Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-23
Insinuation Against Dairy and
Food Authorities Arouses
Ire of Manufacturers
ABOUT LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
During the National Dairy and Food
Commissioners Convention it Was
lntimated They Should Take a Much
Less Active Part in Legislation Than
They Do-Use Of Preservatives.

latter part of the afternoon
session yesterday Of the Ma
tional Dairy and Food Commits
sioners' convention a squall arose dur
ing the discussion of the food question
from the manufacturers standpoint. l..
NJ Frailey Of Camden, N. j., intimat
ed that dairy and food authorities
should not take as active part in
legislative matters as they do. He even
intimated that they should have less
to say than any other interest. 1t was
enough If they enforced the laws, with
out going out of their way to frame
laws on their own responsibility.
Professor o. w. Scovil of Kentucky,
and b. III. Warren, the commissioner
of Pennsylvania, resented Mr. Fraileys
remarks as unwarranted and said the
remarks should be withdrawn.
Mr.. Frailey refused to take the note
OF the request to withdraw or explain,
and r. j. Mauck OF Columbus, arose
and held aloft a circular which he de-
clared was an outrage and cowardly
attack upon the dairy commissioner of
every state.
lit is base insinuation,' said he.
against Dairy Commissioner Nc
Connell, and every honest official"
The circular was a letter addressed
to retailers and signed by Mr.. Frailey,
in which the dealers were told not to
fear the dairy and food officials who
pretended to know a great deal about
law. as they We're generally overstep-
ping their authority of law for theii
action. 1t urged defiance by dealers
of the food commissioners regula-
tons
The manufacturers present did not
deem 1T an opportune time to offer sug-
gestions, and the commissioners SEEM
ed to realize that an unseemly scram-
bic might be easily precipitated, and
the matter was gradually dropped.
r. NJ. Allen secretary of Kentucky
experiment station. inaugurated the
days session in a paper on Relation of
the Food Industries" His keynote
was that the regulation of food in
dustries should be based upon scien-
titic investigation, instead of upon
and changeable policies.
l.. NJ. Frailey, of Camden, N. j., rep
twenty-eight manufacturers,
to Mr.. Aliens address,
speaking from the manufacturers
on The Food Profession"
He said that rs per cent of the peo-
pie of the eastern states depend for
hai mo, II, a
food. This great commercial interest
should therefore, be considered serious
ly in the enactment and enforcement of
any restrictive legislation. He declared
the manufacturers to be honest men.
eager to do an honest business. and
willing to cooperate with the food Of
ficials in protecting public health.
AS to preservatives in food, he de-
clared that this was the one great
point on which the dairy commissioners
and the manufacturers differed. The
claim that it is impos-
sible to put up jam, and preserves,
without the use OF some preservative.
They try to get the least objectionable,
and are willing to accept any less OBJ
jectionable than they are now using,
If the departments will find any such.
"Inasmuch as there is no certainty
as to the harm of personalities, let
us wait for the results of DR.. Wiley's
experiments If it shall be definitely
proved that preservatives are harmful,
then we shall submit and try to find a
substitute. If no substitute can be
found, then we must stop the manufac-
ture of such foods as we now put up
with the aid of personalities"
He denied that the manufacturers
of any standing use preservatives to
rejuvenate defunct goods. and he said
that they were never used In canned
goods, because sterilizing could be used
here.
AS to the use of colored matter. he
said it was not used to deceive, but for
the purpose of making pleasing to the
eye what otherwise would not be pleas
ing.
He declared that manufacturers were
willing to meet any reasonable demand
in the way of labelling goods, but did
not intend to state on their labels the
quantities of the different elements used
as this would be giving away business
secrets, to compe titors. The manu-
laclurIS, He Sttiu "CiC thS oiiSiiidi dSi-
tators for national pure food law,
and would fight for any reasonable pure
food bill.
The other speakers Of the day were
DR.. r. V. Price, of Chicago. on Flavor
ing Extracts" DR. Richard Fischer, of
Minnesota, state chemist: r. S. Fow-
Ter, manufacturers, of Dayton, o.; Pro-
lessor r. E. Doolittle. state analyst of
Michigan, and others discussed the
subject.