Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-28
Law Protects Both Pro !
Queer and Consumer.
Nearly Every Article Of Food
Included In Provisions.
Severe Penalties Imposed for Violation.
California Wine Industry Suffers.

Washington. July 27.-The nov, ,,,ro
io'o Jaw Oh france is thought to he
a perfect protection of con
shi''trS AGAINST imitation champagnes.
othtr KINDS OF chceses and all kinds of
ihii'ation l"ou products, as well as many
other articles of French production. as il
rs possible to obtain through legislation
The law is broad in it's scope. and in
ciudes III its protecting provisions nrarti
cally every article of food proluced il
France. 1t aims to give protcction to
the producer ard the place of PRODUCTION
as well as to the consumer. II :sr,,,n.s
that If HoGuefort cheese has h.c, rro
duccd i'll certain district. and thc r,n,,-
taticn of that district has been oet,b
llshed as the home of Roguefcrt that
reputation must be respected. As genuine.
EoGuefort cheese. is made FROM ewes
MIX II Is not RoaucfOrt cheese at all if
cows MIX or other materials are mixed
win Inc eve milk. which is often the
case. Pate de fois eras prepared from
the liver of the goose is Il select French
delicacy manufactured in the province of
Lorraine, which originated and perfected
the industry. and the new law is intended
to protect the province and the con-
snmcrs from limitations under the false
name of pate de foiS graS
Burgundy has been producing burgundy
vine for centuries. and the ancient PROV
ince of Champagne has produced cham
payne grapes since the fifth century. or
even farther back. The new law docs not
permit any materials grown outside of
these districts to I've manufactured into
,s-3n "a
payne" Neither can the materials from
those districts nc transported to other
places ana manufactured into burgundy
or champagne. Each district is protected
Il; Il place of production and Il place of
manufacture. as applied to localities
Where the production depends upon Z
particular soil or climate. The French
Lawmakers believe that this is the only
way to obtain protection against fra I'D.
The article; cannot be manufactured or
produced away from the districts which
established their reputation any NOR"
than Il person who is not the CWnCr Of
registered trade mark in the United
states can manufacture and coll an
ticle labelled with the trade mark which
carries a great population with it.
lI;tr5ctlfcs s1ap'' 81 nv pvf~ed soap.
with great reputation in France and
other European countries. The materials
from which this SOAP is made. hcwever.
arc not produced eAciu:Ivcly in any par
ticular province or country, aud never
We're. The manufacturers purchase the
materials in France and from other Cnlln-
tr"s. For this reason the law does not
try to protect MarSellles soap and com
modities manufactured under the same
conditions The only protection given
such articles is a registered trade mark.
and the new Inv does not apply to them
in any sens.
1t has been assorted that the hest
grades of California VI, - are sold as
'bordcaU,;. 'burgundT" or cham
payne. and that only tho poorest of the
California wines are for the most part
credited to Tho state. The California
wiucnalnrs have. therefore, deprived
Themselves Of the r"putltion their wines
Should have. Had they stood on their
own reputation instead of placing th"ir
best wines on the market under imitation
names the California wine industry
would have been in a more satisfactory
condition than it is at present. The repu-
tation which Australian wines have madn
Ill fnSldttl anu otIl''I tlsii f.'lf' - 'li7
trasted with that Of the California wines.
OF course. law similar to that winch
has been passed in France could not be
arpIied to California wines. even If it
were enacted in the United states, be
cause California products did not make
the regulations of the names under which
they go To market.
France has had laws for mary years
protecting certain commodities. and under
them many convictions have been re
corded especially Of makers Of alleged
champa cnc, but the laws have proved
sadly inadequate. The new law carries
the scvercSt penalties of both tine ana
Imprisonment for it's viniahon, ana
French statesmen believe that It's cX""u-
ton will give genuine protection to leSitl-
mate trade.
AMERICAN CHkIRMANSfIlPS.