Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-12

Su-Last BUSINESS session
Concluded With a Smoker.
AT their quarters in the Odd Fellows
building. at Twelfth and Chapline
streets, last night, the regular month
ly meeting of the Retail Groeers' Pro-
tectiye Association was held. Presi-
dent Kennen was in the chair. Aside
from regular routine matter an amend
ment was made to the constitution.
which admits associate members to an
active membership in the organization
Under this clause three new members
were admitted. They are Charles w,
Kaiser, of the Wheeling Bakery: Char
les Helmhright, of Kirbaeh & Helm
bright. and Victor Weiss, of Hubbard
& PAUL.
A resolution was adopted to secure
the aid of State Senator Whitaker, OF
the First district. to secure the pas
sage of an amendment to the pure food
bill, which has already passed the
House. asking provision which will
hold the manufacturers responsible for
impurity in food products which are
sold for pure products TO the retailer.
In speaking OF the matter last night
Secretary Strobel said that it was the
desire of the State Association that
nothing but pure food products be sold
in this state. The bill referred to. he
said, merely made it unlawful to sell
impure food products, the penalty re-
verting on the retailer. when as Is
oftentime the case, the goods were
sold to him by the manufacturer Tor
Tho CEn
places all blame on the manufacturer,
which is where it should be, since the
retailer is often made the victim of
INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers.
The communication which will be
sent to Senator Whitaker is as fol-
lows:
ITO the Hon. n. e. Whitaker, Senator
from Ohio county.
Dear Sir:-The Wheeling Retail
Grocers' Protective Association, In
behalf of the State Retail Merchants
Association, composed Of twelve local
associations of the State of West Vir-
ginia, would ask your kind indulgence
regarding House bill No. SO, bill for
the purpose of preventing the adultera-
ton of foods, drugs and dairy pro-
have inserted an amendment. putting
the blame for adulterated goods where.
in our opinion, it rightfully belongs,
that is to say, on the manufacturer.
For we look at it in the light that when
an article OF food is represented or
guaranteed to us as pure. and we buy
and sell it for such, and 1t afterwards
proves to be otherwise, the blame
should be put upon those who perpe-
trated the fraud We believe that IL
such a clause is inserted in the bill it
will prevent the manufacturers from
attempting to place such quality of
goods upon the market. Or IL cheap
or adulterated goods are to be solo
within the confines of this State, which
We hope will be prevented altogether,
that, the manufacturers OF such goods
be compelled to label them as adulter-
ated. We assure you that the retail
merchants of West Virginia desire to
handle pure food products only, and
we have at our two recent State con-
ventions passed resolutions to that eff
feet. We feel, however, that protec-
ton should be given US against un-
scrupulous manufacturers.
Thanking you in advance, we trust
that it may be your pleasure to give
this matter your kind and immediate
attention.
(Signed,)
THE RETAIL GRoCERs' PROTECT
I'VE ASSOCIATION OF WHEELING.
JOHN w. KENNEN,
President.
u. c. S1ROBEL,
Secretary"
After the business Of the evening was
concluded a social session was instl-
tuted The smoker" will very likely