The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-27
PURE FOOD LAWS
UNDER DISCUSSION
Officials of Three States Meet in
Salt Lake for a Con-
ference.
PROMINENT MEN TAKE
PART IN PROCEEDINGS
Uniformity of Legal Require
mcntS is Favored by the
Representatives.

a movement 10 bring about uniform
pure food laws i'm Utah, Idaho and
Wyoming WAS launched al mass meet
ing of tho pure food officials and the
state chemists of the three states and
tho representative manufacturers Of the
city, az the Commercial club Friday
evening. j. G. Mcdonald of the Me
Donald Candy company presided at the
meeting. and opened it with au infor-
nal address MIR Mcponald declared
that tho manufacturers arc dcsirOus nt
living i'm accord with the pure food
laws, but he pointed out that the diff
ference between those of different
states often led TO a great deal of trou-
bic. The law relative to the use Of
ben2uato Of soda was used a. an illus
tratiuu Of this by Charles Mount of the
Mount Pickle company.
The sentiment of the meeting Was in
favor Of the perfection Of an orgauiZa
ton Of the pure food officials of the
various states with = view of bring
ing about laws in each state which con.
form with each other.
\ few helpful remarks 10 the manu-.
facturcrs who were assembled at the
affair was made hv \. W Burke. state
food and dairy commissioner Of NNo-
ming. James II. Wallis state food and
dairy Inspector Of Idaho. also made An
excellent address and he Was followed
by Prof. II c. Knight. state chemist Of
Wyoming
Among others who spoke were State
Chemist of Utah Herman Harms. state
Food and Dairy Inspector Willard Han
sen.. DR.. George r.. HYDE Of Idaho, and
a number OF local manufacturers and
iobbcrs.
Technicalities of Law.
Tho various speakers discussed tine
tcchnicalitics of the laws relative to
the food supply i'm tho three states,
weights and measures. coloring matter,
prescryativcs and the like receiving
especial attention. The attitude Of the
meeting was indicative that the manu-
farturcrs desired TO live up 10 the laws,
but needed to he educated 10 enable
them to do so. As an instance, il was
pointed out that the laws of Wyoming
prohibited the use of benzoate Of soda
TO Mr Mount of the Mount Pickle
company arc necessary Ingredients The
laws of Idaho, however, do not pro-
hibit this, mud consequently Mr.. Mount
explained that this had caused him con.
siderable trouble. despite the fact that
he had been trying 10 1.-Two up TO the
pure food laws of both states. II can
easily DC seen IUdl II Nullbl0l Ia Nn
were in effect in both Of these states
this trouble would he absolutely
avoided.
To Get Together.
The meeting thought that the proper
thing TO do would be 10 bring about
tho perfection of an organization Of
the pure food authorities of the three
states and make laws TO he presented
10 the next legislatures of the states
concerned. in order that they may he
made to conform with one another.
At 10 clock this morning meet
ing of the visiting officials and those
Of this state viii be held at the offices
Of State Food and Dairy Commissioner
Willard Hansen, at which II is expected
an organization will be perfected.
During the visit IN this city the of
ficials from the other states are he
ing entertained by committee CON
sisting of Charles w Mount. i. c. Nc.
Donald W. T.. Bailey. 4. III. Wooley,
Arthur Sweet and w. II. Rowe. which
WAS appointed at a special meeting
held at the Commercial club last Tues
day evening.
Mr. Burke was loud in his praise Of
Salt Lake factories after looking over
conditions carefully Friday. 1T is
thought by those prominently connected
with the movement that the meeting
held last evening is one of the most
important steps ever taken toward bet
ter food conditions in this state,