Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-17
EXPECTED.
Dairy Commissioner Rejoices at
Prospects Of 10 Per Cent
Tax on 0leo.
Some Oleo Claims Exploded and
Statistics Given-Dolliver
Did II.
Fishing Good at okoboji- George
Christian to Arrange For Iowa
at Philadelphia.

G4Sulue OUUus 0V OhVUVJSN9S
Christian to Arrange For Iowa
at Philadelphia
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 17.-There was great
rejoicing in the office of the state dairy
commissioner yesterday over the im-
l'proved prospect of the passage of the
| 10 per cent oleomargarine tax bill by
lcongress. THE dairy interests feel that
they have won great victory said
deputy Commissioner Wright. in the
adoption of the resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for re-
port showing the composition of oleo-
margarine You know the manufacture
ers are required by law to report to the 7
lsecretary of the treasury the amount of
ingredients used in the manufacture OF
Eoleomargarine. SO that a check can be
kept upon the manufacturers. Hereto
fore it has been impossible to get this
Information from the secretary of the
4 Treasury. The manufacturers have 1
A been claiming, when talking to southern
a lcongressmen that oleomargarine is
Z made largely of cottonseed oil. There
! fore the southern congressman would
= vote against placing heavy tax upon
!. the product, because 1t would injure the
market for cottonseed oil. They have
used the same argument with the cat
tie men and hog men. They have
lclaimed that neutral lard and oleo oil.
1.-THE latter being the refined product OF
J tallow. We're the chief ingredients OF
{ oleomargarine. They have gone go far
{ as to claim that the difference in the
l|sprice of oleo oil and tallow was sufti-
|cient TO make 81 difference in the price
: of steer. The difference is about
f cent pound. and the statistics show
VI that 24.491,769 pounds of 6leo oil We're
fused during the year ending June 80,
+ 1899. in the manufacture of oleomargar-
line. According TO their theiry, the em-
]. ployment OF oleo oil in the manufacture
(, of oleomargarine applied TO these sworn:
ytlstatistics would makeSa difference of
. S25O0GO in the year. If it makes 81 diff
d Iference5 5on each steer. then there were
e only 6250O steers killed in the United
/. States during that year. The effect of
: the publication of the statistics on the
southern interest is to completely knock
ii out the cottonseed oil theory, for only
z 1851. ola pounds. or AZ Per cent of tie
IS ingredients was cottonseed oil. Neutral
,-slard Was 1927 per cent. milk was 30
e pers cent and salt was l.i2 per cent. Ine
1t percentage of salt in butter IS only
nj about per cent. Every butter maker
y knows that when they put in q per cent
= Iof salt 1T Will cause the evaporation of
K d large amount5o of the milk. and of the
Is salt, too This is supplied by something
else which is, not given IN the reports.
In one analysis in New York olsomar'
gapinei was found to contain a large pro-
D. Iportion of paraffin WAX, substance
.nIwhich is absolutely ndigestible, as
N much soSas lead. It's put in to give the
y stuff firmness. The oleonlargarines peo-
lie 5pls.9 can not dispute the correctness oi
nh their own sworn figures and this VII
= prevent them from getting support II
l. THE south. because the south is not in
terested in the product The test vote:
"a lin the house ordering this report SHOW
it that the dairy interests have a goot
m strong majority. and the bill will pas:
e, soons or later Congressman Dolliver
lie of Iowa. had a prominent part in seeur'
ct ling this report. AS member OF TN
at ways and means committee. he signet
IN the minority report in favor OF the res
olution calling for it and helped to se
cure the adoption of the resolution o.
.. the floor of the house.
mt
he The fishing season has commences
C. and III various places in Iowa wher
ii; lie fishing ss,;s..: e be good the report
al are that it is excellent. AT Humboldt
Ion the Des Nioines river. tbs said tha
/ I nearly the entire male population Wen
ry fishing on the 18th. and some very fin
m strings were brought in, Including
en wali-oyed pike thar weighed seNe
a. pounds The fishing in. 0koboji an
NJ Spirit lakes is, reported by the adyanc
g- guard to be the very best. and quite
nd strong delegation of anglers has gon
ad up from Des Nloines to snare in tn
he sport.
at 49,.
1t has been reported that Judge B.
m Birdsall, of Clarion, would be a cand
ay date for supreme judge before the rt
nut publican state convention. He Write
at that, while his name has been mention
M ed in this, connection by friends. he
ing NOT and will#not be a candidate for II
cal nomination.
It was Green county. not Butler coul
ty. that voted down the primary syste
re- after having tried it one year. How Il
NY mistake occurred is impossible to e:
lne plain The Butler county conyentic
tes tes decided by a vote of 409 to SIS again
ms abolishing the primary system. Georl
loli A. Mcintyre. chairman of the Butt
s. s.s. county republican committee, made
the ti rather remarkable statement a. 4
oS county convention recently held in Blu
ign s Ter county 1t Was to the effect tn
nes after paying all debts the commit
the had a balance of over sl25 on deposit
the bank, ard that it would be turn
lover to the new committee.
cial George NJ. Christian, sergeant at arr
ing of the Iowa delegation TO the repub
lore can convention, will go to Philadelpf
the Saturday night to make arrangemeI
be for headquarters of the delegation a
VAS for such rooms as the individual me
ago. bers may desire to secure. It is l
IS a thought likely that any large crowd v
ally go from Iowa. because the expense
.ico. the trip will be considerable and the
terest in the convention vii! be bel
par because there will be no contests