Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-15
REVOLUTION IN EGG
TRADE IS ASSURED
Federal Regulations to Be Out
)ined-Marks End of Rot
ten Product.
From the Chicago Produce Ne,

From the Chicago Produce News.
Commencing probably within 60 days
the shipment of bad eggs from a
point in one state TO one in another
state will be Il federal offense punish
able by fine. and where repeated by Il
Jail sentence. The new program prom
Uses to work such a complete revolu-
ton in long established trade customs
that 1916 will go down in the history OF
the egg industry as making AN epoch
in the trade. Cooperation between the
federal pure rood officials and repre-
sentatiNes of the National Poultry,
Butter & Egg association. also of the
Chicago butter and egg board acting
for the trade o east and west. has
finally brought to Il head plans which
have been under discussion for several
years to put AN end to the bad egg
before il reaches the market as n COM
mercial proposition.
Those who attend the Ohio egg CON
vention next week will hear the first
announcement of the new federal rules
These will be repeated at Indianapolis.
Detroit, Decatur. Kansas City and Des
MOines. by the time the circuit is com
pleted all hands will understand what
can and what cannot be done legally.
AT The same time, through the ooper
alton of the %postoffice department, sew
eral thousand postmasters will have
the necessary posters tackled up on the
bulletin boards of their offices so that
thousands of shippers may quickly
learn what is expected and what will be
required.
After "A three hours conference last
Friday i'm the Chicago office of DR..
Tolllnan. chief of the western district
drug and food inspection bureau OF the
United States department of agricul-
ture, DR.. c. j. A-lsbers. chief OF the d'-
vision of chemistry, Washington, an
rounced that the federal rules for the
handling of eggs would be ready by
the time the Ohio convention as
Alsberg. DIR. Tollman and Attorney
Jones, counsel for the division of chem
istry. representing the government,
Assistant Commissioner John Newman.
representing the state of Illinois:
Messrs. Mitchell, Rutledge and XII
bourne. representing the Chicago But
ter and e board. the National Poul-
Try, Butter & Egg association and
the egg breaking establishments
of the United States, and Business
Manager Bennett and Stenographer
Moore of tho national association Tor
that organization officially.
Every angle of the egg deal was dis
cussed at length with the result that
the federal pure o officials gained
much practical information for their
guidance IN framing IuS ieusI dl iuleS
and later for enforcing them The
conference was harmonious and was
the climax of progressive work whlc!l
has been under way for upwards OF -
year. For the national association n
the Chicago butter and egg board.
Messrs. Mitchell. Rutledge and Xii
| bourne renewed their pledges of hearty
cooperation to make the new rules eff
fective as early as practicable. In turn.
Chief .Alsberg assured the conference
that the government realized the nee
| essity of educating the shippers to the
requirements under the proposed rules.
hence first offenders would be official
IN warned, but where such warnings
! We're ignored prosecutions would quick
ly foliow
The grading rules of the national as
| sociation and the board were adopted
as :, andar The Illinois egg law
was accepted as the standard for he
federal ruling so far us details are con
cerned. Provisions We're made where
by licensed egg breaking plants will be
able to secure n steady supply with
out undue interference and seizure.
What was of most Importance to the
federal officials was the pledge of CO.
operation from the trade whereby ev-
cry agency will be set at work TO en-
force the new rules and to quickly
check any infringement.
Or. Alsbcrg and Attorney Jones' re
turned 10 Washington Saturday To
complete the final revision of the r;leS
which will have been approved and
signed 10y Secretary of Agriculture,
Houston in time for the convel tions OF
next week. Until the rules are read NJ
their meetings none of those at the
conference felt at liberty this week to
give Out amy details.
Broadly speaking" said one. how
over, the new rules will work a rev.
oiution. There arc to be no more bad
eggs shipped anywhere in the Unittl
States. This means the death kIlell of
the Chinese product as we'll. The day
of the rotten egg dealer is o%veI-thc
tanneries may get their supplies from
first hands or from the trade where
eggs have gone bad after being re
ceivcd in the regular course Of husi
ness. But such eggS will be treated ur
denatured before they are shipped.
Such terms as current receipts.
fresh gathered and the like will mean
nothing in the future. The broades
allowance will probably be & per cent
at first for undergrades or grades low
or than the brand. But such allowance
will not allow of the shipping II amy
bad eggs such as heavy blood rings.
black spots or 'moldy' &
The farmer must candle his eggs
before he liauls them to the country
store For the country merchant whe
ships the eggs must brand his name
package. Under the federal ruling. he
the shipper. becomes responsible 10,
the quality of the Eggs he ships. Ship
ping rots inc spots will inevitably
bring him into the federal court--ht
=. u;ynplv forced tn candle evorv apr