The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-25
FOR PURITY IN FOOD.
A Vigorous Campaign Planned in
Minnesota, Wisconsin and
the Dakotas.
New Laws Have Been Passed and
Appropriations Have Been
Increased.

Pure food departments Of Minnesota,
Wisconsin and the Dakotas are planning
a vigorous enforcement campaign accord
ing to the Commercial Bulletin and North
west Trade, which has just issued a pure
food edition. The Minnesota department
will give much more attention to grocery
stores in all parts of the state than it has
been able to in the past. Wisconsin's
commissioner says that the new laws
passed in that state will greatly add to
the departments power and effectiveness.
North Dakota's new law goes into effect
July 1. South Dakota has several new
laws and the department has more money
for enforcement.
New laws and larger appropriations have
put a different face on the pure food cam
paign IN the northwest from a grocery
standpoint. In addition to securing an in
creased appropriation at the last session
of the legislature, the Minnesota depart
ment can now apply the funds on dairy
or grocery inspection as it may see fit.
Heretofore but $4,000 has been available
for the inspection Of products related to
the dairy industry and at the same time
| multiply it's power for good In guarding
the public against adulterated groceries.
During the coming year many stores
which have never seen or heard of pure
food inspector will be visited.
The commissioners of the various states.
articles prepared the sSOluIHeICldI
Bulletin and Northwest Trade, outline
what the new laws will accomplish. Com
missioner E. r. Ladd of North Dakota
says that altho the appropriation is but
| 800 he expects to secure proper label
! Ing OF goods SO as to do away with much
deception and to cut down considerably
the proportion Of adulterated goods
shipped into that state. He advises mer-
chants to secure written guarantees with
i mr. 3ae &c. for Oxun rr0tecfinn
Under the new North Dakota law goods
which do not meet the requirements Of the
department cannot be collected for.
Commissioner C.. P. Sherwood Of South
Dakota says that a point has been gained
for enforcement in that state under the
new law giving justices Of the peace
/ Jurisdiction in most cases. Under the old
law actions had to be begun in the circuit
! court which caused much delay. He says
every creamery in the state will be visited
| during the coming year and he expects to
do much more work in grocery stocks.
Commissioner J. @. Emery Of Wisconsin
! says his department is better equipped
with inspectors as result of laws just
/ passed. The dairy interests of that state
viii be given more attention and many
more stores inspected than has been pos
sible under previous conditions.
The commissioners Of all states say
! that the wholesalers are doing everything
possible to assist them in the enforcement
of the laws. The fact that enforcement
! Of pure food laws will be more vigorous
from now on has attracted much attention
to the plans of Commissioner Mcconnell
OF Minnesota for a conference Of north
western commissioners at st. Paul to de-
eide on uniform standards for the north
western states. Twin city wholesaler:
. and manufacturers of grocery product
say that uniform standards would be ;
great help to them. Commissioner E. F
i Iadd of North Dakota has signifedj hi
Willingness to participate in such a con
ference.
Z Iowa has no pure food law, and tn
adulterated goods from that state Civ
) the Minnesota department deal o
trouble in the lower tier of counties.