The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
jlock Men VIII Fight Croul's Oleo.
margarine Measure.
kIAL TO Be OFFERED THE SENATE
karges that the Bill Is Class
Legislation, Pure and
simple.


Row in accordance with the original
kmme. The following memorial to
knete of the United States was
Ia:
be Honorable the Senate of the
led states.
orator. the National Live Stock as
Ion respectfully represents unto
honorable body that II is an associa-
imposed OF 126 live stock and kind
Plantations, all directly interested
production, marketing and DISPOSE
\ live stock and whose holdings
represent an investment of over
p,O00.
orator In annual session assembled
d Lake City, Utah. desires TO en-
emphatic protest against the en-
ID of what is commonly known as
kout bill (house bill S717) and III
Of its protest desires to record
Il of the many reasons in support
contention. This measure is
of class legislation OF the most
ous and dangerous kind, caloulat-
build up one industry at the ca
4 of another equally as important.
rs to impose an unjust, uncalled-for
Bwarranted burden upon one of the
hal commercial industries of sAs
~ for the purpose of prohibiting
xnufacture, thereby destroying COM
Rn as the manufacturers can not
the additional burdens sought to
{bosed by this measure and sell &neir
N In competition with butter.
q passage of this law would destroy
mand. except for export, for that
N of the beef of animals, oil oleo-
Zine. of which 24,000,000 pounds
2hsed iu the Year 1899 in the man
b. of oleomargarine and also would
ly injure the hog industry by a
j destruction of the demand, ex-
~ export, of neutral lard. $1,000, 900
= OF which was used in the year
"a the manufacture of this food
"a, and by thus eliminating the de-
IN for these legitimate articles of
&trce force dealers to seek other
&els for their disposition at greatly
prices. thereby entailing loss
IS producers OF live stock of the
y States of millions Of dollars an
N measure seeks TO throttle COM
IN and II enacted will render use
1be immense establishments erected
Hat expense for the manufacture OF
Nrgarine. deprive thousands OF en-
Of the opportunity to gain ii
bod and deny the people, and espe-
n the workingmen aud Their de-
8cies. wholesome article OF diet.
4omargarine a very large proper
~ the consumers of this country
Ally the working classes, have a
pnie. nutritious and satisfactory ar
"a diet which before its advent they
3$obliged, owing TO the high price
ter and their limited means, to
Hhout.
orator contends that IL is mani
u unjust, unreasonable and unfair
y TO the manufacturers Of the
Il of beef and the hog the same
= ees in regard to the use of color
Bitter that are accorded che manu-
|ers of the product of the dairy and
lpe rights and privileges of the pro-
- of cattle and hogs could be as
inspected as those of others, and as
I've the benefciarles in the manu-
# OF wholesome food they should
burdened with taxes in the manu-
* OF this product other than is
ely necessary for the support of
wernmert and the proper govern
regulations surrounding the
ng OF the same.
orator respectfully contends that
should receive at the
Hot congress no greater ca tions
bose imposed upon competing iood
Rs, and that the manufacture ard
oleomargerine is already sur
by numerous safeguards viii h
IS, in Its wisdom, has seen fit to
STIMULATING severe punishment
ing the same under mlsrepreaen-
as to It's composition, and that
fctuct has by experience proved
ust what a large majority Of the
OF this country want and that
put the dairy and allied interests
ing for or seeking any further leg
In this matter, and ,heir iniorse-
the proposed legislation Is pure
simply selfish.
+ pncluslon, your orator. in behalf
producers and consumers of this
4. solemnly protests against the
emit OF the Grout bill or any o-her
Ion calculated to entail an enor-
PISS on the live stock producers OF
antry, to restrain q, great industry
~ deprive not only the working
bur many others OF a cheap,
PINE, nutritious and acceptable ar
~ food
National Live Stock Association.
John w. Springer, President
2# F. Martin, Secretary.
discussion of the Grout bill, which
FORE the convention when adjcu n
6as taken yesterday, was then
rst speaker was Heber Henion OF
|l.sNho said 1t was hard TO find out
I'm OF the situation, He tho ,ght
Htee should be appointed TO as
VINO was telling the truth. He
kwed by Charles Crane OF Utah,
de vigorous speech against the
~ discussion followed ending with
VI Y by President Springer, who de-
& the Dill In the stron est terms.
!ored the Wadswoiith substitute
every live stock man would III
Intions in opposition to the Grout
then adopted.
iison OF Illinois offered a reso'u-
orslng a pure food law. Jui5e c.
kl"lnof Salt Lake then addressed
Fention on what the press had
R8r the live .tock industry.
[; conclusion Of Judge Gooiwin's
GENERAL Castlemsn OF Ken.uciy
the convention on the amer.
"a ule Horse and the Assessment
alton Of Live stock"
|aVin OF New Mexico read a pare
ge II Maxwell or Chicago on the
q The Belition Of irrigation to
Stock Industry"
Fading OF raper by Pref r. B.
OF Logan. Utah, on THE Work
||. cultural Colleges" f,llowed He
part; with the beginning Of
century the agriculture colleges
ver better equipped to serve the
q great variety OF courses a-s
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