The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-13
cal, moral, or any other purpose, to rob
and deceive thn peOple
A HURTFUL CLASH.

The Tribune regrets very much to
see the apparent clash az to pure food
supply, and especially its accompani-
ment of vindictiveness Oh the part of
the State food inspector as against the
city food and dairy commissioner. These
officials should work in perfect harmony
in the interests of pure food supply
and the food protection of the people.
Both Of these public services are en-
gagged in the same good work, and both
| should make it n point to act In har-
mony, and thus increase the efficiency
both Of the city service and of the
State service
1t is manifest that the claim Of Mr..
Frazier, city food and dairy commits
sioner, is sound, where he says that in
order to protect the food supply of the
city he must trace where that supply
comes from and see that the source is
sanitary and the supply fit for use. 1t
is evident that he cannot depend upon
the State pure food department to in
sure this, because his visits to certain
places IN Sanpete county week or so
ago disclosd conditions that were in
the highest degree Objectionable from
the standpoint of sanitation and pure
food. If the State service is jealous of
that sort Of inspection, it should make
sure that the sources of supply from
outside of the city are such that no OBJ
lection can be made to them, AS long
as this is not done. the city commits
sioner is entirely within his rights in
insisting that he shall investigate for
himself, and if this investigation is re-
fused he will and should refuse access
to the city markets or to city trade, of
such firms, corporations, or persons as
send supplies and refuse to have him in.
spcct their premises. This is a position
upon which there can be no dispute, and
from which there is no appeal.
Evidently the thing for the State
dairy and food commissioner to do is
to get busy and see that all of the
sources Of supply are beyond criticism,
and then he will not need to como into
conflict with the city food and dairy
commissioner in this respect; but, on
the contrary, he will bo pleased and
proud TO show him that everything is
all right within the State jurisdiction
outside of tho city. That is the proper
view for Mr.. Hansen, the State official,
to take of it. He should be eager TO
show that the State can so regulate
these sources of food supply that no
one can find fault with them. If he
will do this, there will be no possible
chance for clash of any kind on this
subject.
With respect to the matter of repre-
sentation at the dairy exhibition in
Chicago, during the present month, it
makes no difference whether Mr.. Han
sen s contention is true or not, that the
Governor has made no appointment.
The manager Of that dairy exhibit wrote
to Commissioner Frazier expressly in
viting him TO make showing at this
exhibit IN Chicago, Mr.. Frazier is go
ing to do it. There is no reason why
he should not do it, and many good
reasons why he should. We do not un-
dorstand why Mr.. Hansen should make
any objection to this, nor, indeed, do
we understand why Mr.. Hansen should
not 60 forward and make for the State
an exhibit on his own account. Utah
would then. perhaps, have a double
chance of aiming the first prize, and
go far as the general public is con
cerncd. and SO far as the pride of prod
uct is concerned, the Utahns would |
care very little whether the prizo was
borne of by the city or the State A |
little broad minded. sympathetic coop |
erative work in this matter is worth |
oceans of fault-fnding, antagonism, and |
loneliness.