The Washington times., 1907-02-27
WILEY FINE MAN, BUT ALL
WRONG ON PURE FOODS
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ton. In the furtherance of his mission
DR.. Stearns came To Washington and In
vited representatives from the Retail
Grocers Association, Dairymen's AssO-
ciduon. ice cream dealers, and other
rood supply associations TO confer
With him.
There was a fair representation OF
the interests involved present at the
meeting, and the New Jersey doctor,
who styles himself a consulting chem
Wiley
While the meeting was presumed to
be executive, some of those present
were not loath To cell all Dr. Stearns
had said. The doctor In showing the
alleged absurdlty of DR.. Wileys ruling
on the provisions Of the pure food law,
declared that mot one per cent of all
the milk in the country could come up
10 the arbitrary standard OF solids and
butter fats fixed by DR.. Wiley" DR..
Stearns continued:
Even in the matter of ice creams he
has put the bar against the product Of
eggs and cream. which is just as health
ful and as nOurisbing as the pure
cream article, and il is much cheaper
shan that made entirely of cream. and
puts II in the reach of the poorer
classes"
DR.. Wiley Replies.
Under Dr. wileys arbitrary ruling.
DR. stearns said that the beautiful yell
our childhood would fade into white.
The doctor urged federation Of all the
interests concerned and their merger
into the National association, which he
is busily engaged in forming.
When Chief Chemist Wiley was told
today what DR.. Stearns haJ said about
MIN and the enforcement ot Ie pure
food laws. said:
why the man doesn't know what he
Is talking about. He came u me some
nTr0n Nd WfT = N..r
cream men TO get off from my back il
I would lower the standard Of ice
cream. / told him / did not care how
many OF them jumped me, that / was
here TO dom y duty and uphold the law,
and that the enfOrC~men of the law
was a principle with me-
He has been fighting me from sew
eral spots He tried the same plan he
Is working here in Buffalo. l have not
yet heard from any OF the organiza-
tions he has started He claims 10 be
influencing the legislation of Congress,
and takes the credit 10 himself for hav-
Ing knocked ont the standards act and
also the appropriation TO enforce the
pure food law. !dst 20 show you how
little he knows about the pure food
laws there's his statement that color
ing matter cannot be used in cheese
and butter.
"Of course. a dealer cannot sell frozer
cUstards as ice cream. because they ar
not. and tine purpose Gf the law is no
only 10 prevent the adulterat.on OF foo,
stuffs, but tC prevent fraud. FrOZel
| cUstdrds are healthy ard when sold a
such are "A perfectly proper product.
| SUPPOSE the doctor does not like tn
I standard Of % per cent butter fats re
/ quired Of all cream sold in this dis
/ trict
1t was the standard fixed by Con
| gress. and cannot change II II l woul'
| do so.
The best thing for retailers TO do i
/ to obey the law and cOply with III
| conditions. I do not think there &
| anything onerous IN its provisions 70
| honest dealers"
DR.. Stearns left today for Jerse,
| City with the promise to return ant
| have a further conference with thOs
/ who were at the meeting yesterday
No definite action has been decide
| upon by the local dealers. who vii
1 first submit the Stearns proposition q
| their organizations before making al,
! decision in the matter.