Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-06-14
DAHO'S PURE
FOOD LAWS
Good Work Of State Sanitary In
spector Given Much Prom
inence In The East

lnence IN The East
The State of Idaho through its
Food and Drug Commissioner James
III. Wallis, who Is in the East at
tending several Conventions pertain
ing to his official work, and who
has reputation of being ian inspec-
tor that inspects," is being given
considerable prominence by some
Of the Eastern papers on account OF
the work accomplished by this De-
partment. The following extracts
are taken from an article appearing
dn recent issue OF the New York
Times:
James H. Wallis, who is known
in the Far West as "Idaho's flyman, !"
arrived here yesterday with a chal-
lenge to all and sundry eastern
States to show as many flyless back
alleys on spreading acres as he can
boast Of in his own buzzless town of
Boise.
"Mr. Wallis has been trapping the
flies out there for years, and he
says he has got them about all
trapped. Now he is going down to
Alabama to better hunting grounds
for flies, and incidentally to tell the
people Of that Southern community
how he has made hyless State out
OF Idaho.
1T wasn't all done by swatting, !"
said Mr.. Wallis when a Times re-
porter sought his views about the fly
swatting industry that has replaced
the hunting of grizzlies and mountain
lions. There were several other
methods, but the swatting gave US
good sport while it lasted"
To show what the other methods
were, Mr.. Wallis produced a book
which bore his own name on the title
page. 1t was book about fly swat
ting and fly hunting and fly extermir-
alton in general.
"Seventy-five thousand of the lit
tie books" he said, were given away
to the children of Idaho. That 3 why
We can boast Of our Buzzless Boise,
and all the other joys that come from
living away from the pests Of fly
time"
The book taught the children how
to do it, and they attended to the
rest. No, 1t ism t for sale. The
State of Idaho owns it, and the
State is shipping them free to Cuba,
and to the Philippines and Alaska.
and almost everywhere else.
Comforts Of life? Why, a steak
you order in an Idaho restaurant
you can eat with the absolute know
ledge that not a fly has perched
upon 1t anywhere west of the Idaho
State line"
"The statement seemed rather
sweeping, and on being asked to ex-
plain it and tell what guarantee he
could give to go with it Mr.. Wallis
admitted that out in his country he
was many things besides fly exter-
minator. His card explained all. for
1t stated that he was State Dairy
and Food Inspector and Sealer of
Weights and Measures as well.
what we can guarantee about our
restaurant steaks" he said,s "is that
We don't let them come across the
border till we know they re covered
up with unbleached cloth. We sure
ly stimulated the trade in unbleach-
ed factory cloth among the Omaha
packers. At first they couldn't see
it, but when we stopped a few car
oads Of meat and sent 1t all back
they gained the idea that they bet
ter cover up each piece.
There isn't butcher shop in Id
aho where meat is on display in
windows That's the second stage
Of the proceedings for we have
traced the route Of the beef from
packer to consumer and we demand
that the cover be kept on all the
way. The butcher would be arrest
ed who would display meat In q
window and the sentiment of the
country wouldn't tolerate such q
practice any more.
Going after the flies was just one
activity that makes our State today,
I ann willing to assert, the finest
example Of pure-food State in the
country.
"There were some fine, large
times pursuing our milk supply back
to the source. Not drop Of milk
Is sold in Idaho now that is not
bottled right at the dairy where 1t
is produced. We do not allow bot
ting anywhere except right at the
dairy. II we find bottles Of milk
with sediment in them we don't