New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-17
TRAFFIC IN BOGUS BUTTER.
oLEoMARGARINE AND THE TRUE ARTICLE.
ACTION or THE STATE DAIRY COMMISSION AND

ACTION or THE STATE DAIRY COMMISSION AND
THE RETAIL GRoCERS UNION.
The Retail GrOcers' Union of this city on
1nday night voted unanimously to have nothing to do
18th sale OF oeomargarine uness the manufacturers
of that compound complied with the law and coored the
Or. duct so would not look like butter. They
rallied on the Dairy Commissioner to prosecute the
grooers who sell oeonargarne for butter ana decided
that hereafter they would keep sample OF oleomarga
rne by tile side good butter their counters 80
that the public could judge for themselves Assistant
State Dairy Commissioner b. f. Van Valkeuburgh. who
looks after OF this product In this cay aud Kings
County asked yesterday what progress he vas max
ing in his efforts 10 break up the business
The decision of the COart OF Appeals against the con
additionally OF the law OF S54" be said. lett large
number brought under that law on the calendar
untred of that laws expiration April So
1885 The first law totally prohibited the sale OF tho
conpound butter. Chapter 1873 of the laws of 1885
prohhs manufacture or sale OF any oeagnous com
Mound when made in imitation scmblance OF natural
bter and also provides penalty. 1t seems that there
s yrea; difficulty IN making grOcers comprehend
the difference In laws. They took IL Tor granted that
when the law repealed ON the ground that was an
oo,tttutiopa they could go right along and sell the
stnF But thoy have been educated up 70 It, We began
h,ny,ns actions under the law OF 1885 and found few
ioons until september, WHOM an advance In the price
- 1airv b,,ter offered All incentive TO constituencies
,oars IN sell the fraudulent stun Ia september and
octoer many cases begun against these voators
~ until they became convinced that l: was not
.,re business to follow. During November and until the
nresent time there has teen great lallhg on IN the
number OF guilty grooos detected We nave made about
Ioo arrests and tred about twenty Ave cases, securing
twenty convictions. In this city most OF those arrested
eep 10 he tried In Court OF General Sessions They
give as their that they secure appeal to the
Supreme from the General Sessions, but their real
object Is to secure delay" -, o.,
Has there nat boon test case made III General
Sessions with the intention of allow an appeal To the
higher courtf'
BENJAMIN j. Hun, of No. $3.50 Second ave.
yieed hut far no has not taken appeal We have
more to put on the of the General Sessions
th week besles the thirty already there. bave
eyleuce Of fifty violations more awaiting an opportunity
nv tho routine duplicated machinery of justice.
is not the fault OF the District office as Is pop
given us hearty assistance but 1t the delay An arrest
must 20 first before police Justice then 10 special aud
General Sessions. aud there they are waiting Tor the
Court OF Appeals We could be greatly assisted by "a
court which could issue warrant Tor mlsdeneanor
and sse try one the In Brooklyn where
secure twenty convictions 10 one IN this city misde-
t,sd The result is indefinite delay here where
are so many felonie In all these eases in addition to
tSS arrests Ssaa S% Of Ss 'Of tue
Mr. Nan ValkenbGrgn speaking OF the work done by
m" commission and the great expense attending the
prosecutions said that there we're eight experts recev
M from as 10 $50 month who constantly securing
the city, securing samples of hutter sold and trying TO
detect violations OF the law. There sold in New
about 300 packages butter every day, hy pounds
bens package OF this Quantity probably 800 pack
ages oeomarearne The groocrs make fuly 100 per
cent Old their ocomsrgarne for they sell at the same
price good butter so that Ihe Grehases may DC de
aud 10 from the factories and sell 1t at % and 80
vaasenSarSG Arrests do not stop them awaye from
selling they viii handle ths stuff just so long as
they eau give bail find profit"
What effect the sale OF oloomargarDe had on the
price butter in this eityI asked the reporter 1000
" ia this city for the year ending Noveml er. 1887
pounds of butter were handled which brought
n I7aH@ pounds sold for So3oo Coo Loo@ al the
falling oil. All due to the vilanous oeonargaiine com
several millions OF pounds ana a reduction in value of
not less than S20Oo,00O as compared with ssh"
porter Injustice Is sometimes done that body ny
romfoundng them with the Grocers Protective MON
brgh aud President Bussns OF the Retail Grocers had
tried hard who members OF the Protective
Union were, but were unable to do So Mr Van Vaken-
burgh had finally come u the conclusion that II Aas
of deying the law. The Retail Grocers however. were
reputable who wished to stop the Illegal Trade as
why is IT," asked the reporter. that no ATTEMPTS
have been made to 9reSk up the factories Ill niS CITY
Efforts have been made repeatedly" said member
Sr 9' in an aud conclusive evidence was
placed before the October Grand Jury but nothing came
OF IT, At a meeting December by the Retail Grocers
Mr.. Marx the Partner OF Laiierty Co. who nanufact
oeomargarine At NO lSs West a "a AND Ts
the hearing Of Mr. Van James H. s our
Grand Jury could be found III this city that "Oud IN
an ' INQUIRY instituted by Mr. Van valkenburgb he
sail showed that the following sixty articles are pro-
tectd by patents obtained by seventeen nu
terne etc. sugar OF lesl bisulphate OF lime, tpete
horax bOracc acid salicylic acid, benzoc acld Ofus
root cotton seed OIL vegetable OILS btarc ACIDS bcar
Donate soda nitrate Of potassa gyccrne cal Syuc
acid cunarc acid alum, capsic acid, supAite OF Soda
cows udders commercial sulphuric acid, pepsin, sal
soda, taow, lard. sea salt farnaceors Hour oniyfS
ether caustio potash carbonle aeid suiihdrlc aclu
castor oil chalk slippery elm bark caul OIL OF sesaHe
oil OF suutower seeds olive oil. curcuminS, turnp sec
OIL broIna chloralum chOrate OF potash nitre OF OF
sweet almonds oil OF peanuts, peroxide OF manghhesc'
stomach of pig sheep, calf nitrate of sofa behne OH
gastric Juice mustard seed oil, nitric acid dry blood
alhlnen sugar, bHtyTc acid bicarOonate OF potash
chloride OF sodium eansc soda, corn starch ana Color