The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-10-18

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|f The Bakers Helper, Chicago pub
aication in the interests of the bakers
ERf Uhe' country, has the following COM
|ment that is especially apropos:
|s 1t is expected that many vigorous
|protests will be made against the rad
Zeal conclusions as to the bleaching
Of flour presented by Prof. E. F. Ladl,
chemist and food commissioner for
North Dakota. His views were given
to gathering of food commissioners
and health officers held at jamestown
last month, and his paper is printed
In this number of the Helper. Bakers
want the truth in regard to bleaching.
Opinions now are divided as to it's
effect on flour. 1t is only by straight
out, fair and square discussion OF the
subject, following careful investigation
chat the truth can be reached. If the
bleaching Of -four is, as Mr.. Ladd
says, neither essential nor desirable,
but is on the contrary fraud and dam
gerous, bakers have no need for the
hleached flour, they have nothing to
gain by it's use. There may be tenn
pory alleged advantage in the produc-
tion of whittier loaf than -four in it's
natural color would supply; but color
| is by no means the most important
thing to be considered. True, bakers
themselves are largely to blame for
the craze for white -four. They have
unduly magnified the importance OF
color; nave demanded the whitest
-four that can be produced; and -four
bleaching has followed Professor Ladd
asks some pertinent questions, in the
beginning of his paper, and there
must be general acceptance of the
E-rincipai on which his argument is
based:
1.-THE addition of any unnecessary
chemical to food or beverage should
not be deemed as justifiable or lawful
in any product until it has been clear
ly proven that the ch emical or drug
as found in the food (should it there
remain) is entirely harmless, that it
does not injure or in any way lessen
the food value, and that fraud in it's
use is not thereby abetted."
There is bold challenge to millers
who bleach their flour in the last con-
clusion quoted in the paper referred
to: 'The quality of the bread is al
ways injured, and the characteristic
and satisfying of the bread is les
sened, and in over-bleached products
is largely destroyed. Fargo Forum.
st. Paul Dispatch: Federal in
spection of all grain handled in
the United States is to become an
actual fact if the efforts of Senator
P. j. McCumber of North Dakota
can bring it about.
The senator, who stopped in st.
Paul on his way home from the
east, said positively that he in
tended to introduce bill in con-
gress early in the session providing
for the inspection of all grams by
the United States officials.
Senator McCumber was the
author Of similar measure intro
duced last year.
.Such law which would pro-
vide not only for a uniform but
for an honest inspection of grain
throughout the United States is
much needed he said.
AS one Of the commissioners
explained this morning the case is
an important one and should be
handled with "kid gloves as the
Andrews & Gage people have
more elevators in this state than
any other elevator company, and
the revoking Of their charter would
mean a litigation and tie up. For
this reason the commissioners
have about decided to hold over
the case for ten days when the
matter could be carefully weighed,
as it would mean a whole lot to
this state to have sixty-seven ele-
vators which the Andrews & Gage
company have in the state, tied up.