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Show EARNESTLY WORKING FOB PURI7T IN FOOD Convention of Commission-ers Commission-ers Well Attended and Men Are Enthusiastic. STRONG RESOLUTIONS All Manner of Subjects Con cernmg Sale and Service of 1 Foods Discussed. Resolutions indorsing the recent ac tion of tho food commissioners of Wash-ington, Wash-ington, Oregon and Idaho in asking their congressional representatives to secure an investigation by the United States department of justice of an alleged but-tcr but-tcr tru6t existing in the intormountain stutes, were passed at the mect-ing mect-ing of food and drug commission' crs of Idalio, Montana, Wyoming, Isc-vada Isc-vada and Utah hold yesterday in the oftices of tho Utah dairy and food bureau. Tlic resolution stated that it ivas the belief of tho assembled oflioiala that such action is warranted, and that they ml also call on their congressional delegations to aid in the investigation. I The food meeting was a special one called at the request of James .IT. Wal-liSj Wal-liSj state dairy, food and sanitary inspector in-spector of Idaho and president of the .National Association of State and Federal Fed-eral Food Officials, A similar meeting of the ofiieials of Washington, Oregon and Idaho was hold recently iu Spokane, Waeh., aud the principal object was to have the intermouutaiu oilieials take up the subjects discussed there. Mr. Wallis presided at the meeting and Maurice Grqshon, state dairy, food and oil commissioner com-missioner of Wyoming, acted as secretary, secre-tary, lleber 0. Smith, chief deputy of the Utah dairy and iood department, acted for this state in tho absence of Commissioner WilJnrd Hansen, who is now in Minnesota, I As to Dining Cars. Others preseut were Sanford D. Dins-more, Dins-more, state food and drug commissioner of Nevada; Dr. W. R. Coggswell, secretary secre-tary of the stato board of health of Montana; John P. "Riddcll, chief of the bureau of weights and measures of Montana; Mon-tana; John K. White, chief deputy food and dairv commissioner of Idatio; B. R. Harris, Idaho deputy food and drug inspector; in-spector; George faborton, Ogden food inspector; in-spector; T. L. Irvine, Salt Lake City sealer of weights and measures; C. L. Condic, Utah state scaler of weights and measures. The resolution asking for congressional congres-sional investigation of the alleged intormountain in-tormountain states butter trust came aft a discussion in regard to short-weight short-weight butter, which is one of the big rood problems, iu the opinion of these officials. Another resolution passed related re-lated to sleeping in dining cars. The commissioners vesolved that sinco the sanitary laws of all states prohibit persons per-sons sleeping in any bakesnop. kitchen, meat market or other places where food is served, thut the practico general on 1 he railroads, of allowing uegro porters, waiters" and cooks to use the dining cars for sleeping quarters is insanitary and a violation ot these laws. Many Subjects Covered. The sessions of tho comissioners began be-gan at 10 o'clock yesterday morning aud lasted until G "o'clock yesterday afternoon. Much of the iimc was do-voted do-voted to talking shop and exchanging ideas as to what is needed in tho lino of new food, dairy, drug and sanitary regulations, and how the present statutes can better be enforced. One of the interesting things brought out was the announcement by Commissioner Wallis of Idaho that he is preparing a law tp be prcsontcd to the next lda"ko state legislature, making it necessary for all professional cooks to puss an examination ex-amination given by the stale health and food department aud rcccivo a certificate cer-tificate before they can engage in their occupation. "Plumbers and other tradesmen are required to have documents to show that they can do their work properly, and T think that the men who prepare our inside rdumbiug should be competent," ".aid Wallis. "It is our plan to have i' cry prospective cook present a proper health certificate and then demonstrate Instability to cook steaks and bake pics before he can secure his license. " The suggestion was considered a good one bv tho other commissioners, aud it is probable that other states will follow fol-low suit on this question. Ifegulatioua regarding specific food, usually in the past adulterated or mis-brnnded. mis-brnnded. were adopted. These regulations regula-tions relate to vinegar, salad oils, olivo oils, extracts, imitation lard, catsup, tomato to-mato puree, saccharine, adulterated coffee, benzoatc of soda, refilling of catsnp bottles, sardines in oil, short-weight, short-weight, butter, bleached flour, bread and evaporated milk. |