Show SAYS AYS MILLERS SHORT WEIGHING Dairy and Food Commissioner Commis Charges Mulcting Mulcting Mulct Mulct- i ing ing of Consumers CONFERENCE IS HELD Head of Millers Millers' Association Promises His Aid in Stopping Practice Relentless war on millers miers who are defrauding tho the public through short I weights weight ha has been Leen declared by Heber C C. C Smith state dalr dairy and food com commis commis- loner Mr Smith declares that fifteen fit fit- teen millers miers In an northern Utah and southern Idaho have havA adopted a policy I Ito Inimical to tho the Interests of ot the consumers consumers consumers con con- sumers and unfair to reputable dealers deal deal- ers Flour Is packed in bags of oC two sizes One is known a as the pound sack and b by agreement Mr Smith declares contains and Is marked ninety eight pounds pound The other is known as n tho the pound fifty pound ly-pound sack and contains forty forty- eight pounds Tho The flour Cour now being placed on the market b by the lie concerns In qU question ston ho lie says Is short two to four tour pounds in each bal bag In Iii addition to being an Imposition on the consumer consumer con con- sumer It Is an Injustice to tho the dealers dealers deal deal- ers who mark their sacks correctly and antI give Ive full weight says saya Mr r. r Smith Members of oC the tho Utah-Idaho Utah Iler Millers Millers' association held a a. conference with wih Mr Ir Smith In this el city about one year ago ngo They pointed out that tho they In n competition with wih millers milers from all al parts partA of or the United States Stales and that the custom was general to put ninety ninety- eight pounds In tho the pound hundred-pound sacks and forty eight pounds In the pound fifty pound sacks Mr r. r Smith agreed to to- toa a continuation of ot the custom If tho the amount of oC tho flour was wa stamp stamped d In plain figures on the tho bag The millers milers agreed and according to Mr Smith have havo almost without exception excel excell- tion ton given full tul rnea measure ure Somo however however how how- ever over desiring to break Into the markets markets markets mar mar- of ot their rivals havo have begun to cut the amount of oC flour four until the abu abuse e has grown t to tc the extent that official ac action action acton ac- ac tion ton Is IH considered necessary b by tho the state food In Inspector Illoud Promise Aid President II I H. H Blood of ot the lie Utah Utah- Idaho Millers Millers' llers' llers association has pledged his lila support In weeding out the offenders offend ers and anI aiding In their prosecution If 1 prosecutions become necessary to put a astop n top stop to tho ho practice Mr Smith urges housewives to weigh their flour Clour and ond andreport andreport report any shortage to the grocer who sold i it Ho also asks the operation co-operation co of or the grocers In fixing tho the guilt of or those who ho are arc Imposing on the public George Shorten who represents tho food tood commissioner at O Ogden den and his deputy J J. J E E. Felt were at the state statehouse statehouse statehouse house yesterday with Ith Mr lr Smith as to measures to bo bl taken Ogden Ogden 01 Og Og- den consumers are rt I up In arms over the extent oC of oJ tho abuses of ot their rights rights o |