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passed, through some mistake tlie rumor went out that the affaire were 

 going wrong, and the word Avas telegraphed all over^the country, "Send 

 in postal cards.". This was done and after the law had been practically 

 passed Congress was flooded with postal cards and other communica- 

 tions and expressions from the dairymen of the United States. They 

 commenced it again this year when it was understood the oleomargarme 

 interests would ask for a modification of the bill passed. I speak of 

 these things to show you the power the farmers have when they unite 

 —when they act in mass. If the farmers of Indiana would send in these 

 cards by the thousands they would get any reasonable thing they want. 

 Of course if the legislators, on account of their position and knowledge 

 of affairs, think it is best to hold off a year, we must abide by what they 

 say, but they will do the best that can be done for us if we will send 

 in our cards and tell them just what we want. 



President Johnson: Perhaps enough has been said on this subject. 

 There was no second to the motion of the lady in regard to Dr. Hurty. 

 Do we care to hear him speak? 



(Motion carried.) 



Mr. Rowe: I wish to state that he is now. here, ready to speak to us 

 immediately. I think we ought to hear this man. 



Mr. Slater: We must hear Mr. Keiffer before noon, as he is obliged 

 to go away this afternoon, and we have brought him all the way from 

 Iowa to talk to us and we must hear him while he is here. 



President Johnson: I will give five minutes to Dr. Hurty. 



Dr. Hurty: I do not wish to take your time, but I presume you 

 would like to understand while we are on the question why the pure 

 food law of 1899 is not enforced. We have one of the best pure food 

 laws anywhere to be found in any of the States, yet it Is only laid 

 down upon the statute books and is not enforced, and they expect the 

 State board to enforce it. I take it that you are all interested in this 

 question. There are many impure foods on the market here, but we 

 can not enforce the law. Now, this tells the whole story. Every Legis- 

 lature has had that law up since 1899, and have been asked to enforce 

 it. There is much adulteration going on in Indianapolis, but we can 

 not go ahead and stop it. Of course under the present arrangement of 

 things it will go on unenforced for the next two years. The fact is 

 that from 40 to 50 per cent, of all the foods put on the market are 

 adulterated. The fruit jars that contain fruit are not what they purport 

 to be at all. They ship it in from Ohio here. They take glucose and 



