Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-05
Kansas City Packers Have Taken Out
License to Manufacture Process But
ter-lowa Said to Have Fifteen Fac
tories for the Making of Process But
ter-Butter Made From Palm Oil.
Special to Times Republican.

of General Grout of Vermont during the
Grand Army encampment had been the
signal for a concerted attempt to de-
stroy the legislation in the interests OF
the dairy farmer in the fight for which
he spent so many of the best years OF
his later life. The original antl-oleo
bill, it will be remembered, was lntro-
duced by him and was known during
tha several years in which it appeared
before congress as the Circuit Dill.
There seems to be no question that
the effect of the oleo law has been
iessening of the cleo product ana an IN
crease in that of renovated putter,
Some of the Kansas City packers nave
taken out license to manufacture pro-
cess butter and other packers VIII loi-
low. the makers of process butter peihs
regarded as the most persistent adVo-
Gates of anti-oleo legislation. This, II
is claimed, by those on the inside is al
40 a move in the direction of getting the
oleo law repealed next winter. l under
stand that Iowa has fifteen factories for
the production of process butter and
Minnesota has about the same num-
Der.
Just what plans the cleo manufactur-
ers will follow here in their attack on
the anti-oleo law can not be dehniteiy
ascertained, but it is understood that
If they find 1t unlikely that they can
obtain consideration for a generai
opening up of the whole subject In or
der to have the law repealed they Will
bring very strong influence to bear to
get an amendment passed to the bill as
1t now stands.
Information has recently been receiv-
ed by the United States state depart
ment that a process has been discov-
cred and that several plants are now IN
full operation in France for the manu-
facture of butter from palm oil which
1t will be remembered the oleo people
tried to induce the commissioner OF
internal revenue to allow them to use
in the manufacture of their product
without being liable to the tax on the
artifcially colored product, but MIR.
Yerkes could not see his way clear to
help them along that line, as the small
amount Of such oil used could not give
1t Unsuitable claim to being enc of the
constituent elements of the oleo. I
ton has had anything TO do with 1t, but
from the same source 1t is learned that
exports of palm Or copra ell from Mar
settles to this country shows a most
decided falling off. being valued at
S1O5,975 in 1900. while in 1902 they We're
worth s31,1S1. and the price per barrel
had increased somewhat. It is also
stated that small quantity Of the "co-
coanut" butter manufactured from this
,oil by the process mentioned above is
being sent to this country, so that in
course of time cur dairymen may find
herein another source of menace to
their product, and another subject for
tariff legislation, but they will have
time enough first to finish up their
struggle with the cleo manufacturers
before they need bother their heads
about this foe.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has lately rescinded former ruling
requiring the collection of the higher
rates of special taxes, from such whole
sale and retail dealers in oleomarga-
rine as had paid the smaller rates OF
special taxes, and who had sold oleo-
margarine on which tax had been paid
and which had been removed from the
factory prior to July 1, 1902. Where
taxes have been paid under the former
ruling, claims for refunding may be
presented.
In this connection, it is also noted
that the commissioner has agreed to
permit the shipping of manufacturers
original packages of "oleomar garine OF
renovated" butter in boxes or barrels
or wrapped in iute bags, burlap or
heavy paper for the purpose of protect
ing such packages and contents from
injury while in transit, providing the
words "oleomargarine" or renovated
butter" as the case may be, are plain
IL marked or stenciled on the outside of
such wrappers or covering. which must
be removed after the packages reach
their destination. This decision, it Is
understood, is merely experimental. and
will be Withdrawn Immediately upon
evidence appearing that the concession
is made use of for the purpose of evad-
ing the law, or the deception of the
public or the officers OF internal rev.
enue.
Permission to ship packages covered
in this way will in no manner abridge
the right of internal revenue officers
to examine such packages for the pur-
pose of inspecting the stamps, marks
and brands, or making other inyestiga-
tons, that they may deem proper OF
necessary.
Another decision of Commissioner
Yerkes' ON the subject of oleomargarine
| handling is of considerable interest. In
the case of a certain renovated butter
| firm, after the renovated butter manu-
| featured by them has been packed
marked stamped and branded as re-
quired by law, the same is put into a
hallway communicating with refriger-
ating room, which refrigerating room
contains creamery butter and packing
stock. They have made a request of
| the commissioner that they be permit
| ted to continue such practice. The
regulations provide that collectors OF
| internal revenue will decline to approve
the bond of the manufacturer of reno
waited butter, unless they are satisfied
that the premises to be used for the
manufacture of that article are entirely
separate from those used for the manu-
facture OF adulterated butter OF
oleomargarine. on for the handling OF