Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-11-14
THE DEMOCRATIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY.
CONDENSED MILK AND THE
SUGAR TRUST.

What Happened the Dairy Farmers
Who Voted for Harrison and Borden.
Mr.. Borden, who practically owns the
New York Condensed Milk Company is
q very ardent advocate of high protec-
ton. Five years ago he issued circular
to the farmers whose milk he bought
pointing out the calamitous results
which were sure to follow placing low
tariff party In power.
Mr.. Borden's company was at that
time consuming between $4,000 and 3O,-
600 quarts of milk daily in their cOnden-
sed milk manufactures at Brewsters
and Wassaic, in New York State. Mr..
Borden solemnly pointed out that it
would be q cold day for the milk far
mers and condensed milk manufactur-
ers when the Democrats obtained con-
troll of the government of the country.
At that time the chief competitor of the
New York Condensed Milk Company
was a wealthy and powerful English
corporation known as the Anglo-Swiss
Condensed milk Company. Even
blessed with a good round tariff, the
American Company could not do much
more than hold its own against its ag-
gressive foreign competitor. "fhe
Cleveland party will take off the tariff,
and we shall all be ruined by foreign
cheap milk" was in effect what Mr..
Borden said in his circular.
Many farmers hearkened. voted for
Blaine and plenty of protection. and
then, when the awful catastrophe of the
return of a low tariff president occur
red, sat down prepared for the worst.
Nothing particular happened. The tarif
on condensed milk remained unchang-
ed. The ingenious Mr.. Borden discover
ed, a year after Mr.. Cleveland's election
that sugar was relatively cheaper than
milk. So he made q second brand of con-
densed milk, known as "'The Daisy
Brand" This brand has simply more
sugar and less milk than the Eagle
brand, which was previously made by
the same company.
Time went on and another presiden'
tial election arrived. Mr.. Borden was
again strong in his efforts to keep the
American condensed milk trade thor.
, ioughly protected against the worthless
foreign condensed milk manufacturer
He had a room reserved in his manu-
factory for Republican campaign meet
lukbs LIS WClO OIL ouPPooSN
to be sound on the tariff question. Tht
farmers around were exhorted to vot'
J for Harrison as the only means by
which the price of milk might be KEEP
} lup
Harrison was elected. The first ap
parent result of the Republican triumph
was reduction of t cent quart in thu
price paid by the New York Condensed
Milk Company to the farmers in Put
nam and Dutchess Counties, in New
York State, for milk. The farmer
loudly complained that this was hardly
what they expected to follow the elec
tion of the high protection president.
1t was at once explained to them tina
the lowering in the price paid for thei
milk was not due to the Presidentia
election, but to the high price of sugar
The Sugar Trust had put the price Q
sugar up to the tariff limit, and wer
making a profit at the eX
pense of the farmers and the Gondense
milk manufacturers. The situatio
was not cheerful for anybody concerne,
but the Sugar Trust.
Now comes the last blow. Out in I
linois, where milk is cheaper than i
New York State, a large tract of Ian
has been purchased for raising dair
cattle. The milk is to be used in manu-
featuring condensed milk. It is SUI
to be a powerful competitor of the Eas
ern manufactures. And the compan
which has made this purchase, an
which is to compete with the New Yor
Condensed Milk Company is the mucl
feared Anglo-Swiss Condensed Mil
Company.