The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-15
LOOPHOLE In A Law
RENOVATED BUTTER MANUFAc-
TURERS HAVE ALREADY FOUND
A WAY TO BEAT 1T
BRICKS LITERALLY MARKED
Extra Words Are Added to the La
bel the Law Requires Designed
to Mislead Those Who Are Not
Familiar With the Technique of
the Buttermnking Business
News of the Trade.

The willingness OF the manufacturers
of renovated butter" to comply with the
provisions Of the law passed by the last
legislature regarding this product has
been unearthed by the state dairy and
food commission during the last few days.
At the time that the law was passed
1t was generally supposed that 1t would
give ample protection and would prevent
the sale of renovated butter unless it
was SO labeled. So far as Is known, not
loophole was left whereby the stuff
might be put on the market and sold as
good butter, but the makers of the ar
ticle have found way to put renovated
butter" on sale so that nine out of ten
people, unless well informed, will buy 1t
and pay a good price for it and think
butter.
that they are getting a good grade Of
Last week the members Of the state
dairy and food commission found several
bricks of renovated butter" and it was
So labeled and In letters exactly the size
called for in the new law. but above these
words were the words superior quality"
and below were the words Improved
creamery process" And this stuff, which
ordinarily could not be sold for anything
more than grease, was selling at IT cents
g. pound. There Is nothing in the new
law to prevent the adding of the above
words, and this handicaps the commits
sion so that they are powerless and will
be until the next legislature convenes and
the law can be revised so that only the
words renovated butter" can be placed
on the package.
Assistant Dairy Commissioner White
says that the commission will do all that
1t can to inform the people of the exact
situation and prevent the sale of reno
waited BUTTER except as such. He says
! that wherever a package is found with
the words renovated butter on 1t, no
matter what may be added, 1t is old and
rancid dairy butter worked over. and can
be nothing else.
That the work of the state dairy and
food commission is appreciated is evil
denced by the following letter received by
Gov Lind last week from a Minneapolis
commission firm:
''Hon. John Lind, Governor, st. Paul.
Minn.-Dear Sir: We desire to ex-
press to you our appreciation Of
mission in this city during he past
few months and sincerely trust that this
work may be extended over the entire
northern part of our state.
1--WE are satisfied that artificial butter IS
| being illegally used in the lumber and
| mining camps and In many of the res
taurants and hotels of our state to the
great injury Of our dairy interests.
1--WE notice that through the active work
| of the commission a large number have
recently pleaded guilty to the infringement
| of the 'oleo' law right here in Minneapo-
| lis, and we can assure you that the prod
| uce commission men Of our city are In
| hearty sympathy with the efforts of the
| state dairy commission to protect the
| dairy interests of our state.
I'VE shall be glad to aid the commission
| in any way in furthering this work"
| A. w. Trow contributed the following
| article In the last issue of the Farmer:
| It Is generally conceded that most oc-
| equations make financial returns accord
| ing to the intelligence and application re-
| quired in their following. This being the
| case when dairy husbandry receives Its
| full demand in this respect, we will find a
| class of men conspicuous from these quail
| ifications. And also many other condi-
lions and habits not peculiar to most
| other occupations. among which we might
| count on his good habits.
| The good dairyman is by force of cir
| cumstances man of regular habits. His
| cows must be MIXED and fed regularly
| therefore he cannot go on drunk OF
| over ten hours. He has employment S6t
| days of the year. He can't be a mem
| Der Of the village loafers' club. Can't sc
| on a strike long enough to take in any
/ good thing except his own funeral
/ He must be gentle of spirit, mild and
| meek as Moses, for If he goes rushing
| about and gets excited he Will ruffie the
| nerves of his bovine pets and hinder the