Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-24
MINNESOTA NEWS CONDENSED.
BOGUS BUTTER.
Actions Of Minnesota Legislature On the
p aubieot-Work Of the Commissioners.

~, BOGUS BUTTER, III
Actions Of Minnesota Legislature On the
T. subjeot-Work Of the Commissioned.
G5v. Hubbard appointed W. C., Rice Of
ed II. G, Howard Of Lake Crystal Ian ardent
champion OF the law before the late legislature
AS his assistant. Mr.. Rice is secretary of the
Minnesota Butter and Cheese association, and
assistant secretary of the state dairy ex-
hibit at New Orleans. The commissioner
has an office in the the third story of the
capitol The commissioner, Mr.. Rice will
sioner, Mr.. Howard and the secretary hav-
ing charge of tie Office at the capitol. The
commissioner or assistant will visit every
large dairy market and mandatory in the
state and every section interested in dairy
ing, two or three times q year, or oftener if
necessary, and make a thorough investiga-
ton of butter and milk. If any quantity of
either appears at all impure or adulterated it
will be seized and subjected to thorough
hcular to come under the prescription Of the
law, the manufacturer or dealer will be
prosecuted accordingly. There will, of course,
be no regular time for visiting each city. as
such system would enable prominent dealers
to conceal their bogus stock. If At any time
complaint of adulterated products is received,
such will be at once investigated Mr.. How
ard is now inspecting the markets of Minneap-
oils, and will spend the next fortnight in
a thorough inspection of tho dual cities
This completed, he will continue the work
throughout the state. The commission
ers announce their intention to enforce
t1,a Iovv tn kba1 Inf Th 1olouoH ~
ing operations Immediately on the approval OF
the law, 60 as to work no injustice to dealers
having large supply of butterine on hand.
Hereafter, however, their inspection and pros
ecution will be rigorous. The moral effect Of
the law has already been very marked MI:
leading dealers in St. Paul, and the invariable
reply was that their sales of butter had in
creased at least 800 per cent since the law went
into effect. In Minneapolis, Anthony Kelly, one
Of the largest dealers, had recalled all the but
terine he had out, and refused to touch
any more Mr.. Howard visited number of
places in Minneapolis and found that the but
terine, exposed for sale when he had visited
there sometime ago had all disappeared. He
visited the St Paul market house and found
no butterine. So far as he could ascertain, all
dealers in this state are disposed to obey the
dictates of the law. He was Informed, howey-
er, that Frirbanks Armour & Co., the greatest
Chicago, intend to test the con stitutionality OF
the law next fall, on the ground that their but
teriAe is a wholesome product. Mr. Howard
believes it will be very easy for the commits
sion to prove the stuff deleterious to health,
and the law therefore authorized
DIGEST OF TIE NEW LAW.
No person shall offer for sale any unclean,
impure, unhealthy, adulterated or unwho]e-
some milk, or any article of food made there
frnY p11r 0lr1r oh mil y
adulterated only by Swimming is excepted No
person shall keep COWS for the production of
milk for sale in q crowded or unhealthy con-
dition; nor feed them unhealthy food; nor
manufacture any article Of food from I'M
healthy or impure milk. No person shall sell
cheese nlanufactury any milk diluted with
water or in any way unclean or impure, or
milk from which any cream has been taken
Except as above) OF shall keep back any part
of the milk known as "strlppings" or supply
sour milk to the manufactures. Manufacture
ers must keep IN account of all milk daily
received and Of the number Of pounds and
packages of butter and cheese made daily and
disposed Of daily, open to the inspection of any
person delivering milk there No person shall
manufacture of any oleaginous substance, or
of any compound other than that produced
from unauthorized milk or cream, any article
designated to take the place of butter and
shall offer for sale in full packages, butter or
cheese with false brand or label of county Or
state where it is made No person shall man
ufacture or sell condensed milk, unless put
up in packages distinctly labeled, and unless
made from fresh, pure, healthy and unadulter
xted milk. unsklmmed, and unless the pro-
portion Of milk solids in the condensed
milk be equal to IL per cent. Of milk solids in
crude milk, and of such solids % per cent
must be fat. The law further provides 70, 4
commissioner and assistants, who shall have
access to all factories, farms, ETC., used in the
manufacture and sale of dairy products, and
shall ..ave power to open any package, can or
vessel and inspect the contents. District and
municipal courts are given the necessary juris-
diction over cases under the act Milk shown
to contain more than IS per cent of water and
fluids, or less than - per cent of milk solids,
Of which not less than 8 per cent is fat, shall
be declared adultrated; and milk drawn from
COWS within fifteen days before and five days
after parturition, or from animals fed on un-
healthy food shall be declared unclean and i'm
pure. The act provides for various ines and
imprisonments, ranging from $25 to $500, and
from fifteen days to one year.