The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-11-26
Manufacturer INDICATED
LIBELOUS ARTICLES OF THE .UN.
SEEN HAND" AND "CLOVEN
HOOP" VARIETY PROVEN
A TISSUE OF LIES

uBELOUS ARTICLES OF THE "UN-
SEEN HAND" AND "CLOVEN
HOOP" VARIETY PROVEN
A TISSUE OF LIES
Many Kendrick citizens who no.
doubt recall the stories circulated by
the Cream Of Tartar trusts, and which
were successfully made to appear as
statements and decisions Of pure
food officials, will be startled by the
disclosure brought to light by the
following letter of the Hon. jas. H.
Wallis, State Dairy and Food In
spector:
Crescent Mfg. Co.
Seattle, Wash.
Gentlemeu:
My attention has been called to an
article in recent issue of the Lewis
ton Morning Tribune. entitled "Worth
Remembering" in which it is alleged
the pure food department of this
state has singled out ''inferior brands
of Baking Powder" and cautioned
the grocers against selling them. In
asmuch as the department is not en-
gagged in advertising any one food
product as being superior to another,
the article places the department in
a false light, and prejudices our op.
portunity for doing good to the people
Our method Of enforcing the law is
this: Whenever we find an adulterated
or misbranded article exposed for sale.
we Immediately stop its sale by com.
polling the dealer to at once remove
the same from his shelves. If he
persists in selling it. we arrest him
without ceremony and confscate and
destroy the goods. But as to giving
our endorsement to any particular
article, or condemnation to another
product, we could not afford to do
that. Hence wrong impression is
given by the publication of such
articles.
May we also say the Tribune is in
error when it makes the statement
that ''Alum has been condemned by
our National Government as being
unfit to be used in food" Upon
reading the article wired DR.. H. w.
Wiley, the National Pure Food chem
list and received a wire back from
Hon. George P. McCabe. acting chief
of the Bureau of Chemistry, aud
Solicitor to the Department of Agri.
culture, stating that no definite action
has ever been taken in the matter.
AS to the statement that the ''purest
and most healthful baking powder is
made from cream of tartar and soda,
and should always be used in prefer.
ence to the unhealthful alum baking
powders" l have nothing to say.
can only repeat what l have already
said, that this Office is not boosting
one brand of goods to the detriment
of another. We have an open field
for all manufacturers. All we ask of
them is that they label their goods
pror erly and that they do not adulter.
ate them. This applies with equal
force to the cream of tartar men as
well as to the manufacturers of the
so-called alum powders, or any one
else. Equal justice to all. and
special privilege to none." that good
old democratic motto is our guiding
star.
lnasmuch as the Tribune, for
reasons best known to its editors,
has declined the requests of this de-
partment to print the above state.
ment of its attitude for the information
of the public, and to place the pure
food department in this state ia
proper light, you are authorized to
give this letter such publicity as may
seem proper to accomplish that result.
Most respectfully submitted,
James H, Wallis,
State Dairy Food & Sanitary In.
spector.
This proves beyond doubt the un.
prlncipaled and desperate measures
the Cream of Tartar Baking Powder