Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-06-14
NO. 2O99
OFFICIAL ACTION.
Work Of the Dairy Commits
sioners During the
Year.

Much has been said about ne S14.-
7S8 that Dairy Commissiuner Newton
and his deputies expended during the
year 1887. Against this account, that
looms up SO conspicuously in Treasur-
er Toffey's report, manv of the tax
payers have placed a big interroga.
ton mark, and it is otter asked what
this State functionary has done for all
this money. Ever since the office was
created and the law vigorously applied
there has been considerable discussion
as to what benefits the State of New
jersey reaps from it ali. The dairy
men are divided as to the Justice of
the milk act, and the grocers are loud
in denunciation of the intricacies of
the bogus butter enactment.
That light may be shed on all these
dark places, the Dairy Commission has
sent out a report which covers eighty
four pages of printed matter. 1t is DR..
Newton's second effort ils an author of
State pamphlets. In the report he says:
Prior to the enactment of the State
law, 1886, at least so per cent. of all
the grocery stores in the State sold a
greater or less amount of eleomar-
garine. Six months after the law went
into effect and was ris,idly enforced,
only 149 dealers remained in the State.
and after the warfare Of 1887 only
thirty licensed dealers continued in
the business, seven of whom have dis
continued the sale Of oleonargarine
since November, 1887.
Last June the entire trade through
out the State was notified that the
section prohibiting the sale of SUBJ
stances colored in imitation of butter,
such as annatto, would be enforced,
and cases were soon made against
many persons. These actions by the
State were resisted and CT rried to the
Supreme Court, so that th,. constitu-
tionality of the act could be tested.
but no decision is yet reported.
In regard to milk, every city and
town has been looked after The
cases heard show that the milkmen
above Trenton are more familiar with
the pump than those Selow. In AT.
lantlc county one case Is reported
that of George Abbott, Jr., large
milk dealer, who was fiued for selling
skim milk. He thinks lie law is bad.
and has worked up a pow erfHl follow
ing in South Jersey. The indications
point to a revision OF the law next
year.
Burlington county Only had three
cases; Camden, two; Middlesex, six;
Morris, two; Warren, four; Gloucester,
nine; Essex, thirteen; Mercer, three;
Sussex, one; Union, one; Somerset, one;
Hunterdon, five; Hudson, thirty seven;
Cumberland, seven.
Last June the States attention was
called to the fact that nearly all the
lard sold in New jersey was adulter-
ated with cotton-seed oil, salt, borax
and nitric acid. The article came from
Chicago. An Investigation resulted in
finding a large amou.i OF adulterated
stuff in the large citit.s of the State.
There were no suits brought, because
the State was not prr pared to make a
thorough analysis. The sellers were
warned that if they we're discovered
again the State would impose the pen
atty.
The Dairy Commissioner has found
that some of the condensed miih is
wrongly named, and that it is making
sad havoc with the iiiile Jersey babies
stomachs. There are two kinds of
condensed milk il toe market-one
milk condensed in v..cuo. that is, de-
prived of portion Vt the water; the
other variety is oouaensed milk 10
which at least IS per cent. of sugar is
added. The latter is generally put in
cans, and it is said to be the worst
thing that can be given baby.
The honey made in New Jersey is
pronounced pure with the exception
ofthat made by two concerns, whose
samples, when analyzed, showed aduI-
terations. Honey purchased in the
stores in Paterson, Hoboken, Jersey
City and Newark, made by firms not
in the State, proved to be adulterated,
mostly with glucose.
Much of the ''cider" vinegar sold in
New Jersey is made from alcohol or
white wine,'' and cider plays no part
in the process of manufacture.
For the satisfaction of the children
and the confding mothers, the State
imparts the information that the col
oring materials now used in the manu-
facture of candy are rarely poisonous"
Stagemen find very peculiar orders
on their states at rimes and III is al