New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-19
oLEoMARGARlSE IN UsEs
THE IMITATION no LONGER SOLD IN CORNER
GROCERIES, BUT IT GETS HERE
HIT TIE aAMK.

Although they have not been making much noise,
the state officers whose duty II Is TO protect the cs
milk and butter supply from adulteraton have not
been Idle in the past twelve months. The warfare
against oleomargarino dealers, they say, has been
kent up steadily. The manufacturers Of the OBJ
noxIous imitation declared when the present National
law went into effect, that 40 900 dealers In tho sub
sues were selling 100 600 900 pounds Of the product
yearly In the United States. p. r. Van Valkenburgh
Assistant state Dairy Commissioner, was asked last
week how much bogus butter was palmed on at the
present time upon tho innocent consumers OF the
metropolis and its vicinity.
aThe claim Of tho 'oleo men that they sold
100 DOC, 900 pounds a year, said Mr.. Van Valhon-
burgh, was greatly exaggerated. But, speaking OF
the present consumption, l safely say that since
March 90 1887, al which time the present dairy law
was declared constitutional and the conviction shortly
thereafter OF about 200 dealers whose cases had been
waiting trial. there has been very little oleomargarno
sold by grocers In this city vicinity. During the
year ending September 30, 1888, VIC found only two
crocers in NowYork City and two In Brooklyn dealing
In the stuff. Down on Staten Island, however at
Port Richmond and In that neghborhood we dis
covered eight cases OF the law being violated, making
twelve IN all These grocors were all arrested and In
most OF tho cases conviction followed One was sent
10 tho ponlentlay for three months, and one put In
laii for 100 days default Of the payment OF sioo
nne.'
Afc INC Tc7Naufnlts eho oSeA1hb AS"'~S NF''e
much OF the compound p
we found quite a large number Of tho lower and
Enlddle-class restaurants using it, said Mr.. Van
valkenburgh "we have prosecuted and convicted
nearly one hundred OF them, who wero serving Il on
their tables"
How about the boarding housesi'
ave have prosecuted few OF the boarding house
keepers hoping II would deter Others from vioauon
OF the law but II seems 10 have had effect them,
and the use OF oleomar gane in boarding houses, In
stead OF decreasing, Is steadily increasing Therefore
We have made preparauonsand desire b lay special
stress upon my words, hoping they may servo a. .
warnlng-to begin vigorous operations against all
boardlng house keepers found using the product
How do they obtain tho goodsl'
Manufacturers and dealers outside OF the State"
replied the Official, "employ agents to the
boarding houses and places Of public entertainment In
New-YOrk. Brooklyn and adjacent cities, for the
purpose Of efecng sales, their method being to sell
tho goods 10 DO delivered by express from ther
factories and boxes barrels tubs, covered
with sacklng, In fact In all kinds of packages that
would be likely TO disguise the true contenis.'
| Mr.. Van valkenburgh was asked about the quality
Of tho milk furnished consumers In the metropolis,
"we have looked after tho adulteraton Of milk In the
interior Districts said he since this department
created In 1884, but did not begin active opera
| lions In Nev-YOrk and Brooklyn until July, 1887.
200 persons for selling adulterAed Bk in these two
4'ies In 1887 we Inspected 800 stores and found
that per cent Of them selling adulteratod milk
In 1885, out OF 3405 stores inspected, only per cent
were found selling milk OF doubtful standard. In
1887 we inspected 13,047 cans OF milk when de-
vorcd by the farmers the country depots for ship
ment, and l-2 per cent, or in exact numbers zoe
| cans showed adulteraton. During 1888 there were
inspected 1880 cans at the depots and only eight
enths OF per cent, or scg enty-slx cans, contained
| impure milk Creamery mems milk showed stu
smaller percentage OF adulteraon. Out Of 2,4o3
cans ms pected In 1887, one-nfth OF / per cent, or
1--WE cans, were doubtful while In 1888, out Of 1,720
cans Inspected only seventeenth OF / per cent,
| or a single can, gave evidence OF impurlty."