The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-23
THE SALE OF
0LE0MARGARINE.
Views of a Prominent Resident OF
Henrico County.
OPPOSES THE CARRIER MEASURE.
And Takes Issue With ~ Leading
Grocer"-Butterine and Olcomar-
garine Not Responsible for the
Price Of Genuine Butter.
OPPOSES THE CARRIER MEASURE.

Tn The Times Of October Htn appedieW
an article from a well-kn0wn grocer au-
vocating the measure introduced by hr.
J.. II. CARRIER, councilman from oiaisia.'
Ward imposing a tax OF 50 per inoh.n
upon dealers in butterine and oieoinar-
earine and taking the ground that inc
sale Of these products IS responsiu4o 1OE
the downfall OF the butter trade.
The following article from promi-
nent resident OF Henrico takes the op-
posite view OF the case:
AS much has been said in regard 20 the
Limitation Butter" (oleomarsarlhe) III
the press lately. viii you allow reunr
OF The Times space I'm regard 70 inc ieller
Of a Leading Grover" OF october Ntu'
advocating The CARRIER Measure. lie
Claims the States receives no revenue
from the sale OK oleomarsarine' 4He
gentleman Is WRONG.
Every dealer In olcomargarine pays &C
cordlng 10 his purchases the same as j"
proportion to the amount or his business
To tax oleom garlne SIS per month Is an
absurdity. l. ttkes a substitute Tor oot-
ter out of Door mans mouth. x
"cramps" noa every dealer out OF eN-
istenco exc.pt he or two "l,lngs OF the
trade" and benefits a very few. VINO
are they. The majority OK the consiltu-
cnts OF the City Council? No. 4he
farmers Of the Slater No.
THE BENEFlCIAkIES.
II merely fills the Golfers Of "a few hon.
est commission merchants Of ,his ana one
other city IN the State. who were larsey
instrumental in the passage q the ON
prohibiting the sale OF r. passed by the
last state Assembly. The Others ueue-
dted are the Butter Trust or ILLINOIS, w 'a-
consin. New YORK, and other states t0S-
slbly one-third Of the butter soid mere
for genuine "Elgln' Is made IN Wlscon-
sin. Pennsylvania, Maine ana o'her roiIn
and northwestern states. No"' are lo1
the dealers that sell Wisconsin and Maine
hacked butter guilty Of selling an Iml-
fation" as the 80 per cent. prior to lMs,
Tulv ist and 30. Who sold olecmargarine
for Elgin? prior 20 July /, 1885, no large
dealer handled oleomargarine. stiil coun-
try butter was sold cheaper in 1894 ana
'e5 than corresponding months OF lo'o.
Ard oleomargarine was not the cause q
the lower prices, but the cause OF 10"
butfer with the farmer IS the same cause
OF low prices Of everything else. Oieo~
margarine is certainly not The cause. IL
is only natural for the price 20 iall Win
other products.
CLASS LEGISLATION.
He must surely believe In class legisla-
ZION who EXCUSES the claw enacted ~
though interstate commerce law ne
will sen his patrons COMPOUND lard, cot
tolene. Gt is said now that most or ths
flour is adulterated), canned goods that
have been d0ctored for all he KNOWS
s-iu claim that 7 must sell oleomarSa-
rine pure and simple white, when the
people like il yellow
He could possibly find some relle'
should he remove his business I'd sun
~ the New England states where trusts
and monopolies are fostered and pro-
tectai. and iniunctions will prohibit Out
tave my doubts a man selling an
article that b pure and wholesome before
no is proven guilty of treading on the
toes Of the butter trust and commission
merchants under the guise OF robbing the
poor farmer. No man sympa.hise5 win
( the farmer more than / do. have
! worked on the farm for nvo cents a day
aad boarded myself
THEY LIKE OLEOMARGAKiNE.
The people buy 0leomargarine because
they Ike tit gives as good satisfaction
as butter They buy IL as substitute
not imitation. Judges use IL and grow
fat Lawyers use il and plead wei. lhe
rich and poor buy II because "tney are
robbed by buying IT, for nearly one half
OF what butter costs them. and they get
an article that will never get strong.
Butterine is n necessity 10 the person
OF limited means. Many arc not able
10 buy anything else but oleomargarine
and butterine. and buy &c from dealers
that do not handle anything else, 50
they buy # knowingly and are not de-
ceived. And 1t IS easier for person
10 buy a pound OF tea that has been
! c0lorel for a genuine goods than to buy
( a pound Of oleomargarine for country
butter. And il Is not policy for Rich
m0ud to foster industries of Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania, or 10 tax dealers OH
her markets.
Il may be class legislation 20 allow
merchant 20 sell an article colored.
stiu try 10 force him out OF business by
extOrti0n and not allowing "A substitute
for the same thing t0 Dee c0ored.
JOHN h. PHILLIPS.
Henrico county Va, oct. p 1893.