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Show WOULD PROHIBIT USE OF TRADING STAMPS Sealers of Weights and Measures Assert As-sert Custom Is to Blame for Cheating In a conference between the seale s of we ghts nd measu es of the city and state 1 eld In the off ce of the state food fend da commissioner yea erdaj a determinat on as eac cd to secure if poss b e the pa sae of a aw by the com ng legislature des gl ed to el m ate e tradin0 stamp make short weight ng punlshab e bv erlm nal pena ty and g e lnspecto s more power Tho e present at the conference ere C E Co d e, sta e sea er of we ghts and measu es T L. Ir no ba t Lake C ty sea e and Parley Sa mon depu y state sea e Mr Cond e 1 o ds the tradln stamp re sponslb e for much short weighting It offers a temptation to the grocer he ma ntalns for th reason that un ess the customers are give short weig t the merchant must lose the el e of the t ad ng s amp from his profit. This ac ording to Mr Cond e, wo ks an espe c a hardsh p on t e sma 1 grocer Tha rlan ts to secu e the enact nent of a aw that w requ re a lcense of JlOuO fion the trading s a np companies. In tho hope that w be prohlb e as It a eajd to have proved I other states. |