Evening journal., 1900-03-23
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

Tc the Editor OF the Evening Journal.
Sir: In the argument for a tax on
butterine the dairy people expose them
selves to attack Butterine helps more
farmers than butter does The inevi-
table result Of the Grout bill will be the
destruction of this industry To call
your attention to its effect upon the
very farmers in whose interest It is
pretended to be, the farmer who sells
his milk to a creamery is necessarily n
cattle raiser Fully half of the increase
Of his herd is males. and his profit
/ from these rests in his ability to raise.
/ fatten and market them. Statistics OF
cattle prices prove conclusively that
the average prices per head since the
utilization of beef stearin in making
1 oleomargarine is SO to 81 per head.
] Destroy that industry, wipe cut that
demand. and that amount will be taken
from the value of every steer, and pro-
portionately. from that of every other
beef animal. The destruction OF values
would run into the millions annually.
Is this alone not a reaction that should
make you hesitate before yielding to
the demands of a small class of pro-
ducers? Butter-real COW butter-is
higher now than It has been for years;
that is. the average price for twelve
months. More butter Is produced now
than ever before, and there is. at this
time. a greater consumption. Butter Is
higher because of this increased de-
] mand for H. backed by the fact that
e there are not enough milk cows in the
country to yield the necessary guam
{ tity 10 does not seem. therefore. that
hutterine is throwing down COW butter
! Then we hear so much about the nat
8 ural color of butter" Butter, CONNER
r eial Winter butter. has no natura
= color. lt is artihcially colored to please
4 the eve. for such coloring is not neces
d sary to quality or digestion. Oelomar
s garine is so colored for the same pur
= pose Color and cOmpetitiOn-no
= harmful Quahties-are the sins whicl
IS butter sees in butterine. AS a matte
Of fact, hutterine is more nutritiou
, and keeps in a sanitary state longe
than butter does under the same con
ditions. Butter oil Ga superior grade o
cotton seed oiO is used in the compo
sition of butterine IL is. from an edibl
standpoint, chemically the same a
y olive oil, so highly relished by tn
= whole world Milk, cream. oleo oil an
y neutral lard are the other factors use
~ in the manufacture OF butterine. Al
- any of these not healthful? Ever
a. house in the land uses them daily, s.
20 does the d2iryman in his kitchen.
y, Now, combine all these ingredients
~ ~ Have you dangerous food? Ever
~ food laboratory and food expert OF an
y note has pronounced for the healthful
M ness of this factory product. In spit
Of all the agitation against oleomal
al garine, il is taking its own quality an
m virtues into the homes and winning II
u, way Il is arguing its case on tn
y palates Of the eaters of the land. TIL
Al, country is in sad need OF broader minC
n, ed statesmen than the pot-house polit
~, clan, who is elected by an interest Il
II a special purpose, and goes to Congres
i, loaded with a pocketful of special bill
no which he must push to hold his ca
o9 This is the condition with which Il
tii business interests Of America have
ON contend. II the courts should drop
~ this blind level we would be in a sa
nd plight w. r. w.