The age-herald., 1897-09-23
THE DAIRY AND STOCK MEN
THEY ARE AFTER DEALERS IN OLEO-
 MARGARINE.
A Committee Appointed to Act With Com missioner Culver in Enforcing the Law
 -Aduiterated Feed Stuffs.

At meeting of the Dairy and Live
 Stock association of Jefferson county yesterday, a fight was inaugurated against the illegal dealers in eolored
 oleomargarine and adulterated feed stuffs. Some oleomargarine was pro- cured and sent to the state chemist for analysis. A committee was also ap- pointed to act jointly with Commis- sioner of Agriculture Culver in the en-
 forcement of the law, and results are
 expected by the next meeting of the
 association in October.
 The association met in the Fox
 building yesterday at Il a. m., in pur- suance to special call by the president.
 The association has for some time past
 been considering the advisability of con-
 tracting for supplies for the entire mem-
 bership for the season, in order to ob-
 tain the benefit of all middlemen's prof
 it's, which is thus saved by buying in
 carload lots direct from the mills and
 manufacturers.
 A large number of bids were read,
 and committee of four was appointed
 to award the contract to the bidders
 offering the greatest Inducements in prices and quality.
 A committee was also appointed for the purpose of cooperating with the state commissioner of agriculture-who was present at the meehng-in the strict enforcement of the law enacted by the legislature of 1895 prohibiting the sale of oaeomargaIine, butterine, etc,
 which has been colored in imitation of
 butter. The members of the association
 express themselves as being determined
 to prosecute to the bitter end every
 transgressor of that law.
 Commissioner Culver called yesterday
 at the office of the Armour Packing
 company, on Twentieth street, and pur-
 chased a ten-pound package of oleo-
 margarine. He had paid the money to
 the clerk and the package had been
 wrapped up when another clerk came
 in and recognized Major Culver. He immediately told the clerk who was waiting on the commissioner of his cus- toner's official position, and that worthy at once refused to deliver the goods and handed back the money.
 The commissioners request to see the goods, it is said, was also refused. vet been taken the association expects to do some lively lobbying Sia dhe capitol dur
 ing the next session of the legislature It is desired that a Jaw shall Joe enact- ed requiring all milk offered for sale to contain certain percentage of the bu,- ter fat commensurate with the standard adopted by other states. This law, is advocates claim, will protect not only the honest dairymen from the competi- tion of these who adulterate the lactael | fluid which they offer the public, but W Il afford the greater protection to the con- sumers.
 The association is also after the scalps i of these manufaic lurers who are adulter- ating cattle foods. Much compla nt is made of the bran which is manufact- l uered in this city, which, it is alleged, | is made from corn cobs instead of whs at | ard contains hardly any nutiimenfs, though tthe uninilfated are charged the same price as for the first class article. The association meets at 10 o'clock on the second Wednesday of every morlah, and the next meeting is expected to be an exceptionally liyely one. as the c3-op- erating committee will be ready wi h
 some decidedly spicy information con- carning adul orators,