Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-03
Senator Proctor on Oleomargarine.


Senator Proctor OH Oleomargarine.
The speech of Senator Rcdneld Proctor.
in support of the House bill to tax oleo
margarine, repor tcd by him from the Sem
ate committee on agriculture on the oath
inst. was largely devoted to statistics
showing tho an cunt of the oeorarsarine
business, Its fraudulent character. the
profits of the business and the results to
be expected from the passage of the bill.
He said:
This bill pr oposcs TO put tax OF - cents
Pound Oh oleoma~garlnc when it Is col
oied so as to make it rass for all entirely
different and more valuable product and
to reduce the present tax Cf two cents per
pound tt one fourth Of one cent per pound
when II is not colorcd so as to deceive pur-
chaser ard consumer. It also subjects il
to the laws of any State into which 1t may
come, although 1t may have been in
trodCoed therein in original packages II
may be claimed that II is Is measur" 10
to tax q legitimate Industry out Of OK
istence. We claim that it only affects the
fraud. that 1t may and should prevent this
product from masking under false colors,
and that thc Legitimate industry will he
benefited rather than injured IS the pres
cnt tax is reduced. 1t is a measure In She
interest of thu farmers. the honest pro-
dGcers CT an article that sells for what
it is, and they should be projected from
this fraudulent imitation designed to sell
for what it is not.
| The senator showed that the INGREDIENTS
of cleUmargarinc are oleo Gil. neutral lard
cot onsced oil. milk salt, coloring matte,
With sometimes a snail proportion of
cream or butter, for the higher grades of
tho compound. The numtcr of grade;
' ~ &c 70 five
when the market is active and prices are
nigh. about all the fat taken in slaughter
irS. both from cattle and sheep. X work.
cd into one ,r1de or another. The Senu-
ter quoted tho secretary Of agriculture to
TIC effect that the cheapest grades Of oleo-
margarine are made from the Lowest
grades of ole) Gil and neutral lard. TO
which is aided the limit Of cottonsecd oil.
and tie whole is churned with skinned
MIX or butternilk, sailed with common.
salt and colored with the cheaper grades
OF ctloring matter. These low Grade oils
may be manufactured from scrap fat and
male firm by tho addition Ct more stearin
or other similar substances, so that n
greater proportion Ct octtonsced oil can
to ADDED to the continuation. Sometimes
glycerine is added TO give the product
glossy appearance, anC sugar or ClucOs.
to swcetcn or give texture.
The secretary stated further that the
/
fer in making oleomarparnc Is intiniteI-
nal in value compared With the injury
that tho growth Of ,his bogus industry
will innict upon Legitimate agriculture that
requir II dairy COW.
Their" is abundant evidence that the
bulk of the cleomarsarine usei in this
country reaches the consumer as butte
Tho circulars OF the dealers show this I
read from circulars of r. c. Dotson, a
manufacturer of oleomGrgarine at i}alti-
more. He says
Economy" Uhat is one Grade OF Mr.
DCtson'S MANUFACTURED ~ fancy. Per
lection" is the happy medium Of grad :.
good enough for fancy tiade. Glover
creamery. In producing this fancy
grade CT butterine scientific research
has been exhausted Glover cream.
cry Is the best on earth, by actual
test made by TIE most approved soien.
tic methods: possessing the vcrv
l'rrity and favor of the clever fields:
mere perfect uniformity Than any Other
huttcnnc Of butter. The COW herself
could not toll it.
The innocent COW and the innocent pur-
chaser are both deceived.
They adopt Tor their products uanies in
tended 20 deceive. For example another
Baltimore dealer adverl;ses two ornd,S
one as creamery ECtds," the other a
dairy goods" One company takes the
name of the Vermont Manufacturing COM
pf ny, although not connected with N,r-
mont ~ 10 71titn or otherwise. an unf air
50 of an honest name
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