The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-16

| OF fine than the mere money involved.
Is means lasting stigma and loss Of
reputation. The bill opened every store
in Maine TO spoilers and informers who
under the guise OF inspectors would have
an incentive TO take samples enough to
secure cases to cover their expenses and
provide e. fees. Mr.. Melchsr enumerated
many practical objections to doing busl-
ness under the bill and then Warren Il
Bragg OF Bangor, president Of ths
Grocers' association, pointed out some
more. Under the bill q man who polished
a perfectly pure article in order to make
It look attractive might find himself
liable to a fine. The bill would deal
blow at the canning industry. All can
ming must be done by the use OF sub
stances to preserve the article. To carry
ing on canning in accordance with the
bill would be SO difficult as to make the
industry nearly impossible. The farmer
colors his winter butter. Cheese must be
colored or 1t won't sell. No candy could
be made that would stand "a hours unless
1t contained acid or glucose. 1t isn't sold
as pure sugar candy. 1t is sold as candy.
A jobber in Maine buys California canned
peaches. There is something in every
can beside peaches under this law the
iobber Is subject to a fine. Some dealers
in certain products have formulas of
value known only to themselves. Do you
want them to reveal those secrets which
they have spent time and money in OBJ
tainingf II law of this kind Is to be
enacted, the people should have time TO
} consider 1t. The matter should be re-
} ferrsd to the Boari of Health to report
two years hence. To rush this bill
through would be an injustice to all the
people of the state.
Mr.. Gray of the Twitchell- Champlin
company, MIR. Harry Thomas, manager
of the Goudy and Kent company, Repre-
} sentative Rawlin of Wells, Representative
Hix of Rockland, Representative Buck Of
Crland, and Mr. Head Of the firm Of
Charles Hayward 81 Co., of bangor, all
spoke briefly against the bill. Mr.. Kings
bury of the firm of Thurston. q Kings
bury of Bangor spoke of the bill as one
which endangered the bust ness reputation
of every firm. II venture to say" said
Mr. kingsbury. that u man with a
grudge against our firm could go into our
s-crs and take out samples enough to ruin
us Every one would be a sample of good
, food but they would not conform to this
law. "
: representative Parkhurst of Bangor
said it seemed to him that in a matter Of
this kind the burden OF proof was on the
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neither a necessity or demand Cor the
radical legislation proposed.
Then Mr.. A. W. LaughIin of the Mill
) ken Tomlipson company, gave the COM
mittee an object lesson. Producing some
, bottles of molasses and one of glucose,
Mr.. Laughliu showed how by mixing
J glucose with certain kinds of molasses
the product is not only improved but may
be sold at reduced price. As Mr..
Laughlin proceeded to illustrate by pour
, ing out the contents OF the bottles. those
! present were so interested that they
crowded around the table TO get better
view. Mr.. Laughlin then delivered five
minute lecture on the nature of glucose
and mt the suggestion of Mr.. Melcher who
said that 1t might not be supposed the
dealers were honest, Mr.. Laughiin read a
government report to show that glucose Is
harmless food product sugar made
: from starch being as pure as that made
from cane.
Mr.. Melcher spoke briefly in closing the
hearing and Mr.. McKeen said that the
Board did not desire to press the matter
: strenuously at this time. In fact be
thought he might be justified in saying
that the Board would not object to its
reference to the next Legislature.
IN OTHER COMMITTEE ROOMS.
The banking committee has voted to
} report fayorably bills providing that no
, foreign bank shall have branch In
Maine; in reference to unclaimed deposits
in savings banks, In reference to methods
of procedure in the cases of insolyent
banks, and creating new trust company
in Biddeford.
The legal affairs com mittee heard Hon.
George NJ Seiders. Captain Prince,
Captain Woodbury. and Eben W. Freeman
who enlightened them as to the celebrated
dinners Of the Portland Marine sooisty.
The committee will report adversely on
the pending bill.
|. Among other matters considered by the
, railroad committee was the petition for
an extension of the charter of the Atlantic
Shore line, York county enterprise
Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath, counsel for the
Goodalls of sanford, who are interested
in the Sanford and Cape Porpoise road
interested the committee when he asked
! j. q. Shaw, treasurer Of the Shore line
company. If Mr. George West, one OF the
corporators, was not business associate
OF Hon. George p. Wesoott.
Luther Maddocks OF Boothbay told the
committee he was against both the char
tiers for railways in that town. Dr.. Peas
! lee of Wiscasset and Hon. A. X. Nicker-
son OF Boothbay Harbor explained the
Dlaus of the promoters Of the Booth bny