The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-13
Special to The Netos.


Jackson, Miss, March 13.-TheE
health campaign started here a few
weeks ago by DR.. w. H. Rowan. state
sanitary inspector, seems to be
warming up" again, and the inspector
says when he returns from a trip to
Port Gibson the fur will begin to fly
in the capital city until every grocery
store, fruit stand, restaurant and ho-
tel is strictly complying with board
of health sanitary, health and pure
food regulations.
"An affidavit against a certain ice
cream company will be made within
few days." said DIR. Rowan, "for re-
turning dirty milk cans to shippers at
Brandon. These cans were found 1T
the Illinois Central depot a few days
ago by DR.. Chadwick and myself.
"The ice cream companies, pop fac
tories, soda founts and restaurants
might as well begin to walk a chalk
line on the milk question. They must
handle good milk from dairymen who
have health permits, as provided for
in the regulations of the state board Of
health. If they handle milk from those
who have not these permits, or IL they
handle any dirty milk cans, either GO
ing away or coming to the city, they
are liable for prosecution.
A number of fruit and vegetable
dealers of Jackson will be prosecut-
ed also, because they have not screen
ed all Of their fruits and other prod
ucts, and have not, in some instances.
placed the fruits and vegetables as
high as eighteen inches above the
sidewalk.
"The peddling of fruits from open
wagons on the streets of Jackson will
have to be discontinued at once"
According to DR.. Rowan at least
one railroad is making jackson
dumping ground" for damaged food
stuffs, such as flour, meal and cattle
feed. The articles, he said, when
turned down by shippers because Of
their having been damaged in tran
sit for various causes, such as wrecks,
getting wet, ETC., are being sold here
by a man who gets commissions for
handling these closes of products.
The commission man, it is understood,
acts for the railroad in finding GUS
toners among the merchants.
In speaking of the matter, DR.. Row
an said:
"Dr. Chadwick, city sanitary inspec-
tor has been working on cases of, this
kind for some days, and has secured
considerable evidence that will impli-
cate several persons. For instance,
we have just been to one place. where
we found Just stacks of foodstuffs, in
cluding spoiled chop feed. This was
being dried out on the floor to be re-
sacked. The proprietor of the store
stated that he took flour from dam
aged goods that he bought, and sepa-
rated the mildewed and caked portions
from the good, and sold the good parts
for foodstuffs and the poor parts for
hog food. However we could find no
labels, and we could find no dividing
line separating the two kinds of food
in their entire establishment
1--WE have evidence that a great
deal of this kind of stuff is being sold
as good food, when really 1t is not.
The railroad selling this probably will
be found equally as guilty as the mer-
chant. The question of prosecution in
these cases is now under advisement.
as some of the parties seemingly were
ignorant of the law regarding the sale
of these damaged articles. However.
one thing is certain, the proposition
will be handled for the benefit of the
public. Under the code these are
clear violations of the laws of the
state"