The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-20
DAIRY LEGISLATION.

mo did not off r with it in any respect
lBy memorial OleomargarInF l. g's-
Iation" that association desires TO
entor ira empha,ic protest sRa'net the
o,ec. mont OF II r Bill M 6 nitro
du I'D IN che 81 ,uae It representatives.
N gambler Am. 1899 by Mr. TaWney
D,ovidinR for au a nendm3nS or an ACT
/ de finins butter, als) imposing a tax
upon and regulating toe manufacture
sale. Importation and eXOortatIon OF
/ oleomarparine and 10 suppor6 OF Its
protest desires t record a fe" OF the
MANY reasons in support OF It's COZ
GentloDs"
Well, we part ways at this point on
this mi set. The Ia Rney Bill ike the
G out Bal & r NJ 37I7 aims aG the
/ same thing buO the laTUer Is more com
prehenslve and pu.s OleOm ArgArine
under the police control OF the States
where tfared for sale but it reduces
| the tax on uncol ored cleo. TO one { urth
of a cent a pound. This is well and we
/ agree and hope the supporters OF the
! Tawney Bill will do the same for the
other provision. Il ia only to relieve
che overburdened dairymen from the
very evils which are cited in their bill
of RrIevar CO against the Tawney Bill
II R No 6 That caused that bill TO be
drawn Toat oleomargarlne and but
teTine hav9 been colored and sold as
| butter 10 the ruin of many dairy men
has been notorious for years. The
fraud has been COILS ant and profitable
60 its perpetrators. Tnase bills are
onlv the IF Irts of a class OF men TO be
freed from this fraudulent oppression
ov forcing these articles t be sold for
what they are. The reduction OF the
present 2 cent tax continued in the
| Tawnev BIli. buE reduced in the GcOut
| Bill Fl r, No 37l7 ,s a Ist reduction.
Il will yIeld tax enough TO regulate
| the sale of the produc 9 which have as
| good right as any other 60 existence II
mace to be g I'D, aud they are solo for
what hey are under their own proper
names
But. when colored to be sold as has
been the common practice and as trey
are sold these bills agree in raising the
tax TO 10 cents per pound. This is also
a Isi measure, and n tax should
either cause the suppression Ut the
fraud, or furnish a suh ;ient tax fund
to enable the GJvernment TO keep up
with the schemes TO put out the fraud
and evade the Law. Toe GcOut bill
putting the sale OF tn 50 articles within
the police Jurisdiction of the S aTes
where off 5red for sale in original, or
any other packages. should be passed
IN Congress and we trust every Repre-
sentative from Nor!h Carolina and
BOTH her Senators will be counted on
the farmers side when these bills
come up.
Readers of The Progressive Farmer
should know that these bills are the
representatives of a IIfe struggle of
their Northern brothers, that they are
also instructed aua should take action
TO be heard Dy their delegation in Cor
gress to the ends tina the r preeep ia
lives there shall know In no uncertain
way what course they are expected Go
pursue on this momentOus question
Ii 10 now crowding on farmers Ia the
South but If these bills fail the burden !
wilt be heavier than ever and the nov
profitable branch dairyiDg will euf IF
as 1t is crusaed t o death in the North
0y fraud.
Private letters, resolutions of meet
ings of citizens and contribution Of
many to the agencies pushing these
measures are no y in order.
Men whose interests are at stake, !
even as yours are, and no so, are
in Washington without pay striving
to place right above the might OF fraud
ulent monopoly in this one line of legis.
latit n. That the monopoly is backed
and supported by good and sincere
men is ehown by the support given it
10y the misled action of the great Live
Stock Association. We would ask the
representatives of that body to stop
and consider before they help the great
central combinations to destroy their
dairy brethren. Their interests may
be with those Of the great slaughter
houses, but if they think they are not
running risks in helping perpetuate
this fraud and extend the ruin of dairy.
men they are not 30 far sighted men as
We mad supposed them. And when it
comes home to them can they expect
the other interests TO rally as enthusi
astically to their support as if they had
refreined from helping this fraud or /