The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-17

but on Saturday they were directed to 90 TO the
retail stores and ordcre given tuat nothing less
than n tib should 20 from The fnapuiactory.
The writer was shown several hundred tubs
Of olcomargnrinc that mad been spoiled by mix
ing with IT dairy butter. The mixing was an
experiment recommended by some, American
savant. II proved an eutirc failure. Tor the but
t'r Is strong and rancid.
Much of tho oil II nieumnrgarine is exported.
and turned into buttur in foreign countries.
The writnr was shown contract with parties
In Franco. by the terms VI when tho coinplny
agreed "a supply l{37l;0oo pounds 81 oi within
inGrrni Briinin thgy sent over 6.3Ij!Nu pounds
within 100 days. The exported oil IL drawn
from the great tank beneath the omen iron
prrss"-. II /. iuuucllcd into frr-hly --call"d
hnrr"ls painted blue, and viii keep ia any cii-
mnir.
~. nm act Of the Legislature. not a pound
Of ol"omarIarinr can he lawfully sold with
out label or stamp IT must aplcur upon
or picr" ~ pnI'r covering the Init must hr
marked. Tho u"n,ily j. 400 fine. Tho act wns
H. ,,r,,i,,i,, 81 Ioir,m,,, ',d,.r ,,,i lav
DETECTIVES employed ny wholesale dealers in
butter AMI cheese hang nhout the doors IL the
oleomurgarine stores. and 1t is sHid mako un-
lawful arrests an do what they can to break IN
the business. Mr.. Armstrong. proprietor Of
n new store on the enst side. was arrested on
Erilny lp.t The detectives cInimld that the -
sue p,per covering pound Of the butter sold
to a customer WINS not l"gibly marked. II had
been stamped. ~ usual. ut TIA" comranys head
QunrtriS. But this Wi.S not ali. Mr Arm
strong'~ store WIS literally buried in ol"Cnnr.
gurln' signs. ana no one 'oulu MY u pound on
the butter without knowing exactly what he
was grt;inL. w officer % the company says
that when III. hil was brought hriVrrt ~" I'gl--
laturc. he WIS apUrpurhrd hv a prominent poll
tirIan und told that If b. would put ny sJ.OuO 1t
should Dee defeated. lie declined. Thr raj"
was lowered untii it reached sl2Oo. but the re-
This year the campaign opened carly. The
Butt r. AMI Ch"csr Exchange held meeting nj
3ug Greenwich street on Jan. II. ana bitter
speeches vera made against the new Industry.
/; was repeatedly STATED that M butter Wa not
sold arcoriin. To- law. and that II was ldiiurd
oir Tor ordinary butter The meeting IA I'D y
secret fund amounting 10 5000. ana prepared
Tor an active assault These proceedings were
reported III the newspapers. ana gentleman
named H. President VINO was ~ thnt tim" iurty
niii-s irom tn" city. Op the following morning
the uuuuiL -turrrs of the urw butter print 'd 70
for every pound Of their butter shown to have
br"n sold without label
Seven dny- Uitcr the 5000 secret fund had
been raised ~ the Butter and Cheese Exchange
Senator Frci.sine introduced 4 bill into tae
Legislature directing the Bnrl oi Health to
give an opinion Us t. whether the new huticr
H. a good and Wholesome articl" oi loot. III
they 4, eide il is not. ihey are asked what irgs-
latiun is required 10 prevent It's Manufacture
ami sale II y l. "a Wholesome article of food.
they are asked what additional legislation IL
necessary 20 prevent II" imposition npOn the
public as the urudu t ot III" duiry.. The COM
Chandler. AMI Janrwuy. have already VISITED
The manuiacfory and are thoroughly invests
gazing Me subject. Whatever may hl their re-
port. the people have right L. demand that 1t
The Nrst retail store ior tho sale " rhe now
butter was opened AZ C23 Eighth avenue. On
Dec. -. 1t was sold at from 20 H. - cents per
pound. under the name 81 ol 'onlar-ar.nr. with
lnrs" illuminated signs outside ami inside.
The following TRANSCRIPT. for orders from TINT
store are taken from the BOOKS of the company: