Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1899 — HITS THE GLUCOSE TRUST. [ARTICLE]

HITS THE GLUCOSE TRUST.

Prof. Mas, Expert (hemist, Testifies for Industrial Commission. Testimony before the industrial commission at Washington alleges that at the time of its formation the glucose trust doubled the price of its product. The evidence to this effect was given by Prof. Ernest Mas, an expert chemist, who says he was discharged by the trust because he would not sign certificates saying the imitation food products of glucose were not injurious. Prof. Mas said the by-products of com flour are used for cheapening wheat flour, the starch is of the kind ordinarily sold on the market as corn starch, the corn oilMs used for making cod liver oil, mixing it with olive oil, and as a substitute for cotton seed oil. In further examination the professor stated that the similarity of linseed oil and corn oil is so close that a chemist cannot distinguish between them. There is a difference of 40 cents a gallon between the two in favor of linseed oil. The wholesale dealers, to a large extent, mix the two oils, selling the combination as pure linseed oil.