Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-08
LEGISLATURE SHOCKED ~ DIFF
FERENCE IN VIEWS or INTER
EsTs AFFECTED
BoTTLERs ASK FOR
INSPECTION AND FIX FEE
Secretary Of state Manufacturers AZ.
sociation Attacks Plan eottlers In
dorss-Movsmen Under Way by
Special interests to Secure Reversal
Of States Sanitation Policy.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican
Des Moines. March s.-will the
policy Of the state be reversed with re.
gard to the protection Of health, safe
guarding life, requiring honesty in
for food, and labor conditions that
make for better citizenship? The ques-
ton is being put right up to Legislative
committees this week.
An illustration Of how the issue is
framed up appeared before the joint
meeting of the committees on food and
dairy today. There was read to the
committee. which had under considera-
! ton bills for regulation Of bottling
works and ice cream factories with a
view to cleanliness and purity OF
product, vicious attack on both these
bills.
/ With regard to the bottlers' bill 1t
was described as "a tax on bottlers''
and it " would put an inspection tax
Of SIS per year on bottlers. Another
hold-up. If some one wants to in
spect' let him inspect, but neither he
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property in fees when we have done
no wrong. There is too much of this.
The whole system should be abolished.
No man should pay for being in
spected."
With regard to the ice cream factory
supervision the same source of in
formation to the committee was that
it would put $40 per year tax on ice
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kind"
But BottIers Want inspection.
| Then the committee also received
other information little different.
While the above was given ostensibly
on behalf of the bottlers and ice cream
makers, there was read to the COM
mittee resolution adopted at the last
state convention Of the bottlers recon-
mending that provision be made by
law for this very inspection and ap-
proving an inspection fee Of S. for
each factory. In fact it was shown
that the bill was drawn up with the
full approval and aid Of the bottlers
themselves, and while an inspection
fee of SO had been suggested by others,
they themselves fixed the fee at s..
And as for the $40 fee on ice cream
factories the bill was read to show 1t
was So fee. The manifest dis
crepancy between the two statements
came as a distinct shock.
| The attack on the bills was read
from letter sent out to the people OF
the state by George Wrightman, sec
rotary Of the manufacturers associa-
ton, which circular was produced by
Commissioner Barney, of the food and
dairy department, who also showed the
resolution indtcting the official action
of the bottlers
"ouaht to 30 Prosecuted"
"These lobbyists who do their work
in this way and send out circulars like
this one filled with the grossest false
hoods about bills ought to be prose-
cuted for libel" said Mr.. Barney. Tt
is no wonder you people are getting
many letters and protests when such
malicious attacks are being made on
the bills and the people are so badly
misinformed II the other statements
all thru this long circular OF advice to
the people are Of kind with what Is
said about the bottlers and Ice cream
factory bills something ought to be
done to stop such methods OF stirring
up trouble for the legislators and
everybody else"
The bills would bring bottling works
and ice cream factories under the
same sort Of regulation as creameries,
bakeries, meat shops, slaughter houses
and grocery stores.
A delegation representing the ice
cream factories appeared today to OPP
pose the bills.
Sweeping Denuneiation.
The wrightman circular sent out is
the most sweeping denunciation OF
proposed legislation that has yet ap-
peared and it is decidedly interesting
as contribution to the literature OF
the legislative session. II its advice
is followed the legislature Will im-
mediately consign to the waste pasket
scores Of bills and proceed to repeal
very many Of the present laws long
on the statute books. The circular
letter leads off:
"Now is the time to realize what
serious thing it is to elect members
OF the state legislature. They hold our
business in their hands. So far in this
session of the Thirty-sixth general as
senbly there are sixteen adverse bills
aimed directly at our factories or fall
ing most heavily upon them. These
bills are brought forward by four dill
ferent departments of the state govern
ment and four different organized In
terests, all hostile to our factories.
They are promoted by agitators and
self seekers who know that the manu-
facturer vote Of Iowa is $4,000 while the
labor vote is $4,000 and the farmer