Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19
THE BUTTER AND CHEESE CON.
TENTION.
The National Produce Association
Calls Upon Congress for Legislative


The National Produce Association
Calls Upon Congress for Legislative
Aid.
The National Pco&uce Association
convened in Chicago on Thursday.
The committee on resolutions re sortcd
the following:
WHEREAE The manufacture and fraudulent
sale OF imitation butter and cheese is da ngerous
to the health Of the consumers Of our country,
and
WHEREAS, The dairy interests Of our country
representing many millions Of dollars, larger in
amount than the capital stock of all the National
banks of the United States com sined. are being
seriously injured by the surreptitous sale of such
fraudulent limitations; therefore be it
Resolved That it is the sense Of this convention
that every exsrtion be made to induce the legs-
latures OF the various states TO pass stringent
laws with the appointment OF proper officers and
sufficient appropriations TO prevent the manufac-
ture OF any animal fat animal or vegetable oil,
not produced from unaduterated milk or cream
from the same; any article or product in imta-
ton or senblance Of natural butter and cheese
produced from pure, unadultSrated milk or cream
Of the same nor shall it be mixed. compounded
with or added to milk, cream or butter any acids
or deleterious substances or any animal fat
imal or vegetable oil net produced from milk or
cream, with design or intent to render, make, or
produce any article or substance or any human
food in semblauce OF natural butter or cheese,
nor keep or offer for sale any such substance,
ResolUed That special committee Of three
from each state be appointed by the chair, to be
known as a State Legislative Committee, for
ing uniform legislation throughout the several
states.
Resolved, That this association earnestly re-
quest that Congress shall enact such measures
as it may deem necessary to suppress the fraud.
A motion was made that the report
be accepted, and
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr.. W. Fl. Hoard, of Wisconsin,
offered the following as an additional
resolution:
ResolUed. That this association respectfully
memorable congress for the placing of a tax Of
Is cents a pound on all limitations on the pure
butter Of the country.
Mr.. Hiram Smith, of Wisconsin,
moved to amend by making it 10 cents
instead of Is. Mr.. Hoard accepted the
amendment.
a long and earnest discussion fol-
lowed between the dairymen and a
few Representatives of the butterine
interest who were present, the forme r
arguing in favor of the tax and the
latter bitterly opposing it. The resell
utlOns, however, were taken up seri
atm and adopted, including Mr..
Hoard's, and then passed the whole.
Mr.. Jonathan Bigelow, of Massachu-
sets, moved to reconsider the action
adopting Mr.. Hoard's resolution. Col.
Hatch, of Missouri, promtly moved
that Mr.. Bigelow's motion lay on the
table. Amid loud and long>continued
cheering Colonel Hatch was sustain
ed by rousing mojority.
The Produce Exchange of Des
Moines invited the convention to meet
in that city next year. The invitation
was received.
Mr.. W. D. Hoard, editor of the
Dairyman, of Fit Atkinson, Wis, was
introduced and read a paper, his sub
ject being THE Dairyman. The ad-
dress set forth what the dairyman
ought to be, picturing MIN as one of
the
MOST PROGRESSIVE ELEMENTS OF CIVIL
IzATION.
The Rev. w. @. Rice, dairy COM
missioner of Minnesota, spoke on the
necessity Of cooperation between dairy
and creamery men.
Mr.. James Seymour, of New York,
representing the commission men.
said that many evils would be rem.
edied if the farm discouraged, instead
of always Encouraging the specula>
tor.
Mr.. John S. Werman, of Philadel~
phla, handler of butterine, said that
the convention was one sided show
that shut out any expression of opin-
Jon from other than dairy quarters;
that the association was selfish. The
butterlne men only wanted Justice.
He defed one of ten commission men
TO appear before.the convention as he
did. Mr.. Werman was finally called
to time amid the cries of ''order!' Re-
marks were also made by Mr.. Jonas
than Bigelow, of Massachusetts,, and
Mr.. S. @. Reed, of Pennsylvania.
The report of the Committee on
Legislation next came up for discuss
ion and adoption. The report as final
ly adopted recommended that all
dairy States enact laws similar to each
other for mutual protection against
fraud and deceit in the sale of cheese,
to the end that it be properly brandt
ed; that Congress be requested to es-
tablish a standard of purity for nilk.
and that the several states adopt that
standard; that tax be placed on all
importations of eggs from Europe.
The report also recommended the en-
actment of a law by all the States
that shall not prohibit the sale of any
kind of game until the LIST day of
March OF any year, provided the same
was taken or killed in the open or le~
gal season in any of the States.
The question of refrigeration and
TRANSFORMATIONS was next discussed.
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION,
together with lengthy preamble set
ting forth the grievances of shippers
of butter, cheese and eggs to New
York, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That this convention requests the
Classification Committee Of East-bouud Trunk
Lines to SO change their classification of eggs,
butter, and dressed poultry, as to make it read
carloads and less than carloads.
Nominations for officers Of the
National Association being in Order.