The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-19

. i''i7t'"i eatioH 10 Inelr employees
the question which arises relates t,
the use of special trains for the trans
portation of employees. An illustra
tion OF this problem comes up in con.
nection with advices received her,
from an officer of the Santa Fe rail.
way system, saying that strike HAD
been threatened on that line i'm one
or the western territories because ths
ofhcial had declined to give the EN-.
ployes a special train in order thai
they might attend the funeral of .
brother laborer. The request for This
transportation not being in line of dptv
the proposition was Interpreted as
within the provision of the law des-
lgnating discrimination, and therefore
Illegal, unless the rate made was omen
to the general public. When the
special train was refused the employees
threatened to stop work because thew
mad been denied a courtesy which for
merly had been extended to them nm
on request.
/ Inc commission is declining i'm al
| most every instance to place any in
| depreciation upon the provisions of the
law, advising the officials of the rail-
ROAD TO act upon the Interpretations
winch the attorneys for the railroad
system shall make, trusting to the flu
ture to determine whether they are
rlsht. Although the anti-pass pro-
| vision of the law does not go into eff
feet until Jan. /, questions already are
| being propounded to the commission
| by the carriers, who desire to forum
late their plans according to what the
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talon the commission will put upon
the section relating to free transnor-
tation. The Western Passenger
Agents association has asked wheth-
er the issuance of transportation in re-
turn Tor newspaper and magazine adj
VeItislhs is TO be regarded as free
transportation. This and kindred ques-
lions receive no direct answer from
the commission at this time The pro-
vision requiring railroads to desist
from lines of business that are produc-
tive, in connection with transportation.
does not go into effect for more than
a year. Thus it will seem that many
of the questions upon which the pub
lie had high hopes raised, while the
legislation vas pending in congress.
viii not be in condition to produce re- |
suits for some time to come.
There is certain to be much DELAY
also, in connection with the operations
OF the law r0ating to the use of alco- |
hol free of tax in the arts and indus |
tries. So complicated are the uues- |
tons relating to denaturized alcohol
that 1t will be a matter of practical
test rather than sparring in the courts
that must be determined before the
real utility of this legislation is prov
ed. From present indications, only a
few of the larger distillers will be in
position TO engage in the manufacture I
of alcohol for light and fuel purposes
by the time the law goes into effect
on Jan. 1.
Many are the complaints arising
with respect to the preliminaries of
the pure food and meat inspection
laws An Illustration of how these
matters are progressing is just shown
in decision made by Secretary Will
son of the department of agriculture
IN connection with the labels to be re-
luired upon canned meats. The sec
rotary proceeds upon the assumption !
that it is the intent of these new laws {
20 insure that food products offered {
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'or the export trade, shall be sold for
precisely what they are, and that the '
rue contents of each package shall be J
accurately set forth on the label The
luestlon arose with regard to the char ]
lcter OF the label to be placed upon !
ans or roast beef" 1t is a recog- '
med fact that so-called canned roast q
'eeI is not beef roasted at all, but is :
teamed after being placed in the can. e
me question then arose whether it
you'd be according to the spirit of !
ne law to permit the Gamers of roast :
'eef' to sell that product under the y
ame OF roast beef when it had been =
upJeeted to no roasting process. The :
eclsion or the secretary was that the
tile roast beef" might be used, but
ne labels shall state precisely what
ne process employed was, namely:
'arboiling for stated time, say fif- :
cen minutes, and then steaming for :
hree hours. Many questions of this :,
AZURE relating to the character of la 1,
els TO be employed are constantly !
oming up in the preliminaries of the !
leat inspection and pure food laws. :
AS an official of the department put :,
the other day: 1--WE find the GEN :
raj comment of manufacturers is that i
Is the purpose to try to conform to
ne requirements of the law. We say
} those who call upon us that the
oirit and intent of these inspection
nd pure food laws manifestly is for OF
ne betterment of American commerce. q
nd dealers in food stuffs not only y
1ould try to conform to the law but 70
SO actually should see to it that they g
conform to the letter and spirit Of -
lese reformatory acts. "a
With respect to the pure food law, ~
I'd the regulations which are now in ~
tentative form for consideration at -
hearing to be given by the govern -
ent commission and the representa- -
YES Of the manufacturers and deal -
$ in foods, to be held in New York
.xt week the claim Is made by de- - !,
lrtment officials that one of the val -
lble features of the situation pro- =. -
iced by this legislation Is the desire t. u
manufacturers and dealers SO to -
inform % the law as to receive the g.
proyal OF the government, Tia the be- -.
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