falsely branded to the State in which it is pro-
duced. The object is to put end to frauds now
extensively practiced, and if enacted the proposed
measure would be important addition to our pure
food legislation.
The reason the New York darymen have taken the
lead in the matter is that they have specific grev-
ance of long standing which has aroused their in
dignatlon There is large demand in Europe par
ticuarly in Great Britain, for good cheese New
York dairymen found their exports to that market
handicapped by the large amount Of filled cheese that
sent from this country, and they therefore OBJ
tanned from the State law providing for the inspec-
ton OF cheese, with the result that the New York
brand of cheese soon obtained good standing in
the foreign market. When that was ACCOMPLISHED
however, the makers OF aduterated cheese in other
States began to put the New York brand on their
output; with the result that the brand is no longer
guarantee OF good article and the New Workers are
again losing their trade
A practice of that kind ought to be stopped in the
interests of common honesty and even if we had no
grievances of own, delegation in Congress
should aid the New Workers in obtaining the enact
ment OF the desired law. 1t happens however that
California suffers certainly much and probably
more than New York from such practices. A large
the East and marked with California labels in order
to get the benefit of the popular favor with which
California fruit is regarded
Our fruit growers and dealers have expended a
great deal of time, labor skill and money in develop
ing 'our fruit industry to its present high standard
H. therefore, the California brand has high prestige
in the Eastern market it is because our growers
and dealers earned it, and they are entitled to reap
the full benefit of their work in building up the repu-
tation OF their products. Of late however the Tin
scrupulous dealers of the East have been putting the
name OF California upon almost any kind of stuff 10
the manifest injury of our trade
We have therefore a common interest with the
New York darymen in the proposed legislation
The law is fair for all parties 1t would give to those
States that enforce pure food laws the full benefit OF
their action and would leave other States where no
such laws enforced, to learn by experience the
Jolly OF permitting aduterated articles to be sent out
to the genera. market. 1t is to be hoped Congress
will find time to deal with the subject at this session
Certainly the reform should be urged with resolution
by honest food producers throughout the Union
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While the telephone company is not good at keep
ing the secrets of its patrons has few of its own
which it is keeping very we'll For instance it is not
saying word concerning the hired men it has cir
culatng among the legislators at Sacramento
Rev. Mr.. Brush OF Alameda naturally desired to get
where the sinners thickest, he into the
midst of the Burns gang. While he did not reform
any OF them, they all know that he has been there
1t may be said fairly that all the talk setting forth
the longing of the Gar for peace while once fairly
good Joke has become chestnut. 1t is not peace
on earth" he is after; merely the earth.
After the rush and necessary confusion of organza
ton the fact that the telephone company would be
morally improved by udcious legislative restrictions
will stand out clearly
Aguinaldo's representatives in this country seem tc
be equipped with worthless credentials but cheek
sufficient to carry them almost anywhere.
Both political parties claiming Dewey, and he
does not to be willing to plead guilty to either
charge.