The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-04

FOR DAlRYMEN
Pending 0leomargarin Bill
May Bring Sonnet thing Of
the Kind About.
Drastic Amendment Of Sen
ate That the House Will
Probably Indorse.

| From The Journal Bureau, Room kS Pa.
Bttttdsstg, Washtngt0n
Washington, April 4-The amendment
placed in the oleomargarin bill by the
senate late yesterday before the passage
OF the bill, completely protects pure but
! ter from being obliged to compete with
limitations Of that product in markets OF
the United States exce2t In an ordinary
business way. 1t also protects consum-
ers in that 1t compels makers Of all forms
Of imitation butter to brand their product
for what it is under severe penalties.
Dealers in uncolored oleomargarin and
manufacturers of process butter, the lat
ter of which is made OF butter only. are
taxed only sufficiently to bring them with
in the police powers Of the federal gov
eminent so that both industries NAV be
supervised by internal revenue officers
and the tax on these products is merely
nominal.
What the Harris Amendment Does
Senator Harris amendment, which will
be accepted by the dairy interests, de-
HLCS duuAtSidteu DultSi DIS d grade OF
butter produced by mixing, reworking, re-
churring in milk or cream, refining, or in
any way producing a uniform, purified OF
i improved product from different lots OF
which any acid, alkali, chemical or sub
stance whatever is introduced or used fol
the purpose or with the effect of de-
| odoriZing or removing therefrom any ran
cidity, and any butter with which there is
mixed any substance foreign to butter
as recognized by the bill, either through
cheaper or inferior ingredients, or with
intent or effect Of causing the absorption
OF abnormal quantities of water. milk OF
| cream. In case of the addition of veg
etable oils or animal fats, the product is
to be treated as oleoma rgarin."
Process Butter Defined.
Process butter is defined as "a grade Of
! butter produced by mixing, reworking
rechurning in milk or cream, refining OF
| in any way producing uniform, purified OF
| improved product from different lots OF
parcels5of melted or unmelted butter, and
In which no acid, alkali, chemical or any
substance whatever has been used for the
purpose of deOdorizing or removing ran
cidity therefrom, and to which no sub.
stance foreign to- pure butter has beer
added with the Intent or effect Of cheap.
ening the cost or fncEessing the weight o.
! the same" A1gFs3g 4Eaane-Guarter of g
cent a pound is lad on process but:
ter, but adultera - butter is taxed the
same as colored euooSargarin at 10 cents
per pound. Manufacturers and dealers il
both articles are taxed the same as manu-
| facturers and dealers in oleo, and eacf
| - h11o 70 he 1u n i.
fed as not pure butter.
| Another amendment that was adopted
by the senate was that defining manu-
facturer of oleOmargarln as any one who
| introduces color into uncolored oleomar
garin and sells it or serves 1T to his
guests. They are required to pay the ta2
fixed for the manufacture of oleo.
Will Prevent All Frauds.
Provision was adopted, however ,tha
no person shall be considered manufac
turer who serves this product on his owl
table This will eliminate boarding -houst
keepers who have only one or two board
ers, who may be considered members o
their families. A provision was also in
! serted fixing the tax on wholesale dealers
in uncolored oleo at 5000 year and OF
retail dealers at Sc a year. The provision
giving the state control of oleomargari1
| pIOuuCllOu duu Sdl0, WuICu was pun Ill tut
bill in the house, was stricken out in the
senate committee, and was kept out b!
| the senate.
| The friends of the measure believe tina
with the adoption Of the senate amend
ments in conference and the signature O
the bill by the president, all frauds in thu
sale of butter or limitations Of tina
product will be prevented. 1t Is ex
pected that there will be little difficult.
in bringing the house to agree to thu
senate provisions, and friends Of the bill
think it will go to the president earl.
| next week.
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