Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-09
DAIRY INTERESTS.

The National Convention COnYenes at
Cedar Rapids, lowa--Gov. Gear and
Other Prominent Men Make Appro-
pirate Speeches.
The National Butter, Cheese and Egg
Association held It's first meeting At
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nov. -, with six
hundred delegates III attendance repre-
senting twenty-five states.
After an address of welcome by the
president of the board of trade, f. h.
Upton, Mayor Smith and Gov Gear,
the president of the association, Hon
Austin helknap, of Boston, delivered
the annual address to an audience of
nearly two thousand. After detailing
the object OF the convention he entered
into and fully discussed questions of
national importance, among other
things saying 1t was Within the remenl-
brance of some of the delegates when
Chautauoua county, New York, fur
nlShed the seahoard markets with west
ern butter, and later on, Ohio butter
appeared in the market, and for time
the Ohio Reserve furnished the best
quality of western butter 1t was lit
tie light colored. light salted, aud
not Very close made, but on the whole
il filled, i'll a general way, the place in
the market now occupied by our pres
ent western dairy packed butter AT
that time the people in the newly set
tied p rtion of the state packed their
butter in secondhand salt barrels, con
tanning from 225 pounds each to 240
pounds. In packing this butter an uu-
successful attempt was made to pack
with refer nee 10 color, saltuess and
quality, but it was generally left TO in
competent hands, and the work w,ts SO
lmperfectlv done as TO be of little ad-
Vantage To either seller or buyer. llli-
nois soon followed Ohio. In the latter
state the improvement was more rapid
than IN the former, for the art of man
nlacturing had become better and more
generally understood. Following in
quick succession came Wisconsin and
Iowa. The latter state has increased
the quantity and improved the quality
of her products more rapidly than any
of the states previously named. She
Is taking front rank in the mark cts OF
the seaboard, especially i'll the Boston
market, which is cla>sed among the
markets OF this country as one of the
most critical. The discoveries OF the
present age have wrought radical
| changes III the manner of transacting
business III the tastes and habits Of our
countrymen. The mode of handling
eggs has so changed within short
time that the seller at first hands, in
stead of having to accept five, eight
and ten cents per dozen during the
summer months, now receives twelve,
| fourteen and sixteen, and at the last
named prices the dealers profit on the
business Is as good as it was on the
business transacted at the former low
prices. 1t is said that by the system of
| cold storage now in use eggs gathered in
good condition may be had until Janua-
ry of the year following. In these pro-
life times discoveries are often made
that are benefit to mankind in
general There are others of doubtful
utility, and of such we may name oleo-
margarine, hut'erine, and lard cheese.
/ The two last are far from being Il sue
cess, and it is doubtful if they can ever
be made such. The former seems to
be making its way into society III spite
of all opposition. Counterfelts are al
ways the most dangerous when they
most resemble the genuine article. Of
which they are the imitation. When
you are made aware of the TACT that the
base of the best quality of the COM
pound known as ole margarine is
choice Iowa butter, you will not be so
much surprised to learn that j: is sold
Tor genuine butter to those who are not
critical judges. Consumers are not rs
sensitive about buying adulterated artl
cles of food as they would he if they
had not been long accustomed To buy
them, knowing them to be such. Coffee
is mixed with field peas, and good tea
Is SO mixed as to make quality of tea
salable at price the purchaser Is will
ing to pay. Cream of tartar Is adulter-
ated with one, two and three fOurths
magnesia. Horse radish is largely
English turnips favored with the rad
ish, and so on with all kinds Of spices.
These adulterations are made to enrich
the seller and to bring down the price
TO better meet the views Of the pur-
chasers. To get a pure article special
orders must be given. He believed it
advisable for manufacturers in each
state to agree upon trademark which
may be put upon packages containing
pure butter and full cream cheese, %
that those who want pur. goods can
get them: and the same would apply
to all dealers.
Gov. Gear and wife, Hon. James +.
Wilson and many other nolables were
present \ large number of delegates
and visitors arrived on the evening
trains. There were one Thousand del
egates present. The entries were un-
precedented Some classes have near
ly So 900 worth of butter i'll them.
Committees are now working ON ex-
hibits and great interest ceniers on
prizes as to which state shall prove the
winner.
Two thousand people, composing The
richest and finest audience Of Ameri-
cans, representing great industry
ever assembled in Iowa, were present
at the reception tonight. Responses
were by Gov. Gear, President Simpson
Of the Boston produce exchange; g ii
w. Wagner, of Chicagp; Secretary Lit
tier, OF Iowa; l. B Hibbard, of Yer
mont; w III. Horde, of Washington
ID. c.: James N. Gilbr ugh, OF Phila
delphia.
The reception given by the citizen
of Cedar Ripids tn the delegates of th'
National Butter, Cheese and Egg con
v. ntion was a very enjoyable affair. anc
continued until nearly u O'c'ock.
} con-isted in toasts and responses, music
} and Rotations.
! TIE next topic was the "Americai
! Dairy wr. Smith, of New York, CAV
brief history Of the dairy business il
the country.
The second day Of the convention
} was opened by discussion Of "Oleo
margarine and other fraudulent com
pounds in adulteration Of dairy pro
ducts.
In the discussion Of creameries il
! general tn weight of opinion seemec
to be in fa.or of creameries suffi
9 ciently large to take a gathering of tel
= miles.