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Show WILL OBEY PURE FOOD LAWS , BUT DEMAND THAT THERE BE NO DISCRIMINATION. Utah Vinegar & Pickle Works to Continue Con-tinue Operations Utah Food Commission to Take Action. "The Utah Vinegar & Pickle works will continue operations," said Manager Man-ager Blchsel, today, "and we will comply com-ply in every way with tho rules and regulations laid down by the pure food laws. All that we desire and request ir, that other manufacturers are forced forc-ed to, do -the same. Discrimination in a maiier 01 11113 Kinu worns a ser ious hardship upon the individual who is discriminated against and is obviously ob-viously unfair." With the above explanation of the situation which has attracted considerable con-siderable attention from manufacturers manufactur-ers and dealers throughout the stato, the proprietor of the local vinegar and pickle plant signified his intention to respect the law and comply with the pure fool laws, whatever they may be. The whole matter of closing the local loc-al plant by the government officials seems to have originated over the us of acetic acid as a preservative of pickles and from which to manufacture manufac-ture Incgar. The state pure food commission did not bring about the incident nor 13 It responsible for the conditions alleged to exist at the Ogden Og-den factory. It is stated that acetic acid vinegar costs about three cents a gallon whi'e a grain fermented vinegar can be produced pro-duced for about fifteen cents a gallon. Pure cider vinegar co&ts about 60 cents a gallon. It is. therefore, readily read-ily seen that the manufacturer who I uses either the pure cider vinegar or even the grain fermented product can hardly compete with the man who obtains ob-tains his vinegar at a rate of three cents a gallon. It is stated that one barrel of acetic acid will make about eight barrels of vinegar or even more. If a semblance of cider origin is desired, de-sired, a small quantity of cider vinegar vine-gar Is added. If a little color is desired, de-sired, a small portion of brown sugar Is put in. Some manufacturers in the state are said to use the "tailings" or coarse brown molasses from tho sugar factories for vinegar manufacture. manufac-ture. There will be a regular monthly meeting of the state pure food commission com-mission Wednesday at which the matter mat-ter of the using of acetic acid will bo taken up and a decision reached as to whether lis use Is against the interests in-terests of health ami n conflict with, the pure food regulations. |