Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-11
Department of agriculture Asks Cooperation
of Other Departments and of States in Work

crop reporting system and the hold
service.
Country to BE Dlsirictcd to Enforce
Food and Drugs Act.
Certain denominations have been
effected In the bureau Of chemistry
/ looking toward more effective admin
istration OF tho food and drugs act
and To- greater constructive tcchuolog-
I ical assistance TO manufacturers in
avoiding waste. reducing cost OF man
utacture ana 90 help them develop
I purcr products which will comply
/ with tho law. The country viii Doe
l divided into several districts each un-
J der the direction of q competent ofii-
1 clal All branch laboratories and
/ food inspectors win be under single
I direction ard will work together in-
stead OF oeing Independent OF each
: other. o. condition which led 90 lack
| OF coordination iu tho past Certain
/ branch laboratories will be- CONSOLIDATE
/ ed because tho work can be- done
more effectively and moro chcapg u
/ the larger central laboratories which
| Gre provided with complete equip
ment and specializing chemists. III
/ fort viii he made 90 make the act
more OF a hygicnic measure through
increased attention go milk. Gigs.
/ oysters and fish, which are subject a.
! organic contamination ana may be-
! come carriers ut disease.
To bring about greater harmony bod
| the work OF the state food officials
| and thc department .n food and drug
/ work, the secretary called confer
/ oncc which was attended by repre-
| souBtNcs of b. states, th, District
! of Columbia. and Porto Rico - Be-
| hoI',yed that this conference has pro-
NOTED much upttpr understand and
/ VIII lead Co 90 uumUyr OF specific inn
/ pIuttmcuts An office which Nil act
d. e. cleaning HOUSE OF information
among tine state and federal food and
/ drug officials vU boz. established tu
] prevent duplication &C. work and pro-
mote harmonious action and co-upcr'
alton. Experience has revealed GER
tain weaknesses Iu the food and drugs
aDt--uuubly the larF OF provision Tor
legal standards and lts failure Go APP
ply tU ccrtulu external remedies The
secretary Will usk juat authority De-
granted L. prepare and submit such
amendments tu This law as may bc
deemed uccdful Geo safeguard the
health of thc people. establish stand
ards. better define drugs. improve the
food supply. and promote uniformity
100 tho NATTER of food legislation.
Prosecutions Under Food aud Drugs
Acts aud Other Regulatory Nets.
Prosecutions under the food ana
drugs act and other regulator, state
utcs VIII be- expedited and made still
more cucctiy, throurh cooperation
with the department of justice whore
by the solicitor viii prepare cnsos in
th, form of criminal iuforn1.uns a"d
place at the service of ,o" United
states district attorneys iu thc mia
OF cases the departments l'tornesa
who are thoroughly familiar with the
highly technical and archaeological
ASPECTS Of these causes. Under th"
food and drurs ACT, IulN rssss "o',
Transmitted tu thp department of jus
ticc. Fines nmuuutiug Go t23,iG3.a'
were imposed 100 500 criminal cases dno
DEGREES oI condemnation and forfeit
. are entered lU a65 other ots" Eight
. hundred and s.Nty-scyou ".iI %, of
tudgmcut Wyrr published Th -,1tt
nave ,sin,,d % disposition tu Impose
NOR, severe penalties Boo food an,
drug cu-ps. Under thp meat uspcc
I luu lot 50 seeming violations were
reported aud convictions secured u
. 80 cases. I'm seven carrying scntru'"
of Imurisoum,ut. Under thr i've stoDl
b quarantine acts. fines 1gsrcptIu
ISIu.gla were Imposed BOO a3 cases
Under Jhc Lacey act regulating 'u
tcrstato traffic u game l5i Dt-r
were submitted, and convictions 'r
! cured in % actions Under me iu
=. scctidc act of 1910. lOh cases were '
p ported and 80 cases resulted 3D. I'm,
or condemnation Th, twenty -r'sh
hour hu governing thc shipment q
It, stroN WAS vigorously rui DO '"d
4. 1887 apparent violations were report
cd and penalties aggregltiug SGi,dp
p. recovered Under statutes lppIsu
90 forests. i3g cases e resrUs pa,
suited u recovery uf &26t6i9l F3
+, 600 acres OF timber we're reg 1ny
>, and LEGAL work incident to the aceai'
it.un of $4,000 acres was pcrformr'
: Marketing.
IN many directions further ..plu
lion waits ON better distribution 1n
tine ncid OF distribution presents grr
lcms which raise iu very grave wa
the simple issue of Justice Under ,'
listing conditions the farmer does 900
sct what hc should fur his prpdl"
tho consumer ls required tu ul
unfair price ana uunorasE1ry hurj,
are impuspds uudcr the existing 1881
toms of di.rlnuuuu $50 one -l SO
uiuh1ud Wet whut part ui tHr hurd'
is due 200 lack OF systematic plpnm
or iupHUfpugV tpuupmi. waste Or