Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1891 — AN IMPORTANT BILL. [ARTICLE]

AN IMPORTANT BILL.

The Royal Baking Powder Condemned in the New York Legislature. New York Press. Last Monday Mr. Kelly introduced the following bill in the assembly. A careful reading of it will show that it is a very important one. An Act to prevent the use of poisonous and injurious ingredients in baking powders: Whereas, Baking Powders manufactured in this State, known as the “ROYAL” alum and other Baking Powders are advertised for sale as absolutely pure; and, Whereas, Official examination shows them to contain ammonia and other injurious ingredients; therefore The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section!.—Every can or package of baking powder containing Ammonia offered for sale in this State shall have a conspicuous label thereon with the words “Contains Ammonia” printed thereon in plain type, not smaller than great primer, and any person who shall sell, or have or offer for sale, any such can or package of baking piwder without such label thereon, shall ba guilty of misdemeanor. Section 2.—This act shall take effect July 1, 1891.

Since it has been proven by thenew survey of our northern boundry that the Yukon gold fields, which were formerly believed to be in Alaska, are on the Canada side of the line, the British flag floats over them unchallenged. The American minert who had gone to the fields, do nos like it, and they do not like the Canadain mining laws, or Canadian taxation, or Canadian officials. The dedevelopement of the region will be less rapid than it would be if it were (under the American flag,—N. Y.. 9u n.