The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-26
OIeo Law and Dairy interests

We are asked to say something - TO the
probable effect OF the new olsossrssrius
law upon dairy intsrs.ts OF the country.
The nsv Law goes into Eject July l, 1t
imposes Tax Of 10 cents per pound upon
| cleo il covered to rsss0bls butter. Over
100. 600 900 pounds Of olso we're made the
past psst year aud sold at prices running
from 8 10 10 cents per pound less than but
ter sold for. Most OF this olso fnslly
reached the consumer - genuine butter.
vas 90 bought BY him and so eaten by
him. Cleo can b. made to closely rsssm
Bile batter Of . Arst cost OF shout 10 cents
per pousd. bat ~ it passes ~ butter 1t 81
ways iisss and fslls 10 price with The GEM
Toe srtisls which it initiates Tbs profit
cond noted with its man lfsolure hss been
enormous more than 100 per cent when
butter IVES selling 81 tbs high prices Of the
past sss'o Cleo anchored 10 . distssts
fol looking article OF food. end, while just
- good in every way or Just ~ bad, ss
You choose, when unoolored ~ when col
orsd, it will not 10 On unoolorsd state md
any market, and the 10 per cent tex will
viftuslly kill the business Of it's nsHufsc
turs. Tbs eoustitutiOnaliiy Of tbs Law IL
yet TO bs tested. and ii il barely possible
that the suprsms court OF the United
States nay kill the Law, though hardly
likely. One nskssbiit has sIrssdy been
suggested by the msnnisclurers In the
shape Of . cspsuls Of ooloring matter
which 10 TO be furnished With the olso, the
buyer to do his own working over aud col
oring. This will not work Tor tbs consum
Or will not buy the stnf when be knows
Tor sure that be is getting oleo. Assun
Jog tbst the Law will stick, II means mush
to the dairy Interests OF tho couriry. II
will mean the milking Of half . million
more sovs and possibly some sdUnoe 10
price Of butter until The supply gets I'd
jsstsd to the demand. We do sot think
that It means sny permanent sdvstcs 10
butter prices. but simply . larger end wid
Or market Tor The product Batter can be
produced 90 the average farm st . nrst
cost the year round Of about Is cents
pound, end the sonsumsr may still expect
to b supplied 1t iion 20 to rs cents, save
90 or sueh conditioned extra bign priced
dsiry rations % have prevailed The pss.
six months. The claim tbs. the beef ssi
msl 10 TO be pstsrisiIy lowered 10 ptics be
osass Of the lss which gill prevent The
. jsvsrsiou Of bis t.llov prodnet into bu,
ter is more Of bosy than . fsci, for the
eottopss.d oil men and the lard men bsvs
. bsud 10 this cleo product Is we'll - the
steer man. The Law when 10 ,usosssful
opsrsiion gill do this : il will give the PIE
ple aspsias butter product, remove IRON
The GARY istsrs.ts one Of the mort ipgsn
ous and rsseslIy frauds which Ever bsut
! iesiiins,s and important industry, II
silI give tie poor man . vhoIesous and.
II be stu,s bic syes. . pslsisbls sab'titois
Ior batter telling 81 . ressonlbis price; IL
iii srcourses the further dsvsioi msIi oil
be dsiry interests Of the countfy, which
10 someikina which cannot fail 10 te OF
he ersstest bett6t TO sericultare ~
shois. and. lastly. 1t ms step 10 advance
o the line Of purs food legislation which
70 Ill hope may be eou,iausd 10 msny 9th
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