The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-01

e,hIpg About Their Aduiteratlou
New York Mail,


ID New York Mail.
assembly committee on public health,
the Butter and Cheese Exchange, TO
u the investigation into the subject Of
h. uTaeture snd sale of eeomargsrins.
and lard.eheese, begun by them at
n last month, The first wiIl~s exam,
he Mr.. Fulton, the second Gsrge 0.
4, and the mex, Mr.. Jetireys. ~ three
men were wholesale butter and Seese
ants of this city and members o.the
nge. The testimony of the witneses
WIS 20 tho effect that there AS
adulteralion ia the msnufactee
cheese. The counterfeit ara
was made, not only from
margarine, but also from lard and
has oils. At present the manufacture Of
hdulteraied article is hardly exIendve
rh to affect trade. The low piiceof
ppuine article hap done much to reiat
Z development and sale Of the adulterste
b. They thought the matter seriou
ID, however, to require legislallon' SnC
"a that merely branding tina goods Woult
reach the root of the evil, ms dealers al
10 remove the distinguishing bandage
4 labels after they have purchased to-
nnterteit article aud retail 1t ai genuine
cose.
a order to protect trade some Legislation
Va general character that would reach tn
kiness ia all of its ramiiications should b
Ede. mad the interests of the dairy deman
a the legislation shall not be conhned {
= state alone. The adulterated article the
nsidered unwholesome, as deodorlzed snl
Il fat entered into its composition; and
lvery prevalent disease among hogs
nof1Is, there ia no reason why 1T shonld n,
10 consumers Of tho Dogl
dclc.
The best quality of lard cheese will reta
\ Several cents more per pound Than SKI
leese. The production of the adullora''
tjcle is rapidly increasing in the west, OF
lihe witnesses stated, and said in eoncluslt
~ he considered that the influence NJ
Dwer OF New York could check the tratli
nroper measures were adopted. Mr. Lin
.used some amusement by seriously FIJI
e6tnv that the manufacturers OF Dog
heese be compelled to make It green
blor. instead OF the same nue. as the genui
rficle. and said that il it preserved d
1erits its color would not affect its sale,
1nsumer5 would recognize whatever mer
might have. :,
When the committee WAS called to orc
~ recess, James NJ. Benham, a prodt
admission merchant, was placed upon
nd His operations are confined 10 no
Me. He had been in the butter and che
|SSiness about twenty-five years. The ind
X has increased both in quantity and qu
within he past few years He only
rsay knowledge that lsrd-cheese was
market, he testified, but subsequer
hi,ted that no had received consignm
I'm article from st. Lawrence county.
an Improvement on skim cheese, and
a regarded its manufacture as an exp
I'm. He sold a quantity of tho article a
1ireceived it 1T 10 and 10 IL cents for
First quality cheese YVES then w
a 9 cents, anl "full skim" cheese brou
g1nd S cents. The best American chez!
'1Iorth less 10 Euglsud than the finest Eog
6Neese. He thought it would not DO dc
y1ontal to the cheese interest 10 have the
iious article on the market, and selling
renuine cheese, If it sold on its merits, an
Snot easy for the general dealer to DC
IN ciirs ence. While prejudice ext
1lsinst the counterfeit article it might p
4 dep,ess the market for American Oh
II Europe.