Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-16

. Of the manufacturer TO be printed on
food and drink labels. TO work FOR
changes In all state laws - that they
will conform 70 the national food law;
10 cooperate with the department or
agriculture officials: to work for uni
formlty in an state laws, and To work
for the enactment OF the rules and reg
ulations Of food commissioners into
laws in every state.
The convention. finding that the laws
Of the several states are so much at
variance with each other on practically
every point involved In food control
agreed 10 disagree. amicable settle
ment being almost impossible, and de-
cided that uniformity Of laws WIN be
hopeless until the federal food law IS
amended as required in essential fea-
lures. when the states can copy the
government statute as a model. the
general idea being that thus the food
laws Of all the states In the Union can
gradually be brought into uniformity
Manufacturers Of the various food
products have entered long and strong
protests against this state Of affairs.
To do business I'm different states they
are Outlines compelled TO label. brand
color and season just 70 suit the par
ticular law Of the particular state a
uniform law throughout the country
would relieve this unsatisfactory con-
dition.
The convention did not hesitate 20
declare that its first and foremost duty
and effort would be to promote and fos-
ter such legislation as will tend to pro-
tcct public health and prevent deep
tion and fraud I'm manufacture. sale
and use OF dairy food and other prod
ucts intended for human consumption.
WHO MAY BECOME MEMBERS.
The constitution provides that the
following persons may become mem-
bers OF the association: state dairy
commissioners. state dairy and food
commissioners. state agricultural COM
missioners charged with the enforce
ment OF dairy and food laws. chiefs
Of the bureau OF chemistry, chiefs OF
United States branch laboratories
chemists OF food and dairy commission
crs. members OF state boa rds OF health
where such bodies are charged with
food control. In states having no food
or dairy departmental the governor may
appoint a delegate, Who. by virtue of
this appointment, shall become a mem
Der In voting, each state shall he en-
titled 10 three votes, and the depart
ment OF agriculture including the
branch United States food laboratories,
shall be entitled 10 three votes.
STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.
The state board OF pharmacy was In
session all day yesterday and will
probably continue today. examining
some 81 new applicants 70 practise IN
this state. Already there are 625 regis
tered pharmacists IN the state OF Idaho.
The examination consists Of tests In
chemistry. pharmacy. ntateria medica.
toxicolOgy. Identification Of crude drugs
and an oral quiz.
RIGHT TO SCHOOL SECTIONS.
Atty.-Gen. D. c. McDougal has just
filed an answer for the defendant in
the case Of the United States Of Amer
lea VS.. the Bonnersferry Lumber COM
pany. an action for timber trespass in
stituted against the company for re
covery on timber sold 90 II by the state
land board. which was cut from an I'M
surveyed school section This case in
wolves the states right to unsurveyed
school sections IS and S6. granted the
state under the provisions Of the en-
abing act. and will, Gen. McDougall
thinks, be carried 10 the supreme court