| Show ANI NI SHODDY Y t The National Live Lire Stock Stack association I t by a 1 committee appointed for the tho pur purpose pose p w st has framed a n bill to be Introduced i j at nt the coming session of Congress It tu provide for federal of or woolen I Goods g C ds and shoddy and to prevent Im tin Imposition position 1 by b the enforced labelling of ot oti i such Hl h by tag ta show t trig Ing the presence ence of other than luau i wool In their manufacture The News Ne s sj j I has published the gist of ot the measure but there Is l one section of o the bill hili which h hI 1 I calls for tor some remarks It Is Ia as ns follows i That for Or the purposes Of lit this net tha word shoddy b understood to menn mean i alt all fabrics made wholly or partially initially of waste waMe hair mungo wool extract waste wants rage rog and Ind all nil fabrics fabric In which j wool nOl OI In any is 18 usel In con COI COIn motion n with any nn of or fiber unMeT I I laM or fabrics and nit nil articles In which cotton linen hair nr ot o other rl of substances are aro used urro In connection with Wo l or woolen fibers ID In tho the turc ture of or any Sn In cloth fabric or Of any nu other article nil all other OthOr goods or fabrics Into the of which I i wool 1001 ool enters enter which are aN not of ef new M MI i or shee a wool 1001 tn h hulln I than of wook n or ar nr 1 when hell i eo so made or Intended to lit ut br sold or offered for tor sale nalo Ilo a IS Woolen goods or f The Tho T in term shoddy boM at au A u used od In lit th thi i i bill In III ti by U th the fort eel It Is III Incorrect t and I n nI I 1 before bet rc the tho word shoddy sed Into Info rn wr manufactured tu 1 composed partly of nt wool and anil party partly of cotten linen 01 O otter fi II fibers bers They hoy ore fire to so o wo jn olny The 1111 Theare i are tire not In th Lb Ule nature cf If shoddy If but butare ire are made mado and sold gold and worn with Ui the I f full pr that they ticy U arc irr ra n nt nl t J They The are Ife I 1 artie of ot trade trado ant anti nd Th public Is t not d td by them th m t when Man th y are arc tely t I f us its goods good Shoddy tt l n a fabric nuuk up tip from rr waste wast f relt 1 and r to tt properly rl oven wy n Roods It H kc fa It IB Is a n aLa La c of ot a The Wf la IIi Hr to one Mire of ot the tUe fa ra p bt b shaken oC of t r In the tho bin bill under eon on dl but not Mt to 10 others To ro put iu the libil or 0 tag on D wool woolen on cloth made of ot a n nI 1 I tn of o 1 n linen or h lr bj t nd nil Im r and f the none a I as to pata tIlt off orr I as 1 n In war way Lin Un sev la noi nt t ill ol of ot cowic but mit butH Hta It tt Ia not tOJ Otlie staple le at composed partly of or wool are aro I 4 4 1 1 t d ml for tor t they th y are nr anil n a lr tl can cnn cannot not nut ho bo truthfully dusted as 19 sho 1 The Intent of f tho the measure Is l t two twofold twofold fold tho the and extension and amI profit of tho and rl und fluId the pro protection ro of tho the public from front Imposition Tho 1110 motive l otlO Is good undoubtedly but tho the whole holo bill Is weakened and ami Its Itu pur purpose purPOse pose poso Injured by the tho Improper to III tho the word shoddy shoUdy 1 liver reference to It 11 Is Ie ua an denned In iii tItle this act net Tho Thu proper meaning Is thus tItus per vented and should not bo be applied to tho the of this Intended legislation The association Invites In regard to 10 tho 1110 bill before It Is in pro pre presented to Congress s News offers errors these criticisms tho the sug suc suggestion that t the thc measure be modified throughout so IO us ns to designate shod ahod shoddy dy properly and to require fabrics fabrIc not composed entirely of wool to bo lie b labeled of or tagged with a truthful of or their contents Such a n measure would be bo much more likely to pass than titan the hilt bill LUlin in Its Ito present form torm As It now n w It Would be ho in our opinion violently nail reasonably fought by byboth byboth byboth both manufacturer and lle lors In ar or articles u tides of ot mixed null and by who understand the tha meaning of words and tho the nature re of at fabrics |
