Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-02-12

the $500. This was quickly forthcom.
ing and the total was raised to 5O4.
The following important resolutions
were passed without dissent:
Whereas. Standard grades of all
staple commodities. such as wheat.
corn. wool. etc, would tend to estab-
fish standard market values and facil-
itate trade; and
Whereas, The present method OF
saeking and shipping wool to the
market and then ~unsacking, grading
and resacking is unsatisfactory, ex-
pensive and always to the detriment
OF the grower; be 1t. therefore
Resolved, That the agricultural de-
partment be requested to furnish the
wool growers with United States grad.
ers. who may classify our woods be.
fore shipping and give them standard
grades"
1t was decided to request the inter.
Tor department to issue beef and nut.
ton to Indians in like quantities. as
mutton wethers have been selling at
an average of SIS per loo pounds
cheaper than beef steers and cows
and economy is commemorate. A like
resolution was passed In regard to IA.
tons for the army, referring to the
men in the army who are fond of
"toothsome mutton"
The plans of the agricultural exper-
iment stations in the six states repre-
sented in the association for the ex-
perimental breeding Of both mutton
and wool-producing sheep were en-.
dorsed. and il was also recommended
that experiments should be made on
the most suitable combination of NUT.
ton and wool-producing sheep. or a
general purpose sheep. Thanks were
voted to the different experiment sta.
tons that have taken part in the
meeting and a continuance of such
courtesy Is Solicited.
A vote of thanks was extended to
the press of the city for its fair and
full reports Of the proceedings; to the
mayor and committee which has done
everything TO make the convention a
success, and to the Lambs club and
Montana club for their hospitality.
The bill providing for a permanent
census bureau was endorsed and IL
was declared essential that a live
stock census be taken every five
years and that annual estimates be
made.
The next business and the one
which caused the excitement of the
day was the reading Of the resolution
on shoddy and oleomargarine framed
by the committee. This resolution
dealt with both subjects and was re.
ported without the recommendation of
the committee on the signature of any
of its members. 1t embodied a clause
approving the action of Congressman
Grosvenor in opposing the oleomar.
garine bill and commencing his speesh
against 1t on the floor of the house
Tuesday afternoon. r. c. Judson. a
member of the committee, is said to
have opposed coupling the two meas
ures together.
Secretary Bailey read the resolu-
ton and then threw il violently down
Oh his table, saying:
Before these resolutions pass the
oleomargarine clause must come out
OF 1t. I'll not sign it. I'll not sane.
ton IT,"
c. j. Mills. live stock agent of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Com.
pany, also placed himself on record
as opposed to the oleomargarine
clause. He thought it was out OF
place in the resolution.
THE cattlemen helped the sheepmen
and the sheepmen helped the cattle
men," said Martin. II believe there IL
hardly a %sheepman here but what
owns cattle. This resolution should
pass. The cattlemen are putting uI
money to help through the Grosvenol
bill"
This oleomargarine comes on you
table as butter" said Mr.. Bailey, "ant
you do not know the difference. The
dairymen have the same right to pro
lection as the woolmen. We are her,
to do what we can toward helping tn,
passage of the shoddy bill and not t.
lend assistance to protect the cattle
men against the dairymen."
A warm discussion ensued durin,
which President T. C. Power explain
ed that sheepmen buy oleomargarin,
for the use of their herders, but It Il
bought wholesale in other states an,
delivered at about 16 cents a pound
IL 1t were not sold at that price, |
would be impossible for sheepmen L
give their herders any kind of butter
Mr.. Bailey admitted that dreamer
les use lemon extract to color butter
upon which S. S. Hobson replied:
IF the creamery man has the RICH
to color his product. why has not tn
oleo manufacturer the right to colo
his product to improve its appear
ance"
Mr.. Martin went Mr.. Hobson on
better by saying: II claim that dairy
men color butter to look like cleo.
He then told Of an instance where ole
was sold and made a good impressio
lanI h,tttar N.,a aftartsat 1o n,1u.zl .