The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-09-16

Dairy Commisainucr TOR uilnois.
The position that Illinois has In the
dairy Industry and dairy developments
Of the Northwest demands some OF
hcial representative of that branch u
agriculture. not only for the purpose
Of enforcing such laws as may be en-
iofecablo regarding the fraudulent sale
tf butter substitutes. but farther. TO
collect, preserve and compile statistics
OF the dairy industry In this great
state 30 that outsiders may know what
Illinois Ia DOING In that line. says FL
gin Dairy Report We are having APP
pllcations frequently for n list NJ the
oreameries. cheese factories and pri.
Ndto dairics Of the state for business
purposes. and are unable to furnish
any such list. a dairy commissioner
whose duty Il would be to compile
such a list from information furnished
uy the manufacturers Of dairy products
would DO g. very great advantage whom
we are asking for legislation TO ad-
vance. conserve ana preserve this In
uustry. Very few people In the state,
ana especially among our Legislators.
are posted a. to the value and i'm
portanco Of the dairy industry OF this
state, and Of the whole people Of the
state. Tho situation In Illinois II not
creiliable to the dairy farmers and
creamcrymon. There seems to be a
wooful lack Of esprit du corps" among
The croamorymon and dalrymen. iiav-
Ing attained o position and held II for
years, Il would seem the part OF good
busincss 10 do everything they can TO
advance oil matters pertaining to tho
production Of milk and ia manufacture
Into n merchantable product. Looking
st TIE matter on the surface. many
people are inclined 10 believe that We
haNe accomplished ALL and that little
moro can be done. yet there are new
problems coming forward continually
that must be solved; new methods OF
manufacturing. handling and putting on
the market the product Of the COW.
Experiments In feeding and In cheap
sning the cost OF producing have been
undertaken and arc being carefully
conducted by experiment stations In
other states. yet this great state OF
lllinola laga behind. In the legislation
that has been attempted for the last
few years. this ono idea Of dairy com.
missioner seems 10 have been left In
the background. whereas. In our judy
ment. dairy commissioner with rea.
sonable power. and reasonable
amount OF money TO carry on the work
ana duties Of his ofieo. could have done
more TO have consolidated and
strengthened tho dairy industry. than
all the other things that have been
partially accomplished by means o.
legislation. by all means LET us have
bill before the next legislature that
will provide for state dairy commits
tioner, whose business Il will be to en-
force what laws we have regarding the
manufacture and sale OF adulteratod
dairy products. and also 10 compile
statistics regarding the dairy In this
great state with over a million milk
cows devoted 10 the production OF milk
for all purposes, and an Investment OF
several hundred million dollars IN
farms devoted TO tho production Of
milk, with a state dairy commission
or, whose duty II shall be 10 compile
these statistics. we shall have better
grounds 10 work upon when we ask Cor
legislation 10 help Improve and foster
this great Industry.