Show NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT A number ot of the laws Jaws passed at the thelast thelast last session ot of congress became effective Uve tive yesterday Among them are the pure food law the free alcohol law and th antipass section of the railroad law ProbablY the law which reaches the largest number ot of ln Individuals and Industries is the pure food law It makes compulsorY a radical change in inthe inthe the nature or of a great many food prod products products for in tors tate commerce Prom From whisky to catsup from ice cream to patent medicines a food must show on Its label what It really Is It If preservatives tives or adulterations or modifications are included they must be Indicated on the label It is alrea already y conceded that certain brands of jams preserves and canned goods which were rank adulterations and vicious compounds will be driven out of the market If whisky Is caned called rye It must be rye and pure rye at t that If It is blended the nature of 01 the contents must be shown on the wrap wrapper wrapper per Ice cream will have to show If it contains glue lue or gum or di diluted diluted milk candy containing glucose wIll show it and anything containing preservatives will have to advertise the quantity of it as wen well as its nature Now that it has come the benefits of the law Jaw ar are apparent though some of I the regulations prescribed by the do de department of agriculture seem unduly rigorous and difficult to enforce But it vIll be a satisfaction to know when one buys can candy IY that he is getting candy that the jam set before him is isn n not l a compound of glucose clover seed aniline dye and glue that his Whisky is what it purports to be and not a poi pol poisonous distillation of fusel oil cheap wine alcohol and cooking whisky that the vInegar Is not acetic acid and water with a touch ot of coloring matter and that Chat his meat has not been stored for months in what the manufacturers used to designate playfully as embalming fluid And the only man who w will suffer from f oni tlc th pew nw law Jaw is the tho one who has ni m dc in money ney by dishonesty by endangerIng endangering gerIng the life and health of the peo people plc and by cheating in every process of manufacture where he could do It ft without detection and prosecution The antipass law is another good measure probably as good for the rail railroads railroads roads as it Is for the public which has not been favored with free railroad transportation t on No Interstate tate passes can be lawfully any pur purpose purpose pose ex except ept railroad business or char charIty Ity limited to special subjects No p pub b lie lic officer can travel legally on a pass and no pass may be issued in lieu of a ticket purchased In the regular way I Under the ruling or of the interstate corn com commission no exchange of corn com or advertising or other sery servIce Ice can be made for tickets The re result suit sult is being watched with interest by railroad men and the public generally It will add acid enormously to railroad rove reve revenues flues and relieve the companies of im importunities from politicians and others who had to be placated It will place all travelers on the same basis which is as it should be beThe beThe The free alcohol law is expected to tomake tomake make available for fuel and industrial purposes the products of o corn beets and other material which can be con converted converted into alcohol Event Eventually It ought to cheapen the price of I alcohol and of gasoline since it s an admirable fuel for gas engines aad can b be used in the manufacture of var varnishes varnishes and other goods which have had to depe depend d hitherto on a limited supply of wood alcohol in the arts and on gasoline and lt kerosene rosene In power engines It is altogether likely Utah will reap I Ia a benefit from this law since alcohol I Ican can be manufactured here in quantity I for commercial usa and have the ad advantage advantage vantage of low freight rates For automobiles small power stations hoists and aU all the manifold uses ot of the gas engine such a product will be in great demand |