Uncle Sam and Columbia in search of pure food in their domain . 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-fo
Uncle Sam and Columbia in search of pure food in their domain . 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 .. merchant of to-day, be he engaged inlatever line he may. Deception.^/misrepresentation, and downright fraudconfront him on every side. But as we areipeak of the evils that are common to our branch of busi-Omgvof the most deceptive things of to-day is the present labelsystem. It is a gigantic fraud. Let us explain : A jobber, or even a A PLEA FOR WHOLESOME FOOD. IS retail merchant, can get an article labeled to suit his fancy or thedemand of his patrons. As a result you can buy any day in any cityin Illinois canned gl^ _ bearing showy la- y^^ bels. reading something like this: 1 Selected Sugar ^Jxu^r . Corn, •• Fancy Early c!\ l\ib ayW<cs 7\\C i&TeR. • -H-eTM^e^ h *._.
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