The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-10

corporation law mere is almost identical
with that Of New Jersey.
Speaking about pensions Auditor DIX
on says he find there Will be an in
crease. slight as to soldiers. but of some
moment as regards widows. as a num-
Der of these are added by the new law.
There are rum5rs current that if the
agency Of the Peabody fund Is rendered
President McIver Of the Greensboro
Normal and Industrial college for wo-
men he Will accept il. and that if so
J. y. JOyner viii succeed him and
Professor Carlyle at Wake Forest coll
lege vii! succeed JoEner as state SUI
perintendent.
In an interview with State Chemist
NilgUre regarding North Cardinals
Pure Food Law and its operations he
said: The Pure Food Law was passed
by the general assembly OF 1899. This
law went into effect on August 1St OF
the same year. Its enforcement was
committed to the Department of Agri-
culture. Three reports on the eXamina-
ton Of food products under this law
have been issued. In the fist year $4,000
454 samples Of human foods were chem
icaliy and mjcrOscopicaIly examined.
256 OF which. or 90 per cent. We're found
10 lee n some way adulterated. In the
second report for 1901 eos samples were
examined. 10 Of which. or 3d. per cent.
We're adulterated. In the third report.
for 1902. 400 samples were examined. 81
OF which, OF 21.3 per cent. We're in some
way tdulterateG. The amount Of de
creas- in adulterat;on in three years
(from 80 per cent. TO y per cent? pre-
sumably the results OF the operations of
= ---. 1..- = - 49,
able. Manufacturers and dealers have
become interested in the law and are
Seeking information regarding 1t. and
the standards and rulings Of the de.
| partment in connection with the law.
and are generally expressing a desire to
make their products comply with all re-
Quircments. In this way and through
the distribution of information regard
ing the brands Of adulterated foods in
our food reports. and in the press of the
state, i great deal Of good has already
been done in an educational Way-the
very lest Way-Ind 4 foundation laid
we feel, for the gradual lettering Of
tie food products on our markets. In
the three reports already made a total
Of nearly 1.500 samples of human and
animal foods have been examined.
- VI AZ = 80 Ia l'A'7lN"S III liIt d
tory in the examination of materials for
the fourth report. which Will be issued
- the January Bulletin of the depart
ment of agriculture. A special act was
passed by the Legislature of 1903 COW
ering concentrated stock feeds in a SIM
liar way that the Pure Food Law covers
human foods. The first report under
this law will be issued as the November
! or December bulletin of the department
of agriculture. The good effect of this
law is already seen in a number Of
ways. Some manufacturers who were
previously grinding rice hulIs and chaff
and other similar products with their
wheat bra NJ middlings. and who
have been informed that the practice
is illegal, have promised not to send
any OF these products into the state.
Some dealers who have purchased these
products in the belief that they were
mixed feeds of good quality, nave been
, reimbursed for the amount the feeds
We're off grade caused by the addition
Of such materials referred to above.
These facts, in connection with the OPP
GRAFTON of these two laws regarding
foods and feeds for man and animals,
show the Importance Of the laws n
emphasize the fact that good results
are coming from their operation"