New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-03
BOGUS BUTTER ATTACKED ON ALL SIDES
CIRCULATING A PETITION AGAINST lT-lUsIlNG

LAWS IN ENGLAND AND GERMANY.
The dealers in bogus butter were thrown INTO
CONSERVATION on Monday by movement among
the handlers of genuine country butter intended to
compel the vendors of OleOmargar;ne TO snow theiT
hands 1t consisted of paper simply pledglng all
who signed il to abstain from thu sale OF oleonar
garine The paper was rapidly signed, and one OF
the firm of Enyard n Baln.Of NO. 50 CnanpeTs-St'
said to a TRIBUNE reporter yesterday that by TO-
night the entire wholesale butter trade Will he can
vassed al,
Gwll sign lt,and that we call gratifying exhibit
The other tenth who are either openly or secretly
dealing in bogus butter have made bitter tight
against the pledge. They say that some nave signed
who, they know, deal III the odiOuS article, WMle
others have been forced to sign Gut their oppose
tiOn sutliced only to point them out IN stronger
contrast to their brother merchants, and as last
resource the sympathzers with bogus butter start
ed a petition TO the Legislature asking that DOhy 10
mass n law prohibiting the colOring of butter as
we'll as oleOmargarine. Though many OF the butter
merchants are III sympathy with sucn law, they
did not want to be aligned with 0IeDnaIgarhe
dealers anGer any cTcums ances ana at !ast &C
counts their petition had few signatures. Inc
pledge of the dealers in real butter had over 20
names yesterday a..
affirm that It is only question OF time before the
OleomargaIine business will be driven out root ana
branch. Attacks are being made upon 1t all along
the line. bill is before the British Parliament
TO prohibit the cOlOrlDg OF CcOindTSdlllle cllheI
yellow or orange. This if it passes 1t is almost
certain to do, will mean the stOppage OF the raifc
In England, as it is admitted that as OlcOmargalne
pure and simple it could not he sold. ,
ii
Van Valkenburgh, Assistant State Dairy COmmls
sioner before the root OF the evil will be struck at
in Europe. Holland is the centre OF the manuiact1
nre OF bogus butter Most OF the oleOmargarlne OIL
exported from this country goes to Holland whence
it IS sen all over the rest of Europe"
pToniin Mt commission export house, one OF the
largest IN the city perhaps yesterday received the
following telegram from their agent III Hamburg;
Our Government has bill in preparation which would
almost the sale OF margarine butter In Gcrany ana
though 1t would be unjust as all such casures Interior
ing with legitimate trade and industry always are our
hp flX hpue H.
law. which under the present circumstances III our
country is very likely IL they only STOP the
OF Dutch ocOnarcaTinc our trade with America IN pure
putter must be tcbed
Some of the dealers in honest butter in this city
are interested i'll report that certain Congress
man is making use of his position to w0rk mp a
feeling in favor OF OleOmargarine. lie keeps sam
piles at his home, whither lie invites fclOw-inembers
to uncht OF, taking pains that they are served with
oleonaraarine After they have eaten they are
told that they have been eating the dcspised pro
duct 20
Sessions yesterday for selling ioleomargarlne Tor
butter at No. 30 Ninth-ave.. on May II, 1850.
The principal witnesses against him were Jcdidah
X. Wheeler and John Gray, experts i'll the employ
ment of the State Dairy Commission. lie
found guilty, aud fined 800
CHANGES IN BROOHLlN DEPARTMENTS.
The Democratic quandary i'll relation TO the Civil
Service rules in Brooklyn continues to cause great
uneasiness among those IN position to deal out pa
tronage with liberal hands If IL clean sweep"
could he made anu the vacancies hlled without re-
mission have not agreed upan any new civil Service
regulations, and the cd ones continue III force. IL
any vacancies are filled by the new heal OF de-
paTtments they must select tho men from the
names presented to them 10y the Civil Service Com
mission from the present eligible lsIs, and unless
the rules are changed the choice must be made from
the three highest names. Health Commissioner
OttersOn has put himself IN the position oil being
Obliged to- select from the names now on the lists
unless he crpples the force of his Office for he has
requested all his subOrdin"tes TO resign Deputy
Commissioner Wyckolf and Counsellor Elliott have
complied. but the clerks and other sub0rdnate9
are undecided IN their course some OF them said
yesterday that they would wait to be discharged
City Works Couniss Toner Conner yesterday, reap,
pointed Secretary d. l.. NOrthrup and W. II. ion
superintendent OF sewers. as had been expected.
Three Republican clerks in the Office Of City Clerk
Stanley have resigned. Their successors must
committee OF Grand Army men visited the rev heads
of departments yesterday aud asked for the reteh-
ton of III war veterans now III the clty's employ.
City Works COmmiss oner Conner promised to re-
gard ali disabled veterans. but would not promise
about other veterans. lie added; 81 am free to
say that am a street partisan and wherever find
n hole propose to stick peg III It, l do not at
fempt To hide my light and say one thing and do
another Fire Commissioner Ennis has asked for
the designations OF the men IN his ONCE who are not
i'm uniform. President Wilson, OF the Board OF AZ
fesaors. has reappointed secretary DomlnicK ii.
Roche.
THE RETIREMENT OF PRESIDENT COX.
TIE retirement of William II. Cox as president of
the Mechanics National Bank elected from MS
associates the following letter:
Tho undersigned bank officers OF this city have heara
with great surprise that your official connection with
them as a member OF the Now-IOrk Clearing liouse ~
soclation is danger OF being severed by sudden aug
nnex ted change your relations with the Dank OF
wnich you have for many years been an honoea ha
respected officer They desire TO express 10 you tneit
sincere sre losing from their familiar association
gentleman who IL among the Oldest members OF thelr
body and one who in their Judgment has a%ays ue'
sery.ly been held in tue highest esteem they cannot
Therefore allow this occasion TO pass without giving you
most cordial assurance OF their continued personal re-
gard and confidence
The letter bears the signatures OF the presidents PRESIDENT.