New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-02
from scalp wound Justice white then held Reed
al. 900 for General sessons
BUTTER AND OLEOMARGARIEE.
A TALK WITH STATE SENATOR Low.

THE STATE LAW AND THE UNITED STATES LAW
HOW TIP QUESTION SHOULD BIZ DEALT WITH.
stass Senator Low, who has three large dairy farms
neat middlesown, Orange County and has made such
close study nj the dairy interests Of the State for several
years that he often accepted authority the sub
jec yesterday talked with TRIBUNE reporter tn the
probable result OF the legislation intended for the
protection OF the hutternakes Of the State The Senator
gave his opinion freely and in reply TO direct question
as 10 the effect OF the oe0margarne legislation upon the
dairy business he said:
The laws enacted by the state legislature II enforced
"odba ID ni probability. quite efectuany prevent the
Manufacture or sale Of oleomargarine in the State In the
future and the law Of Congress does alter State
legislation in the least The recent decision OF the Court
% Appeals In the Arensburg while IL went on on
technical poin; AMI did reach the merits OF the contro
veISJ satisfies me that the will decide and hold
that under the State law the manufacture Of oeomarga
rne IN embance and color OF butter Is efecuay prohb
ic aud that the state law 10 that eject constitutional
ana wand Two OF the judges held this view the rest took
tie technical point which that witness had been
asked some improper question: that the Judge had made
some error in bis charge"
But what the United states law 7" asked the
porter.
The effect and operation OF the United States law
passed at the last session Congress- is not in my opi
on what the farmers need what the dairy interests
will require The law 1t is will be Of little use. The
tax should be largely increased It should certainly not
be less than 10 pound With the present tax OF
cents the manufacturer has only to add that 70 the actual
cost OF his article which is or cents per pound
and he is m able ruin the butter trade at any time by
simply holding the price OF his goods be Low that OF even
the lower grades OF butter. The effect OF having the
manufacturers and retailers take out licenses viii
only be useful far TO point out the
retailers who are engaged in selling oleo
margarine, and their places OF business VIII
then very often be avoided by persons who want genuine
butter but will compel them sell the article for
what IL H. aud the pretence that they will do 90 under
the present law of Congress- il all idle. They will con-
TIME to sell IT for butter and the law will be violated in
this way to very Large extent Both dealers and man
ufacturers viii sell to boarding houses hotel keepers
and Others who 5uy perhaps themselves knowing what
Il Is In order to deceive and cheat their boarders. The
larger portion Of oleomargarne that Is now sold for what
10 Is Il SOLD 10 these parties"
" do not the noor people buy IL =
That u another point The pretence that II Is poor
mans butter and that the poor want IT, IS the interest,"
bOsh It's effect Is To make butter cheap but to make
Lard dear. and tna is the whole secret OF the profit OF
those who make IL Almost the only product used IN me
pound They mix 1t with TO 10 per cent OF butter OF
cream ana PERHAPS tie butSr'c a9 ana tn no sen man
wishes to buy lard either for use as butter or Ior
The whole business f. frnrd upOn both producer ana
consumer manufactures should be dealt with precise
Il deal with the coming passing Of counterfeit
money Ny belief IL that TIE question only be prop
erly iea with ny prohibiting the making OF o'eomarsa
ris IN the sunbance color Of butter That TINS can only
he done by prohibory legislation, or by tax sufficiently
he t-elT prOhibfOry. have always urged
that Che should be made nj least 10 cents several
bill, were introduced IN Congress on the subject, ana
finally u4caIbcr from Missouri think he was chair
Of RE Committee Agriculture at the ume-re-
ported bill OF his with proposed aN OF zen
cents per pound. The cut down 10 uNe cents.
and then passed the House In that shape. Then II went
the senate and practically lost The senators
brought the cents 10 the undouDed JOY
aud relief OF The Oleomar2tT1ne people
Then IN brief senator the state lay prohibit ana
{ United States law permits; and the recent Con
-reS-Ona legislation IS Ia direct opposition " thAI OF the
state -
Thai what the OieOmargarine people are trying 10
make They claim aat the congressional legislation
T. simply supplementary hut. - said before. We nave
hopes pruving the cOnsdttOnaty OF the state
law. Say this The has only fairly begun
. he hight will n long and tedious one and the whole
farming interest ha- got Ia he aroused before Il hnshei
present legislators. judges aud officials generally
improperly iuenctd by the rich VINO are geG
ting mp this oeomargarfne they possess powerful
lobby which hwaTs the honest VIII OF the people IN nlhe
Gases still. In a-sOur which Las taken the
declared constitutional; aud In Pennsylvania Also,
which has the law have, and have every nope
OF similar success IN own state. -
will tell vouthe distinction our courts make luis
Ml,sos nv ms rrohhitcd the making of oleo
ms rine any article made or milk and cream 10
be sold Now the law prevents them making II
In sernbaDce color OF butter while they have the
night make aud sell the article n s natural state In
which 1t viii deceive anybody The courts often hold
that law constitutional,
But 70 these manufacturers 70 mako OleonlAr
garine ont OF anything =
cat OF anything they choose any vile nasty stuft
admitted before investigating mittee two
hat they had poisonous acids II It's prep
aratlp1L"