The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-16
FOOD PRODUCTS
ARE INF PR0vED
State Commissioner Willard
Hansen Files Annual Report
With Governor.
SANITATION OF DIARIES
Is GREATLY IMPROVED
Inspector Praises Strict Regu-
latiOn and Enforcement OF
Rules in Salt Lake.

State Food and Dairy Commissioner
Willard Hansen filed his biennial report
with Gov. William Spry. Thursday after
noon. The report is one of unusual
length. but il is comprehensive and is
full OF interesting facts for producers ana
consumers OF food.
Mr.. Hansen says that he has had ht"
lie difficulty in enforcing the rules and
regulations OF his office for the reason
that many persons are of the opinion
that only tho Legislature has The right
10 make such rules and regulations
However Mr.. Hansen says hc has no
particular complaint 10 make. In this
connection IL Is stated that the pure
food department is enforcing the laws
relating To sanitation and that the honest
producer lives up 10 the Law and that
The producing plants are in excellent con-
dition
Respecting dairy products Mr.. Hansen
sets out that there are three condensed
milk factories In the state. consuming
i5o.0ob pounds OF milk daily, In 1909;
between 5000, COO and 5000 900 pounds of
butter were produced In the state. valued
ot Sl.S00,000. During the present year
the production has increased about
100000 pounds, and the value is estimated
nj s., 900 900. stIl there Is not butter
enough TO supply the demaud. The COM
missioner says.
Prices of butter arc shown to have in
creased largely during The past two
years. In 1909, butter fat sold ut from
80 10 2sl cents n pound. while in 1910
II sold from - 10 - cents pound, There
arc only four factories making cheese in
the state, shut a Iew OF The creameries
make a small amount OF cheese.
Milk Price Advances.
Three big condensed milk factories, Mr..
Hansen SAYS. have caused the price OF
milk Ia advance. which Is encouraging
10 t;c farmers.
Mr. Hansen refers 30 the splendid work
being done In salt Lake City. in the I'M
proving OF the milk supply. and says that
Ogden and Tho smaller towns arc falling
into lin" in the matter of inspection.
During the past two years, Mr.. Hansen
saws. he has visited nearly every city
and town in the state. but he has been
unable To visit all the milk producers.
rs there are between 1000 and 5000 farm
dairics producing milk for the markets.
He has visited many OF them. however.
and they are cleaning their premises as
directed.
Dairy cattle are scarce FOR the reason
that too many calves are being killed.
and prices have advanced fully 90 per
cent within a>few years.
Many tests have been made for tubcr-
cuosis and many cows have been found
suffering from the disease and ordered
killed. In this connection. Mr. Hanseu
recommends that the legislature make
COWS may be reimbursed.
IL also Is reported thai the slaughter
houses are Being cleaned and made sani-
tary, required by Law. and that the
law relating TO proper labelling is being
enforced
Mr., Hansen says that the Salt Lake
city ordinance, requiring all meats sold
in the city TO he marked inspected and
passed, Is working a slight hardship on
the small dealers in the country. NJ.
Hansen says he has had numerous ap-
an or n rsn t,,tc
so that meats may he Inspected at the
time OF shipment To the city. but he has
been unable TO comply with the requests.
Inspects Hotels and Restaurants.
Hotels and restaurants. to large num-
Der. lnye been inspected, Mr. Hansen
gays. and they are. for the most part, In
excellent sanitary condition. Reference Is
made. also. to the candy factories. which
are said TO bc the equal OF any In the
country. and considerable attention is
given 10 The sugar industry.
Work III the courts has not been alto
Geiher satisfactory. Mr.. Hansen says. for
relations between the local officials and
the defendants have been such that
prosecutions have been handicapped. AT
the same time. there have been many
prosecutions, and the results have been
fairly satisfactory, he says
Large amounts OF food products have
been condemned. and this has had salu
tarv effect, the report says.
Taken as whole. the report OF Mr.
Hansen shows the sources OF food supply
Of The stale to be In excellent shape. and
also shows that conditions have improved
much within the past, two years.
Appended 10 Mr.. Iiansen's report. is a
report from State Chemist Herman
Harms which shows that he has made
almost 200c examinations and analyses
of food products in the past two years
aud that the dealers generally are In ac-
cord with the work. Mr. Harms also
says that the press OF the state has aided
him materially. Es recommends that
steps be taken to establish pure food
laboratory.
With the report of Mr.. Hansen and MIR.
Harms WAS filed the report OF tho dairy
and food bureau. This report deals with
the rules and regulations OF the bureau
and shows that s20I0.;0 was expended In
1909 and S2266.6G in 1910. out OF an ap-
propriation OF S2750 for scIi of the years