New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-18
THE WAR ON OLEOMARGARlNE
THE coLoRISG LAW TO BE ENFORCED
Nm VAN vALKENBuRGH WARNS THE e"och"s-
VIGOROUS CRUSADE PROMISED.
-: ,oor,o oro determined to en- force

an VAN yALKENBURGH WARNS THE e"oeA"s
VIGOROUS CRUSADE PROMISED.
The dairy people are determined 10 ENFORCE
a. a.. fullest extent the State law against he use vi
the matter in oeomargarne Assistant state parS No"
,sioucr Van vakenburgh who has been In Chicago ior
ob or more returned yesterday and Will enter upon
a. octve crusade against those found violating the law
n viii be comparatively easy TO secure eVioehoo
AGAINST the dealers all those who take out licenses o
known A great many groccrs seem 10 'hihk ua'
limited states license gives them the right 10 sell
regardless of the provisions OF any STATE
g., To correct this mistaken idea Mr. Van valkenburgh
has had printed a circular, which will be distributed
among the grocers OF the city, showing that the feoe
Law IN no way modes the state law or exempts any per
son from the penalty incurred by breaking IL Inc CIR
cuar consists mainly Of opinion recently rendered ny
Eisey Quinn and Perry, the general counsel Tor inc
-, ssioner OF the State After citing various
authorities and fully considering the subject they aro
at these conclusions
FrsNo for dairy butter made fgC% the
~ "a amended IN imitation sembance OF natural
butter be made N tins sss nc oS seP ie
within this State or within any other state OF ierr'
imported foreign county ana a1 Se .od ss
Are paid es n n cam pacSagss and
else OH complying with the provisions OF ans a S,
Etste in reference marking branding delivery OIL iaoe'
Thi-rhc Act does not AFFECT the law, OF s
State except rsgsr a a to enforce the
,ns laws OF the according to the foregoing views
This opinion submitted TO Attorney Geneial DITCH
for his views After examining carefully he returned
the document with the following Endorsement: concur
IN the within opinion" Section of chapter lS3 OF the
laws ~ ss5 il I'm full force and effect unmpared by the
massage of the recent OF Congress- 1t is as follows:
by @ y or an fat or
Oils not produced unadulterate MIX or cream %
or produced pure unadulterated milk or cream Oh
the same nor mix sS%pS1at w stnce or any animal
fats animal or yegeaDe OILS not or apy
foei in Imitation OF natural butter or cheese nor
p Eep iS an1acIurS or produced in the
VISIONS Of this section wnrtGT nSn m mi. State or
THIS shall not he SO construed az 10 wS9eVeT
violates the provisions section shall be guilty OF ms
o SG be sd gTnt o g ha G handre dollars
than six % Seu and or @ By I%
s spssso1s Of GT section Of thus act
I'VE sent ont these circulars" said Mr.. valken
burg that every dealer may see for himself the .k
coored in imitation of butter either with without
license We do not wish TO punish any man VINO Is uoig
so in ignorance of the law, but AFTER readg ls
no dealer offer such excuse We pSbGse TO .s
this cooring law TO the utmost OF our aoty we sa
not relax efforts until we compel the oie9na,
manufacturers put their product upon the matkeu
either in its uncoored state or else n1eu soe @
shade than like butter do not see now lhe! can ,So
are unreasonable in making this demand OF WHERE .c
n SS p l them they se Sf amy % other se color of
rainbow they please Snr sSEep Se oHG anything be
farer than this They color the goods blue violet
green indigo or red-anythng they choose except yeoW
Instead of being mOnOpOlstc, think the uaii! men arc
exceedingly generous 49,. uo o,x
notice that the oleo people say that they are anA
fous TO have the cOnsutionality or the colOrhg law
passed upon by the Court Of Appeals they are so eager
TO have it tested Why did they have the Aaronspu T
case back from that court on technical point lne
very fact Count sending the case back by the way
was evidence that il considered the law constitutional
II had considered the law unsound the Judgment rem
dered by the lower courts would have simply been re-
yersed and the dismissed. No. the oeo people ud
not want a decision they STAYED of verdict Ior year
by getting the case back but they made mistake
I'm doing So all the dealers are on the ragged cage
knowing whether it is safe for them 10 take out
censes not" 40, - ,a
the farmers T. was asked 80, Co.
viii give 500 for any farmer or dairy In TINS state
found using oeo oils aduerate butter This chaige
is uOnscnsical attempting To use these OILS
would reduce the grade of his butter to such an extent
that he would money by The operation No sensible
man believes this allegaaton, aud Will give hls sum 10
any person who will prove ii. I'll get the worth OF my
nancy in prosecuting the guilty party can be found
Furthermore hare visited the olmakers personally anu
All of them told that they never sold any OIL hat 'ey
had reason believe went to farmers OF DAIRY people,