The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-18

Am F. s. TOWN EXPOSITION
GROUNDS. July ia sharp contest
mas broken out among the members of
the Association Of State and National
Food and Dairy Departments, in CON
Ventlon at the exposition, one side to
the nc controN ss composed principally
of State commissioners. sticking to-
gether almost to man, advocating
the individual State regulation OF food
inspection. while the other side. COM
posed principally Of national Il officers
Is lighting fora uniform inspection for
all the States and the enforcement OF
the national pure food law
Siding with the latter are the great
food manufacturers and packers of
the country, who believe that their in
terests would be better protected un-
der auniform inspection law. The Is
sue is squnrely drawn.
State commissioners, State chemists,
and other State and municips officers
claim that for years they have been
regulating and prosecuting nlanufnc-
and tina they are capable OF regulating
the business ash applies to their own
states St; ! It's also contended that IN
ply, and that to enforce a uniform
system $, ten 81. inspection would work hard
portunities for traffic in impure pro-
ducts in Others. IS
Better FoodstuGs.
/ The Federal chiefs and inspectors
present take the positiont that the uni-
form measure applied equally all over
consumer better foodstuffs and the
\ manufacturers better opportunities to
engage IN the interstate traffic. and
hn{ AVA It,s,f N,, 49, =
4 at cheaper prices to the consumers.
Ihe present pure-food law. as pass
ca J, at at, the last session Of Com ress,
to be inadequate and loosely drawn.
4 and was attacked on the floor OF the
convention e,,na ,sni a., to-day BY more than one
\ sneaker Tas soo who SAID that it's application
thought il did not provide " ea asa, nat
repy e ex hs q tic
food law was efficient. and was drawn
SO that It's provisions would not de-
!; stroy the business Of the manufactu-
but would a. the same time give
! which the bureau chemists had found
deletefious' Y was admitted. how,
), under the law, and that 1t was impos-
!, Esible to determine at this time IL II
|, would stand the tests of the courts
NNltll EIcPDltSH VI lile ECOtlllllll-
i toes appointed to consider measures
FLOR uniform legislation regarding col
or, labelling and guaranty clauses
/. Iadulteratlon by disease contamination
/, and confectionery. are made to-day
! 1.-THE battle will he fought to a finish
) and ut will be seen whether or not tlie
n State or National influences predomi
f|nate In the proceedings.
!. Or. Lcvy Speaks.
A A speaker at the convention to-da,
was Dr. r. G. Levy, chief health Office
! of Richmond, who, "a comprehensive,
0 address, explained the nature of TIL,
I work being done in his and other vir
! ginia cities in preventing the sale o
s impure milk. &
Professor w, M Allen State foo,
analyst, Of North Carolina. discusse,
. the effect on butter of the feeding o
cotton-seed or cotton-seed meal to cat
> tie, and the difficulties met within dc
!. tecting authorizations IN such butter
I'll He attributed many or the traces o
81 o)eomargarine In butter to cotton-see
! food
4 FORMER PNEsIDENT8 or SENECA #
DIES IN WAsHIN GTur
WASHINGTON, July l7.--Andrey
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