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Dishonesty in Weights and Measures

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Dec 17, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 49.

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Dishonesty in Weights and Measures

There has been a recent crusade in Pittsburg against short weights, and it is said that the result of it will save the consumers of that city $1,575,000 a year. To illustrate, a city official declares that out of 800 hucksters in the greater city, 40 per cent were using a fake peck in selling potatoes, painted and made similar to the standard peck, but containing 76 cubic inches less. 9,657 crooked scales were confiscated. These are samples of the prevalent dishonesty.