The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-11-04
TO FARMERS AND
DAIRYMEk OF OHIO

At the request OF the Onlo DAIRY
Union last December Mr.. Blackburn
permitted you to select special inspec-
tor whose duty it was to enforce the oleo
laws. You know that at the request OF
said inspector Mr.. Blackburn gave him
authority to select another chemist.
You know that at the request OF your in
spector and the executive committee
Mr.. Blackburn granted another attorney,
whose duty it would be to do the legal
work in the oleo prosecution. You
know that this trio, all selected by the
Ohio Dairy Union, secured sample OF
colored oleo from the Capital City Dairy
Co., Columbus, and brought suit against
said company in Franklin county and,
after two days. hard fight, won. You
know that this is the only case ever won
by the etate against said company. You
know that " ur inspector was refused
any more samples by said company and
that your inspector, by the advice of
your attorney and other eminent coun-
sci, did the only thing that he could do
under the law-began taking samples
from dealers in Columbus. many Of
whom pleaded guilty without trial.
You could have known. had you moi
been 80 blind you could not see, that
, this course raised most bitter autago
nism against your inspector by the olec
people, and az result of these vigorous
prosecutions, the manufacturers became
go scared that they 80 reduced the colo
in their product for the ColumbuI
market that it was with great difficulty
= that your inspector could detect coloret
samples, and had this course continued
colored oleo would have been drive,
out of the Columbus market.
= You know that at this juncture, you
president, E. F. Webster, and his bust
ness partner, o. P. Chapman, for reason
beyond the power of human mind t
; comprehend, took the matter into thei
hands told your inspector to stop and b
70 stopped. You know that your committe
then asked Mr.. Blackburn to appoin
another inspector and he obeyed. Yo
know that the new appointee worke
for more than two months under th
d directions of Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Char
ls man, and in that time he did not get
IE case, and the Columbus market WI
1t again flooded with oleo as yellow as gol'
l. You know that Mr.. Webster's article
le the Ohio Framer of October 20, and yor
q. manifesto issued about the same dat
IT wherein it is stated that Mr.. Blackbul
r. blocked the oleo prosecutions and
le handicapped your inspectors that the
9, work was of no avail, are misrepresel
1T tations of facts. You know that M
t Webster, who is head; body and legs
to the Ohio Dairy Union, is q large man
y facturer of part skim cheese and that
70 and others by this practice have reduc
D. the price of all Ohio cheese in the ma
kets one-half to two cents per poun
and cheese makers by this practice
as this and other states, have reduced Il
ne natives export trade, in ten years pl
or ceeding 1896, over three hundred p
Is cent. while Canada, with strict laws pr
I'D hibiting the SKINNER, has increased b
O. export trade nearly four hundred p
n, cent. The above facts are few nuts
tn you to crack if you can, and for &
g. Ohio farmers to consider.
y, Mr.. Blackburn has granted the Oh
be Dairy Union everything asked. He d
in not stop the oleo prosecutions; the prt
re ident of the Dairy Union did, abo
ne May 10, nearly three months before
'at force was reduced by Mr.. Blackburn.
nd Samples in which farmers are init
ested taken and analyzed by DIR. N
Neal the year ending Feb. Is. 1897.
rQ, Adulterated Pure To