Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19
THE BUTTER AND CHEESE cen
YENrI0N.
Calls Upon Congress for Legislative
Aid.


The National Pfosuce Association
convened in Chicago ca Thursday
The committee on resolutions reported
the following;
wHEREAE The manufacture and fraudulent
sale OF imitation butter aud ch-ese is da ngerous
TO the health OF the CONSUMERS of cur country,
and
WHEREAS The dairy interests OF our country.
| representing many millions OF dollars, larger in
amount than the capital stock Of all the National
banks OF the United states contained. are being
seriously injured by the surrepttious sale of such
| fraudulent mutations; therefore be IL
Resolved, That it is the Of this convention
/ that every exsrton be made to induce the legis-
/ laturcs OF the various states TO pass stringent
/ laws with the appointment OF proper officers and
sufficient appropriations TO prevent the manufac-
ture OF any animal fat, or animal or vegetable oil,
4 not produced from unadulterated milk or cream
/ from the same; any article or product in imita-
/ ton or semblance OF natural butter ami cheese
produced from pure unadulterated milk or cream
/ OF the same; nor shall it be mixed. compounded
with, or added to milk, cream or butter any acids
or deleterous substances or Guy animal fat or an
/ imal or vegetable oil net produced from milk or
cream, with design or intent to render, make, or
produce any article or subst ance, or any human
| food Ia semoancs OF nataral butter or cheese,
nor keep or offer for sale any such substance.
ResolUed, That special committee OF three
/ from each state be appointed by ths chair, TO be
| known as State Legislative Com mittee, for
| he exclusive parpOse OF prometin and forward
| ing uniform legislation throughout the several
| states.
RESOLVED, That this association earnestly re-
quest that Congress shall enact such measures
as 1t may deem necessary TO suppress the fraud.
A motion was made that the report
be accepted, and
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr.. w. H. Hoard, OF Wisconsin,
offered the following as an additional
resolution:
RESOLVED, That this association respectfully
| memorabilia congress for the placing of a tax Of
Is cents pound on all limitations on the pure
| butter Of the country.
Mr.. Hiram Smith, Of Wisconsin,
moved to amend by making it 10 cents
instead of Is. Mr.. Hoard accepted the
amendment
A long and earnest discussion fol-
lowed between the aairymen and 9
few representatives or the butterine
interest who were present, the form ei
arguing in favor Of the tax and the
latter bitterly opposing it. The resol.
utions, however, were taken up seri
atm and adopted, including Mr..
Hoard's, and then passed the whole.
Mr.. Jonathan Bigelow, of Massachu
sets, moved TO reconsider the action
adopting Mr.. Hoard's resolution Col
Hatch, of Missouri, promtly moved
that Mr.. Bigelow's motion lay on the
table. Amid loud and leng~continued
cheering Colonel Hatch was sustain
ed by rousing mojority.
The Produce Exchange Of Des
Moines invited the convention to meet
in that city next year. The invitation
was received.
Mr.. w. d. Hoard, editor of the
Dairyman, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis, was
introduced and read paper, his sub
ject being THE Dairyman." The ad
dress set forth what the dairynan
ought TO be, p:cturing MIN as one OF
the
IzATIoN.
The Rev. w. G. Rice, dairy com
missioner of Minnesota, spoke on the
necessity Of cooperation between dairy
and creamery men.
Mr.. James Seymour, of New York,
representing the commission men.
said that many evils would be rem
edied if the farm discouraged, instead
of always Encouraging the specula'
tor.
Mr.. John S. Werman, of Philadel-
phla, o handler of butterine, said that
the convention was a one sided show
that shut out any expression OF opin-
Jon from other than dairy quarters
that the association was selfish. The
butterine men only wanted justice.
! He defied one OF ten commission men
10 appear before the convention as he
did. Mr.. Wermsn Was finally called
to time amid the cries of "order!" Re-
marks were also made by Mr.. Jonas
than Bigelow, of Massachusetts, and
Mr. S. @. Reed, of Pennsylvania.
The report of the Committee on
| Legislation next came up for discuss
ion and adoption. The report as final
| " adopted recommended that all
dairy States enact laws similar to each
other for mutual protection against
| fraud and deceit in the sale of cheese,
to the end that it be properly brand
ed; that Congress be requested to es>
| tablish standard of purity for milk.
and that the several states adopt that
standard; that tax be placed on all
importatioRs of eggs from Europe.
The report also recommended the en-
actment of law by all the States
that shall not prohibit the sale of any
kind of game until the LIST day Of
March of any year, provided the same
was taken or killed in the open or le-
gal season in any Of the States.
The question OF refrigeration and
transportations was next discussed.
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION,
together With lengthy preamble set.
ting forth the grievances Of shippers
of butter, cheese and eggs 10 New
York, was adopted:
Resolved. That this convention requests the
Classification Committee Of East-bouud Trunk
/ Lines TO so change their classification Of eggs
butter and dressed poultry, as TO make it read
carloads and less than carloads.
Nominations for officers of the
National Association being in order,
the following were unanimously
elected: President: Mr.. Washington
Windsor, New York; Secretary, Col.
/ r. NJ. Littler.