The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-12-10
DaiPYulen's Meeting

Despite the almost impossible condition
of the roads and q full grown blizzard in
the air on Saturday, there was goodly
number of the anti-bogus butter men
present at the Dairymen's Convention
held ut Citizens Hall. Ravenna. All pres
ent seemed to be aroused at the imminent
danger that seems to threaten one of the
greatest industries of Northern Ohio.
They now know that they must rise as
one man and deal blow to the nefarious
business of selling ''bogus butter as a
dairy product, or the industry of the State
of Ohio, which represents more capital
than all the National Banks in the State,
will be destroyed If every farmer, dairy
the article as it Is put upon the market
will step to the front, with his personal
influence and money land we are sure it
will not take very much of the latter we
shall accomplish the coming winter what
we need, viz: that the people may in all
cases convict a person who shall in any
instance color or coat the product to make
it resemble in appearance like genuine
butter. or who shall in any case sell the
same as butter to purchaser, or who
shall deceive him by suppressing or mis-
representing the true name and nature
of the article sold. We think the people
have right to show that this article is
impure and unhealthful; that its manu-
facture necessarily cheats or misleads the
public when sales are made at retail, and
that it is therefore a harmful article,
working great loss and injury to honest
business.
After some discussion as to the best
| method to pursue, MIR. c. r. DoOlittle,
of Streetsboro was elected permanent
chairman; H. L. Bancroft, of Nelson,
| Vice President; F. R. Colt, of Shalers-
vile, Secretary; James Ray, of Roots
town, Treasurer. The Constitution of
the Ohio Dairymen's Association was
adopted almost without change. Our
/ Do 10 ,%xy =,
an auxiliary to the Ohio Dairymen's As
sOciatiOn, whose headquarters are at
Chagrin Falls, Ohio. This association was
inaugurated in December, 1884, and has
done more for the farmers than any like
association ever formed. committee
| was elected from every township in the
county to work among the farmers to So
licit membership and marshal them to
/ arms.
The Committee is composed of the fol-
Gus Townships Atwater, 8. A. Mattoon
Aurora, II. J: Wing; Brimfield, R. M
Isaac Hartzel: Edinburg, Cyrus Turn
bull; Freedom, o. ID. Olds; Franklin, s.
w. Burt; Garrettsville, w. c. Goodsell
Hiram, w. w. Stevens; Mantua, Horace
A. Harmon; Nelson, Geo. Hedger; Paris,
John r. Thomas; Palmyra, III. G. Spoon
| er; RootstOwn, 8. B. Parsons; Randolph,
Simon Perkins; Rayenna. r. s. Elkins
| Shalersville, f. r. Colt; Streetsboro, l.
F. Wilcox; Sufield, Orrin Smyth; Wind
ham, Austin Randolph.
1t is expected that each committeeman
receiving the Constitution this week,
mailed him 10y the Secretary, will obtain
as many members as possible and report
the same at the next meeting, which will
be held in Citizens Hall, December 10Th,
| when we hope to have every committees
man present with a goodly number of
names to the Constitution, and as many
dollars as names. Mr.. Gould's address
| was a very well prepared paper showing
| that it was given a great deal of thought.
from NE Ne,snn n tnwnship @ & strong nroof of
the interest they feel in this good work.
Well done, gentlemen. Every body re-
member the next meeting and be present.
f. II. Corr, Sec'y,