The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-26
GOVERNOR URGES
PURE SEED LAW
Also Favors Act Regulating
Manufacture and Sale
Of Paints.
SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE
Virginia Dumping Ground for
Goods Barred From
Other States.

In q special message TO the General
A5.ssSSmbiy Yesterday. Governor, Henry
ator Gravntt. and House bill No. 100.
offered by Mr.. ADAMS. of Charlotte
cultural seeds. The bin vests the
execution and enforcement OF the act
In the Commissioner OF Agriculture.
subject 40
The message also commcnds 20 tho
attention, or the General Assembly two
pending bills regulating the manufac,
ture and sale OF paints.
Tho message follows in fun:
Governors Onlcc
To the General Assembly OF Virginia:
deem Il my duty to urge upon
and House bill NO. 1870. designed IL
raise the standard of purity and rerml-
nation OF agricultural seeds. and TO
give the purchaser an opportunity Tor.
Information an to what he purchases
by recurring tag or label on each
package or ten pounds or more. con
~ would seem that the farmer is en-
ttied TO have specific information AZ
10 inc terminating quality of the
lively free from weeds and vet low IL,
productivity.
Il also call attention to Senate bin
40; 400 ana House bin No. 2i9, reE,i-
latlng the manufacture and sale or
paints, spirits OF turpentine and lin
seed oil and substitutes and limitations
thereof; Tho necessity for such legis-
milton Is apparent To those who have
observed tho impositioRs practiced on
IN 1ne users OF these articles In this State.
inc Investigations made by the Com
inittcc on Manufacture OF the United
states Senate Disclose the widespread
practice OF some manufacturers to mis-
brand and adulterato paints, turpcn-
| tine ana linsccd oil. Analyses made
by government and state chemists re-
veal the fact that large numbers or
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tations OF the real article. False ana
deceptive labelling is freely indulged
IN. spirits Of turpentino arc ndulter-
ated with petroleum oil: linsecd oil
with water, mineral OIL incnhadon oil,
corn and cottonsecd oils. Paints with
~" white lead. but containing chalk.
pRfytos or other cheap substitutes are
sofa 10 the unsuspecting user az pure
products. PacknScs are improperly
, nj as to the weight or volume
reaches at times as much as 90 per
cent. The loss to the users of paints
Is not confined to tho price. for to tho
cost or material must DO added the
cost OF labor OF application, and tho
extra cost OF preparation OF the sur
TACO 10 which adultcratod paints hava
been applied. when the pure paints ara
subsequently, used.
Twenty or. moro states have laws
reg9uiia.ihg ne trade in these COM
tect by law her citizens from fraud
and Misrepresentation In their pur-
chaseS OF theSe articles tho state will L
| continue to be market for the un-
! scrupulous manufacturer to dispose OF
produce that cannot be legally sold In
other States The master painters de-
sire the enactment OF efficient legis-
lation on this subject, the honest
nanufacturer should welcome II as
| ton OF unfair competition, and tho
consumer or user of these articles is
entitled to the protection the proposed
before the Legislature apparently con
| tain no drastic provisions. but should
| give to the user OF turpentine, linsceu
oil. paints and substitutes Il fair as
| surance that he is getting what lo
pays for.
Very respectfully submitted.
III. G. STUART,
Governor.