The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-04-23
MINNESOTA NEWS CONDENSED.



Actions Of leinnssota Legislature On the
ieot-Work Of the CommisSi6nsrss
Gov. Hubbard appointed w. G. Rice Of
Zumbrota commissioner and the latter select
ed H. G. Howard of Lake Crystal-an 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 Tbs commissioner
has an Office in the the third story sf the
capitol. The commissioner, Mr.. Rice, will
remain at Zumbrota; the assistant commits
sioner, Mr. Howard and the secretary hay
ing charge of the Office at the capitol The
commissioner or assistant will Wet every
large dairy market and mandatory in the
state and every section interested in dairy
ing two or three times o year, or oftener if
necessary, and make thorough investga--
ton Of butter and milk II sny quantity, OF
will be seized and subjected to thorough
chemical analysis H. it prove in any par
tlcular to come under the prescription Of the
law, the manufacturer or dealer VIII be
prosecuted accordingly There will, OF Course,
be no regular time for visiting each city, as
u conceal their bogus stock. # at any. time
complaint Of aattlterated products ID received,
such will be at once Investigated Mr. How
ard is now inspecting the markets Of Mitneap-
Oils and will spend the next fortnight iii
o thorough inspection of the dual cities
throughout the state. The commission
ers announce their intention to enforce
the law to the letter. They delayed eommenc-
ing operations Immediately on the approval of
the law, ID as to work no injustice to dealers
having large supply Of butterine on hand
Heteafter, however, their inspection and pros
ecution will be RIGOROUS: The moral effect OF
the law has already been ferry marked: Mr..
Howard said that he had Intercepted several
leading dealers in St Paul, and the invariable
reply was that their sales of butter had in
cfeased at least 800 per cent since the law went
into effect IN Minneapolis, Anthony Kelly, one
of the largest dealers, hid recalled Ill the but
terine he had out and refhsed to touch
any more. Mr.. Howard visited a number Of
places in Minneapolis and found that the butt
terine, exposed for sale when he had visited
there sometime ago had all disappeared He
no butterina Sd far as he could ascertain, all
dealers in this state are Disposed TO obey the
dictates of the law. He was infOrnle6, how ev-
er, that Fairbanks, Armour d Co., the greatest
butterine and oleomargar1ne manufacturers of
Chicago, intend to test the constiturionality Of
terine is wholesome product Mr.. Howard
believes it will be very easy for the commas
sion to prove the stuff deleterious to health,
ana the law therefore authorized.
DIGEST OF THE 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
from Pure skim cheese made from milk
Sdttltetated only by skimning is excepted No
person shall Keep cows for the production Of
milk for sale in a crowded Or Unhealthy con-
dition; nor feed them unhealthy food; nor
manufacture any article of food from un-
healthy or impure milk No person shall sell
or bring to be manufactured to any butter or
cheese manufactury any milk diluted with
water or in any way unclean or impure, or
milk from which any cream has been taken
Except as above) or shall keep bach snt part
of the milk known as @strlpplngs" or supply
sour milk to the manufactures. Manufacture
ers must keep an 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 unadulterated milk or cream, any article
designated to take the place of butter and
cheese produced from pure milk. No person
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 ana unadulter-
ated milk, unskmmed, 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 81 per cent
must be fat The law further provides for a
commissioner and assistants, who shall have
access to all factories, farms, etc, used in the
manufacture and sale of dairy products, and
shall have 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 81 per cent of water and
fluids, or less than IL per cent of milk solids,
of which not less than 3 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 fines and
imprisonments, ranging from $25 to $500, and
from fifteen days to one year.