Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28
Jensen IS AFTER
ALLEGED COMBINE
No Introduces the Subject by
Means Of a Motion to In
yestigate High Prices.
THOMPSON SUGGESTS COURTS
1obn Peterson Draws Measure lsegu-
Iadng the Storage Of Food and
Dairy Products.

~ Representative Jensen Of Sanpete
UNITY has his way. the methods Of the
alleged food combine in this state viii
~ investigated 10 the center during
,no present legislature. Mr.. Jensen
,.,storday made the following motion,
.,bieh was referred to the public utili-
o. committee:
In view that it has been publicly
charged that butter combine exists IN
rtah. the object OF which Is TO shut
off the creameries In the several coun-
ties in the state and centralize the
manufacture, thus cutting out compe-
tition. and in restraint Of trade, ] move
that a special committee OF three be
appointed by the speaker, whose duty
r shall be to inquire into the question
~ this alleged combination, as also
INTO other alleged combines Of whole
ssiers and retailers 10 increase the
rrices OF food commodities in Utah.
Thompson OF Willard opposed the mo-
zion. SAYING there was already q law
on the statute books giving any per-
sam feeling agrieved the right TO take
Inc matter into the courts.
Among the matters which viii receive
consideration by the committee. should
the motion be favorably acted upon
Win be the high price Of butter, eggs
and other necessities. maintained dur
l0r the entire year. but especially high
during the winter months. The mem
bership Of the house utilities committee
4. as follows: Hansen Thompson. Al
len. Bower. Farley II. A. McMillen, Ar
chibaId Russell and Holman
STORAGE REGULATION
An act 10 regulate the storage of
food and dairy products has been pre-
pared by John Peterson, state food
and dairy commissioner. and viii prob
abIv be introduced into the legislature
today. The draft of the measure is
as follows;
An act 10 prohibit the sale for human
food Of slaughtered poultry. game birds
and FISH, that have not been drawn Inn
medlately after the same are killed, also
providing that food or food products
that have been kept In cold storage
must De so labeled.
BE 10 enacted by the legislature Of
The state OF Utah:
Every person. persons. firm. corpora
ton who shall sell, Offer expose for
sale. or have IN possession with In
tent 70 sell for human food any slaugh-
tered or dressed poultry, game bird or
game animal. wild or domestic. Of any
description. or fish, from which the en-
trails. crop and other object onahlo
parts have not been withdrawn and re-
moved Immediately after the same has
been killed or slaughtered FOR market
shal be guilty Of a misdemeanor ana,
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than SIS nor more than $500
and iu addition the court may In its
discretion order the confiscation or de-
siruction by the commissioner OF the
products so offered for sale.
Il shall be unlawful FOR any person
or persons, company or corporation. 10
sell. expose or offer FOR sale. or have In
his possession with intent 20 SELL any
eggs, butter. poultry FISH or any food
or food products, the same having been
in cold storage for more than three
mouths, without being labeled OF plac-
arded as cold storage products.
Any violation of this act shall be
deemed a misdcmeanOr.