The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-12-17
BIG SEIZURE OF cArsvP.
Authorities AIlege That Goods Do Not
Comply With National Pure Food

S0mPly win national Pure Food
Law.
A big seizure of Van Camps catsup,
which the federal authorities allege
does not comply with the pure food
laws in that it is falsely labeled, was
made at Fargo by United States Mar
shall James Shea. There were seven
cases Of gallon jugs of Van Camps
catsup in the seizure, and the whole
amount Is now in the hands of the
federal authorities, and will probably
be destroyed.
The catsup was stored in the ware
house Of the Park, Grant & Morris,
wholesale grocers, but that company
had refused 1t, and had notified Van
Camp & Co. that they could not use
the catsup. and that it was here sub
ject to their order.
1t is said that Van Camp & Co.
we're notified on Sept. % by the feder-
al authorities that these goods did not
comply with the pure food law-that
they were falsely labeled-and that.
unless they We're taken out of the
state or the labels changed, they
would be seized and destroyed under
the provisions of the national pure
food law.
1t is further alleged that the Van
Camp Co. paid no attention to this
notice whatever, left the goods here.
| and also left them unlabeled, and on
complaint of Prof. r. F. Ladd. North
Cakot pure food commissioner, Assist
ant United States Attorney w. H. Bar
nett issued the order to have the
goods seized and brought into court.
The original order issued by Mr.
Barnett late Saturday afternoon, read
seven gallons and eleven half gallons,
whereas it should have read seven
cases of gallons and eleven cases Of
half gallons, and it was, therefore, i'm.
possible to seize the goods under this
writ. and new writ was Issued this
morning, under which the seizure was
made.
Mr.. Grant of Park, Grant & Morris,
In speaking of this seizure Of catsup,
made the statement that his firm, and,
he believed. most of the other whole
salers were doing everything they
could to cooperate with Prof. Ladd
and the others who are enforcing the
pure food laws, and that as soon as
Prof. Ladd notified him that this cat
sup was falsely labeled he had mott.
fed the company that he could not
use it. and that it was here awaiting
their order.
He further stated that his company
made it rule to submit sample of
every shipment of goods that they re-
ceived that might come under the
provisions Of the pure food laws, to
Prof. Ladd for analysis before they
sent in check in payment, and If
Prof. Ladd informed them that tho
goods did not comply with the law
that they at once notified the firm
from whom they had purchased them
that they could not use them, and
that they were here awaiting their or.
der.
For example," said Mr.. Grant," we
received a carlod Of tomatoes this
morning. and we sent can to Prof.
Ladd to analyze before we sent the
firm check in payment Of them"
There is no procedure against any
company in this action. The goods
have been seized, and notice will be
published notifying any person who
may have property interest in the
goods that they may appear in court
on certain date and show cause why
these goods should not be destroyed.
1t is understood the Van Camp peo
pie have persistently ignored the law
in this state.