Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-08
UTAH COULD LEAD
AS DA|RY|NG STATE
Everything Favorable to Advance
In All Lines in Growing
Industry.
FOOD LAWS BRING BENEFITS.
Manufacturer Here Have No More
Competition from Makers OF
Adulterated Foodstuffs.

There IL no physical reason why
Utah should not become one of the
leading dairying states In the west.
The winters are short and comparative
ly mild the summers only moderately
warm. the nights cool and pleasant,
water is abundant and OF excellent
quality and good grazing can be had
six months out of the year" With this
statement the report of State Food and
Dairy Commissioner John Peterson is
introduced The report covering a
years work In the commissioners offlce
was submitted to Gov. John G. Cutler
this morning.
In speaking Of dalrying, the commits
sioner declares that great advances
have been made along all lines in the
industry during the year. Centraliza-
ton seems to be the center of interest,
he says There is demand for large
central stations where farmers may dis
pose of their milk for distribution.
Many such stations have appeared In
the last year, the report declares, and
much success has attended In each in
stance. The building of factories Tor
the manufacture OF dairy products, the
report sets out, will soon become great
factors in the industrial prosperity of
the state. In the 176 creameries in
spected during the year Mr.. Peterson
declares he has found marked improve
ment over methods and practlses OF
past years.
QUALITY OF BUTTER BETTER.
Mr.! Peterson speaks In high terms Of
the results that have been accomplish
ed In the enforcement OF the new 1000
law recurring the makers name on the
package and itsweight. He suggests that
an amended law should prescribe the
amount of moisture to be permitted
and also requiring that il be designated
on the package.
There are "a factories in the sta:c
where tomatoes fruits, peas, beans ana
other farm and garden products are
handled and prepared for market n
canned form. The factories employ 100
people and the average daily payroll
has been $500 The commissioner
saws 100000 cases of canned goods
have issued from Utah factories In the
last year.
The commissioners report states that
III. 900 cases of Utah made condensed
milk have issued from the states fac
tories during the year. He points to
this as an important and new industry
within the state. A new condensary
is to be opened soon In Sanpete county
and is expected to add largely to the
annual output OF Utah factories.
Rutterine in large quantities has been
shipped into the state during the year
TO Offset the scarcity of butter. He
declares that this article of food has
been of uniformly good quality.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BAD.
During the year Mr.. Peterson has
inspected 16 slaughterhouses and in
nearly every case he found the condi-
tlons presented to be most unsanitary.
He has issued the necessary orders TO
remedy the conditions and declares that
at the expiration of the time limit
given in each case, II the conditions do
not satisfy him, he will bring action
In the courts to enforce the pure food
laws.
During the year the inspector in
spected GAO meat markets and as the
result of his visits $50 pounds of meat
and 500 pounds OF sausage were con-
demned. Fresh meat, pork loins and
poultry amounting to $4,000 pounds was
condemned during the year and de-
stroyed.
Pure food provisions in the new laws
have driven u grades of lemon extracts
from the market and In the same man
ner eight grades of vanilla have also
disappeared The operation OF the fed
eral PURE food laws has greatly bene-
fitted Utah manufacturers in that the
same requirements are made OF eastern
and western manufacturers as are oh
tanning In this state. Inferior goods
therefore, are no longer in competition
with honest goods manufactured at
home.
In conclusion the commissioner de-
clares that regular bulletins Will be
issued from his office at intervals con-
tanning information for the public as
TO what foods offered for sale In the
markets OF this state are impure and
adulterated. He win also issue a pam
phlet on the care OF milk.