Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-06


tured prior to July / Of this year.
The dealers, both wholesale and re.
tall, have until July 1, 1907 to dispose
OF goods labeled or manufactured
contrary to the new Iowa law which
gives opportunity for general evasion
Of the law until then.
The deputies are reporting to State
Commissioner Wright, however that
they fnd q general effort is being
made by the manufacturers and deal
ers Of Iowa to comply with the new
law. The enactment Of national
pure food law, which goes in effect
January i, has greatly aided In the
enforcement and operation Of the
Iowa law. With the requirement
that all interstate food shipments
shall comply to the national pure food
standards by January 1, 1t is expected
that nearly all the Iowa food will be
brought to the required standard OF
purity by January 1, instead Of wait
Ing until the limit Of July /, 1907, at
forded under the Iowa law.
State Commissioner Wright viii al.
SO adopt the food standards as pre-
scribed by the national commission,
thus avoiding q difficult problem that
has been confronting him, that OF e.
tablishing food standards for Iowa
alone. The adoption Of the national
standards for this state viii likewise
simplify the pure food problems by
uniformity and greatly aid the manu-
facturers OF Iowa who do an inter-
state business.
The Iowa commissioner Is also dis
posed to let the national commission
solve the perplexing problem as to
what constitutes pure whiskey,"
which has now involved the liquor
men Of the country in bitter and
costly quarrel Under the Iowa law
drinks" are subject to rulings of the
food commissioner. He will, however
pass the problem up to the national
commission and let it bear the brunC
Of the battle thus probably saving
much annoyance and money to the
state OF Iowa.
Another great aid to be obtained
from the national pure food law by
the Iowa commissioner is its require
ment that all blends limitations and
compounds" Of food are to be labelled
as such. Thus all such adulterated
food coming into the state by inter
state commerce must be labelled as
either "blend, imitation or compound"
This will do away with the necessity
OF the Iowa commissioner making an
analysis Of such foods to test their
purity and will at the same time show
that foods labelled blend, imitation
or compound under the national law,
must ALSO have printed on the pack
age their ingredients under the Iowa
law. The Iowa law is thus seen to
work nicely in harmony with the ma
tional law.
Nevertheless the Office Of the state
food and dairy commissioner is busy
place these days, Commissioners
Wright and the state chemist being
hard at work Installing the new lap-
sortory which will be fully equipped
to- test the purity of all food samples
collected by the deputy commission
ers. AS the national pure food law
applies only to interstate commerce,
the Iowa commission will still have q
statewide field In which to operate.
Supreme Court on Road Case.
A Solomon like judgment came
down from the supreme court on the
22d. In the case of John Ham against
a road supervisor In Lyon county the
lower court decreed road existed
across Hams land four rods In width,
existing by prescription and dedica-
ten to the public. The supreme court
agrees with the judgment of Judge
William Hutchinson that a highway
exists along the section line through
Hann's farm, but it thinks the lower
court unreasonable in fixing four rods
in width. No such roadway was ever
dedicated to or used as q highway by
the jublic, Two rods is sufficient,
says the supreme court and two rods
the roadway will be in width. And
the costs Of the appeal are divided
equally between the road supervisors
and HAN.
ParvIn Memorial Volume Issued.
The Theodore s. parvin memorial
volume has been issued. It Is . re-
view OF the life and labors Of Theo-
dore Sutton Parvin, A. M, Ii. d..
grand secretary Of the grand lodge OF
Iowa A. p. & NJ. from its institution
In 1884 to the time Of his death IN
1901. Joseph p. Morcombe II the
euthor Of the volume and 1t has been
prepared and published under the au.
thority Of the grand lodge,
Movement AgaInst Lodges.
Many Des Moinea people and q
hundred or more Iowans are inter
ested In the effort of the Iowa Chris.
tiaA association to suppress the se.
sorst societies Of the state. The iirst
tnAsting Of the association Tor the
last several years will open at Pella,
where number OF well known peo-
pie throughout the state will be pres-
emit The belief of the organization
Ii that 1t Is sinful and contrary Is
Soetal welfare to promulgate secret
societies, lodges, fraternities or any
organization which keeps from ons
man knowledge OF another.
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