The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-15


Dairy Union held in Cleveland on
Tuesday, Dec. 7th, was decided sue
cess in every particular. The attend
ance was good and the interest and
enthusiasm manifested was most graft
flying, indicating that the dairymen OF
the state are disposed to actively par
ticipate in a thorough organization
throughout Ohio in the interest OF
pure butter, and fol the suppression OF
the fraudulent sale of oleomargarine
now being so freely maze in our
markets.
The butter interest of Cincinnati
was represented, dairymen, cream
erymen, and cheesefactorymen from
various parts of the state we're present,
and the Ohio State University and the
Experiment Station at Wooster were
also represented.
Dairy and Food Commissioners
Blackburn was present and during an
address made to the "Union" stated
that he desired that under him the
dairymen of Ohio should have control
of the Dairy Department. He agreed
to appoint any man whom the Union
would recommend and give him full
charge of prosecutions under our dairy
laws. Mr.. L. P. Bailey, of Belmont
courty, was selected and he will be
appointed and will commence his dut-
les on January 1st next. Mr.. Bailey is
well known breeder Of Jersey cattle
and is the secretary of The Ohio Dairy
mems Association. He is in thorough
sympathy with the objects and aims of
The Ohio Dairy Union and he may be
depended upon to use his best en-
deavors and the powers conferred up
on him by virtue of his Office to sup
press the unlawful and fraudulent sale
of oleomargarine.
The following officers were elected:
President, E. F. Webster. of Yelling
ton secretary, F. A. Strannahan, 30
Huron St., Cleveland treasurer, Geo.
G. Campbell, Salem; executive COM
mittee, E. F. Webster, F. A. Stranna-
han, Geo. G. Campbell, W. B. Straight,
Hudson; D. McCray, Urbana; j. P.
Esch, Huron, and NJ. E. Williams, of
The Ohio Farmer, Cleveland.
The old legislative committee will
be re-appointed consisting of o. p.
Chapman. Wellington; W. j. Eldridge,
Aurora, and T. H. Rose, Cortland
Possibly two more members may be
added to it.
Seven presidents were added to
the twenty-one previously appointed,
making twenty-eight in all; thirty
counties now being represented in
the Union. The board of officers and
committees consists of seven cheese
manufactures, thirteen proprietors of
creameries, fifteen dairymen, two COM
mission merchants, one representative
of The Ohio State University and one
representative of The Ohio Farmer.
F. A. Derthick, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Ohio Grange, is
one of the vice. presidents and is
thoroughly interested in the success of
The Ohio Dairy Union. He is present.
ing the claims of the Union at various
Farmers Institutes and probably also
at the meeting of the Ohio State
Grange at Columbus this week.
1t is intended by thu Ohio State
Dairy Union to interest in its work SO
far as possible all classes who demand
the enforcement of oleomargarine laws
to protect pure butter from the dis
honest competition of inferior COM
pounds now being sold us butter in
violation of law.
Resolutions we're unanimously
adopted protesting against the use of
oleo in national institutions and es-
pecially in Soldiers Homes, declaring
that the veterans Of the late war are
entitled to the same quality of food
that is found on the tables of the man.
! ayers of the homes, and asking con-
gress to prohibit the use of substitutes
for butter in national institutes: urg-
ing the general assembly to make such
liberal appropriation offunds for the
use of the Dairy Department as will
enable our officials to suitably enforce
our dairy laws; calling the attention
of the officials of the treasury depart
ment to the fact that the internal rev.
enue laws are not being enforced
warning the people in city, town and
country to keep vigilant watch foI
the continual deception practiced in
the sale of oleomargarine; appealing
to the members of our general assem-.
bly, to make no change in our dairy
laws except to strengthen them and
calling upon our sister states and es
pecially upon dairymen of Indiana tC
secure effective laws regulating the
manufacture and sale of oleomarga
rine. A committee was also appointed
who are instructed to prepare a suit
able memorial to wholesale and retail
dealers in butter, urging their active
cooperation with the Ohio Dairl
. Union in the war upon the unlawful
, sale of oleo.
, One hundred and thirty new mem
bers were added to the Union at thi
meeting. 1t is intended to continu
t the work Of organization vigorousl
? throughout the winter and it is hopet
, that by next spring the Ohio Dair.
. Union will be strong and inhuentia
enough in every dairy section of tn
8 state to exert powerful and healthfu
0 influence and that it will be in position
to speak in tones that will be heard an
needed by the manufacturers an