Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS AND NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHRoNICLED.
WILL NOT INJUUE SUGAR
Chemicals Can Be Used by Manufac-
turers as Heretofore Sugar Pro-
ducers Are Satisfied With Assur-
ance.

The delegation of sugar men who
came here from Louisiana to discuss
with the officials Of the Agricultural
Department the extent to which sui
phur, phosphoric acid and lime may
be used in the manufacture of sugar
and tin crystals as wash in cen
trifugals had very satisfactory in
terview with Assistant Secretary
Hayes and Prof. Wiley this afternoon.
They were presented by Representa-
tive Broussardi, who explained the
injury that would be done to the
sugar industry if the department
should rule against the use Of these
chemicals in the manufacture of sugar
and molasses, or object to the sale
in interstate commerce when used. AL
so it was explained that purchasers Of
sugar have deprecated the price of
sugar one-eighth Of a cent by insist
ing on a guarantee from the manu-
faeturers.
After the question had been thor
oughly discussed report was pre-
pared and signed in the presence of
the visiting delegation and Assistant
Secretary Hayes and Prof. Wiley,
with the approval of the last named
officials, which is as follows:
" Washington, D. T., Oct. 81. 1906.
The undersigned, the committee
sent by the Louisiana Sugar Plant
ers' Association and the Louisiana
Sugar and Rice Exchange to obtain
from the authorities IN Washington
definite understanding as to the pro-
priety of guaranteeing that their
manufacture of sugar and molasses
was in accordance with the require
ments of the Pure Food Law, beg to
assure the sugar producers of Louis
lana that where sulphur, phosphoric
acid and lime are used, no objection
will be raised to their sale in inter
state commerce by the Secretary of
Agriculture, who alone has discre-
tionary power, provided these ma
terials be not abused, but merely
employed in the manner heretofore in
vogue; and further, that tin crystals
may be used as a wash in contrifu-
gals without objection being made
to the sale Of sugar in interstate
commerce, but that the resultant mo-
lasses must be sold for distilling
purposes only, if shipped out of the
state of Louisiana and the same for
zinc dust as bleach.
"The committee submits the fore
going with the reasonable hope. that
sugar producers will be satisfied with
their assurances, as the question was
been thoroughly threshed out, and
their conclusion arrived at after the
fullest and most careful considera-
ton. Respectfully submitted,
'R. D. BROUSSARD,
I'D. D. COLCOCK,
"R. E. BLOUIN,
&c. V. MOORE.
"We indorse the above, and rec
ommend planters to at once apply for
serial numbers, and as soon as OBJ
tanned brand their goods as provided
in section 9, viz: Guaranteed under
the Food and Drugs Act, June 80,
19O6.' HENRY M'CALL.
President Louisiana Sugar Planters
Association.
"J. C. MURPHY,
president Louisiana Sugar and Rice
Exchange"
Regulation 9, referred to above, is
as follows:
"(a) No dealer in food or drug
products will be liable to prosecution
if he can establish that the goods
were sold under a guaranty by the
manufacturer, jobber,
dealer or other party residing in the
United States from whom purchased.
"(b) A general guaranty may be
fled with the Secretary of Agrieul
ture by the manufacture or dealer
and be given serial number, which
number shall appear on each and
every package of goods sold under
such guaranty, win the words,
Guaranteed Under the Food and
Drugs Act, June 80, r5O6.''
"(c) The following form of guar
anty is suggested: "I (we), the un-
dersigned, do hereby guarantee that
the articles of food or drugs manu-
factured, packed; distributed or sold
by me (us), specifying the same as
fully as possible, are not adulterated
or rnishrandad within the meaning of