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(2) One hundred dollars for each county; and the next thought that 

 comes to us is, ''What will be the result from the investment of the one 

 hundred dollars?" Our neighbor, Mr. A., is a cattle feeder. He will 

 probably use 500 or 600 tons of some feeding product, say cotton seed meal. 

 This substance varies from 23 to 50 per cent of protein, but for our purpose 

 say 32 to 40 per cent. The feeder purchases the meal for the protein and 

 fat, but the protein is the most important Five hundred tons of 32 percent 

 meal contains 160 tons of protein, while 400 tons of 40 per cent protein will 

 contain the same amount. The dealer or manufacturer has different grades 

 of meal. Will he send the 40 per cent meal to Iowa or will he send it to the 

 eastern states, where food inspection is required and the analysis published? 

 The chances are that the Iowa feeder will get the 32 per cent while his 

 eastern brother will get the 40 per cent. The eastern man pays freight on 

 400 tons while the Iowa man pays freight on 500 tons for the same amount of 

 protein. The freight on 100 tons of the meal alone at $3 per ton is $300. 

 It would be a paying investment for the feeder to donate the $100, as he 

 would save $200, in addition to the original cost of the meal. 



(3) The average family will use in one year at least two pounds of cream 

 of tartar or its equivalent as baking powder. Cream of tartar sells for 60 

 cents per pound, but say'30 cents, for our purpose. If a town contains 500 

 families, it means that they will purchase 1,000 pounds of cream of tartar 

 in the year. Cream of tartar is adulterated with gypsum, starch, etc., in 

 some cases to the extent of 90 per cent, but say 50 per cent; 1,000 pounds of 

 50 per cent cream of tartar (?) at 30 cents is $150. This sum is paid for the 

 materials of no value whatever as food. It would be a paying investment 

 for the town to donate the $100 as its part of the appropriation. 



From the two examples given the question is only "How many thousand 

 per cent will the investment of $10,000 return for the people of the state?" 

 A return of 6 per cent is considered good, but what of 1000 per cent return 

 and the original investment?" 



(4) It is said that our people like to be cheated and humbugged, but is 

 this true, or can it be said to be due to ignorance? Is it not true that the 

 state does not furnish its citizens information on the subject of foods? 

 There is no desire to prosecute the dealer, but the purchaser should have 

 some means of knowing what he is purchasing and some protection, in 

 order that the guarantee given by the dealer or manufacturer may be of 

 value . 



(5) The results of a food law are largely educational. It tells the family 

 regarding the food it uses, the grocer regarding the foods he is selling, the 

 feeder and stockman regarding the feeding materials he is feeding his 

 animals. 



The question is, "Can $109 for each county be better invested for the 

 benefit of the citizens of the state than in a pure food law?" 



Respectfully suggested 



Chairman Committee on Pure Food Law, 



Iowa Academy of Sciences. 



It appears very unfortunate that our people are not interested in the pure 

 ood question sufficiently to have their representatives provide a pure food 

 law for their protection. 



