REPORT OF BUREAU OF INSPECTION. I/j 



culture with other provisions of the pure food law ; in this 

 way the responsibility was charged to the Bureau of Inspec- 

 tion. 



This statute — the newest of any phase of the pure food law 

 — occupied much of the inspectors' attention for the first six 

 months of the year. Inspectors, in connection with the other 

 duties of their inspection work, noted the markings of pack- 

 ages andi the findings have been most interesting. 



The correspondence relative to the marking of butter has 

 necessarily been very large, but the law has been almost univer- 

 sally complied with. In some instances the manufacturers of 

 butter have included their name and address together with the 

 required net weight which, while not necessary, is an action 

 that is very commendable. Some little difficulty has been ex- 

 perienced in requiring the bakers to mark bread which is 

 wrapped, but generally speaking the bakers within the state 

 have apparently taken pains to meet the requirements of the 

 law. 



Occasionally canned goods and extracts have been noted 

 which were on hand previous to the enactment of the law or, 

 through an oversight on the part of an employee, were put on 

 the market in a misbranded condition, but generally our experi- 

 ence in the enforcement of this statute has been pleasant and 

 the results most gratifying. 



Correspondence. 



Correspondence of an educational nature has necessarily been 

 large. Numerous technical violations have been reported by 

 the inspectors but seemingly not serious enough to warrant 

 prosecution ; in these cases, warning letters have been written 

 and with the accomplishment of apparently the same results 

 as with the more laborious method of court proceedings as a 

 remedy. 



The correspondence occasioned by the registrations has been 

 heavy. In many instances labels have been presented by manu- 

 facturers to be passed upon; these inquiries have always been 

 given our prompt attention and in every way possible the manu- 

 facturers have been assisted wherever they seemed to deserve it. 



Very few violations have been reported by individuals, most 

 of the reported infractions coming from someone connected 



