Evening star., 1901-12-12
AGAINST BOGUS BUTTER
TWO REPRESENTATIVES, FAVOR
PROTECTION FoR GENUINE ARTICLE.
Views Expressed by Messrs. Yreeland
of New York and Roberts of
Massachusetts.

The dairying and butter making industry
Is one of the strongest in my district said
Representative Edward B. Vreeland of the
thirty-fourth congressional district of New
York to Star reporter this morning land
the farmers and butter making creamery
owners are of one voice that Congress shall
accord them suitable protection from the
oleomargarine manufacturers.
Il represent three counties Cattaraugus,
Allegany and Chautauqua. and the total au-
uual output of butter therefrom is 1858, ,7I3
pounds and p. .sS5.654 pounds Of cheese. so.
you see, my people are vitany affected by
legislation which will remove oleomargar-
inc from competing with them on equal
terms
''Of the bills introduced at the present
session. most of the rural press favors the
Tawney act as being the most favorable.
and have no doubt but that an act will be
passed. certainly IN the House. which Will
bring the relief sought. This is a long ses-
sion. and there will be ample time to get
through a measure. which is not always
the case at a short session. 1 anticipate
that the bill will go through the Senate and
become a law.
This year the farmers are acting in
closer concert than ever before and their
agricultural associations are stronger and
in better position to give battle to the olee-
margarine trust than In previous years The
question was well thrashed out in Congress
last year in debate. and most OF the MEM
bers now know how they stand toward the
measure. / look for accession to the ranks
OF the proponents OF the measure. In the
absence Of Mr.. Lorimer the oeomargarine
people have lost strong champion on the
floor, but the sentiment at this session is
much stronger than at the last that the
butter producer and the consumer, in the
one case shall be protected In the markets
and In the other in the purchase of butter
and this is very strong point gained be-
fore the battle opens on the floor of the
House.
Representative Roberts Views,
Representative Ernest W. Roberts of the
seventh congressional, district of Massachu-
setts is concerned mostly in the product or
industries other than that of dairying He
is nevertheless much interested in the uues-
ton OF oleomargariffe against pure butter,
ana In discussing the present measures be-
tore Congress with Star reporter this
morning he said:
Il voted for the Lorimer bill at the last
session because / considered it's provisions
more equitable to all concerned than the
Irout bill. do not believe I'm extinguish-
ing the industry of oleomargarine. but L
do most emphatically believe in measure
which will prevent on the part of dealers
the substitution of that product for pure
butter. --' s--. -
think that measure should be passed
which will protect the consumer con-
slder 1t fraud for dealers to palm or
manufactured article for the genuine ana
L want to see the bill reach the retail as
Wen as the wholesale dealer The act
should be so framed as to punish those
dealers who reach down behind the counter
and hand out oleomargarine to a customer
VINO demands butter There is no reason
why oleomargarine should not be sold as
such to those who desire to buy it, but the
crying fraud lies in its substitution for the
dairy product"
Gen. Grout to Fight OleomarEarine.
General Grout Of Vermont, who was the
author OF the anti-oleomargarine bill of the
last Congress, was in the city yesterday on
his way to convention Of dafrymen. He
will return after the Christmas HOLIDAYS and
will aid the dairymen In their fight for the
bill introduced this session
believe we will succeed in enactine the
bill into law" General Grout said to a
Star reporter today. THE prospects are
very bright for action In the House, and I
think can get III tbrouph ba Ca,ota,,