Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-02-16

iqulremenG IS. Inc decision OIf
the state commissi oner3 is some
times arbitrary, and not always
exercised with entire justice. If |
we had a national law on the1
subject so far as Interstate corll-
merce is concerned, that law
would govern, and state laws
would soon conform the national
law. Another object is to pro
mulgate honesty and decency in
the sale Of foods and drugs The
purchaser Of any food or drug
in entitled to get just what he
pays for.
The bill does not d determine
what a man shall eat or drink,
or consume in any way. It does
not determine what shall bel
shipped from one state to anoth
er. It declares what shall be
deemed to be adulterated or mis-
branded, and when a product is
|adulterated or misbranded, it
does not prevent it's being ship
ped from one state to another,
but simply requires that it be
labeled so that the purchaser
will know what he is purchasing.
Among those who might be
regarded as the principal oppon-
|ents are the blenders Of Whistles
and wines; that is. those blend 4
|ers who substitute ingredients
other than good whiskey and
wine. It is we'll known that d
dozen kinds OF wine will be
drawn from the same cask, col
ored and favored to initiate
known brands and sold upon tn e
market as such. This is also
true of olive oils and many other
things which might be named.
Another class of people who are
opposed to the bill are those
manufacturers Of jellies or pre-
tended iellies, who use coal tar
dyes for their: coloring and also
salicylic acid and coppers for
preserving and coloring. Many
of these are represented in what
is called the National Associa
tion of Food Products.
"The distillers, so far as I
know, favor this legislation.
Their products of course, must
measure up to the standard re-
quired by our laws. And it is
nothing more than right that
| they should not be compelled to
compe'e with blends Of the worst
character of whistles, rainWater,
prune juice, beading oils, and
favorlngs of often used in what
| are called the blended whistles,
wines etc.
Il believe it is a well estab-
lished fact that the beers Of the
limited States almost universally
manufacture a pure article of.
beer. Their association strongly
supports measure of this kind.
''It is not always the article
which has had to battle hardest
for it's existence which seeks to
shelter itself. Perhaps no pro.
duct has been more bitterly as.
sailed by it's competitors than
the alum baking powder. And
Iyet the manufacturers OF this
product, confident of the purity
Of their powders, by resolution
declared their hearty support Of
this measure. = n.
i Among the opposers are a:
number Of the manufacturers of
patent medicines. The druggist
| who sells patent medicines or at
| least their organ, The National
Druggists, have been very bitter
lagainst any pure food and drug.
| legislation
| The bill, in short seeks to pre-
vent counterfeiting in those
PARTICLES essential TO the health
and happiness of the people
| foods and drugs. It insists that
SO long as we are compelled to
/ pay or trade honest dollars for
/ goods which we purchase, the
manufacturer of those goods
Ishould be compelled to give us
1 honest goods in return.
i 1'The great bugaboo which has
Undoubtedly created some pre-
Ijudice against a bill Of this kind
is the false superstition that the
agricultural department. or some
person or persons. should inspect
:: and pass upon tie question of
what manufacturers goods
should be entitled to be sold.
There is nothing Of the kind in
4 this bill. There are clean cut
definitions declaring what are
Iadulterated and what are mis-
branded goods, and preventing
!, Interstate commerce in such
4 goods. And no power but the
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