Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
WEIGH EVERYTHING,
WALDRON ADVISES
State SeaIer Says Purchasers
Will Then Be Assured of
Full Quantity.


TRENTON, Feb. THE most i'm
portant recommendation in the an
nual report of State Superintendent
of weights and Measures William L.
Waldron Is that all householo sup
plies should be sold and bought uy
weight. Mr.. Waldron arrives at TINS
recommendation following hunoreos
of eases in which housewives anu
others have been swindled by uh-
scruplous dealers during the past
wear in purchasing food supplies py
measure.
SUPERINTENDENT Waldron also recon-
Amends that the new law stanoaru-
Izing the size of baskets be maoe
even stronger by Incorporating pen
alties for violations of its PROVISIONS
which it now lacks. The presens
state Jaw regulating the weight VI
loayes of bread, the report SHOWS -
Ineffective. The present law cTea ato
a difficult problem because OF tile
probability of leading to an me- 90
of the price of a loaf of preao, an ~
Mr.. WaIdron has made no eilores "
enforce 1T.
Against Standardizing Bread "e'e"''
On this point the report says:
THE strongest objection aovan i,S,t
against legislation hiking the Mele ~
would result in the substitution Oh
quantity for quality, which Is SONY.
fhing we wish to avoid. Rehapie
bakers contend that If the loaVes Oh
bread thew bake must weigh GER
tain weight they will have to a9u
more flour when baking. rms VIII
result in raising the price OF .ne.t
output. We have no @sire TO en s.
y law which would result IN ralsins
tbe nrice of an article like bread
This has resulted in our plans peins
( slted temporarily" ,,,,,,
Howeyer. Mr.. Waldron says ne VIII
continue the Investigation, ana IL ue'a
gathered warrants the introduction
IF a bill to regulate the weight Oh
Ioayes one will be introduced
Speaking of his recomneh9,as'iIIna
that household supplies snoulo ne
hought and sold by weight, MI
@,rbe plan is practicable and has
nucb to commend it. Most mer-
chants in New Jersey would be VIII
Inc 10 adopt the plan at once. IN
TACT in several localities it is ALREADY
a., operation and working to the sat
isfaction of merchant and customer;
1--WE are firmly convinced It Wo ,S,s
be a splendid ARRANGEMENT lor .n,s
state and we are watching the pan
IN oneration in a nearby State. II mas
onlv been adopted a few months, put
h is giving satisfaction. As soon as
we have observed how some lew oe-
fails are worked out We intend 10
bring the matter to the attention OF
She Legislature and ak for the enact
ment of a law We are not IN posi-
tion to do this at this time out we
Ill "details 0f the
nIan worked out satisfactorily De-
fore the end of this year. Such a
law. if enacted, would do away with
the confusion now existing. 1t wouio
nIaea conditions on a very satisIac-
tory basis for all concerned. and II is
70 be hoped law will be enacted"
After commenting upon the fact
that the building public has been pro-
tected by the work of the. state de-
partment. Mr.. Waldron continues
League a Tower of Strength.
'.The work is taken seriously by
merchants and consumers; indeed
the housewives have helped consider
ably in bringing this state of affairs
about The thousands of housewives
enrolled in the Housewives League
of New Jersey have been tower OF
strength on more than one occasion.
The league members have given
whole-hearted support and have
played prominent part in the sue
cess attending weights and measures
work"
The report shows that 294, 999 weights
and measures were tested during the
year and 1894 were condemned as
not up to standard requirements apd
confiscated. Fines amounting to &,-
SIT rs were collected by the depart
1nent for violations of the weights
and mea sures law. The crusade
against short weight coal dealers,
Mr.. Waldron reports. has been effec-
tive,