The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-22
FRESH HEN FRUIT
GIVEN ITS STATUS
State Inspector Hall Ad-
dresses Kato Dealers
PUT LAW UP FINE
Al Interesting and Profitable
Discussion Was Had
Last Evening.
IAssociated P-ess pispstch. ]

tr&Yel under a false name. They
must be tabled a. such. The state
department OF agriculture would
have them so. This was in sub
stance the statement OF r. F. Hall,
CHIEF inspector of the state agricul-
tural department, last night to a
gathering of merchants anu whole
salers OF Mankato assembled at the
Mankato Civic and Commerce
rooms.
A fresh egg, accordingsto the def
initiou CT Mr. Hall. is one that has
been recently laid. and not held in
cold storage for any great length of
time. In making this statement he
did not want ii understood that
storage eggs were not wholesome
food. '..
The speaker said that the cold
storage act provides that all articles
of food placed in cold storage each
package shall be marked showing
the license number of the firm or
person conducting the cold storage
business the date Of receiving the
food in cold storage, the month, day
and year to be plainly marked on
the package or case, and when any
article OF food is removed from cold
storage to be sold to a retail mer-
al ant or as the case may be, the
be. stamped on the containcr, MIR.
Hall said that a record of cold stor-
age shall follow the goods when
they are delivered from the whole
sale house An invoice or bill shall
be rendered to the purchaser for
each sale in wholesale quantities OF
food which has been in cold storage
for a period CT thirty days or more,
and copy CT such invoice or bill
shall be kept en- file where the sale
was made. One Of the require
that the invoice shall plainly de-
scribe Sghat the commodities are,
using the words "Coid storage" and
when such goods are bought for re-
sale. the purchaser shall keep such
invoice or bill on file for at least
.kirty days after the goods are
covered by the invoice or bill are
sold
Piacard Shall Be Displayed
Mr.. Hall said that every person
firm or corporation that offers 10.
sale at retail articles OF food that
have been kept in cold storage, is
recording to the requirements OF
The law, obliged and required 10
place in a conspicuous place within
each separate salesroom or depar-
nient of his place OF business, in
fun view of the public, placard
not smaller than nine inches IN
height by thirteen inches in length,
which shall be furnished by the de-
rartment of agriculture. These
cards shall plainly state that Cold
Storage foods are being handled
and sold there. Owners of more
provide cards for each. Such cards
are subject to cancellation from
cause. and are not transferable.
Transfer of business by sale carries
with il transfer of the placard,
provided that the commissioner OF
agriculture is notified of the new
owner, who will be issued a new
placard in his own name without
fuRhor charge, upon his surrender
OF the old card. All cards issued
under those regulations continue in
force until cancelled by the COM
missioner of agriculture.
Prosecutions Will Follow
Mn Hall said that it was not the
object of the department of agri-
culture to prosecute the dealers, but
lived I'D TO in the future proSecu-
tons will follow. At the present
time the CO. operation of the whole
saler and the retailer is asked.
Obedience to the cold storage laws
will result in great good TO all con-
cerned.
Any dealer in cold storage prod :
ucts, whether wholesale or retail
who is found guilty of violation OF
this act, shall upon conviction be
punished for the first offense by a
fine not to exceed SIS and for a
second offense by a fine of 500 or
by Imprisonment and fine.
j. Lynard, the only licensed
wholesaler present, advocated care
full Gambling of all eggs. Mr.. Ly-
nard wanted to know whether eggs
held by farmer for say thirty days
could be classed as strictly fresh
eggs. Mr.. Hall answered that he
would consider such eggs as held
eggs" and if they showed any
>shrinkage, etc, they naturally
should not bring as much on the
market.
George Baker of the Self Service
store would like to see the agricul-
tural department start at the root
of evil, which the retail merchant
has to contend with. In case OF the
sale of stale eggs, IL is the retail
merchant who has to face the music
il prosecutions are made. He said
the farmer brings the eggs to mar
ket, and 1t is up to the merchant
to candle them. Any mistake the
merchant has to stand good for 1t.
Mr.. Baker would have the farmers
candle the eggs before they are
brought to market, and If the pro-
duct does not come up TO the stan
dard represented to prosecute the
producer instead of the merchant.
Department Shows No Favors.
Mr.. Hall replied by stating that
the department show ed no favors IN
the inspection of car lots OF food
TIE department is preaching to
the farmers that they produce moth
ing but quality products. The speak
er said that he urged ,all house
wives to demand when purchasing
cold storage foods to be shown the
date of entrance into cold storage
and the delivery date to the retail J.
er. Under the law the merchant
must do this.
Mr.. Hall recommended that mer.
chants in Mankato handling food
stuffs organize and sit tight on the
matter of Gambling of eggs. He ad-
yocated the placing of Gambling
outfit in each store. Albert SLIDER
ole Hanson and Ray Kopolovisch
said that this was done in their
stores the year rou.5, but thai
some merchants sides:spped the is
sue.
In ell