Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-28 | Page 10 | Peddler Prosecuted for Short Measure

PEDDLER PROSECUTED FOR SHORT MEASURE Although one peddler has been arrested and convicted of using meaiiros not approved ap-proved by tho City Scai?r. the retmlt, It te thought by State officials, might be different were a case to be contested and appealed to'a higher court. In the meantime the peddlers are coming In with their measures and having them examined by Sealer of WeightB and Measures Meas-ures Rlchnrds. Thoge who come to see hime come voluntarily, and say they have no disposition to cheat their customers In any way. They say they buy their measure meas-ure ready made and take It for granted that they conform to the logal standards. One peddler said yesterday he couldn't understand why they should be proeccuted for using peck or other measures merely because they were not of the same shape as those in Mr. Richards's possesion, lie suggested that the store using the so-callen so-callen Illegal measures be prosecuted. He said that his measures, although not of the amo shape as the city's unofficial standards, were of the same cubical capacity. ca-pacity. He furthermore averred that he was willing and. In fact, would much rather sell vegetables and such product! by weight than by measure, notwithstanding notwithstand-ing that the customer would fare better and receive more valuo by doing so. Potatoes, Pota-toes, he said, at this time of tho year will not weigh more than fifty-five pounds to the bushel In any standard of measures, while In selling by weight he is compelled to give sixty pounds to the bushel at all seasons.