Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-08
IOWA CREAMERY MEN
MIKE A Winning
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Victorious in Their su' 20
Secure Bills Of Ladir . or
Milk and Cream.
FIRST STEP TO TEST FOOD LAW
Drafts Of instructions to Bs Posted at
Primary Election Polling Places Be-
ing Prepared = Tax Revision League
to Meet in Des Moines Jan. 20-Eat-
on Made Chairman.
special to rimez-Republican.

Des Moines, Jan. S.-Creamery men
have won in their suit before the Iowa
railroad commission to secure bills of
lading for shipments of milk and
cream. A fiercely waged battle was
conducted before the commission on
that proposition. Creamery men were
insistent that they were losing thou.
sands Of dollars every year because Of
the disappearance of their milk cans.
and Harry were getting the cans and
slowing them away in his haymow.
They claimed that II the railroad had
to give a bill of lading or receipt for
the cans when they were shipped, 1t
would require receipt from the per-
son receiving them, and in that way
they could be traced, and there would
be none lost.
Railroad men opposed the idea,
claiming that oftentimes they unload
the cans at night at places where
there is no one to receipt for them,
and hence the railroad company would
always be held for the cans and would
be the prey Of everybody. The COM
mission put in the order, and has pre-
cedent for 1t in the rules of the inter-
state commerce commission. The or
der covers not only milk cans, but
shipments of all kinds where the ship
ment is within the state of Iowa.
The first step in the testing of the
Iowa pure food law was taken yester-
day when William E. Smith, assistant
state food and dairy com 1ssfoner.
made a purchase of 'B6ar's Head
Compound" product Of the N. K.
Fairbanks Company, and used for lard.
The stuff is made out of cotton seed
oil and oleo stearine. and is intended
to take the place of lard and to be used
for the same purposes as lard. The
state law provides that such COM
pounds when made in imitation of a
food product must bear on the label
the percentage of the ingredients. The
real test Of the law will be on this
proposition. While the test will be on
this purchase of stuff that is manu-
featured to be sold for lard; it will
cover the other food products COM
ing under the law as well.
The entire test will be on whether
or not the compound is an imitation
of lard 1t does not contain one ounce
of hog. and is intended to be used in
place of lard, and yet the manufacture
ers claim it is not an imitation of lard.
If the courts hold that 1t is not an imi-
tation, then the manufacturers will not
have to label it with the ingredients of
the stuff, and the big feature of the
pure food law will be of no account.
It is expected that by tomorrow or
the next day the secretary Of state will
have completed the draft Of the printed
instructions that are to be posted about
the polling places on primary election
day. The law provides that the sec
retary Of state shall prepare these
instructions. This being the first use
of the primary and .the first time that
such instructions have been arranged
he is being assisted by the attorney
general and the other members of the
executive council. Except for possible
notifications these instructions will be
used each primary election day. The
they will be the first official informa-
ton on the Interpretation of some OF
the provisions of the law. 1t is ex-
pected also that shortly the attorney
general will have completed his opin-
ion on the primary law in answer to
the numerous questions that have been
him from over the state.
The first meeting of the Tax Revis-
ion league of this state will be held
at the Savery hotel January 20. When
the last legislature refused to provide
for a tax commission to report on
revision of the taxation and assessment
laws a league was formed for the
purpose of studying the proposition
and laying before the next legislature
for the amendment of the
taxation laws The first meeting of
this league is to be the one announced
for January 20 at the Savery in this
city.
AI Lne Injecting VI Iiic am "e'o WIN
mission w. L. Eaton was elected chair
man. 1t has been the custom to elect
as chairman the man whose term next
expires. Because of the biennial cleo
ton law and the extension OF some
terms Mr.. Ketchum's term expires In
one year and Mr.. Eaton has two years
more to serve. but Mr.. Ketchum has
filled the position for one year Col.
D. j. Palmer on January l began a
new term of three years succeeding
himself and for this reason there is no
change in the personnel of the board.
Frank P, Woods, chairman Of the re-
publican state central committee
reached the city this morning for the
of the committee tomorrow.
uJp to noon he was the only member of