The morning call., 1894-09-12

:. dairy association, but it was the initial
: convention held in the State, and very
complete representation of dairymen and
those interested in dairy products were in
81. attendance. Good butter was their war
cry, an as a result OF the convention this
: ISM pGTtant Industry should henceforth
thrive and grow prosperous through the
combined efforts of those who have the
welfare Of the entire State at heart. Their
interest are the interests of the people.
and. Eastern fake" butter is being meated
rapidly in the cauldron of righteous indig-
nation.
Wnen reduced to LIQUID state its nse-
fgless in any particular channel of indus
try is doubtful, although it has been sug-
gestsd by prominent daiTyman that as a
lphricator for railway tracks it would
doubtless run close race With cheap oil OF
inferior tar. And as for the chalky milk.
ithaS as yet been naSsigned to any par
'ticular field of usefulness Even by the
addition of tuTpentne it has bsen found
wanting as a white paint. Certain it is
that in future its masqueradiDg as a
system builder and infant food will be
. :completely knocked out from one end of
. the. State TO the other. Upright butter is
J: SO. far superior to its sDeaking rival oleO-
ma rgaine, and pure milk so decidedly in
:: advance Of its counterfeited opponent,
that the dairymen have determined to
.eIilst their services in the warfare against
>spwCfo ousness and dairy taxing.
= ~ esterday's convention of the Califor-
MIA Dairy Association was called to order
; by that enthusiastic champion of good
.btEtter, J. q. Burdel of NoyatO He has
;HTade his portion of the country famous as
astrougnOld a of honest dairy methods, and
= his name is byw ri among consumers.
: Samuel Z. Watson, San Francisco, sec
retary of The association. acted as secre-
tary of the convention.
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Eertised among the dairymen Of the State,
apd an elaborate printed programme, SET
ting out in detail the various subjects to
be discussed, hac the effect of drawing a
e. very large attendance. Before its ad-
1ouFnment 1t will have done a vast amount
'Of educating IN improved dairy methods,
and Caitornia's fame will be advanced
materially 10 this particular regard.
Ihe address OF welcome was intrus tel
to W.. A. Hoicomb, president of the San
Francisco Produce Exchange. He wei.
coined them with true California hospital-
Try, and admitted during the course of his
remarks that ne was fOndly in love with
every foot of ground In the State, from
the sDow-capped peaks Of the Sierras TO
the graud old Pacific" He was thoroughly
in earnest. and convinced his hearers
when be announced that he had passed a
lifetime in the land of The setting sun. Mr..
HOlcOmb regretted not being more familiar
with butter in the process of manufacture
bu: inasmuch as he had encountered the
Eastern product, in form strong enough
to wait on his family able. he considered
" himself capable of Judging. Butler. he
said. was second only in value to that Of
wheat, and 81 far as home consumption is
concerned more than three times the value
of tbst ant Gle.
: The advancement of this industry. he
said, required an interchange of ideas. and
he expressed the hope that the convention
uuonld ha a hla 70 fOrn LOFT 10, A.. d.
will be mutually beneficial TO the dairy
men. the consumers and the Stale. The
convention should speak In thunder tones
In condemnation of the use of impure
milk, which, he said, had caused the deaths
OF scores OF infants.
ITO attain the highest position ot all
the industries of California" said be, "aI
that is necessary is organization and CO.
operation. Let all the dairymen of the
Stape unite, appoint from your own mem
bers such men as are honest and cabable
to inspect your product and let it go to
the consumer with the assurance that il is
a clean article OF honest weight. Don't
leave it TO State or municipal management
to be run by political machinery Sec how
kind nature has been 10 u.s. Here Won can
keep your pastures green all the time. You
don't have to handle the piichfork nine
months in the year, as some countries do
that are now sending US butter aud cheese.
How murb better would it be If we sent
those articles TO them.
s'The dairymen have a field for OPERA
ton much larger than the grain men. for
when the great valleys of the San JOAQUIN
and Sacramento are properly Irrigated, as
thew can be by the numerous mountain
streams that rush forth from our noun
tain sides, and he land put under the high
est state OF cultivation, IL Will employ five
times the numb Der of people for darying
purposes that would be employed in wheat