The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-22
WALLIS TO ENFORCE HONEST
MEASU RES AND A SQUARE
DEAL
(Statesman)

(Statesman)
State Dairy, Food and Sanitary
Commissioner jill. Wallis and his
deputies, M. S. Parker, J. 3. Wallis
and DR.. M. H. Smith, are busy testing
the weights and measure OF trades
men in various towns and cities, and
general cleanup Of scales and 1T
quid and dry measures and Hneal
measures used in stores will, be made.
throughout Idaho, it is said.
Whenever the inspector finds that
scale is faulty, he tags" it with an
official tag. After q scale has been
condemned, it can not be used until
it has been adjusted and sealed by
the state sealer of weights and meas
ures, and the notice cannot be re;
moved, under penalty. The name Of
the owner and place Of business are
marked on this tag. which is attach
ed to the Instrument in asconspicuous
place.
The inspectors are going the
rounds with portable sealing outfits,
inspection sets and balance and mea-
sures of all kinds, which are certified
under the United States government
standards, in force in Idaho.
If scales Or measures don't come
np to these standards they are con-
demned. The yard standard used is
made of nickle plated steel with
bronze stops for inside and outside
measurements, It is divided In
inches and in fractions of a yard, the
lest inch being divided into thirty
seconds of an inch The sealers find
1t very convenient as a gauge to ra-
pidly and accurately test yard sticks
used in the stores.
Court Of Last Resort III
The primary Linear standards have
been certified by the, highest auth
ority in the world, the International
bureau of Standards, of Serves,
France. This bureau is the court of
last resort on all matters pertaining
to weights and measures. Every in
termediate division of these stand
ards has been certified and all of the
linear standards used are referred to
these. Comparisons are made on a
comparator of exceptionally heavy
construction and in constant tenn
perature room, and thereby the high
est degree of accuracy is obtained.
A tip to cool dealers is given in the
statement that tn capacity of, bins
or boxes is found by multiplying the
number of inches in the depth, length
and width togethe-, and the result
will be the number of cubic inches
contained. If the number of pounds
of coal is" required. the number of
cubic feet in the bin is multiplied by
$751; II anthracite, and by 52.2 IL
bituminous, these being the average
number Of pounds in cubic foot for
the respective kinds of coal. .a. i
Coal will vary in weight accprding1
to its density, but*the latter Galesis1
accurate enough for all practical pur-
poses, as anthacite coal will average
34.4 cubic feet, and bituminous coal
1871 cubic feet to the ton of 1000
pounds, it is said.
In inspecting ordinary store meas
ures, berry or fruit boxes and .bask-
cts, barrels and crates, bags bins and
carts, the inspectors follow along the
lines which the experience of the
Office shows will disclose the most
common violations.
Dry Measure Must be Strong
A dry measure may be Of wood.
metal or composition, but it must be
strong enough to Withstand ordinary
usage end should not show any de.
formation, it is said. If Of metal,
except steel, the bottom and asides:1
should be reinforced. n Bottcmless
measures should not. be- allowed; the
inspectors aver ~ - ss n
Particular attention is paid TO the
appearance Of the measure. A wood