Uncle Sam and Columbia in search of pure food in their domain . od fishof one dealer at 6c perpound. while anothercharg-es you \2%z. One dealer sells akit of finest bloatermackerel at dealer inthe same townsells, to all ap-pearances, thesame packageand same fish —for $ Thepackages look alike, rthe fish are the same. What makes It Off**** t*. 7vw IW(A charge more than Vei^ **** 7Wac,u^ B? Take the fish out of the package and weigh them. You will findthe package from A contains 15 pounds net of fish, while that from Bhas but 12 pounds of fish, and a little more salt. Simple en
Uncle Sam and Columbia in search of pure food in their domain . od fishof one dealer at 6c perpound. while anothercharg-es you \2%z. One dealer sells akit of finest bloatermackerel at dealer inthe same townsells, to all ap-pearances, thesame packageand same fish —for $ Thepackages look alike, rthe fish are the same. What makes It Off**** t*. 7vw IW(A charge more than Vei^ **** 7Wac,u^ B? Take the fish out of the package and weigh them. You will findthe package from A contains 15 pounds net of fish, while that from Bhas but 12 pounds of fish, and a little more salt. Simple enough whenyou know how. isnt it ? And no law in Illinois to prevent it, as neitherpackage stated how many pounds it contained ! Take canned salmon. A good Columbia River salmon can not bebought for less than 85 to 95 cents per dozen by the merchant, forhalf-pound cans, and yet he can buy a pound can with a fine label for75 cents and you may purchase it anywhere at retail for 8 to 10 centsper can. The truth is, it is not salmon at all but a much cheaper Simplecnongb ip b ci iyon knowbo ip. a herringstail. 12 CHEAPNESS vs. PURITY. known as steelbacks, from the northwest. Sardines selling at for 10c, or even as low as 2 boxes for 5c, are nothing but the tailof a herring or a small, inferior fish. We are in favor of the enactment and enforcement of such laws aswill compel the packer and manufacturer to show on the package thequantity and quality of the goods contained in them. Then all dealerswill compete on the same basis, and it will be an honest basis. Now itis a free-for-all. go-as-you-please race and the consumer gets theworst of it. # GHAPTER Story the Label Tells. It is not only our purpose to show in their true light some of theevils as they exist in trade to-day. but also to show some of the diffi-culties /^\ the merchant has to contend with if he desires to conductest. legitimate business. We are not ft&htinff men.
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