Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-06-29
MORE ABOUT
THE PURE
FOOD Law

A. P. Hutton Of Kellog, one Of the
Of the legislature that pass
ed the present Idaho pure food laws,
has written to the Schallinger Pro-
duce company at Spokane. defending
the pure food law. The letter was
written by Mr.. Hutton Ia reply to
one received from the creamery con-
cern advising the merchants hand
ling their butter to sell 1t by the
package rather than by the pound
to avoid prosecution from the state
inspector, James H. Wallis, In case
the butter fell short Of the Is ounces
Letters sent out to retailers from
many manufacturers indicate to the
mind of Mr.. Wallace that a whole
e campaign for package" but
ter is being attempted by the manu-
facturers in these states where the
full weight laws are enforced.
Mr.. Hutton does not believe In the
package" plan of selling butter and
makes his position plain In his an
swer to the manufacturers. Being
a representative to the legislature
from Shoshone county and promin-
mt merchant, the matter Is OF great
Importance as will be seen from q
.opy of the letters which are given
herewith In full:
Spokane, WASH, March 29, 1912.
A. p. Hutton, Kellogg, Idaho.
Dear Sir: II at any time, the
Pure Food Inspector OF your state
believes it his duty to enter com
plaint against you where 1t concerns
my of our brands Of butter and asks
you to 60 before justice OF the
peace telling you to plead guilty, we
ask you before doing this, to get IN
touch with this office.
In explanation of this request, bes
q say that we absolutely guarantee
all our goods to comply with the Ma
tional Pore Food Laws. Several IN
ances have come to our notice where
he Inspector has fined q mercnan'
which we believe was without cause
We of course, stood costs OF th'
case. but in each case we wouie
have much preferred to have accept
ed a higher courts decision.
or course after the merchant hae
plead guilty, we had no course wha'
ever. Might also add, for your IN
formation. that it would be well iol
Won to sell butter by the package
in the same manner that you sell co
fea tea. spice or any other PACK
age goods.
Every package Of butter sold oy u
ia full weight when 1t leaves ou
house Butter contains from IA u
16 percent moisture and there
hound to be more or less shrinKas
in a package Of butter. II the III
spector comes and finds a packas
Of butter which Is even one-s'A'een''
of an ounce under 16 ounces, you Ut
liable to a fine. When in fact. thi
shortage is due only to moistur
shrinkage after 1t leaves Our mouse
It is certainly not our intentio
to try to evade the law IN III
manner when we ask to sell the ou'
ter by the package. but on the otn
, ar hand. you can readily see, by IN
above explanation, that we are IN III
,nsnector,s hands at all times.
We would be very glad to hay
vour opinion on this subject. Thahs
inc Won for past favors and soiic''
ing a continuance, we remain
Yours very truly,
scballinger Produce Company
Kellogg, Ida. April !, isi
scballinger Produce Co.,
Spokane, Washington, d,
l Gentlemen: Yours Of the 18th ui'
At hand am not handling you
butter at present and as your iet'e
was undoubtedly intended Tor you
customers, 1t may be a little out .
! Mace for me to butt in" II IL ~el
not for your request at the finish
,u on,n;on on the subject.
Being interested in the saie ol W
tar and other commodities the sam
as Yourselves, only from the retaiier
! instead of the manufacturers stah'
noint and also having had the piea'
ure Of voting for the law undef .o'
alteration. which requires all ou
ter to weigh 16 ounces that Is so'
n for a pound, take pleasure In @
: pressing myself on this matter. =.
, You say your butter complies W. WV
tho National Pure Food Laws In
is probably true, but the lesisia'u,
3 of the state Of Idaho has seen
. to anact a law little dlllereht iro