The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-24
IMPROVED

A. H. Wilson of Boise, deputy
pure food and sanitary inspector,
has been spending several days
in this city looking over the gen.
eral sanitary conditions of the
city and inspecting the public
buildings, hotels, etc. He stated
that he found the general sani-
tary conditions of the city much
improved since he was here two
years ago and could find no fault
with the sanitary condition as it
now exists.
Mr.. Wilson ordered an addl-
tional fire escape placed on the
Mountain View Annex. He also
inspected the high school build
ing and had a conference with
DR.. Clarke, president of the board
of education, in regard to fire
escapes for that building.
He stated that in his opinion
the building is we'll supplied with
exits and there is little danger
from fire but that under the Ida
no law any building over two
stories high must be supplied
with fire escapes. This would
be true even if the building was
absolutely fire proof as the law
makes no exceptions. He advis.-
ed that the matter be taken up
with the state board of health to
ascertain what would be required
in the way of fire escapes.
Mr.. Wilson a'to inspected the
grocery stores and meat markets
and weighed some of the articles
put up in original packages 10
see if the weight was correct. He
took samples of one kind of milk
and one kind of powdered choc-
oclate to have them analyzed to
see if they meet the government
test. He expressed himself as
we'll satisfied with the grocery
stores here and the goods they are
carrying. He stated that the
pure food department is not hav-
@ing the trouble with impure gro
@eries or goods under weight that
they formerly did and said the
reason for this is that they are
going after the manufactures and
wholesaler rather than the retail
e1.
He stated that Pure Food Com
missioner White had had himself
appointed United States inspector
and his deputies are deputy Unit
ed States inspectors. This per-
mits them. instead of prosecuting
the retailer under the state law,
to arrest the wholesaler or the
manufacturer and prosecute them
in the federal courts under the
United States law. 1t is not the
policy of the department to per-
secute anyone and they find that
they can get better and more far
reaching results by going after
the wholesaler or the manufacture
er if possible.
Mr.. Wilson found time 10 talk
a little general politics while here
and gave it as his opinion that
Senator Borah would be the next
republican candidate for the pres
idency. He bases his opinion or
the belief that the money powers
prefer republican to democratic
success and that they realize that
the republicans cannot win un-
less they nominate a man who
will unite the party and he thinks
that Borah is the only one who
can do this. He believe tha
Wilson will be the democratic
candidate and will be a hard MAJ
TO beat but that Bryan will be
eSUdidate on a "Peace-Prohibi
K ton" platform and will divide tn
democratic vote.
In regard to state politics h
says that Alexander is the onl
one mentioned by the democrat
for the nomination but that th
- republicans have candidates ga
lore. Those he had heard men
TONED in the north were Judg
Ailshie, C. L. Heitman and Lieu
tenant Governor Taylor. He di