Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-09
FEDERAL INSPECTOR TELLS
STATE AGENTS TO WATCH FOR
SPECTATORS CORNERS.
DUTY Is TO EXPOSE MEN
WHO GAMBLE IN GRUB
Tendency Of Gamers to Put Too Much
Water in Products-Some Shippers OF
Cereals to Add Weisht-Shortase Of
Tin to Curtail Output Of canneries.

Des Moines. May 9.--F'ood inspectors
in Iowa must watch for the sharks
who would corner foodstuffs in the
present emergency or who will create
a panic in local markets il they are
not exposed J. NJ Tolman, chief or
the federal inspection bureau OF the
food and drug division of the United
States department Of agriculture, tod
Iowa food inspectors in addressing
their conference here. The inspectors
under the state food and dairy depart
ment are holding a three days confer
ence in the offices of State Dairy Com
missioner w. B. Barney.
DR.. Tolrnan told the inspectors that
in St Louis three men with big sup
ply Of sugar and -four gave out the
word that there was shortage IN
-four and sugar and that the people
should buy before prices advanced
when in reality there was no local
shortage. The people got panicky, how
ever, and started buying -four and
sugar and storing 1t for future use un-
til they did actually create a shortage
in that city. He declared the food in
spectors and others who were in po-
sition to know the facts should expose
such methods for II the people had the
facts no such run on foodstufs could
be started
Watering Canned Goods.
He also pointed ont that in times
Ike these when there is big demand
for foodstuffs at high prices there is
tendency to put in too much water
~. l.
ened the food volue but also caused
the canned stuff to spoil.
The government inspector told OF
fragrant acts on the part Of various
parties to increase their profits out OF
foodstuffs. He said that shippers OF
grain out Of some Of the larger cities
some time ago Watered the grain be-
fore shipment go that by the time
much of It landed in Europe Il was
unfit for use.
The government also purchased sup
plies for the national guard troops
down on the border last summer which
were watered and when opened were
found to be decayed so badly that
they were worthless.
These are some OF the things we
inspectors must watch out for" de-
clared DR.. Tolman.
He said he did not think that there
was any doubt but that the govern
Ynent would undertake a food survey
in the near future to find out the sup
ply OF food and that government and
state inspectors would have TO coop
crate in the work.
To Curtal Canning.
II HnH ,tt 10 he. u, hat
on account OF the shortage Of tin.
Gamers had agreed not to can some
kinds Of vegetables which could be
saved otherwise, such as beans and
peas possibly, and also hominy, and to
can only those products which could
not otherwise be preserved. He said
tomatoes would probably be canned
after n new method which would re-
quire, more concentration and make
possible the use Of smaller cans. He
said that out Of the war many new
processes in caring for food would
come which would make for progress
and thrift.
Professor Bittenbender, Of Iowa
State College Of Ames. discussed egg
and poultry production in Il talk be-
fore the conference today. He advo-
Gated doing away with the BOOSTERS
during the hot summer rnonths so that
infertile eggs which do not incubate
readily could be produced.
Mark A. Hagensick, secretary Of the
Iowa Wholesale egg, butter and poultry
dealers association, discussed the
poultry, butter and egg market in nd
dressing the conference.
prof f'u,tiaa dam ~ tbc
ricultural department Of the Iowa
State College, discussed agricultural
production in war times and the ne
ceesity for increased production and
Prof. Mortensen. Of the dairy depart
ment OF Iowa State College, discussed
dairy conditions in the state.