Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-19


application for abatement; nor to appeal
from their decision according to the pro-
visions of this act, by his failure to bring
in list of his estate to the assessors, but
in such cases no costs shall be allowed to
appellant.
If it be alleged by the applicant in his
application that he has paid the losses for
which he has been assessed and the court
shall so find, Judgment for the amount
shall be rendered against the town or
city. Either party may enter exceptions
to the decision and rulings of the court
The court may in it's discretion appoint a
commission to hear the case
The OIeomargarinc Hearing.
just half of the judiciary committee
was present at the time and place for the
hearing on the petitions for repeal oil
the oleomargarine law, Monday evening
1t was decided however to proceed.
Hon. Geo. f. Bird opened as counsel
for the petitioners, and Hon. A. NJ. Spear
for the remonstrants, assisted by Secretary
McKeen of the State board of agriculture
Mr. Bird opened for the petitioners
who ask a repeal of the existing law and
the enactment of such law ''as shall be
equitable TO producers Of both butter
and oleomargarine. He read from the
law of 1888, which required limitations OF
butter and cheese to be stamped as such
The amendment of 1885. he claimed, really
made this law prohibitory. To what
extent it had been enforced he was not
certain, but it had worked great injustice
both to the dealers and those in the State
who wish to use this product The petit
tioners wish to remove all prohibitory
legislation, but are willing that rcstric
lions be placed on the sale, and he thought
all the petitioners would be satisfied ii
the law of 1883 were pe-enacted.
Mr.. Spear, upon inquiry, said the re
monstrants protested most strenuousiy
AGAINST re-cnactment of the law of 1888
A. Il. Hall of Portland was the first
witness. Is u grocer and said he deals III
both butter and oleomargarinc; that there
is a large class of poor people who want
to buy oleomargarine and ask for oleo-
margarine He sold it to them for 10
cents q pound. 1t is uniform in quality,
sweet and wholesome. Had always con
formed to the United States law Al
ways sold it for oleonargarinc The
Portland Steam Packet Company uses 1t
ON their boats and Mr.. Coyle says he
should consider it great hardship not 10
be able to buy it. Its keeping qualities
are well known and ship masters prefer
it. for butter won't keep. Never had a
pound of oleomargarine returned as poor.
Had visited the places of manufacture
and was much pleased TO find the cleanl'-
ness with which it is manufactured, All
under government inspection. oieo-
margarine doesn't come into competition
with good butter, save that 1t has forced
the farmers to make better butter
Thought he had just as good right to sell
it as has the dealers in compound lara'
which is sold as real when there Ism
any lard in it, There are thousands OF
adulterated articles sold as real. He only
asked TO sell oleomargarine as such.
Cross-what was the highest price OF
oleomargarine in your store last week.
A.-Somewhere from IS to 20 cents.
Odd you sell some as high as =
centss
A.-Clerks may have
Q.-You invariably sell it as oieo'
margarine?
Always did himself. Didn't know
what his clerks sold. Admitted nae
different priced grades at times, but didn
allow his clerks to sell higher than y
n cents.
Q-Havc you any. butterine marked
Eastlake and Eastlake Dairy
A-Not that know of.
John j. McGillicuddy of Lewiston
Messrs. Tartre and Beauregard OF B'aoe
ford, Joseph Wood. Leon Hebert ans
Harry H. Lee, of the firm Of Lee y Nad
leigh, testified in practically in the SANE
line The latter said his firm had sol.
on orders In wholesale lots, save on ou'
occasion. Gilman NJ Deering of Saeo
testified that he considered oleo