The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-02
Dairy Commissioner r Donald and
the Pure Food Law.
WHOLESALE cRocsRs FAVORED
x1se 81 the Lsvgest Houses IN the
state Petition fer Extension 81
Tise IN ORDER to Get nia 81 Pres
est sssek-Retaiiess MIST Obey
tie Law After September L.
The Cemnissseser's RAILING.

Pure Food Commissioner F.. A. McDoa-
sia has decided. at the urgent request ~
practically all the large whoseszie hostses
OF the state. 10 delay tine enforcement OF
the pslre food law sYafii Jay I next. Mr.
Mcdonald has also given notice thss ne
will not enforce the taw as faf a. IL al
fects retail houses ansii September J. pro-
stding that all goods purchased and re-
celved after July will be s5b5scS 20 the
operations OF tbs iaw.
Mr.. Mcdonald Is the stats dairy com
missioner btaf under the terms OF the
White pure food lax he IS made ex-osfieio
pure food inspector ard tx charged with
carrying the act Of she legislature into
effect
gave notice that the new law would be
enforced By him May ]. This notice caused
= feeling of conformation among the
wholesale grocers, and those who are ia
tbs retail business az well urIs OF the
latter said yesterday: THE situation was
this: You see We order stock from the
manufacturers and wholesalers sufficient
60 last Us fhe better part Of year. IL the
law IL 10 be enforced now IL would mean
the eenfiscation or a large amount OF mer-
ehandIse on our shelves.
The retailers as well a. the wholesalers
assert that they Will cooperate with Com
missioner Mcdonald Ia enforcing the law
This statement was made TO MI Mellon
aid In a. letter signed by nine OF the largest
wholesale grocery houses In The state ASK
Ing him 90 defer enforcing the Law until
July l. I'VE beg To state" said the whols-
saters that we are in accord with this
Law, and ars pleased that higher stand
ard Of goods Is 10 be maintained We re-
quest. however. that the time for It's en-
forcemenf be extended until July !. IN
order that We may avid the great hard
ship sntatled on US. providing this law Is
put into effect today
This letter il signed by the following
firms: Schwabaeher Bros, Il Co. Fischer
Bros,, West Coast Grocery Company. OF
Tacoma. Louch, Augustine q Co.. A. z.
-. q Gt-tf
nth. Boothe-poweil Company, b. l.. Cor
don r. Co. and the Sioaue-paife Company.
Mr. Mcdonald replied to the letter from
the wholesalers yesterday. granting an ex-
tension OF time az they requested. and also
giving the retailers until September tn
adjust their affairs 10 the new law. pro-
yiding that all goods purchased or re-
csived after July | should be subject TO
tho provisions of the act.
In HIS letter To the wholesale gracers Of
the state Commissioner Mcdonald says:
1T IL not my purpose TO be arbitrary.
and believing that you are acting In good
faith and that you are using every effort
tn adjust your business in conformity 10
the law. most ehecrfuliy grant your re-
quest and herewith give notice thar the
time for enforcing the law IN extended
until July !.
believing. also, that II IN necessary
that some time should be stated when
the Law will be enforced against the re-
:, taii srocsrs Ct the state. and knowing mat
this end as quickly ar shs manufacturers
or wholesalers. | have decided TO allow
the retailers until September !. providing
that all goods purchased and received BY
the retailers after July viii be- subject 10
prosecution. I make this decision 40 that
the wholesalers and Manufacturers Of this
state may be placed on tho same footing
a. the wholesalers and manufacturers of
other states.
The law viii he enforced after Septem-
her ] on all goods on the shelves or in
tha stores OF the grocsrs Of this state"