Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-30

Bogus Butter.
As our readers are doubtless aware, "a
/ bill ha. been presented in Congress, and
j.. now under consideration by the com
N ittre on agriculture of the House of
/ Representa-, ives. to stop The fraudulent sale
Of counter cit huttct I'M this country. This
is a mai er of interest and importance to
the community in general, and panicu-
. LARRY SO To the iarmu@ classes, whose
/ prosperity i. largely dependent on the
market for dairy products. The bill is
really in the interest of more tnan nine
teuths of the community, being opposed
only to the interests of HE manufacturers
/ of olcomargarne, "butterine," and other
limitations butter.
1t is for the interests of the consumer
mat the proposed bill should pass Con
gIees, because ii protects him from couu-
terfet ricle, sold by unprinclpied
dealer, is genuine butter. 1t is for
the interest of the farmer that this
bill should become law, because it
relieve, him from unfair competition ON
the part of men who sell spurious goods
ON The reputation Of the genuine articles.
/ Ia fact. all that the bill demands, Is that
oleomargariuc and o,her products OF the
same class shalt he sofa uudef lheir own
names and upon their own merits and
that tax shall be levied upon thelr man
ufacturc in the several States and Terri
tories, to prevent lhelr orlNlhg iIe reg IL
mate articles rom the market ne pl'l
uotS NOT prov Iue thdt tue man ul"C'"ie Vi
bogus butter shall he prohIoIte" ~ law
ouV s''iP'S uiI'tt IL S""ii "e ''''i ~
CONGRESS 10 san "li"er 'S u" Il ooioIS' anu
Si"'' pay '"A Ooi'''''e' 9"'"'V "i,''
enormous ana III cer'"'H SaiiSe 'leS'''
hlt.e' PioI'9 "'''"e -! us VS. ,
II the interests Oh the MANY rs oPPose,'
10 me interests vi '''e Jew, "'c W Do Oo''oI''
ereu III leEIsI"l.hS ior 'He Eoo" VI '"'
country surrey Tue ol'l III q"eN,'"" nus :,
peculiar cluih "Po" 'he l"No'""'e consul
er"'Ioh Vi Co"HIeS'' IT .'lloHe'.' '"'
rights ana tHe "cIl"'t vi 'n'
largest cIoNS Oh GU. PoP"'"''""' '"'
farmers Leu Us sec NO" inns rePteSr"
'h1Ne INDUSTRY Will ne "iec''"' II '"'
hahulac'ure ol bogus pul'er Is ho' reg"
lale" III some way "I t""-''S9' 1T -
Vniil'u lhi'O 'uc'c are III 'ne ''''''e9 VI '"'
hl''d states I'oVu'0'o cows I1i''e9e" ~. ~
an invested capital OF HoO"'O0o.WO' H'
caP'a' "h'cH Is 'nt H"N'>' '"'g9.'U Il
any department % the agriculture" lh"u9
tries "l the country H"N io' S""'e eur
! past hech pracllcaIll uhPTo"ucl'Ne' I'll!
Because Slnai hUlloero oil h'"lulac'''i
have forced upon the market "h ln'lta''ol
th"u usurPS 'he pace Oh puI'eI' an" com
pelS the u"lrS men 10 conn III prize
with cheap HllIla'lon' soIu "9 Eelulh'
butter at a lower price lhan butter can h'
sold at. In opposition To these lrauduIeh
r manufacturing concerns, employing
comparatively small proportion OF I'M
> laborlng population, stand the Legitimate
dairylng interests OF the country, employ
q ing 10000 laborers, ana utilizing 6o,Ooo'
; 600 acres OF land. ms lana Is worth ~
: OOO,OOO,OOO. Had 1t not been Tor oleo
= margarine it is estimated that instead o
- 100000 of dairy cows in this countr
= there would to-day be 2oooo,ooo' ana IN
\ OOO, 900, 900. There is invested in dair
/ machinery, buildings and implement
= scattered all over the Northern and East
l. arm States and to q less extent in 1h
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