The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-15

I'4o 80 western Como,
seeking to build up a trade ,S W
East. Taste it. Isn't it nn, H. t&
fine? We keep it free from ooa3
tact with all foreign substsn Co..
order to preserve the perfect +. 's&
This draws an affirmative and
cludes the conversation. '&
There are 100 places licensed
cleo. and butterine in the O%~
Brotherly Love. The North ' o.
cans agent purchased samn7as -
least $50 place. and took immo1 At
note of place, conversation
ance, ETC., and filed away the f irS
nation suitably marked to con,- 'OS
with it's tin boxed companion ~ r~'
low hue purchased therein. ''1
The North American will
these over to the proper officers =
prosecution when it is Satisfied 4"
real prosecution will be made
ready a considerable stir has hon-
Gov. Stone started State Secro 4~~
of Agriculture, John Hamilton
Dairy and Food COMMISSIONS
Wells, to Philadelphia to gathar
dence. Some arrests have h.,
made and it is probable d wbo7aso.
wholesale cleaning up will be had
Action has also been started /
the Pure Butter Dealers Protoo4r
Association of Pennsylvania in o,r
ing Of all dairymen and pure bn+,,
dealers in the State to be held s,n
and a crusade against uDI8ufr.
butter substitutes has begun in 90,
nest in Pennsylvania. This means
great deal, for there are said hh|
over 800 Illegal dealers in Pbia5d
phia alone, and LIB, 300 pounds Il
OleO. were sold in the year pniir,|
June Both, 1899. Greater rosrIr
have probably been achieved alrasar
in this fiscal year by dealers acrnI
for the nearly one hundred Der cent
after the one cent a pound has bapr
paid to "Oil" the machinery Of tp
State Government. These dpvaIm
ments should have a healthy e~fpctmI
the progress of the bill to helDcontd
this trade in Congress. The FIGHT
against this measure, the Grout bill
is stern and vicious. Recently Al
call of the cleo. men, the great Lr
Stock Association, the cotton sa
oil men and swine breeders Cameh
gether in Washington to oppose Ag
circuit Bill on the ground of greatn
jury to their industry. The CATH
men were suppcsing that Their
used in oleo. making raised the p2
on steers 50 to 81. Later repm
show that the North American II
porters had gone out to Pittsbu:
and dealing with cleo men Their
had negotiated for a wholesale hOs
in that city. These manufactures
were positive that ''such a bushes
could be conducted there"
The Pennsylvania State tax is SJ
per year and the State has been
shown to have received 81, 700 WheB
it should have received over $1Q01
in Philadelphia alone. The Masta
and Overseer of the State Grans
have been in Philadelphia and looba
into the cases for the information
the Changers. It has been s~tatel@
high officials that IS per cent, Of t2
product is sold in violation Of r
law in Pennsylvania. Seven o7
cases of the $50 gathered have 0a
heard and the evidence was clearaD
convincing.
OLEO. IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Grocery men in the Capital Wv
say the U. S. tax is too stiff to W"
rant their dealing in OleomargaID
or butterine.
It is rumored, however, that tn'
are some places where it IS useu' "
ing purchased in Richmond, orSN
where, and shipped to consumers
We trust no State institutions =
Of this number. Private Pai~
may purchase to use for then'Sr
what would be in bad form
before transient guests or re5D
boarders who pay their own VI
But this is of less importance I"
States producers than to ma" ~
State Institutions supplied WIN
fraudulent stuff.
DEBRIS.
It has been suggested tn"'
O1eomargarine dealers really w.
sell oleomargarine as Oleoln'i5%