New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-22
MINNESOTA NEWS C0NDEISED,
BOGUS BUTTER.

BOGUS BUTTER.
Actions Of Minnesota Legislature ~on the
subject-work Of tho Commissioners.
Gov. Hubbard appointed W. c. Rice Of
Zumbrota commissioner and the latter select
ed 81. c. 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 associa ton, and
assistant secretary of the state dairy ex-
hibit at New Orleans The commissioner
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 visit every
large dairy market and mandatory in the
state and every section interested in dairy
ing, two or three times year, oftener if
necessary, and make thorough iuvestiga-
lion Of butter and milk. If any quantity Of
either appears at all impure or adulterated it
will be seized and subjected to thorough
chemical analysis. # it prove in any par
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,
ard is now inspecting the markets of Minneap-
Oils, and will spend the next fortnight in
. thorough inspection of the dual cities
This completed, he will continue the work
throughout the state. The commission
the law to the letter They delayed cornmenc-
ing operations Immediately on the approval of
the law, 80 as to work no injustice to dealers
having large supply of butterine ON hand
Hereafter, however, their inspection and pros
ecutlon will be rigorous The moral effect of
the law has already been very marked. Mr.
Howard said that he had interrogated several
leading dealers in St Paul, and the invariable
reply was that their sales of butter had in
creased at least 500 per cent since the law went
INTO effect In Minneapolis, Anthony Kelly, one
OF the largest dealers, had recalled all the but
1erlne ne had out, and refused to touch
any more. Mr. Howard visited number of
places in Minneapolis and found that the but
terlne, exposed for sale when he had visited
there sometime ago had all disappeared He
visited the St Paul market house and found
no 1utterlne So far as he could ascertain, all
dictates of the law. He was informed, how ev-
er that Fairbanks, Armour & Co., the greatest
Dutterlne and oleomargarlne manufacturers of
Chicago, intend to test the con stitutionality of
the law next fall, or The ground that their but
terlne is wholesome product. Mr. Howard
believes 1t will be very easy for the 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 anv unclean.
impure, unhealthy, adulterated or unwho]e-
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 a 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
or bring to be manufactured to any butter or
cheese manufactury any milk diluted with
wafer 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
of the milk known as sstrlppingso or supplv
sour milk to the manufactures Manufactur-
ers mast 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. cor or
OF any compound other than that produced
from unauthorized milk or cream, aly 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
ufacture or sell condensed milk, unless put
up IN packages distinctly labeled, and unless
made from fresh, pure, healthy and unadulter-
ated milk, unskimmed, 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
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 iuris
dlctlon over cases under the act Milk shown
to contain more than IS per cent of water and
nulds, or less than II 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 fines and
lmprisonments, ranging from $25 to $500, and
from fifteen days to one year