Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1910-04-27
Important Resolutions
Are Adopted by Ariz-
ona Doctors
Dr.. w. Finn is.Again
Chosen as Sec
rotary


The Prescott delegation TO the an
ssal meeting Of the Arizona Medi.
csl association returned to the city
yesterday, the session being finished.
Those who returned yesterday were
hrs. II. T. Southworth, X. n. Loon.y,
J. ". Finn, W. ]. Linn and Attorney
Pal Burks of this city and DR.. J.
x. Mcdonnell Of Jerome.
The new GERS elected were DR..
,. ". Foss. Phsenir, PRECEDENT; DR..
,. y. shine, Bisbee, first vice presi.
deaf; DIR. J. r.. Hoffman, Tucson.
second vice president; DIR. X. ID. Ken.
sedy, Globe, third vice president; DIR.
JsAn W. Finn, Prescott, secretary;
Or. T.. h. keteherside. Yuma, treas.
nrer; counsellor for middle district,
Dr. W. /. Simpson. Phoenix; Delegate
70 American Medical association, DR..
". v. whitmore, Tucson.
The next session of the association
viii be held in Bisbee the first Wed
sesday and Thursday in May, 1911.
The association passed resolutions
Of thanks TO the president. DR.. shiels
u San Francisco. Dr. Beckett Of Los
Angeles and other similar and timely
expressions.
The house Of delegates passed the
following resolutions OF timely and
general interest;
Resolutions adopted by the house
81 delegates Of the Arizona Medical
association Mt its session, held iu
Phoenix, April 2o.ei, 1910, endorsing
the resolutions adopted by the house
Of delegates Of the A. NJ. A., to.
wit:
Amendments to the national food
and drug act.
Resolved, That the Arizona Medical
association respectfully urges ON the
Congress the necessity Of amending
the national food and drugs act, in
the following particulars, viz:
j. To prohibit, absolutely and I'M
quali6edly, the use Of benzoate of
soda and similar preservatives in the
preservation Of foods destined for in
terstate commerce.
g To provide for a system of
Federal inspection Of all establish.
nents engaged in the preparation Of
foods destined for Interstate com.
merce, such inspection having for its
special object (a) the enforcement of
sanitary cleanliness in such establish.
ments; (b) the prevention Of employ
ment in them Of persons afflicted with
contagious or infectious diseases; lei
the prohibition Of the use of pre-
servatiyes such as benzoste Of soda,
and (d) the prevention Of the ad.
mission into interstate commerce Of
unelean and offensive waste products
which now, by the use of such pre-.
servatives. are branded ms food.
Stuffs and sold as such TO the poo.
pie.
Resolved further, That the follow
ing resolutions adopted from the New
York Medical society, are hereby en-.
dorsed;
!. That this society respectfully |
requests the President of the United |
Staes and the Secretary Of Agricul.
ture 10 secure an amendment 10 the |
national food and drugs act, by which |
the use of antiseptic drugs in can.
ned fruits aud vegetables designed
for human consumption, shall be pro. |
hibited, and,
2. That the inspection Of the CON.
mercial food kitchens Of the United
states by government officials, for
the purpose Of insuring the use of :
sound materials, cleanliness Of meth.
DDS and compliance with the law con.
corning adulterants and the use Of
drug preservatives be made oblig- /
story.
3. That Congress be and In hereby
urgently requested TO institute an in
vestigation with reference TO determ.
ming in what additional particular
the food and drugs act, as now con.
strucd aud enforced, fails TO afford
adequate protection to the American
people.
4. That this society respectfully
urges on Congress- and the Senate Of
the United States, the organization,