Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-07
MUST HAVE
UP-TO-DATE WEIGHING
METHODS SAYS SEALER
Fred G. Buchtel Lists Specifi-
cations for Weighing
Apparatus

To prevent Oregon from becoming the
dumping ground for inferior weighing
apparatus protect the public against
inaccurate measures, and enable the
merchants to procure properly con-
structed equipment, Deputy State
Sealer Fred G. Buehtel has promulgated
Specifications for the state which puts
Oregon on an equality with the most
progressive weights and measures states
in the union. They became operative
January 6.
This result is accomplished without
unwarranted expense to the business
public by making only those specifica-
tions retroactive which apply to equip.
ment in use, or held for sale where the
public's welfare absolutely demands
it.
"This method of placing the specifi-
cations in effect will prevent the con-
demnation at this time of such apparat-
us as is reasonably satisfactory, and
yet will eliminate Immediately mae
curate and improperly constructed
equipment, the use or which would be
detrimental to the public S interest, -
said Deputy State Sealer Buchtel in an
nouncing the specifications. "In time
through this method all the equipment
in use will conform to the specifica-
tions as a whole, and the process of
elimination will have been gradual.
Equipment to be hereafter manufactur.
ed in the state, or brought into it, must
comply with all the specifications.
Probably the most important to the
people generally are the specifications
that govern the manufacture and use of
committing scales. Computing scales
must be correct both in weight and
value indications, and the charts must
not repeat the same value in any given
column or row. These specifications
will eliminate q considerable number
OF computing scales that give the user
his choice of two or three values for the
same weight. AS such equipment is
detrimental to the public welfare, these
particular specifications have been
made retroactive. In common with 9th.
er scales the computing type must also
be so constructed that their zero ad-
Justment cannot be changed without the
use of tool.
With the view of protecting
the merchant against scales Of infer;or
quality and construction, numerous
specifications have been prescribed.
Possibly the most important is the one
providing that "all scales shall be of
such construction that they are reas.
onably permanent in their adjustment.
and will repeat their weight indica.
tons correctly, and are not designed TO-
or may not be used to facilitate the
preparation of fraud.V This sounds
the death knell of the family scale for
commercial purposes. For platforms.
counter,platforms, counter balances
suspension and spring scales, there are
separate specifications, those having
peen treated in classes by themselves. j
Under the specifications for liouid
measures, it is provided that the capac.
ity shall be legibly and permanently
indicated ON the side of the measure
and 1T can only be made in pallons oT
imultiples of gallons. Provision is made
however, for the use of five and three
pint sizes in ice cream forms, as we'll
as in wilk and cream bottles. MIX
and cream bottles must also have their
capacity clearly and permanently mark.
e! ca IN or on the side, but this specifica.
ton applies only to bottles brought into
the state after the promulgation of the
specifications. '"'
Ihe soft wood yard stick and the
common tape measure constructed of
cloth are prohibited from use in trade
under the specifications for linear meas.