The Detroit times., 1915-12-03
owly But Surely,
Food Coz Operation
! Is Winning the Day

- WV ~ -
Is Winning the Day
Are our food ofiicials throughout
1hs country doing the big work for
V4fre foods and others getting the
rlory? II we want sure and safe
Etuformation. the place where we
tau secure IL Is In the food com
mjssioner's ONCE OF the state and
IL the health office Of our cities.
S;For our part in the big work, We
y ram stand back. when our food OH
q &c1als have started some good work
3 81 . certain direction and keep
hands on until they finish It. Pre-
ESnature publicity may not only check
fhem in the work they are seeking
q 70 accomplish; but II may injure
The food trade which is co-operat-
ing with them In every helpful
way. On the whole. this premature
publicity can In NO way benefit the
;Boople.
- N should be brought home to the
h nuhIic that our food and health ofi-
Ecials are doing the really great work
for pure food. Also. our biggest
kxcfentifsc men are hard st work on
overy phase Of food production.
EFublic cooperation and not public
Interference and premature public
4.lfy ah0uld be accorded these men.
<1t q the easiest thing In the world
20 criticise this or that product.
I Anyone can do this as easily as
.eniId with a penny whistle can
\ &,ake q shrill noise. But the real
J urohlem II not TO decry an honest
mnufa goods. but to show
I1k)n how he can put mp better foods
AoA he IL now manufacturing. He
nst also be shown how he can do
Nm IN commercial way. He must
- helped and not damned IN his
16lus1ry. Helping the manufacture
~ d the big. constructive work our
S1noA and health onScfals are seek
NJ % perform. Their whole policy
sho constructive. not destructive.
EIhat they are big men II shown by
f<&o fnct that much of their thunder
'(S taken BY others and credit
<61aaned for discoveries they have
Sna1e. but which they have held
2Eook fcr the public good ~ well as
~ protectiou to IN honest indus
& Our foods are the best in the
tfid. nd matter what food calam-
~ hcwlesp may say. To make them
nm better, We have the best or
4 S1nnised. trained. scientific force in
49, fwur1d studying food products.
nee men are not publicity seek
}oep but they are our famous scien-
|e0ae men doing . big work. mon en-
'tl&led 70 the enthusiastic support
~ our whole people. II. ~ may
|hqppsn AL along tho Tine. poaiti-
eonn bas Cotton into the ranks Of
E0ur phre food oflcials and scieu-
t,uls end d playing favos1tes with
Sog<ain food concerns. using his 20
51t1ca1 position to promote his own
\ @Goo1oh ends. rest assured that our
~ men know him now. The peo-
~ too sooner or later win fnd him
- aa6 put him out Of once. Let
~ attacks be directed against the
Glshonest public odicial. not against
1Ae legitimate food industry Of our
4 eouuf1y. and We shall accomplish
1870 for pure food. The trouble il.
hmnny who claim to Be pure foo6
I s<nthusiasts arc really using icono-
kc1ostic methods rather than con-
6txpctive ones.
A. opposed 70 those VINO retard
M hinder our splendid food work
3 w premature publicity and by ac-
cnoatiohs against the integrity OF
4 oNr food industry. there are those
4 who serve the consumer by helping
y the food trade. Paramount among
tbsse cooperative helps Il the legiti-
/ mate food trade itself. With It's
" great laboratories and It's scientific
fond men. II II cooperating heartily
kw1th our food ofiscials. The Amer
/ loan Speciality Manufacturers asso-
\ 0Aaxl0n. the National Canners' asso.
elafion, the National Confectionery
\ asoociation. and all Of our great
\ fruit and food organisations are Co
IN sveFy way IN the work
Y of making our food products the
\: bout IN the wos1d. They arc doing
this IN the interest Of = higher pa,
Z trictissn ~ well a In the interest
- trade. Glance, for . moment. Al
some Of the legisiation affecting
1 fpods and ths food industry. recon
ynended by the American Specially
! Manufacturer association:
The report Of A. @. Monasie
< chairman Of the legislative commit
- Of that organization. says ir
Z part.
~We believe that congress shouit
8 eaaet necessayy ahtidumping legis