The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05
A Lengthy and Interesting Discussion
on Gold Storage"
The Subjects of 0leOmsrgarine Manufacture
Handled Without Gloves.
A Number Of Essays Read on Different Sub
observation-disclosures of1cers.

on Thursday.
The meeting was called to order with Vice
President Gooch in the chair.
4 letter was read by the Secretary, from
the Secretary of the Northwestern Dairy
mems Association, OF Illinois;
The Secretary read dispatch from Fran
els Z. Moulson, President of the Interns-
tional Dairy Association, regrettIng his
inability to attend the Convention.
The Secretary read tire following letter
from Lydia J. Caldwell, whom he spoke of
as a lady of wealth and enterprise, and who,
by her own exertions, had accomplished
wonders. She is the Secretary and Treas
urer of two corporations in Chicago, with
capital Of $20000o each.
CoIsael r. NJ. Litter:
DEAR SIR-Your letter inclOsing the card of
invitation 10 the National Butter ana Egg As
ISOLATION, rendered by the business nR en- of In
diSnapolis, reached me duly, and, while
thank you for year thoughtful consideration
OF my welfare and pleasure, L regret my ina
bility to be present, and more especially be-
cause am ut present more deeply Interested
in the subject Of the preservation Of eggs than
ever before, as the Enclosed card vii indicate.
please present my com pIiments to the MEM
soers OF the Association, with the assurance of
my interest In its continued success, and the
hope that another year may be able to par
ticlpate in tos annual convention, and II held
tertainment. Meantime believeme
Very sincerely
LYDEA j. CALDWELL.
The following letter was read from Jerome
Carly, solicitor for the Philadelp hia Produce
ExchaDge--on the legal aspects of the prose-
cution against the manufacture aud sale of
oleomargafine.
PHILADELPHIA, April "a, 1880.
To the President and Mems ers OF the National
Convention OF Dairy Interests, indianapolis
GENTLDKEN-At the request of the Commit
tee OF tss pnlaael pni Exena C1
margarine contrary 10 tDc pennsylvania stat
ute of 1878, which prohibits It's sale as butter,
in regard TO the legal status of the manuiac-
ture and sale of OleOmargsrine as butter, under
the hop that the Convention Will take Scch
action as The Importance of the subject de-
mands. In So doing G sire TO say that the
subject is not only of vsft importance to the
agricultural and dairy interests, but 10 the
community at large, whoare deeply interest ted
in the tuIl knowledge OF all the substances
which compose food ant drink do not In
tend to discuss the merits OF Oleomargarine
and sEltter. or the mooted question as to
whether oleomargarinS per Sc, used butter,
is or is not Injurious to the human system
that 0leomargarine butter made from the oil
of fac.a dead animals Is u, OF the butter which
is made from the milk and cream ofthe living
COW, end known TO the community under the
namelof butter, no sane baan viii undertake
to dispute; that the manufacturers OF oleomar-
arine have been ab Ga produce and sell 50, Geo.
coo ponds per annum Under the name and
States should be Frustrated and undersold
by an artite al pro1ust, or the community de
ceivec. Nor l. there any valid reason why
the dairy interests snoulG cry out against oleo
margarine, If sold AZ oleomargarine, IL the
people choose t. prefer II at the same or sewer
price than the legitimate product Of the dairy.
ThatsVhich the con- immunity at large and The
dairy inteTe Is have right to protest against
is the advantages wbI-.n accrue to the oeC.
MARI 3rine mandtac !nrers by the deception OF
the reiau sellers upon the consumer in the sale
of al gVf a u
under the name of butter, and sold fer the
same, price as butter, 10 the great damage OF
the legitimate dairy interests, who have de-
voted years of capital and sbOr TO the pro-
duct on OF the DatU raj product known az bu =
ter, which entities them by right OF pre- scrip
ton to the exclusive use ~ the name OF butter
applied solely IL the product made from tue
milk nd cream OF the COW; Even c2ncedhng
that,Cle OmaTgarlne j. q better and more whole
some and more nutritious article OF food ina
butter, which Can hardly be supposed from the
known chemical and microscopic demonstfa
lions, which, wnen = nD1par5d, show That abe
best0 aomargarine leven according To ErO-
lessor Mott's analysis, who acted in the inter
ests of a New YORK man ufacturing company
vegetable oils In the ratio of 80 in oleOmarga-
rine and 10 in butter.
in theibill n DIV before Congress to prevent the
adulte ration of TODD and drink. on the eaHS
of the right OF Congress to leglslats on Inter
of ad1lI terateI aTtie Is OF human food and
drink, because the ADULT ration of these artt-
cleS strike the life and VICaiS OF the Matte N.
Exactly why the oleomargsrine manutactGr-
ers and dealers shous1 be opposed TO the ia
tional siulteTa,ion act becoming law, am
entirely at a loss To conceive, because GO
does not comprehend them or their
product by name; IL simply requires tkat
all articles of human feod aud dE-Dk which ace
aduIteratsd or conEp posed of different sub
stancesG furious 10 health or poisonous 10 II fer
or mixed with any Substance u a less CON
mercial value or which may be injurious Go
the beelth OF the consumer, that such
authorizations when exported from one State
into aod.her should ~ distinctly labelled,
with a statement of eacl-substsncs used i'm the
mixture or sdulterstiOD, and the percentage OF
each-is other words, tnat eack artfc OF
human food or drink in the ma King of which
artificial m cans are mplOyed, shoEld be sold
on its merits, so t. at the consumerGnay know
exactly what he eats and drinks. Their oppO-
sition can enly De explain ed on the basis that
they know TOO welt that the comma lity may
eventually awake to the Eact that 100 much
taIlow anu EteartDe when consumed as butter
are pr judicial to health.
This whole subjt ct OF adClteration OF food
Including OleomaTgarine, is well defined In
Europe, and controlled by Laws imposing nOes
roenaities ant i'm nrisonmeus and IL behoovs
Inc people cd efe Unried states TO awake To The
Importance on the subject aDc demand OF their
representative q both congress ana Inc state ,
and freely caEgassed and acted upon at as
early a day az tscob sIstentswIrk the extgencies
OfDublic business. have been In WASHING
ton several time Z, and after fSu and free in
tepChsnge OF views with Hon. Morgan X
fpT <iie bill. he assures me that the bill sd all
have futl CO.'S deration. and ne hopes TO he.ve
an evening fixed for its consiGeration at 02e
prese1t session ofCOngress.
trxst that some action may he taken bg
the Cow. ntion In the expression of an opin.
ion. or selection OF Committee which viii
have ifx due weight in bringing thts subject ia
some defi mite conc ustOn.
shou be gIad 60 correspond with the
Representatives OF the Convention, or
Of any organization, whose inter
ests and aims are identical with
the Philadelphia Produce Exchange,
80 far as regards the legal status OF he ques-
ton, whether as presented In Congress. In me
Courts, or ta the State Legislatures. With
great respect am yours truly,
JEROME CARRY,
solfcitor for the Phiadelphia Produce Ex
change, 22l South Sixth street, Philadelphia
COLD STORAGE.
Remarks were callei for. upon the effects
OF cold storage:
nr. Beiknap, OF BoJton-f have had some
experience In cold storage, having had a re-
frigerefor under my charge for some Ave years
and have found that butter bears q tenn perature
Of ls' 70 So, and II the temperature ~ kept