The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-04-23
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Aetioss q u. eseta Iesasiatif5sj q ~
sahtset-Wesk q the 0onsnassioasrs.
Gov Hubbard appointed ". @ Rice Of
Zumbrota commissioner and the latter select
cd H G Howard Of Lake Crystal-an ardent
champion Of thslaw before the late Legislature
-ss bis assistant III. hics ID secretary Of the
Minnesota Butter and Cheese association, and
assistant secretary Of tho state dairy e1-
hibit at New 40rleana The commissioners
has an Office In the tho third story Of the
oapitoL The ssnamissisnsr, II: Rice, will
remain st Zumbrota; Tie assistant connis-
sioner, Mr.. Howard and tho secretary hav-
ing charge Of the Office at the capitol The
commissioner or assistant viii visit every
largo dairy market and manufactosy in the
state and every section interested in dairy
@ two Or sns n :' 3s
ton Of butter and milk II any quantity. Of
either appears at 81 impure Or ednltsratsd It
will be :5eised and subjected toa thorough
chemical lna1ysiA II II pr1ts In any. par
tcular to como under tho prescription Of tho
prosecuted accordingly. There will, Of course,
be no regular time Tor visiting each city, ~
such . system would enable prominent dealers
to conceal their bogus stock. II ct any time
complaint Of sdulterated products 10 received,
such viii be ct once investigated NJ: How
oils. and win spend the next fortnight in
z thorough inspection Of tho dual cities.
This completed, hs WIN continue the. work
throughout tho state. Tho commission
ers announces their intention to enforce
the law to thu lsttsr They delayed eommehc
ing operations Immediately On tho arproyal Of
the law, 80 as to work no Injustice % dealers
having large supply of butterins ON hand.
Hereafter, however, their inspection and pros
ecution will be rigorous Tho moral effect Of
the law has already bee1 very mafkod: Mr..
leading dealers in st. Paul; and tho invarisble
reply was that their sales 9f butter had in
creased 1t least 800 per cont since ths ,lsv went
into effect I'm Minneapolis; Anthony Kelly one
6f the largest dealers, hid recalled III the but
terine he had out 4nd refdped to touch
any moro: Mr. Howard visited : nttmbtr Of
places in MINNEAPOLIS and found that the but
ferine; exposed for sale when he had visited
there sometime ago had Ill disappeared He
visited the St Paul market house and found
no butterine. 80 far o. he could ascertain, Ill
dealers in this state are disposed to obey the
or, that FriEbanks, Armour & Co., the greatest
butterine and oleomargarlne manufacturers of
Chicago, intend to test the consttutionality Of
the law next fall, on the ground that their but
terine is = wholesome product Mr.. Howard
believes it will be worry easy for tho commits
sion to prove the stuff deleterious to health,
and the law therefore authorized
DIGEST OF THE NEW Law.
No person shall offer for sale any unclean,
some milk, or any article of food made there
from: Pure skim cheese made from milk
adulterated only BY skimming is excepted No
person shall keep COWS for the production of
milk for sale in = crowded or unhealthy con-
diton; nor feed them unhealthy food; nor
manufacture any article of food from I'M
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 back any part
sour milk to the manufactures. Manufactur-
ers must keep an account Of al milk daily
fsceited 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
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 un.dulter-
ated milk, tnskimmed; 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 2. 5 per cont
must be fat The law further provides for a
commissioners and assistants, Who shall have
access to al factories, farms, etc, used in the
manufacture and sale of dairy products, and
shall have power to open any package, can OF
vessel and inspect the contents. District and
municipal courts are given the necessary juris-
dictlon over cases under the act Milk shown
to contain more than 81 per cent of water and
huids or less than IL per cent of milk solids,
be declared adultrated; and milk drawn from
COWS within fifteen days before and five days
after parturition, or from animals fed on IN
healthy food, shall be declared unclean and i'm
pure: Tho act provid for various fines and
imprieonments, ranging from Us to $500, and
from fifteen days to one year.