80 ANNUAL. REPORT OP THE Off. Doc. 



meut of offenders may appear somewhat drastic, bonest manufac- 

 tm'crs and dealers in food and drink commodities have nothing to 

 fear. Dealers who have been flooding the markets with inferior and 

 adulterated goods will soon find that the publicity accorded to 

 prosecutions by the press and publications of the Dairy and Food 

 Division will destroy their objectionable and unlawful business. 

 Another gratifying fact consists in the knowledge that even those 

 articles which were formerly grossly adulterated are now sold by 

 the same firms in a pure or unadulterated state. Energetic action 

 at a critical time has produced a marked change for the better, and 

 the ofiflcials in authority will continue to perform their several duties 

 vigorouly, fearlessly and impartially, shielding no one, but simply 

 obeying the mandates of the law. 



DAIRY AND FOOD BULLETIN. 



Upon assuming charge of the duties incumbent upon the Dairy 

 and Food Commissioner, it was at once determined that a monthly 

 resume of the operations of this branch of the Department of Agri- 

 culture was exceedingly desirable. After consulting with my legal 

 advisors and having received your approval, a publication known 

 as the ^'Monthly Bulletin" was issued regularly. This publication 

 relates entirely to the operations of the Dairy and Food Divisio'R 

 of the Department of Agriculture. It is distributed to all who 

 apply for it that are interested in the work of enforcing the dairy 

 and food laws of this Commonwealth. Each number gives a brief 

 resume of the work accomplished by the Commissioner and his force 

 of assistants during the preceding month, and as it is distributed 

 gratuitously, and only upon applicatiO'U by those especially inter- 

 ested, it reaches the desired class of readers, and aids most effeetu- 

 ally in the educational work. B}^ authority of law, nearly twenty- 

 five thousand copies are distributed monthly. The bulk of this large 

 edition reaches grocers and general storekeepers, wiiile the miscel- 

 laneous list includes representative people of this and adjoining 

 states who are interested in the enforcement of the laws relating 

 to this Division. The numerous letters received by the Commis- 

 sioner show most conclusively that a strong public sentiment in 

 favor of pure and better articles of food and drink has been aroused. 

 Whether the comparatively small tradesmen who might possibly 

 complain because of the publicity given to suits brought against 

 them come under the ban, or whether a business produces millions 

 for the investor, the same publicity is accorded to all in the columns 

 of the "Monthly Bulletin." This medium of publicity has already 

 accomplished an almost incalculable amount of good, and assisted 

 very materially in successfully enforcing the various acts of As- 

 sembly placed under the administration of this Division. 



