Deseret Evening News | 1910-08-20 | Page 7 | Denounces Department of Agricultural Officials

DENOUNCES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL OFFICIALS Aug that hn lie had hart been hampered hamper In every ever way PosSible In his hll efforts to tn uphold the laws lairs of his hI state against l the tho sale ale of food rood containing benzoate of soda and Inet announcing that Ihal ho hl hm would appeal al to President Taft Part Atty Gen ham of Indiana today to 11 denounced d tho the depart department ment of agriculture officiate offIcials The Tho scoring occurred In tho he hearing held here her In connection with the Ih case of or Williams mother Brothers aol and an others the hoard board of or health or of Indiana Dr Harvey Wiley lIe chief of the bureau of chemistry anti a II sworn enemy of benzoAte of at as ns a IS food C d tire the being under at nl atthe the th time The stole of Indiana which Is II fe k kIng Ing 1111 evidence in Its defense against the tho suit AUIt brought by b food manufacturers be tie because 10 cause Indiana prohibits prohibit tite th sale I of at foods containing benzoate of pod P soda a as nil a preservative ha has hall received a 1 raw deal dI from the department of o agriculture declared 1 I Intend to 10 malco a n a report of the matter to 10 Secy el Wilson of tho the depart department ment of or agriculture end nd to take tho the matter to President Taft himself When hl I applied to the th department of agriculture to 10 cm send Dr Wiley and his a assistants sl to Indiana to testify the Iho ther r request f was 1 refused Yet the th depart department department ment permitted and requested tho th members of the tho board and aM their assistants to tn testify In the ease case O M against Indiana The department d paid Aid If I J wanted anted the thA testimony of at Dr Wiley and his hla assist assistants tints ants I 1 would have to porno como here litre end and get I It When wa we caine here the department depart department ment with Sety fy hays Hay at nt Its IU head Informed u uc that we WA would have haveit to tl it get Iel a I court order tn in compel time the ex IX experts parts to 10 In till the court the de tie department i was represented nt by counsel to prevent our getting this testimony Hut But the court fOurt decided In our favor flor favorI florI I 1 have hae applied for tOme the original docu documents ments mente on file die In tho lImo department dealing with Ith the Investigation of benzoate of o soda poda anti and was isa told tol l that Ihal I 1 would have hlo to IC have n a court order for these too tan Later In it the day the documents de tie demanded by h Atty Bingham sere wern fur furnished furnished by b the this department of agriculture hire ture care