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Title: Adulteration of food products ..
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Manufactures Mason, William E. (William Ernest), 1850-1921 United States. 56th Congress, 1st session, 1899-1900. Senate. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Food adulteration and inspection
Publisher: (Washington, Gov't print. off.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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holly in my favor and makes my product an open commodity to the public. I would like to send my representative to see you with samples of differentgrades, and send you a trial order from sample you may select. Butterine is rapidlypushing to the front and will soon be recognized as a necessity by all dealers;more desirable than butter. It does not have the off flavors, colors, and tasteswhich are so common an objection to butter. Moxleys butterine is the bestmade, and it has grown permanently in favor with the best and largest butterusers in the country. Please mail postal for an interview; or I would be pleased to have you call atthe factory and see me personally. Respectfully. W. J. Moxley. Dictated by W.J. M. Exhibit 5. Another letter on the letter head of William J. Moxley, as follows: Chicago, April 5,1899. notice to the trade. Inclosed find a color card, which is as near the color of our butterine as theprinters ink can represent. Our aim in sending you this card is to aid you in
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ADULTERATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS. 149 selecting- the proper color suitable to your trade. Mistakes are easily made, butsometimes hard to remedy. In nearlj every section of the country there is a difference in the color of butter,and even in certain seasons of the yeaithere is a change, as you will have noticed.In winter butter is of a lighter color than in summer; in many sections this is theresult of the difference in feed or pasture. We can give you just what you want at all seasons, if we know your require-ments. As an example, No. 1 has no coloring matter, No. 2 a little coloring, andso on to No. 8, which is the highest-colored goods we turn out. Preserve thiscard, order the color you want by number, and we will send you just what youwant. Yours, truly, W. J. MOXLEY. May 10, 18»9—10.45 a. m.The committee met pursuant to adjournment. STATEMENT OF ME. ALBERT HELLER. Albert Heller, being first duly sworn, testified as follows:Examination by the Chairman: Q. Please state your name andadulterationoffo00unit

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