The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-01

| Commissioner Of Ohio; Paul Pierce, editor
OF what TO Eat" and J. B. Noble. State
| Food Commissioner Of Connecticut. were
the delegates present who forced Editor
Barrett from his position ard drew the
retraction from him.
Mr.. Jones said after the days session:
II cannot imagine what possessed tie
man 10 get up on that floor and make the
| charges yhich he did. when he knew
that they could not be substantIated. Not
| only were they directed against the state
| Commissioners. but the chemists connect
ed with the Agricultural Department at
| Washington.
THE charges place stigma upon the
congress which will be difficult TO eradi-
| cate. The impression goes abroad that
the Commissioners are 'grafters.' and the
foreign representatives take this opinion
back to their country. and the good work
Of the well-meaning pure food advocates.
who are striving 10 arrive at some definite
standards. .s hindered just so much be-
cause the people have no confidence in
the work OF the Commissioners"
COFFEE EXPERT BARRED.
Just after the opening OF the conven-
ton Yesterday morning J. o. Emery. Food
Commissioner Of Wisconsin. NOV. that
all matters outside the printed pro-
gramme should be eliminated from the
days work. August T. Cans Of Chicago.
an expert in coffee. arose and asked I, this
legislation meant that he would not be
allowed TO speak. He was Informed that
Il did
without asking permission. he declared
that he would rent hall In st. Louis and
decry the frauds that are being perpe-
trated on the cofsee-drinking people Of
this country. He stated that the Brazilian
importations were far inferior and cheaper
than the Java and other high-class grades
and :hese South American coffees were
being substituted for the better grade.
Addresses were made by Percy T. Nor
gan, president OF tho California Wine As
ISOLATION. on Purity and Aduleration in
Native wines": Vincent II. Price. repre-
senting the National Confectionery Asso-
citation, on Purity in Confectionery" /;
Perry T.. Hobbs. chemist of the Ohio Food
Commission. on "Adulteration in Food
Products"
Professor f. F. Ladd. Food Commits
s!oner of North Dakota. presented a paper
on Some Authorizations and Frauds IN the
Food Market" He pointed out some Of
the frauds which he had found in the food
products OF Dakota. He gave short his
torical sketch Of grape culture and the
wine making in the United States to
demonstrate the importance OF the native
wine Industry and the necessity for Its
protection from spurious md adulterated
products. He said that one-third OF the
tyytrn oI lv,s
lean made.
Professor u. A. scovall. who has been
notable figure at the congress. In his re-
marks on THE Enforcement of Law"
said that notice should first he given man.
ufacturers before prosecution is started.
He declared the label is the lever OF
public opinion which is slowly driving oil,
the frauds in the food products. Pro-
fessor ScovaIl was the nrst chemist 20
publish set Of standards for the guidance
Of food production.
Sir W. GiIbey OF london. England, ad-
dressed the congress on THE Adulteration
Of Wine from an imported standpoint.
He assured the congress OF the willing
ness Of the foreign authorities TO cooper
ate with the American chemists in arriv-
Ing at a set Of standards.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho closing addresses Of the congress
were delivered ut the evening session.
Distilled spirits and the need Of legisla-
ton to secure purity in the bonded
products were the topics OF the evening
Edmond w. Taylor. president Of the Bot
:ling in Bond Board, on THE Aduiteration
Of Distilled Products" said that the board
was meeting with fewer cases Of the
adulterations each year, and that the
tendency. on the part OF the n1anufactur-
ers was TO label the products honestly.
Commissioner of Chicago. spoke Of tho
legislation needed for the control OF tho
purity OF distilled products. and suggested
some Of the plans proposed by the dif-
fcrent state commissions.
Professor J. 0. LcBach Of Kentucky
spoke OF the whisky standards which the
9tate Commissioners Association had ac-
son why they should not be drafted bodily
In the new pure-food law. He explained
that these laws had proven satisfactory
TO manufacturers and the consumers
where they had been given trial.
George Diehl secretary Of the Bottling
in Bond Board, also gave short address.
The discussion closed with an interest
WHO declared that the labelling OF the
bonded products was OF no use as long as
these labels were not honest. He said no
label was n true one unless II gave the In
gradients Of the whisky, the place Of its
and the place Of its bonding
and guaranteed It's purity. The convention
then adjourned until this morning.