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and are evidently attempting to live up to its requirements. 

 The list was corrected by the Secretary of the Association in 

 January, 1912. 



Copeland & Co., Bangor. jNIrrdock & Freeman Co., Portland. 



I. B. Burgoin, Fort Kent. ( lenwocd Spring Co., Augusta. 



C. E. Odiorne Bottling Co., Bangor Bottling Co., Bangor. 



Portland. Pine Spring Water Co., Brunswick. 



Leslie Curtis, Dexter. J. L. Spratt, Bangor. 



Milo Bottling Co., Milo. Vincent Bottling Co., Auburn, 



("eo. H. Tardif, Waterville. Ingalls Bros., Portland. 



Cideon Mahew, Waterville. M. Rudman, Waterville. 



C. E. Hevener, Rockland. Hartleb & Cheltra, Bath. 

 Mt. Kebo Spring Co., Bar Harbor. Wm. Palmer, Houlton. 

 John O'Reilly & Son, Skowhegan. W. A. Seekins, Pittsfield. 

 Bath Bottling Co., Bath. Belfast Candy Co., Belfast. 



D. Ziter & Bro., Caribou. Hanscom Bottling Co., Biddeford. 

 Rumford Bottling Co., Rumford. Dennis Bros., Cherryfield. 



The Use oe Misbranded Bottees. 



So far as the Maine Food Law is concerned bottles having 

 names blown in the glass that are not those of the bottler actu- 

 ally putting up the goods may be used if the names and other 

 distinguishing marks blown in the glass are fully covered by a 

 label stating the name and address of the bottler actually put- 

 ting out the goods. Since bottled beverages are frequently put 

 on ice or in ice water for cooling before they are sold by the 

 retailer, the labels must be so firmly attached that they will 

 stand this treatment. The excuse that a bottle was properly 

 labelled when it left the bottling works will not be accepted as 

 a reason for passing goods that are in mislabeled bottles. 



In this connection there is another important thing for the 

 bottler to notice. By a provision of law (Revised Statutes 

 Chapter 40, Sections 37-39) bottles and other containers with 

 the names of the owners upon them can be registered. There 

 is a punishment by fine or imprisonment or both for using 

 commercially in any way such registered containers, by any 

 person other than the one who has registered them. 



With the double danger of an attached label soaking oflF or 

 using unwittingly a registered bottle there would seem to be 

 only one safe course for the bottler of beverages. Use only 

 bottles bearing his own name or plain bottles. To do otherwise 

 is dangerous. 



