Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-26
CAPITAL CHAT.
A Bill of Interest to Maine Corn
Packers.
The Mysti; Shriners Have Had Great
Week Of 1t.
President Mckinley Recalls Ride through
aroos!ook County.

! representative Sherman of Utica, n.
V and reported favorab bly, March 30
last, from the House committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. The
bill is entitled Ito prevent false
branding or marking of food and dairy
! products as to the state or territory
in which they are made or produced"
and reads as follows:
House of Representatives of the
| United States of America in Congress
| assembled That no person or persons
in any state or territory Of the United
States, or in the District of Columbia,
shall falsely brand or label any dairy
| or food products which become articles
Of foreign or interstate commerce or
| commerce with Indian tribes as to the
| state or territory in which they are
made. produced. or grown, or cause or
procure the same to be done by
another or others: Provided. That this
act shall not apply to or include the
branding of wines or liquors.
| Sec. ,. That if any person or persons
violate the provisions of this act, either
in person or through another, he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be punished by a fine Of not less than
| five hundred nor more than two thou
sand dollars: and that the jurisdiction
| for the prosecution of said misde-
mcanor shall be within the district Of
| the United States court in which it is
committed.
| II is readily seen how applicable this
| measure would be to the corn canning
| factories in Maine. many of which are
| located up and down the kennebec
valley. 1t is understood that abuses
have arisen in the labelling of canned
corn and that products from factories
in states, where the process is not as
| complete and as satisfactory as in
| others. is labelled to initiate brands
and factories that have established
| regulations with consumers Of the
goods. Much corn packed in Vermont.
| New York and the West is labelled as
from Maine. because Maine corn has
| the best reputation.
While the bill is on the House calen-
dar. there are many obstacles in the
| way Of its enactment into law at this
session # Congress. There are strenu-
Gus efforts in several quarters for pure
food legislation in this Congress, but.
as these letters have pointed out. none
Of them are likely to succeed at pres
ont. There is a bulky and detailed
pure food bill. already reported out OF
the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce. Then there is the
Grout bill for taxing oleomargarine
ten cents a pound. which the com
mittee on agriculture is fighting over.
this week. Some 213 farmers in An
drosc oggin. Franklin. oxford and
| Cumberland counties have joined in a
petition for the Grout bill, which was
| presented by Representative Littlefield.
one day recently The Minot Packing
Company has presented a petition
from Mechanic Falls, urging action on
the Sherman bill to prevent the false
branding of food and dairy products.
DR.. George a. WitheringtOn, a mem
Der Of Aleppo Temple. Boston; DR.. y.
f. Emory. Mr.. W. G. r. Allen. Mr.. A.
+. Mclean. and Mr.. William Ray
mond all members Of Kora Temple,
| Of Lewiston. Me. and from st. Johns.
| New Brunswick. Canada. and Mr.. A.
| Elder, Mr.. T. 4. Morrison. Mr.. T. \.
| IImmons. members of Karnack Tenn
PIE. Montreal, have been stopping a t
the Hamilton. on Fourteenth street,
this week. These are the only Cana
| dian representatives of the Order of
the Mystic Shrine attending the con-
ventiOn.
The visiting Canadians have taken
kindly to the ways the Yankees have
of celebra ting such jolly affair at a
session of the Imperial Council They
were made to feel at home by the
proximity at the hotel of Maine men.
who extended a very fraternal greeting
10 them. The entire Maine delegation
of Shriners have participated actively
in the proceedings. although they had
reserved sufficient time for a little
sightseeing. for attendance at the
Presidents reception, and to observe
the ways of legislation at the Capitol.
Coy. Burleigh had an interesting
conversation with President Mckinley.
one day this week, regarding a long
ana cold ride that the latter took
through the woods Of ArOostOok county
some years ago. The President rode
with Mr.. j. w. Armstrong. who in
sisted on pulling off his big Buffalo
overcoat and putting it on the future
president of the United States Mr.
Mckinley at the time was stumpng in
Aroostook. The President asked GOV.
Burleigh to convey message to Mr.
Armstrong and assure him that he had
not forgotten the long night ride. and
that he wished to assure Mr. Arm
strong of his continued and warm re-
gard
Representative Frederick C. Stevens.
OF st. Paul, whose home was formerly
in Rockland, Me, returned to Wash
lngton. this week, after having spent
several weeks at home looking after
his fences. During that time he re-
ceiVed denomination for Congress-
Mr.. Stevens will take a trip down into
Maine soon after Congress adjourns.
Next year he intends to attend the
commencement exercises at Bowdoin
College. as that will be the twentieth
anniversary of the graduation of his
class at Brunswick.
Mr.. Stevens. it is interesting to note.
is a brother-in-law Of x-Representa
, tive Charles A. Towne, of Minnesota
who was recently nominated for the
Vlce-presidency of the Populist party
at Sioux Falls. Mr.. Towne was for
merly Republican member Of Con
sress and is now a silverite. as the