The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-19
KANSAS SECOND.
Only One State Produced More
OleOmargarine.
Over 5000, 600 Pounds Were
Produced Last Year.
MUCH is IMPORTED.
But Little Is Consumed in the
Gossip of Interest About Kan
sans at Washington.

.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 19.-Kansas
! figures conspicuously in the matter of
both production and consumption of
that much talked of substitute for but
| ELECTROMAGNETIC.
Some interesting statistics in regard to
the manufacture and sale of this COM
modify in the different states is show1
by a report just issued by the dairy di-
vision of the department of agriculture.
The tables of returns from the manu-
facturers show by the tax stamps used
of 2 cents per pound that the business is
increasing rapidly, as the smallest ar
nua1 production was 81, 324, ,032 pounds
for the year ending June 30, 1890, while
for the year ending June 80, 1899, the re-
ported production was S3,139,9 9O1 pounds,
an increase of nearly 85 per cent over
the production two years before.
The revenue received by the United
States varies in like proportion from
$7S6, ,291-72 in 1890 to 81, ,956, 1856 in 1899.
In this year the tax Of 2 cents a pound
amounted to 81, ,609. .91256. The manufac-
turers' special tax of $500 per year was
S11,500. Wholesale dealers at $3.50 per
year paid $71,S84, and retail dealers at
$4S a year paid 1858, 1922. This includes
some who We're not in the business all
the year.
The largest amount iii one district was
in the First Illinois, which produced in
the year ending June 80, 1S99 almost 39.-
900, 600 pounds. The two cent tax and
manufacturers tax amounted to $776.-
$50 so. Kansas took second place with
16 per cent of the whole production; the
Eleventh Ohio district was third, with
Il per cent of the whole; the Connecti-
cut district, which includes Rhode ISL
and, made 21z per cent, and the Sixth
Indiana district 81 per cent of the whole
There were that year IT factories located
in seven states-Kansas Missouri, ILL
nois, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, and
d hr.r4 10 T.T1 nd Ns~-4- -
Columbia
Where did this more than $4,000 900
pounds go TOP There were exported s.
SAC, 322 pounds valued at $509, ,7O3, at an
average value of 9.2 cents per pound.
The largest amount went to Germany,
1855, $50 pounds, and British West In
dies took 1, ,527, ,342 pounds. Great Britain
had 397, ,79S pounds, French West Indies
226,8 $40 pounds, Porto Rico 204, ,SO1, and
Cuba 157, 706 pounds. Other West India
islands. Guiana, and the Central Ameri-
can states were very good customers
The law compels a statement of the
amounts sent to each state, and for that
year Illinois, with zoos licensed dealers.
sold over 1880, 600 pounds; 995 retail
dealers in Ohio handled almost 5000 600
pounds. while 696 dealers in Pennsyl-
most 100000 pounds were sold in New
Jersey. Indiana, Rhode Island and Mis-
souri, had between 5000, 900 and 1900, 900
pounds each; Michigan and MaSsachu-
setts between 1000 900 and 1900, O00
while Kansas, Maryland, Texas, Mime
sofa, Kentucky West Virginia Colo
rado, Louisiana and Nebraska stand in
the order named, using between /, ,000, 600
and 1900, 900 pounds each. New York
received less than 225, 900 pounds, and
Iowa less than 10000 In those two
states the laws prohibiting it from be
ing sold as butter are very strictly en-
forced.
W. H. Sears. of Lawrence, now pri-
vate secretary of Miss Clara Barton,
president of the Red Cross association,
arrived at headquarters yesterday Mr..
Sears came here from Chillicothe, O.,
where he has been detained several
weeks since the death of his father.
He depicts the Galveston horrors and
the good work accomplished by the Red
Cross in his ever interesting manner to
the many inquirers. AS is well known
to all Kansans who know Mr.. Sears
personally he is one of those huStling
young westerners whose energies and
business tact merit success and proni-
nence wherever located.
Mr. Sears came here to attend the ma
tionaI meeting of the association, and as
well to continue his duties in the large
work outlined for establishing auxiliary
associations of the Red Cross in every
state and territory in the union.
1.-THE most novel proposition for the
observance of the twentieth century"
said Mr.. Sears to the State Journal rep
resentative ''WiIl be the holding of
Watcn n1g1L meellnS all over the Unit
ed States under the supervision of the
national Red Cross association, of which
the venerable Miss Barton is the presi-
dent. Nearly 10000 of these watch
meetings will be held on the night of
December 81. The governors of several
states have ordered the National guard
to participate and help make meetings
a success. The G. A. r. is also actively
at work to promote the good cause.
Miss Barton is enthusiastic over the
project of the watch night meetings,
and good many more famous persons
are interested in the success of them.
The most notable meeting will be held
in New York city at Madison Square
Garden. Miss Barton, who is in feeble
health, will go to New York, escorted
by deputations of the citizen soldiery
of the east.
"At the New York event there win be
an entertainment, beginning at O'Clock
on the night of December 81 and continue
until early IN the morning OF the tWen-
tieth century. The programme Of this en-
tertainment has not been fully completed.
One of the star features of it however,
will be a concert by Sousa's band, which
will render a programme specially adapt
ed to the occasion. Several distinguished
men and women viii deliver short ad-
Another feature of the Madison Square
Garden meeting will be the reading OF
autograph greetings to the Red Cross
and the American people frog.l most of
the Sovereigns of the world; $50 from
distinguished philanthropists vino have
charitable movements in various parts of
the world
taneously at every watch meeting
throughout the country under the auspi-
ees of the Red Cross"
Among the guests from the west just
arrived in the city is Mr.. VIM. Hamilton
Cline of the Kansas City Journal. Ac-
mn