Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-16
THIS AFTERNOON
The Discussion Of the Grout Bill
the Feature of the Proceedings.

The afternoons session when he con-
ventlon was called 10 order az o'clock
gave promise Of interesting proc ceilings
from the fact that the Grout b..l was up
for discussion under such able cham
pions as Col. John r. Hobbs. editor Ma.
tional ProWsloner New York and Hon,
d. w. Wilson. editor. Elg.n Dairy Re-
port. Elgin, H.
After the usual prelm'nares Mr..
Stickney Of Wyoming offered @ resolu-
ton 10 the effect that a petition be sent
to Washington for the establishment OF
an additional signal service in the
Rocky Mountains
He was followed by Hon W Bolton,
"Oklahoma Bill an old-tlme newspa-
per man. who INDUCED IN a unique and
characteristic address which termlnated
with the story Of George Cars angora
goat and the possibilities when were
thereby opened up for the goat raising
Industry In Oklahoma.
DR.. Gresswell OF Denver. In The alb
sence Of G. w. Pugh. Phoenix Arizona,
then offered a resolution 90 tht effect
that a committee OF three be spp0inted
60 wait on the secretary Of agr ulture
in regard TO the live stock census Mr.,
Harris OF Iowa. gained recognition from
the chair and expressed an opinion that
the executive committee would pc In a
position 70 handle the matter 10 more
beneficial manner as he had had ex-
perience OF special committees az wash
ington. After further debate m the
resolution. the matter went over and
Col Hobbs was Introduced.
COL. JOHN +. HOBBS.
Col John 2. Hobbs. u Sew York
spoke OF "Oleomargarina U Dairy
Butter" He said IN parts
1T the assault of butter upon oieo-
margarine H. successfully carried into
national legislation d Wili turtle. Grip
pie our lame constitution and sp.Hg IN
to existence the first born OF 8 iamily
Of pernlcious statutes which NH iran
gle competition and hinder uale IN
more lines than one.
The silk manufacture VIII nave the
precedent and license 20 jump ul.n the
cotton farmer By asking 'lli mercer
tied cotton shall not feel l.sa n"' look
like silk even though the app,lI ence
and wearing value ~ the g1i' .aDflc
so treated is heightened Ihe tHhng
% the mercerizcd cotton Industry Noull
also give the caustic soda .n1l'.fy
knock out blow. The nunufd.'l.er Of
woolens being also ahcgte-. mt JON
the silk man In his action To iA CON
test the manufacture gf c'IaH Ieial
spun" silk. a compound fabric ' silk
and wool-mlght also Dr. oraah.a The
lard man may ask Tor che aHa.h't won
OF lardine. cottoleuo. c1uruln. ard
or any other subsistence. which pas the
form and appearance 0' l8ri. ana men
may be sold by inscriptions pl ,e as
lard. The cane sugar man Nil nave
the right TO ask Tor the eNeelu y OF
glucose. which. though sweet lusfs
from sugar more than ole'msrt ms
does from butter The olive gI hNu-
facturer and importer V... nave me
legal right and precedent o. ASK l'. me
sQuenchlng OF cotton OA Whlcl u a
chemical equivalent 90 and a c'H',nier'
clal substitute for the on Ot ihr ouNe- !
Every other edible on man NNi nsne |
the privilege 20 get every o'beL MuH-
tude by the ear and hguuuyel new |
Il of. Industries may kiiI lhlu'''iea |
az iibltum uOd ad inhnItum
The imagination may l9eA ev' ann \
complete the moriuary lsl N y.u.et
succeeds In It's efforts at sueh s'ai Jug
and selfish class legislation as ~"
seeks against margarine,
rs butter entitled 90 a monopoly OF
the smear market. and Is % riehl " a.,
vanta eeous 20 force trust oi Wv Snlu
upon the people and 20 force Us p'y ,usS
into the stomaehs Of the pe0PE - ~