The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-07
PURE FOOD Law WORKS HARD.
SHIP or MERCHANTS.
UNLIKE THOSE OF STATES
Being Territories the Fact is tppa
rent That All Goods Must Be Re
Labeled Before Sale-Cannst
Work on Old stock.

Oklahoma ana Indian InIIl.Hi. u''
mm territories. under the direct
charge Of Congress. has the result o.
making the pure food law. which went
into effect ON January 4. work 20 great
hardship on grOcorF and drugsiata
Of the territories that ia not expert.
cuccd by the same merchants lu the
states. II becomes encc.iyo 600 it#
sirictcat terms Immediately and
makes dead stock of everything
these merchants have ON hand. in tho
way Of labeled goods. until the entire
stocks can Der roIabolcd in accordance
with the now law In tho States. the
Eiuccrs and druggists may dispose
of the stocks they have on hand. but
the territorial merchants are Boo tho
same position as manufacturers. and
as merchants In the district Of Col
umhia and inBular possessions, and
they can not sell an article after Jan
I until IL ia properly labeled. giving
the percentage Of alcohol and nlrcot
les. or the prcscryatiyc used In the
manufacture and preserving VI can
ned goods ~ all kinds.
In this regard r. -. Lille. secretary
Of the Oklahoma Board Of Pharmacy
together with various druggists aud
Erocers took the matter up recently
with Dr Wiley. head Of the chemical
department Of the pure food commits
sion asking that the merchants Of
the territories be given the same op-
pOrtunty as given I'm the states to
dispose Of the stocks they mayc have
on hand memorial was sent TO
Dr Wiley and the commission. and an
other 10 Congressman 49, $ McGurc
who appeared personally before the
commission In behalf Of the Oklahoma
merchants.
During the week however. Mr.. Ill
lie received letter from Dr Wiley.
stating that the commission fully ap.
prcciatcd the conditions In the terri.
tories. but as Congress had set the
date when the law should 80 into ~.
feet. n was impossible for the commits
sion 10 make any changes.
Mr. Lille has two drug stores IN
Guthrie HIS SIS an example Of what
every druggist I'm the territories must
do 10 comply with the law. Each and
every bottle and package, patent med
icincs ana ALL must be- rclabclcd be
fore sold. Today Mr.. Little stated that
1000 inquiries are necessary before
every article In his stock can De r.
placed again on the market. one thou.
sand firms ana persons. munufactur-
cr8 Of the various medicines and 9th
or articles which he carries. must pro
toct tho druggist before these artl
Giles can be- sold lie has written tc
i've hundred of these persons and
manufacturers thus far, and is writ.
Ing TO others ne rapidly as possible
In each case he makes inquiries re.
Cardlng the article which the firm
manufactures and makes request
for the proper labels to placed on the
bottles and packages
Thus far practically all the firms
have sent the proper labels, onrh ir.
forming the public ~ the contents Of
the bottle or package, the amount
~ alcohol or narcotic used In tho
preparation and also bearing tho fol.
lowing statement. Guaranteed under
tho food and drugs act. June &c., 1900
Nothing can I- sold without that state.
mout ON the label.
IN answer 20 am Inquiry Mr. Lille
has received reply from one worry
prominent manufacturing finn which
refuses 90 guarantee ts hair tonic
and luImout preparations for tho
reason that thpy contain refined al.
cohol. Labels were sent. however. FOR
all the other preparations that this
firm manufacturers. This leaves on
the shelves Of every druggist In the
territories a dead stock of goods. be.
cause they cannot be guaranteed nm.
der the pure food law Mr.. Lille
states however, that the manufactur-
crs must take up all this dead stock.
Unl that unless this g. duno the drug.
gifts will commence action TO compel
rolmburoont for such dead stock Mr..
Lille Is holding the letter as oyi.
dence.
While the Groccrs of the two ter.
rltorlo5 are caught In the same man
nor as the druggists, sUll It is not Ia
such a great degree, for the reason
that practically everything the drug
riat handles rs affected by the new
law, while the rrocor's stocks are al
fcctcd only In the canned goods and
similar departments None OF these
goods may be sold by the grocers un