St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-28

and communications OF all sorts regarding IL
and very few in opposition, except OF course.
from the few manufacturers of oleomargarine
whose business viii be damaged by II"
what win be the effect on the manu-
facturers II IL is passed.
II presume IL will close up most OF them
They may run few months In the winter. but
IL win probably put an end 10 most OF their
work"
The New York Herald's Washington cor
respondent writes 10 that paper:
The proposition 10 place the manufacture
and sale of limitations OF butter under the
control of the internal revenue bureau and
tax the manufactured imitation 10 cents per
pound. meets with so much favor that IL is
likely 10 become a law. Petitions for such q
law have come up in both houses
IN VERY GREAT NUMBERS,
not only from dairymen. but from merchants
and consumers, who demand protection
against the counterfeit article, and suggest
| that no other way is possible, except TO place
/ its manufacture under the control OF the in
| ternal revenue bureau so that restrictions
/ and guards shall mark the imitation ut every
stage of its progress from the factory TO the
consumer here and abroad 1t is urged that
the expectation OF imitation butter and Its
sale as genuine butter in the foreign markets
has already seriously hurt the good name of
American dairy products, exposing the gen.
uine article TO suspicion, and injuring the
sale and price. The internal revenue bureau
has examined the bill introduced in the house
by Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania, and has amended
II in some particulars so as to make the con-
troll complete.
On the other side of the question the
Philadelphia Times says:
IL is apparent that the farmers are having
very little, If anything, to do with the case, it
! being boiled down TO a fight between two
| classes or manufacturers OF bogus butter.
The one class manufactures bogus butter by
chemical process from skim milk and old
and cheap butter. The others from suet an
irnal oils, etc. The ostensible dairymen are
making Rome howl and are ficoling the eoun-
| try with appeals TO farmers and dairymen.
| Every day or two the newspaper offices here
are
VISITED BY SIMILAR INFLICTIOSs.
The oleomargarine men are quite as active,
but they do not appear 10 be hunting with
brass bands According to good congressional
authority there is very little choice between
the two sets OF bogus butter manufacturers.
Good dairy products. intelligent members say,
/ are not injured by bogus articles, whether
| manufactured from skim milk and cheap but
teis or from lard. There is plenty OF room at
the top and the competition of clever manu-
facturers viii stimulate the dairymen to bet
ter work Another feature OF the dispute is
the contemplated change in the tariff. 1t is
| charged that the free traders are anxious to
add bogus butter 10 the internal revenue list.
When the bill to tax imitation butter comes
into the house, 1t is understood that the free
/ traders Will try 10 have IL amended so as 10
/ tax incomes, checks, ETC., and indeed TO re-
store good many Of the old war taxes, the
| object being TO create a revenue sufficient to
permit the enlargement of the free list. By
this means they hope TO create revenue OF
! Twenty-Five thirty millions, aud in lieu
| thereof increase the free list II Is alleged 10
/ be a mere pretense that these gentlemen are
any more shocked with the adulreratiou OF
/ butter than they are in the adulteratioa OF
table oil with that manufactured from cotton
] seed, or confectionery manufactured out OF
| glucose, or any Of the other irnumerable
adulterations brought about by scientific
processes"