The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-11

Fl lI S S 1xs1 1nAIly eiiminatsd " tk6 <<11t aao6 Glafs should defer. lS6itla- ll5n until the law has passs6 thfeuG4 lof all imported ItiCns.
 On the other hand. the advocates of immediate legisiation contend that tt VIII be extremely beneficial for each State to adopt at once a law that is uniform wiLn the provisions of the Fed eral law.
 In fact all bodies are agreed upon this point, viz: That if any given State ing pure food and drugs bill, let 1t be drawn along the same lines and conform as nearly as possible with the requirements of the. national law: mus there will be no clash or conflict In the enforcement of te two laws. As already pointed out, various leg isiatve bodies are investigating the many phases Of this law, and just what effect Its adoption and enforcement will
 roduce in 1neir respective States. It may be we'll to say just here that the Fabian opponents of immediate legis- of the articles in our Alabama phar- macy come within the provisions of the Federal law. This means that the drussists of Alabama manufacture not in which they deal. The writer has no data on hand showing the per cent age of foodstuffs brought into Alabama through the medium of interstate com merce.
 But thJ point desired to be made is this. If the Federal act affects 90 per cent of drug store articles, can the druggists of Alabama afford to antag- onize bill that will affect the re- maining l, per cent?
 feel that am on safe ground when l say that the druggists of Alabama its object the destruction of chariat- anry. the uplifting of pharmacy and the protection of the people against impure drugs and foods.
 lower House by the Hon, O. c. Ma ner, deserves the most thoughtful con- sideration that can be bestowed upon 1t by the Legislature now in ses- sion.
 This bill is a pure food and drugs measure that is uniform in all essen- tial points with the Federal bill.
 As already set forth in the columns of The Advertiser, 1t makes all the necessary provisions for the enforce ment of pure food and drugs act. It is admitted that this bill will entail some hardships on a few manufac- turers should 1t become law, but there Is but little question as to the ultimate good that will come to all who place their affairs in harmony with changed conditions.
 Every citizen of Alabama is affected in sorne measure by the bill, and this statement applies with eoual force to the new pharmacy bill that is being so ably championed by the Hon. MT. Lovelady of Jefferson, and his associ- ates Alabama needs a new pharmacy law. The anticipated measure now on the statute book is archaic beyond all doubt
 The new pharmacy bill contains the best features ct other pharmacy laws anu makes 1t possible to control the shameful traffic in cocaine, morphine and other poisons.
 The great body of law abiding drug gists of the State are entitled to an instrument that will pIace their pfo- fession Non a plane that Its innport- ance demands. If these two bills are enacted there will be no need for fur ther legislation along these lines; es- pecially the kind that means practical confiscatior of nearly all materials now on hand Our Iegislators are earnestly urged to deal with these two bills in a manner that will rebound to the best interest of the entire State.
 Crawford T. Ruff.
 Feb. 10, 1907.