The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-07-23
OHIO DAIRY UNION.

membership with the secretary as chair
man and committee on dairy laws, con-
sisting of 0. P. Chapman, of Wellington;
w. J. Eldrege, of Aurora, and t. IL.
Rose, of Cortland, was also appointed.
A vice president from each county in the
state represented in the union will be
appointed by the executive committee.
The object of the Ohio Dairy Union is
to secure suitable state legislation regu-
lating the manufacture and sale of imi-
tations of butter antb cheese, especially
the imitation of butter known as oleomar-
garine and to cooperate in vigorous and
thorough enforcement of Ohio dairy laws.
1t is well known to observers that our
oleomargarine law has been openly and
hagrantly violated fol long time and
that the enormous amount of oleomarga-
rine that has been colored to initiate
butter and so sold in violation of law and
sold as genuine dairy and creamery butter
in violation of law, has very seriously
crippled the butter markets of the state
and that the butter industry of Ohio is in
imminent danger of being ruined by the
fraudulent sale of oleomargarine as the
genuine product of the dairy.
The Ohio Dairy Union does not seek to
secure laws forbidding the manufacture
and sale of oleomargarine. 1t demands
taht oleomargarine shall be sold for what
it is and without any disguise. Its posi-
ton is in harmony with the discision of
the supreme court of the United States
affirming the constitutionality of Massa-
chusetts oleomargarine law which declares
that persons are "only forbidden to prac-
tice in such matters fraud upon the gem
eral public. The statute seeks to suppress
false pretences and to promote fair deal
ing in the sale of an article of food. 1t
compels the sale of oleomargarine for
what it really is by preventing its sale
for what it is not"
The Ohio Dairy Union insists that the
purchases shall be fully informed as to
the nature of the article he buys that he
shall not be deceived as to the quality and
then he cannot be defrauded in the price
he pays. 1t simply asks that comon hon.
esty be observed in the sale of oleomar.
garine. 1t is perfectly willing to let but
ter stand upon it own merits, and de-
mands that oleomargarine shall be com
PEELED to do likewise. TO this end it de
mands thorough and vigorous enforce
ment Of our oleomargarine law, which
forbids the coloring of oleomargarine
thus depriving the dishonest dealer of op
=, portunity for fraud. In the opinion o
the Union the color of oleomargarine i
the only ready means of Identification t
p the ordinary purchaser, and hence tn
! color feature is the most important one il
the law, and the rigid enforcement of
will sound the death knell to the fraudu
tent sale of oleomargarine and enable but
ter to again take its rightful place in ou
markets at its full value. Insisting upo
:, the enforcement of all our dairy laws, an
q this color law in particular, the Obi
9 Dairy Union appeals for active co-opera
tion to all interested in the dairy industry
- and to all dealers in butter and to all mil
- producers in our state.
f The Ohio Dairy Union seeks member
. and supporters in every butter and mil
producing cummunity in the state. Al
= creamery men, cheese factory men, dairy
;, men and dealers in butter at wholesale 9
retail are interested in the objects of tn
A union and should take membership in
q and encourage the great work undertake
o by active cooperation.
It Membership fees are as follows; MAJ
!. ufacturers and wholesale dealers, $5; r,
il taller dealers, 81; dairymen, SOC. Al
l. nual dues, the same as membership fee
= no salaries are paid; officers and commi
tees render their services free of charge.
The union has the assurance Of the sta
dairy and food commissioner that he wi
vigorously enforce our existing oleoma
l. garine law. The union desires to ga
is such strength throughout the state as W
enable it to render the commissioner e
;" fective service in the discharge of h
duties. 1t desires to gain such strength
u every milk and butter producing port
of the state as must convince dealers
= oleomargarine that our dairy laws must
q obeyed.
- Application for membership should
: directed to the secretary at Cleveland w
membership fee and he will return C
tificate of membership with copy of Ct
= stitution and will at any time furnish
- formation concerning the progress of
ho union.
nv Prsnpt action throughout the state
urgently desired by the union and
suggest that meeting.of patrons be called
cheese factories and creameries to arral
A. for active cooperation in this movem
n so importantto the dairymen of Ohio
nd All reports of meetings and infOrr
or ton of interest to the union, may be
ms dressed to +. A. Strsnahan, secreta
lid Cleveland, who solicits correspdance.
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