Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-01-09
NATIONAL ENACTMENT ADDS
FORCE TO STATE LAW.
EFFECTIVE JANUARY FIRST
Madison Consumers Already Enjoy
the 6enefits-impure Foods VIII
not Be Found on Shelves of Local
DeaIers-Anti-Pass Law and Dena-
tured Alcohol Act in Force.

nave mad III many years.
Such is the testimony of leading
grocers of The city, interviewed yes
terday upon the question, and they
each expressed satisfaction that
the pure food laws, state and ma
tional, have produced these results.
The Wisconsin law in its present Ell
ficiency ha.- been in operation for 40
years and good results have been
noted heretofore. The national law
went into effect January l. and It
is too early date 10 note the good
effect of it. This is not the case,
however The law was passed al
the last session of congress, to take
effect January /, 1907, and since its
passage grocers, wholesale and re.
tail, have been preparing for the day
of its enforcement with the result
that nearly all the grosser evils OF
adulteration and deceit are already
done away with. DR.. Wiley, chief Oh
the bureau OF chemistry in the de-
partment at Washington has sad:
Before the law went into effect the
crime OF misbranding had practically
ceased. The use OF colurs in TODD
has also been nearly abandoned ana
preseryatiyes have been restricted
to one or more items only and given
up in every other case So it hap
.pened that long before January the
law had actuany become effective.
These facts are gratifying TO -ou
sumers and to retailers as we'll. As
one retailer said NJ can now buv
goods in almost perfect confidence OF
their purity and wholesomeness so
lar as the same may be affected by
foreign deleterous substances. An
other said that until very recently II
has been almost impossible 10 get
pure spices. Dealers who have nad
high standing in the jobbing trade
were compelled by the iorce of com
petition to resort 10 adulteration.
Now all this has been stopped. the
national law putting the finishing
touches to the effectiveness OF the
state law
~hhNtAN4 StpSNa Auni IldiHGu llldA III
one vital respect there is a lack OF
harmony between the Wisconsin raw
ard he national law For instance.
tle nitional law permits French peas.
! color1d with copper. to be sold II the
facts are properly laoeled ~ the
can. Our state does not permit Il EN-
10 be sold under any circumstances.
But in most respects the laws WORK
tremendously and the results, when
finally and wholly worked out are
going to bring about complete re-
storation to the people of food stufs
that are pure and wholesome.
Professor J. @. Emery of our dairy
and food commission said yesterday.
The desired reforms cannot all be
accomplished in a day. The work is
too vast to hope for this. 1t is true,
however, that there has been a great
revival. Where there was absolute
Indifference a few years ago, now the
dealers are alert and active, working
in perfect harmony with the officials
to establish the better order OF
| eAAAAt1S OAt VI tue AGCiS W III WHICH
Wisconsin officials have had TO CON
tend Is that manufactures outside the
state would sell to our grocers goods
that bore the brand of purity ana
with a guarantee OF the same These
gods often proved to ne impure
when subject to the test OF analysis
This brought about a serious stu
alton as the really guilty ones could
not be reached and the punishment
fell upon the inocent purchaser, the
local dealer This condition no longer
exists for the nationa. law will holu
the real offender responsible"
Passes and Franks Obsolete.
With he light of January l the free
pass became Illegal and subject to
penalties, carrying danger rather
than comfort with it's bestowal So
stringent is the law and tn ruling
] given by the interstate commerce
commission that officers OF telegraph
| companies, their linemen and gangs
, IAN receive reduced or free traEspor
tation over the line of any commct,
carrier only wnen the work on which
they are bound is essential 70 the I'M
provement and maintenance of the
telegraph lines along the right on
way. All but bona fide railroad en-
ployes ard officers are prohibited from
the pass privilege. Companies are al.
owed TO interchange passes for Of
fcials Of other roads. With the
death Of the free pass came also
that of the express frank and the
sleeping car pass and the free teie-
graph privileges that have been en-
1oyed by favored ones. An anti-pass
law has been effective in Wisconsin
for several years but this new law,
being national in it's scope VIII
serve to r., force the state statute
and make 1t more effective
Free ,,Icohoi.
The free alcohol law also became
effective January J. It was intended
to assist farmers and smaller users
Of power to have a fuel that In Ell
fciency and cost shall be cheaper
than gasoline or kerosene It's pur
nose Is worthy but in the passage OF !
Il there wa a colored gentleman ir /
evidence IN such way that an tee |