The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-16
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DEER CREEK FARMERS CLUB.



urday afternoon, July 10th, Mr. II. John Rogers,
President in the chair. Messrs VIM. Webster,
John Moores and james Lee were appointed a
committee to examine and report upon the con-
dition of the farm, stock, &c. The duty being
performed Mr.. Webster said il was pleasant TO
report upon n farm like Judge Waters. A great
deal of the good order in which it is kept is due
to Mr.. VIM. Coale Judge Waters tenant. The
stock cattle were bought at 81 cents, and no
doubt as much would be realized on them on
higher priced cattle. Judge Waters Short
Horns are very beautiful. He has ten calves
which probably can not be eXcelled in the State.
He has eight or ten fine yearlings His field of
timothy is good and corn looks healthy. If his
wheat stacks turn out as well as they are pretty
he i'll have large yield. In short, the committee
were all much pleased with the general appear
ance of the farm.
Mr.. Moores remarked that Judge Waters was
fortunate in having such man as Mr.. Coale and
also that his hedge had improved very much
since the club last saw it.
MIR. Lee thought Judge Waters yearling heif-
ers worthy of particular mention. Heis certain
!y getting fine herd of thoroughbred Short
Horns Judge Waters has fine field of oats
and his timothy field is the only one he had seen
that is clear of weeds.
The club discussed the question, "Should the
manufacture and sale OF imitation butter be pro-
hbited by uw?"
Judge Waters said that in plain English the
question is should fraud be LOCALIZED? In that
shape it answers itself. Butter is an animal pro-
duct. 1t is the result of the action of vital forces
and it is self-evident that it is impossible to pro-
duce 1T by chemical process. Anything produce
ed by chemical action is simply an imitation,
counterfeit A chemist can no more make but
oeomargarne. butterine, &C., have is in their re-
semblance to butter. 1t is argued that it these
substances are not unwholesome and you can't
detect the difference between them and genuine
butter by taste and smell, they are just the same
as butter. The answer to this is simply, they are
not butter. You might as well say that because
you can't detect the difference between a coun-
terfet note and good money, the counterfeit is as
good as the other IL the country were flooded
with counterfeit money, unsettling the business
interests of the country and destroying the con-
tidence in banks, you would not hear it said in
Congress that u tax ought to be put on counter
felt money to protect banks. 1t seems absurd
folly to talk about taxing imitation butter. Judge
Waters idea was to absolutely prohibit the man
ufacture and sale of imitation butter by law, be-
cause il is counterfeit and intended to deceive.
The farmer don't ask to be protected against
competition in the manufacture of butter but
against fraud If the farmer will consent to the
principle of protection for his butter, he must
acknowledge the justice of protection for every
other manufacture. The question is whether the
community ought to be protected against fraud.
All limitations of butter are conterfets; all coun-
terfets are frauds and all frauds ought to be pro-
hibited by law.
John Moores said he was as much opposed to
the manufacture of oleomargarne as anybody,
but he did not see how its manufacture and sale
could be prevented by law provided it is made
and sold as oleomargarine. Counterfeit money
has no intrinsic and no representative value, but
oeomargarne has Il certain actual value. 1t is
said to be wholesome as food and he did not see
now in Il free country we could go about to stop
its manu- facture, although it comes into COMPETE
ton with butter. He could not see that it was
fraud to make and sell 1t as oleomargarne. 1t
be compelled to mark their butter.
X. Harris Archer said the point is TO make the
manufacturers of oleomargarine call it that If
you go into jewery store you may find brass
and gold rings, sold at different prices. and buy
which you please. He contended that there was
no more wrong in making and selling oeomarga-
rine as oleomargarine than in making and selling
brass rings as SUCH although the brass rings
might resemble gold ones.
Jas. w. Hanna thought imitation butter ought
not TO be made. 1t Injuries farmers who make
butter.
j. NJ. Street, said that oleomars arine obtains
its entire value because it resembles butter and
those who suffer are those who eat it for butter.
The only way to prevent this Is to prevent its
manufacture. If made, sold, used and labeled as
oleomargarine il might be permissible, but if
made and sold as butter not one person in a
thousand would know it to be oleomargarine.
REM. Silver, Jr., said that no doubt the manu-
facture of oleomargarine is destructive to the
dairy interests and he would like to see any move
ture, but at the same time he did not think it
would be just and fair to prohibit H.. The best
Tay TTu carried his Smile between oeomarsarne
and counterfeit butter too far. Counterfeit
money is valueless in itself but oeomargarne
will support life. He had eaten it and found it
not only palatabe but good article, 1t is only
a counterfeit when sold as butter. Things should
be prohibited because they are deeterious to the
health morals or principles of the community
Oleomargarine is deleerious to none of these, and
he did not see now in fairness and justice its
| manufacture and sale could be prohibited by law
He would like TO see prohibitory tax of say SO
cents pound on it. Ii this is the only protec-
ton farmers can get let us have it. He would
Geo. j. Finney, VIM. Munnlkhuysen, James
Lee and Johns II. Janney all expressed them
| selves us opposed to its manufacture.
| VIM. Webster said his conscience would never
allow him to countenance fraud and he could
not see the distinction between oeomargarne
jures the farmer and it ought to be abolished. If
! you can't abolish it because to do SO would in
| fringe upon individual rights tax it out of the
| markets. He thought farmers themselves are
| much to blame for not having their interests bet
ter protected. Instead Of three or four farmers
every neighborhood. They might then act to-
gether for their mutual benefit, the same as
| bankers. telegraph or railroad men do.
E. p. Moores regarded oleomargarine as an in
| fringement on the old cows patent and 1t ought
TO be egisated out of existence for the benefit of
| farmers. If taxed it should be taxed moderately,
Just so that it could scarcely compete with butter
James H. Bail said that some months ago he
read of a movement in the Connecticut Legisa-
ture that struck at the root Of this subject. This
was, that every man who manufactured or dealt
| in imitation butter or put 1t on his table should
be compelled to have it labeled ''oleomargarine,
"butterine," or whatever 1t might pc. Taxing 1t
will not reach tho matter 1t can be made at or
6 cents pound and farmers can't possibly COM
! pete with il. Judge Waters comparison of imi-
taton butter with counterfeit money is not fair.
1t is food and any one who wishes to buy it as
food ought to be allowed to do so. The beef pro-
ducers of the West complain that the suppress
| sion of oleomargarne will reduce the value of
| their cattle So per head.
MIR, q. P. Pbilpott of Frederick Nd, remarked
that he was entirely identified with the farmer
| and would like to see the manufacture of oleo-
| margarine prohibited at the same time he did
not see why any one had not the right to manu-
| facture anything that enters into consumption,
provided it is not unwholesome and sold as oleo-
| margarine. Legislation will not stop its manu-
facture but a tax might break 1t up TO q certain
extent: While the manufacture Of oleomarga-
| rine might be an injury to farmers 1t is rather Il
benefit to tho people at large.
X. John Rogers, the President said Judge
Waters had expressed his views. If it is right
to egalize the manufacture of it, it is wrong to
tax 1T.
Mr.. Philpott, who represents the Maryland
to the club the advantages Of these fences
and exhibited diagrams of the same. The
company agrees to plant an Usage orange hedge
at % cents rod trim it and replant the second
year at % cents rod trim 1t the third year at
the same price. The fourth year the lateral roots
are cut to prevent them from spreading into the
field. The plants are trimmed up and bent over
at an angle of As degrees, being fixed in this posi-
ton by barbed or plain wire, making, II is claim
| ed, tight and ornamental fence, the entire
| cost being $1.25 per rod. The company also
agrees to keeps the hedge trimmed at ono cent
per rod for each trimming. Mr.. Philpott invited
the club to send a committee of three to Frcder-
lex county, at the expense of his company, to ex-
anime the hedges put up by them there.
| 1t was determined that the club give an excur-
| sion to the ladies in the families of members
of the club, active and honorary, on or about
chester. Each member to have the privilege
| of taking with him as many persons as he may
choose, the expenses for Transportation to be paid
treasury Of the club.
The next meeting of the club will be at Mr..
James W. Hanna's farm. near Fountain Green.
The subject selected for discussion is: docs it
pay to raise stock; If so, what kinds are most
proftable?"
SPORTS AT HAvRE DE GRACE.
On the afternoon of the Sd a party of between
| 40 and 80 ladies and gentlemen, under the care
of Capt Harry Shure, boarded barge, and made
a trip up the raging canal, to inspect the paper
mills. They were well repaid for their visit and
| had jolly time.
A race between gilling boats measuring 10 to 81
feet on keel, took place. the same afternoon. The
following were the entries and position of boats
! at the finish:
| Fannie l.. Morrison" Capt. Benz. Dye ;"Cara"
| Capt Jno. Poplar; "Jos. Pennington" Capt. VIM.
| Pennington Little George" Capt. Lewis Will
| son "Scud" Capt. Tim Keane.
The race was 10 miles, Ave down and return,
for a purse of $3.50. divided between the first
three boats-$a to the first, IS to the second and
| $3.50 to the third. Judges-John Mahan, Monroe
| Osmond and j. VIM. ONeill.
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