Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-13


TO the laws of said state in which we !
carry on our business, and while we
cherish all reasonable laws passed to !
mculcate better products and better !
sanitary conditions, we still have some
laws proposed at times to contend
with that are deemed unfair and I'M
reasonable. Such laws are made in
our state legislature and while l do
not attempt to say that they are en-
tirely unjust, they do present them
selves as unreasonable in some de-
grees.
Without organization the baker Is
at the mercy of every unjust and
freakish bill that can be framed up
by legislators who are ignorant of the
conditions peculiar to our business.
Probably the law requiring ten hours
for a day works the most hardship
on Saturdays only, as very few of US
can accomplish the Saturday business
in this length OF time.
Our judiciary committee, composed
Of Mr. Geiger, Mr.. DuVon and Mr.
Schneider, has been appointed to try
and prevent such features in bills
from becoming laws.
One of the greatest problems along
this line is the education of the bak-
er, and in this l mean for better
| equipment, better manufacturing IA
cilities, better products and better
sanitary conditions. Sanitary condi-
| lions can be greatly improved by
/ bringing the baker to the conventions,
/ which are composed of progressive
! bakers, by seeing what others have
done to improve their conditions along
this line. Many shops today through
out the state are located in base
ments, and while the conditions may
be such that the man conducting said
business cannot just see how he can
change and come up on the ground
floor, yet We cannot condemn such a
law made to benefit both owner and
baker; and if we can only get these
men to our conventions two or three
times, we know they will right their
own conditions. There are many
shops situated in Easements and on
the ground floors in some of our large
cities which are a disgrace to the in
dustry, and we will be better off when
such men are either forced to retire
or come up to the standard. There is
no reason why such men should be &C
cepted as members of our organiZa-
ton. The strong hand of the law
should deal with them in manner pre-
sCribed by said law.
The passage of the pure food laws
bakery inspection, and the recent de,
cision Of the supreme court in the
Chicago bread weight law, point out
to us in strong terms that the people
can have their demands granted when
reasonable and legal.
The pure food laws are great
step in advancement, and are produc
tive of better articles OF food offered
: for sale in our markets today. There
are 1850 employees in the health de
partment of the United States at {
cost TO the government last year Of
S11,542A 95, and with such grea
number of employees it is needless t.
say that better conditions must pre-
vail all along this line.
HOLD EXHIBIT.
A feature was an exhibit of bakery
goods in the exhibition room under
the charge of Charles Barth of thi!
; city This evening the Salty Ordel
of Pretzels will conduct an initiation
, at $50 and at O'Clock there will b,
reception and entertainment il
charge of the local committee. Thu
; Rock Island Maennerchor is to sing.
The program for tomorrow:
: Sunrise trip to Black Hawk Watcl
: Tower. Special car. Breakfast there
Registration and enrolment.
Question Box. Important-Prepar,
live questions at the time you thinl
. of them.
900 a. m. Sharp.
Cake Baking Northumberland Z
5 Pieper Mt. Carmel; H. ]. Gobrecht
Chicago.
+, Better Equipment to Meet Chang
ing Trade Conditions'-OsCar Strand
> Monmouth; P. r. Conant, Clinton
: John MacKellar, Carterville.
Advertising That Pays-Jay Burns
Omaha; c. H. Pierce, Decatur; Cor
+ rad Hart/ann, Springfield.
Liability insurance.. c. GmelicE
Peoria.
: Bakery Standardization. J. B. New
4 man, assistant state food commission
| er. Commissioner Newman suggest
= that questions be asked him while h
is giving his address. They are likel
to be forgotten If you wait until he
z through.
: Bakery Costs and Accounting C
+ c. Miessler, Schulze Baking compan!
Z Chicago.
Nominations for president, vic
e president, secretary and treasurer an
; one member of executive committe
; for three years.
+ Question Box on the secretary's t;
BILE ready to be filled.
200 p. II.
Trip to the United States govern
ment arsenal; special cars.
600 p. m.
Boat ride on the Mississippi.
T INTOXICATED WOMEN
J. BATTLE WITH P0LICEMA
Two intoxicated women gave Offc,