The evening times., 1899-01-17
ASSEMBLING OF
THE DELEGATES
Program of the National Pure
Food Congress.
Everything in Readiness for the
Opening Session.
Views of Hon. Joseph Il. Blackburn
Dairy and Food Commissioners
of Ohio.

The National Pure Food Congress viii
convene at the Columbian University at
noon tomorrow.
Alexander j. Wedderburn, secretary of
the congress, stated this morning that al
ready one hundred and fifty delegates had
arrived, and that many more would be
here by tomorrow. kilograms have been
received from the governors OF every
State in the Union stating that their
States would be represented officially. 1t
is expected that at least four hundred
State delegates will be in attendance. In
addition to these delegates nearly every
business organization in the country will
be represented.
Among the arrivals today was the pres
ident of the organization, Hon. Joseph f.
Blackburn, dairy and food commissioner
of Ohio. Mr.. Blackburn stated To Times
reporter this morning that Ohio alone
would be represented by at least twenty
five delegates. In speaking of the laws
regarding the manufacture and produc
tion of food he haid:
What We need is national law that
will apply to each State alike. AS the mat
ter now stands no State has the same
regulations, and some of them none at all.
fects us nationally. In 1885 this country's
exports in cheese alone were something
enormous; now they have dwindled to al
most nothing. This has been caused by the
inferior quality produced. Our cheese
manufacturers skim all of the cream from
the milk and then sell the article as
cream production. You can see the result
of this. Canada, on the other hand, re-
quireS that the cream be left in the milk,
and as a result her exports in this article
alone have increased over 400 per cent in
the last five years.
If we had a national law regulating the
manufacture of articles of consumption
our experts would increase and the pro-
ducers be benefited Then again the con-
sumner would be protected. Recently | ex-
amined quantity of strawberry preserves
sold as the pure article and found it to be
made of apple juice and glucose, favored
with strawberry extract, timothy seed be-
ing used TO represent that of the fruit.
This is only one of the many deceptions
practiced on the public. In nearly all the
articles of cheap manufacture salicylic ac-
id is used for preservation. This acid is
insCiuble in the human system and causes
a slow poison. No wonder We have stom-
ach troubles. Our law in Ohio is very
stringent regarding the manufacture of
food. drinks and drugs and since its en-
aotme Il the health of our population has
wonderfully improved"
Mr. Blackburn has national reputa-
tinn as a chemist and at the last State
election in Ohio was supported by Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike his Office be-
ing an elective Gne.
The programme for the convention was
given out today for the first time, and is
as follows:
First day, Wednesday, January IS, 1899
Prayer by Rev. Byron Sunderland pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church; address
of welcome on behalf of the District of Co
lumbia by Hon. John B. Wight, president
of the Board of Commissioners; address of
welcome of the local association, by Hon.
Frank Hume, president; address of the
president, Hon. Joseph E. Blackburn, Dairy
and Food Commissioner. Columbus, Ohio;
address, by Hon. James Wilson, Secretary
of Agriculture; address, by Hon J. H Brig
ham. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture;
resolutions may be offered for reference to
committee without debate; announcement
OF committees by President Blackburn
statements of meetings of committees by
chairmen thereof; adjournment.
Second day. Thursday, Jan. 10. 1899, 10
a. m: Report of committee on credentials:
address by Hon. Charles ]. Faulkner
United States Senator from West Vir-
ginia, patron of the bill in the Senate;
address, by Hon. Marriott Brosius of
Pennsylvania, patron OF bill in the House
of Representatives; address, by Hon.
John c. Bell, of Colorado; address. 10y
Hon. L. F. Livingston OF Georgia; ad-
dress. by Hon. Harry Skinner of North
Carolina; introduction of resolutions for
reference without debate; report of Off
GERS; report of committees.
Afternoon session: Address. by Prof.
Harvey w. Wiley, chemist of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. subject, The Ethics
of Pure Food" address, by Prof. J. H.
Beal of Scio, Ohio, president Of Ohio
Pharmaceutical Association; address, by
August Drescher of Newark, n. J.. ad-
dress, by George Close, of Cambridgeport,
Mass, (National Confectioners' Associa-
tionD: introduction of resolutions for ref
erence without debate.
Evening at s o'clock p. m: Address,
by Hon. \. ID. Perky of Massachusetts,.
Subject: Naturally Organized Food
Makes Possible Natural Conditions.
Third day. Friday, Jan. 20, 1899. 10 a. m,
morning session-Address by Hon. Will
lam f. Mason, United States Senator from
Illinois: address, by Prof. J. Rosatti, rep
resenting the Italian department OF agri-
culture. New York, n. Y; address, by
i. Dr&l Nn