Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-02
A TIME TO STOP.

For nearly two years the great United States government has
been wagng big industry born the South located mainly
in the South and attaining of the greatest OF the South
This the CocaCOa Company of Atlanta with branches all over
the South.
The fight on this concern has been carried by the gov
through its Pure Food Bureau, of which Dr. H. w. Wiley
chief The hung up for nearly two years by the gov
and the Atlanta appears to have had considerable
trouble getting the government to take the case and push to
conclusion. In the meantime this important Southern industry has
been suffering business because of the sword hung its head
The finally brought trial in Chattanooga, and the
hearing has been going for three weeks The Associated
Press has carried full its Southern particularly of
the hearing because Southern industry involved and hous
ands of dealers and specially interested the de-
tails of the evidence.
The hearing practically end. and The News has
hesitation saying that the government has made out very
poor The bulk of the dozens of expert witnesses physicians
and chemists of national reputation both for the and
rebuta for the CocaCola Co., have virtually testified to thing
and only, that the only drug principle of Importance
the popular drink caffeine which is the essential akaloid i'll
ofee cocoa etc The experts have shown little difference
the amount of caffeine CocaCoa their only divergence has been
at to the effect OF the continuous of drink containing caffeine
and the number of grains of the principle which can
be taken into the human system without temporary permanent
deletenous effects.
1t has been clearly established that there only one and half
grains of Caffeine of CocaCo 1t also proven from
statistics to the Importation of coffee tea that eighteen mil
lions pounds of caffeine bearing products consumed annually BY
the American people, while only seventy thousand pounds of the
drug used by the CocaCoa people, This worked out in pro-
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much caffeine week the average of CocaCoa does
in a year.
1t very clear from the bulk of the expert testimony that
there harm this popular drink than there coffee or
that person drinks much of any of these beverages which
cheer though they do nebrae any day week cr
month"; he will be injured There nothing mysterious subtle or
dgenerang any of these drinks containing caffeine provided
they used moderately
1t be concluded therefore, that there no ground
for justice expedency, in trying enact prohbory ega
ton against CocaCo and the soda dealers than there would
be trying regulate the grocers and their sales of
coffee and tea The truth that people nung them
selves home drinking cups of strong coffee every
meal than there njunng themselves with the mild decoction
of caffeine Coca-Coa at the soda fountains No wenfomed
sefconoed person will go extreme in either habit But
there ignorant and reckless people nung themselves at
home the restaurants and the soda fountains the remedy
not through statutes either state OF national.
The chief proprietor of CocaCoa Mr. Asa C Gambler
who through his with that preparation has become of
the richest the South He has been great benefaor of
Atlanta particularly all business relations and developer
The South should be proud of him. and his virtual vndcaon
business should be heed with pleasure throughout the South
1t time stop prosecutions of him and his great enterprise e
should be penaed for his brains his energy his success The
national having failed with all its powers and resources
demonstrate him to be public enemy he should be recognized
worthy of all credit and honor only Atlanta and Geor-
but also the entire South would be we'll for Alabama for
every Southern state there other Gamblers and other ma
ona business unconstitutional Birmingham News adv