The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-16

purity. while competition has solved
the problem for the butcher. He must
adopt up-tO-date methods Of handling
his wares or fail in business.
Meat inspection I'm general is not as
IL should be. complains the report
The large cities have passed ordi-
nanCes neCessitating official inspec-
ton which have worked a great hard
ship and injustice on the great ma
jority Of Smaller producers. These.
accustomed TO shipping in their pro-
ducts with but little restriction. have
found themselves cut off entirely and
unable to bear the brunt OF regular
inspection, because Of their isolated
location, arc falling in business
The commissioner recommends a gen.
eral state law providing for inspec-
ton that will relieve this condition.
Hotels and public eating places have
fallen I'm line in splendid manner. The
best method OF handling unclean
places in this line, urges the COM
missioner, is by public boycott
Much attention has been paid to the
production OF candy. There the temp
tatiOn TO adulteratc and make impure
is strongest, and as the interest OF
the child is the one most vitality con-
cerned. the problem becomes a big
one. However, fortunately for Utah.
declares the report, no better. clean
or. purer candy is placed on the mar
ket anywhere.
The canning industry has been
lined up to a degree OF almost COM
plete revolution. The old crude meth
DDS or canning are fast going and
this industry viii soon be on thor
oughly satisfactory and sanitary |
basis. it is said.
Salt Lakes milk supply can not be /
complained OF, he says The city or /
dinances have been thoroughly effect /
i've and have resulted i'm better milk 4
for this city at least than can be
found i'm any place I'm the country.
Wave of Cleanliness.
The wave Of cleanliness has swept
TO. the remotest corners OF the state
under the forcefuI campaign launched
by the department Every village and
town has been visited and something
Of an inspection established. In
many OF these the town marshal or
the mayor is the official inspector and
does his duty to the utmost.
Prosecutions OF offenders OF the
pure food laws have not been as sat
isfactOry as might be desired says the
report, and 10 remedy this recommen-
dalton is made for more adequate and
more definite laws
During the two years covered by
the chemists report 1900 samples Of
food and other articles Of human
have been tested for the
food and dairy commissioner. Chem
ist Harms work so far as Il concerned
the state was along the same lines as
that OF the commissioner. As a MEM ,
Der of the pure food bureau nc took
an active part in the campaign, aside
from his duties as official chemist
His report partalSes OF much the same
as that Of the commissioner
It is probable. he says. that much
infantile fatality can be traced direct s
~ to adulterated milk This not I'm the !
sense OF unsanitary or impure milk, s
but because OF its dilution. Actual
cases or starvation have occurred. The
babe being used to just so much nOur-
ishment finds that amount decidedly !
reduced when his bottle comes to him
filled with diluted milk. /.
The separate report OF the food
bureau consists entirely Of a series OF
bulletins that have been issued dur
ing the last two years and recommen-
dations that they be incorporated in
to law. These bulletins cover every
point OF needed legislation on the
subject in hand.