The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-22
STRONG ON GINGER
The Dairy and Food Convention En-.
ivened BY q Passage at
Arms. &.
Several Commissioners Object to Re-
CO., marks by q Food Company's
Representative.

Manufacturers of food products clashed
with the food commissioners in their con-
yention at st. Paul to-day. The large
manufacturers have several able repre-
sentatives at the convention and the pro-.
gram. was largely given over to them to-
day. They locked horns with the officials
on two subjects, a national food law and
the use Of ;preseryatives. a,
Both points We're brought out this
morning in paper by L. M. Frailey Of
Camden, Nd, representing. the Joseph
Campbell Preserve, company. His COM
pany, he said, rfayors national food law,
but the Hepburn bill and not the one
drawn by the 4 commissioners. HE ade-.
clared that the persons who enforced "a
law were the, last who should help to
frame 1t. This was resented by the: com
1nissioners, and .Messrs.. Scovel of Ken
lucky and Warren OFF Pennsylvania asked
him to withdraw the remark. DR.. Wiley
said hesdid not think Mr.. Fraiiey referred
to the state commi ssioners, but to the
department of agriculture, which has the
| enforcement of a. national law. AS FAR
as the departm emit of agriculture was con-
a law on the subject except to express an
opinion when called upon by congress.
Mr. Frailey said that was the intent OF
his remark. as: ~
Those "scurrIIous- Circulars"
The delegates were not thru with Mr..
| Frailey, however, and before adjournment
r. J. Manck, counsel for the Ohio dairy
and food department. called attention to
what he termed a. "seurrilous circular
sent out. by Mr., Fra Hey as secretary OF
the Association Of Manufa cturers and Dis,
tributors Of Food Products Of the U. s. A..
1t was issued to the, trade In Minnesota
| and urged them to stand trial II interfered
| with In the sale of colored products by
persons acting with ignorance of the
law or pretended scientific and legal au-
| thority.' The association offers to fur
| nish attorneys to defend cases.
| Mr. Frailey also defended the use OF
personalities. Discussion on this ques-
ton was precipttated this afternoon by
Prof J.. H. Shepard, state chemist OF
South Dakota, who read a paper on
''Antiseptics and Coloring in Food Pro-
| ducts.'' Prof Shepard takes advanced
! ground against the use of -preservattves.
The representatives Of manufacturers
were on hand to meet him, and there was
| a lively discussion. y e &C.;
The first paper Of the day was by R. M
Allen Of Kentucky, secre tary of the con-
vention, on Regulation of the Food In
dustries, = a synopsis Of which is printed
| elsewhere. :eEEs - 90 S.
..~.- Mr.. FralIey's Views.
:. L. H. Frailey then spoke on behalf o.
'vThe Food Profession, He said tina
Is per cent Of the people were dependent
on manufactured food products. The man
ufacturers, a large majority Of them, were
reputable men and did, not object to 6
reasonable regulation of their business
The main issue was the use of preserYa-
| tives.,, The manufacturers; claimed thai
ketchups; jams land preserves could no
be put up. for commerc use without
some preseryative. t<,Fhey We're not wed
ded to- any particAlar preserNative, bu
had secured the best results from ben
zoates of soda.,- Il the commissioners coule
suggest better agent, they would gladly
change 1T was possible to put up fruit!
without 7preseryatiYe, but not practic
able for comm ereiaI purposes; Should Or
/ Wiley's experiments prove that preserva;
| tives were harmful to the human sys
Item, they, would bow TO the inevitable ane
1go out Of the, business. =. =, !. /. zA.sa>
Mr.. Frailey said the manufacturers were
willing to, submit TO labelling their prod
ucts with the preseryative used, but they
, did not want the nalprohibited until proved
J harmful II
$500, Supervision, of Extracts. ,,.
Secretary Allen read a paper on ''Tht
= Manufacture Of iElavoring; Extracts, 10!
DR.. v. C. Price Of Chicago who was no
able to be present. It presented brie
argument for proper methods in extract
ing the essential oil of lemons, and TO
use of the genuine vanilla bean. III
. favored close supervision of the extrac
business by state commissioners. Thi
: paper was: discussed by Professor r. E
Doolittle, state analyst Of Michigan.
State Senator r. E. Thompson Of Pres
ton, Mimi, who. was present, came to tn
front for the dairy commissioners. HI
said that in his. experience as a legislato
8 he had found that the Best advice on tn
g subject of food legislation came from tn
state officials, whose business 1t was t
keep in touch with the question.