The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-05
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A Plea for Protection PROM n Cattle. lsnlser.
t1S'Si Manufacture Of oieomnrgarine. Fl
To he Editor ofitas IatslIioneer.
Sir: would like to call the attention
OF your many readers throughout the
State, especially the agricultural class, to
those petitions circulated throughout
tho State little over year ago for Sig.
natures to be sent 10 our Legislators at
Charleston, praying for the enactment Of
such laws as will tend to relieve us from
the depressing effect OF the dressed beef
monopoly Is having on tho cattle indus.
try OF our State. | request those that
received such petitions and did not think
| 1t worth while 10 send them to the Leg.
islaturo ut It's first session 10 do 30 ut
once. ! sent on the petitions that were
returned to me and have very favorable
report from our representatives Of this
county that they will be introduced at
once, and / want 10 insist on every per.
son engaged In the industry or that has
the well being OF onr very promising
State at heart to write To their represen.
tatives urging them to support any mca.
sure that will give lib relief. Don't wait
till 1t Is too late, and then whine tina tyour
interest Is neglected and blame your rep.
resentatiye for not acting in your behalf
when he WAS noticognizant OF what you
desired Of him. Every one who has
taken notice Of the industry arc aware
that the ruinous low prices we are com.
PEELED to take for our cattle Is causing
many TO abandon the industry. Where
Il few years agO there were large herds
being fed at this time Of year there are
scarcely any now.
We do not ask for such measures as
will discriminate against honorable com
petition. All States should enact sucl
laws as will forever prohibit the slaugh
tcring OF diseased stock for human foot
and preparing it in such shape 1t can
not be detected and then placed on thu
: market to come in direct competition
with that which Is healthy. Every on,
knows that such Is the case, and 1t il
destroying all hope OF making u success
OF the latter.
l want to thank the many who wer,
so energetic in getting signatures to tn
petitions they received. Judging from
what were returned to me, which wer
only %, containing almost 500 signature
Q OF the 800 sent out, think our Legisla
Q tive body will have no excuse in thi
respect. And while on the subject q
) unjust competition / would call the a,
: tention Of our law making power to til
!. fact that We need legislation to unabl
9 lib to meet this willy foe in anothe
branch OF the same industry. We wan
a law that will compel all food 10 be sol
y on its own merits.
y We want law such US is in force j
i. New York and some other States to con
II pei the manufacturers and statesmen {
" "oleo" to place it on the markets in i,
own image and not in the likeness {
y butter. The coloring that makes it loo
q like butter does not add to its sweetness
4 but is only put there to deceive an
: take advantage Of the simple and to 70
: honest toll of It's reward. Just think
b two or three persons at work at neiai
3 ious business manufacturing in one da
4 aproduct that takes the place OF 800
- COWS. Don't tell me that this will b
= discriminating againt the poor class {
/ people, that such truck cheapens tn
!. price Of genuine butter, for if it wer
stripped OF its butter color itwould the
: have to be sold at its true value, so tn
$ poor man would only have to pay fo
Q what he was buying 1 request ever
l. farmer and dairyman 10 urge his repre-
sentative to pass such measure at til
present session, and every one who wi
| mr. OF ,s,k. al, g..
benefit, mark such so that when he ask
!. for office again tell him no, We want me
who will represent our interests
> Will other papers please copy?
D. WILLIAMS.
:. Pleasant Valley, Marshall county, ". Va
d February 4.