The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-25
DAIRYMEN FAVOR IT
THEY OPPOSE OLEOMAR-
GARINE BILL
so SAYS GEORGE L. DINGMAN
Coming GrOceFs' Convention VIVID
Consider Many Pure Food
BiIls-Hepburn Bill
HS Favored.

IF the real dairymen of the country
were given an opportunity to express
themselves, 80 per cent of them would
vote In favor of the so-callled "anti-
oleomargartne bill" which Is not how
ever, ELECTROMAGNETIC, but simply a
protective measure for the buttermaker
The statements sent broadcast through
the country that this association and
that association of buttermakers were
against the Tawney-Greut bill and oleo-
margarine legislation, are not true. I
knew of orc case where a little party OF
half dozen men adopted resolutions
against the Grout measure, and 1t was
published East and West as a large and
enthusiastic convention of Western but
termakefs. And in fact not one of them
was buttermaker.
II nave no doubt that congress will
pass an acceptable bill at this session.
Whatever it is, it will be a starter, and
1t will open the way for improved legisIa-
ton In this line, if it. should be needed"
SO said Assistant Dairy Commissioners
Dingman yesterday.
Mr.. Dingman leaves tomorrow night for
the annual convention of the National
Grocers' association, at Milwaukee, where
he is to read a paper on National and
State Pure Food Laws Existing and
Desired" Mr. Dingman is the only del
egate from the Mississippi valley who
will read q paper before the convention,
the other speakers all being from the far
East.
Mr. Dingman says the convention win
be the best ever held. Last year dele
gates from thirty eight states attended,
and this year every state in the Union
will be represented.
Many important matters will come be-
fore the convention. Several pure food
laws will be presented for the indorse-
ment of the convention. The National
Grocers have a bill; the dairy and food
commissioners have one, and the Bah
cock and Hepburn bills will be urged be-
fore the association.
National Pure Food Law.
President Hanson is anxious that the
association indOrse the national pure
food law proposed by the pure food
committee of the association. 1t pro-
vldes for a dairy and food commission
of the United States, with a corps Of
twenty-five inspectors, and other as
sistants. The essential points Of the bill
are embodied in section three, which
provides that any article Of food or
drink, or any article or compound intend
ed to become an ingredient in a compost
ton or preparation for any food or drink,
containing any substance or substances
which are deleterious to health, and Is
transported from one state to another
for sale, shall be confscated by process
of libel or condemnation.
Mr. Dingman does not think the bill
as satisfactory as the Babcock bill, now
pending in congress, which contains
many features not in the associations
proposed bill.
Mr. Dingman is especially interested
in the Hepburn bill, which provides
very stringent restrictions against fraud
ulent representations in selling goods.
Under the law, If this bill passes, II a
person buys an article represented to be
something which it afterwards turns
out not to be, the purchaser can bring
an action against the dealer selling the
article. In other words, the bill pro-
vides that every article sold snail Do
labeled for Just what it is, and nothing
else,