Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-13

Is This Perhaps OIcomargarine?
Tho man who happens to possess the
secrets OF ~ certain process can go out
and buy stale, rancid and generally good
| for nothing butter for II few cents /,
| pound, and subjccting it to the aforesaid
process can ghtaway sell it Mt I'M I'D
vance Of anywhere from 200 to 400 per
cent. This assertion was made ycstcr-
day, coupled with tho statement that
tho people who control the particular
process are actually now pushing it's pos
sibilities to tho extent of turning out
thousands Of pounds Of the "buttcr, "
selling it over tho country and making
40 much money they have found it nee
cssary to increase thoir capital stock ten
times and to start II second largo factory
in an Ohio town. 1t isl ut this manufac-
tory that Representative Campbcll's bill
to regulate tho manufacture and sale of
roworked and mixed butter is alleged to
be aimed, Tho bill provides Il package
Of manipulated buttor shall boar u
label telling its character branded into
tho box, and that u breaker Of the pro
posed law, whose terms are explicit,
shall be punished with II fine of $500 or
imprisonment for six months or both.
For years IL way to work over spoiled
butter 50 IA to mako it II really good
understandable commodity has been the
dream Of buttor makers. 1t appears II
young man from Now York dreamed to
some purpose.
A few months ago, whilo stopping ut
tho Chicago Beach hotel, no introduced
himself to follow bonrdcr, who hap
pcnod to be II man Of much importance
in u certain commercial interest, and
brought up tho subject Of butter. Said
this man: "Tho young New Yorker told
mo no had discovered n method of treat
ing rancid and spoiled butter SO rs to
n pound salablo ut II profit of some
times 10 cents and more. | understood
tho compound was actually being manu-
featured then in II South Water street
basement, and | was invited to go into
tho enterprise. did not, but | believe
the young man formed n littlo stock
company, with $40, 900 capital. Ho told
mo shortly nftcrward no was carrying
l0O, 900 pounds of tho stuff Since
learn that ono or two others have gone
into tho business. 1t seems to pay, for
ono III ihom has leased good sized
plant on tho West Side. Another is
building largo factory III tho heart of
tho dairy territory Of Ohio. Tho origi-
nal $40, 900 capital of the first company
has boon raised to 800, 600. Tho bust
moss is not cried from tho housctops.
On the contrary. thoro is apparently an
effort to keep it quiet, while ut tho same
timo tho sale Of tho so called butter is
pushed, know something about butter.
1t may be that chemicals can be infused
in u mass so M to change its appear
ance but il there has been any fcrmen-
tatiou tho effect Of it will be there This
stuff mny not deceive local buyers, but
how is it after tho packages reach dis
tant territory? They may got changed
around and get confused with genuine
butter, to he detected later after the re-
worked rancid stuff gets into the human
stomach
1t required u search of only half an
hour in South Water street yesterday to
find people who knew something of the
process On tho top floor of building
occupied by largo commission house
near the western end of the street but,
ter of tho kind mentioned is made. and
lots Of il
"Wo do general butter business, and
for that reason trust our name Will
not be printed, said tho manager of
the house 81 acknowledges we are i'll
tercsted i'll tho process Tho working
over Of buttrr has been practiced -
years, Int it is true tho present process
is u superior ono II Is truo thCre is Il
largo plant i'll Ohio, and it has been
necessary to secure largo building for
tho business on tho West Side. We did
not commence in basement. and, rs for
tho 100. 900 pounds of stock we were
carrying. it WAS simply material w
had purchased TO work up. Our product
is not sold us high class creamery mon
is it misrcpeSentcd Ivy us. We arc net
tho only ones in tho business Chi
cage Tribune
DR. Shakespeare Of Philadelphia say,
that fully ono fifth Of All the deaths q
babies fed en- COWS milk is e. ho ottrlh
utod to the tuhcrculous tant III I'll.
milk