The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-28
PURE FOOD ARMY
Mobiles FORCE
State Officials Organize to Get
Uniform Laws From the
Legislatures.
WILL UNITE ALL THE WEST
MEET IN BOISE NEXT APRIL TO
FORM ASSOCIATION.

Pure food officials of Utah, Idaho and
Wyoming, at a meeting held Saturday
morning in the office Of Willard Hansen,
state food and dairy commissioner,
formed a temporary organization
known as the Association of Pure Food
Officials of the Western States" the
purpose of which is to secure the adop-
ton of uniform pure food laws by the
several states. James II. Wallis, food
commissioner of Idaho, was elected
temporary chairman, and Henry G..
Knight, safe chemist of Wyoming, tenn
pO-ary secretary and treasurer An
other meeting will be held at Boise next
April to form a permanent organiza-
ton.
Pure food officials Of other western
states will be invited to the April meet
ing. 1t is intended that the association
shall embrace the entire west.
Willard Hansen, state commissioner
of Utah; L. ". Burke, state food com
missioner of Wyoming, and DR.. G.. Z.
clyde, president of the Idaho state
board of health, were named as COM
mittee to look into the pure food laws
of the western states and to draw up
recommendations for uniform laws to
be presented to the legislatures.
Herman Harms, state chemist of
Utah, and State Chemist Mason, Of Ida
no, attended the meeting yesterday.
Most of the visitors left for their homes
last night and the rest win leave to-
day.
Draw UP Resolutions.
Chairman Wallace and Secretary
Knight were named as a committee on
resolutions and they drew up the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopted:
Whereas, it being the sentiment of
the members OF the temporary associa-
ton that a greater good is accomplish
ed by working in harmony, and where
as II is fully realized that 1t is difficult
for manufacturers TO carry on business
in the various states where the laws
are not uniform. and whereas it IS the
desire of the members OF the assOcia-
ton to help and protect manufacturers;
therefore be It
Resolved, That this association make
Il a special object to work towards the
uniformity of laws in the various states,
and be it further
Resolved. That the object of this
association shall be 20 bring our state
laws as near as possible into uniformity
with the national laws. Be it further
Resolved, That we appreciate to the
fullest extent the cordial treatment and
royal reception we have received from
the manufacturers and 1obbers of Utah,
and assure them that they have no bet
ter friends in their honest efforts to
comply with the law than those Of US
who have been called to enforce its pro-
visions.
Resolved, further That we extend to
the representatives of the Utah pure
food bureau Commissioner Willard
Hansen and Chemist Herman Harms.
our appreciation for their untiring eff
forts to make our gathering such a sue
cess, and congratulate them upon the
effective work they have accomplished
III their pure food campaign.
Resolved, in conclusion. That we
shall carry with US warm remem-
brancez Of the special efforts made by
those princes Of men. J. G.. Mcdonald
aud q. w. Mount TO make our stay in
The capitaI of Utah pleasant in every
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