The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
BAGGAGEMAN BARS
INSPECTOR HANSEN
Food and Dairy Commissioner
Takes Steps to Have Of
fender Prosecuted.
FIVE GRocERYMEN FINED
OPPER BUTTER BEARING No
MANUFACTURERS MARK

aeoause he was refused admission
IN a baggage car attached TO train
ON the Denver & Rio Grande railroads
sevter county branch, Willard Hansen.
stata dairy and food commissioner,
has fled a complain with Job Lyon
county attorney, In which John IL
Gardner. the baggageman in charge OK
the car. IS charged with interfering
with a state officer in the discharge Oh
hts duty
the occurrence took place on Fri
day, while Mr.. Hansen was on the
train proceeding to Mant- IN seeking
10 enter the baggage car, his purpose
was to investigate the many conn
plants that have been coming to his
Office that baggagemen and other rail-
road employees had been in the habit
OF extracting quantities Of milk from
the cans In transit, and substituting
water. There were a number OF cans
-fIled with milk on the train, and the
commissioner wanted to examine them
6nd also to question the baggageman.
and make an inspection Of any meats
and vegetables in the car.
Mr.. Hansen secured the permission
of the conductor Of the train TO enter
the baggage car, but found his ingress
was barred by the burly Daggageman'
who loudly proclaimed that no one
could enter the car without q written
hermit from the superintendent OF the
road. Mr. Hansen notified him OF his
authority and exhibited his badge OF
office. all TO no avail The baggage
man was inexorable and would not be
moved.
When the train reached Provo, Com
missioner Hansen got two witnesses,
r. NJ. Pope, special census agent, and
Deputy Game Warden Brig Madsen,
both Of whom happened to be on the
train, and again demanded admission
TO the car, but again met with re-
fusal by the obdurate baggageman.
VIII Prosecute Vigorously.
In relating the incident yesterday,
Commissioner Hansen was consider
ably worked up over the matter. He
declared that he had fled a complaint
and would push the matter to the end
TT would be q fine state Of affairs
he declared, IF I had to get a permit
from the head OF a dairy or factory,
or any other place of business to en-
ter their places for inspection pur-
poses This would have the effect of
multiplying the whole pure food law,
for If any infraction OF the law ex-
listed In any such places the evidence
could be removed while my men or
myself were detained waiting for a
permit to enter. hTe baggageman
must evidently be In total ignorance
of the law on this point, otherwise he
would not have acted as he did. 1
mean to push this matter and make
an example Of this man.
This is the first occurrence of its
kind in year. 1 have visited dining
cars and railroad commissaries, and
the railroad officials have extended me
every courtesy, and even aided me in
my work"
Mr.. Hansen calls attention to the
fact that the statutes do not stfpulate
that he shall secure permits to search
premises or railroad cars It Is in
cumbent on all persons in any way in
tereSted to assist the state officials in
the performance Of their duties. and
for interfering with them there is a
penalty Of anywhere from $50 to $500.
Upon inspecting the grocery stores
and creameries in Manti, Mr. Hansen
found five violations Of the butter act
Five OF the shopkeepers were hailed
before the justice Of the peace.
charged with handling butter not
marked with the name Of the manu-
facturer, or with the weight marked
on the packages. Upon pleading
guilty each was fined SIS. This seemed
TO have wholesome effect upon the
grocery stores and creameries In Eph-
rain, Spring City and Mt, Pleasant
Tor when the commissioner afterward
appeared In these places he found the
visible supply Of butter had suddenly
and mystertously disappeared.