The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-08
RETAILERS FIGHT
PURE FOOD LAW
SAY THEY MUST ACCEPT GUAR.
ANTY OF MANUFACTURERS
AS TO PURITY.
CALL. MEASURE: UNFAIR
And Threaten to Buy Supplies in osh
er states Under Federal Protac-
tion il Enforced-No final
Action is Taken


Springfield, III March :. Gear
! Z. Green Of Pc ria. secretary Of the
Illinois Retail Merchants association.
addressing the house commiue on
manufactures today. made the threat
haiti the state administration pare
food law. prepared under the super
vi ion Of Food Commissioner Jones is
adopted without q clause exempt ng
f m prosecution tail merchants
who buy goods on the representation
Of wholesalers and iobbers Illinois
merchants wo ii purchase their stocE
from concerns in other states ami
claim the protection Of he federal
pur food law
Secretary Green declared, with
much heat, that Illinois merchants aid
net propose to be branded as Grimm
ais hecaa they sold adultarata
goods represent d by wholesalers and
! iobbcrs o be pure.
How arc we 10 know that goods
we SEN are adultera ed?" asked Sec
retary Green We can't mploy
chemists and analysts TO test every
| thing we buy ard we do not proposa
to be held responsible for fraud on
! The part Of manufactu ers, wholesa!-
err and joJb rs We want the pro,ec
tion afforded reta lers under the fel
eral ac. which is a certificate from
the manufacturer that the commodity
sold is OF the standard and quality re-
quired by law
Il know Of very reputable Chicago
| firm that sold adul ated goods to
retailer and the retailer was prose
cuted The Chicago firm paid the
cos.e. het the retailer Is branded aa
criminal. ri We do no aot the pro
lection we ought 10 have W viii buy
our goods under interstate commerce
| protection
Proviso Held Invalid
Henry Westc field cf Chicago pres
ident Of the Glinoio Retail NJ rchants'
association spoke along The same
lines. J. D Miller, representing he
Commercial Exchange Of Chicago
said manufacturers would have no
objection to taking the sponsibiliy |
suggested prov dad The federal clause /
could be adopted without invalidating |
he bill
4 understand thar the attorney
raperaI ~ Iowa has bald .ha. sncb \
n~oviso volrId T. uncnoe+ftpti9nal , /
aid Mr. Miller
Chairman Glade of the committee /
said The matter would he snbmifted nj
once to Attorney General sto,d for
his opinion. C. j BryD. of Chicago
chonf., or ,ba MIRO food derarto, rt
Assistant ppro Fo Co,pn,,.-i,ps,
5cbur roerf u Nevfon of Raig.
4 rdnol and conn,ny Mr. prira,a.
,r Tho Borden Condensed MIR cor..
many and President Cppninpba-I oil
,he National Association of leo Cream
Manufacturers also addressed trn
commit aa ON fra ppra food hin Tho
committee took no action and ad.
iour1sl ubiecf to tbo cali of noI
chair.
McRoberts, Bank Bill Dead.
The house committee ON banl.s ami
baDkine caused mild sensation tg-
day bv killing NcRoberts bin makfp-
the -resfying of doposits Inv a haulir
institution Within thirty davs of srs
gcnsion prima facia evidence of int .-f
ra def.aua The fact thar fbrac
r3Hr.Es ii the members o. fine com
w-tter ere haukars is D. .I1 ia. psnsffrs /
for the slaughter mdre BLACK of
farewell county smoke two bon-s j7
favor of the n n and InIir. \ Bod7a7
of p.a.t o3poseJ il
Ell Is nor rf.bt and former no.
ra..rfqt.v. Ro5mar -taat "a bf-.4i
-an .boY.d he hold o. cig,ipat DO
c5Ysa he .ases orders f-om H. rosrj
of fi-sa-.r- II Won wan. Il, Send II. 1
directors f1 the ueuirentiqry ami