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Show 1G0LIT1 5 II PERMITTED 4 Meat Products Must be Truth- I fully Labeled or They Can not be Shipped. Secretary Wilson Tells Packers What M. ' They Must De Prepared to Do on "' October 1st In Order to 8end J5! Goods Through Channels , of Interstate Com. '' morce. a i , Washington. Secretary Wilson $ ' surcil tho representatives of the meat l pncklnjj Interests of tho country with C whom ho continued hla confcrcnco on , Friday thaC ho had no authority to J extend beyond tho 1st of October M next tho plating of labels on canned ' . or other meats products. IIo told tho ' , packers tlntly that thoy must bo prc- E pared on that date properly to label y their goods or thoy would not bo permitted per-mitted to Bond them through tho cuan- r, nols of Interstate commerce Tho question was ralBcd as to tho 4 status of tho goods now on tho sholvcs of tho wholosalo and retail merchants i N of tho country. Tho secretary Bald ' it was manifestly Impossible for tho government to Inspect (horn. Tho ?' owners or holders of tho goods, ho P suggested, would havo to tako their j chances on selling them. Ono thing S was certain: They could not bo shipped from ono stato to another. tr ! |