Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1890 — PURE FOOD BILL FAVORED. [ARTICLE]

PURE FOOD BILL FAVORED.

n inois Farmers Want the r.x’.dook Mea*ure Passed—Condemn the Conger Bill. The following resolutions wero adopted by the State Association of the F. M. B of Illinois, by a very larga_jote, at Spring field, Wednesday; “Whereas, Tnere has been •introduced in the Senate of the United States a bill known as the Paddock pure soc-d bill, which bill was referred.tn the agricultural committee of the Senate, and reported favorably Horn chairman of said committee; nnd, ■ ‘‘Whereas, Under the procsion of said bill all drugs and feed products are required to be properly branded when offeree for sale, and all adulteraticns prohibi t under heavy penalties, thus preventim. fraud and enhancing the value of all farm products: therefore b& it '•Resolved, That we favor the passage of the said Paddock bill, but oppose any measp ure of taxation such as the Conger compound lard bill, which is class legislation, taking the industry for the benefit of anotb»r.’’ “Resolved, That a memorial to Congresbe prepared setting forth our ifriews, and that as delegates we affix our.signatures ti the same. ” A petition favoring tho Paddock bill anr condemning the Censer lard bill as ameas ure of fraud for the benefit of the Big Fou packers and other monopolists was signed e a large number of the delegate*. 'I