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

FOR DAIRYMEN
Pending oleomargaril Bill
May Bring Something Of
the Kind About.
Drastic Amendment Of SEN
ate That the House Will
Probably Indorse.

from The Journal Bureau, Room. g. Pos,
katisdsstg, Washtngt0n. aF15.
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 except in an ordinar ys
business way. 1t also protects consum-
ers in that it 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 may be
supervised by internal revenue officers
aud 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-
fires ''adulterated butter as a grade of
butter produced by mixing, reworking, re-.
churEing in milk or cream, refining, or in
any way producing a uniform, purified or
improved product from different lots or
parcels Of melted or unmelted butter in
which any acid, alkali. chemical or sub
stance whatever is introduced or used for
| the purpose or with the effect of de-
odorizing or removing therefrom any ram
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 or
cream. In case of the addition of veg
etable oils or animal fats, the product is
| to be treated as oleomargarin.''
Process Butter Defined.
Process butter is defined as ga grade Of
butter produced by mixing, reworking,
rechurning in milk or cream, refining, or
in anyway producing uniform, purified or
| improved product from different lots or
parcels of 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 been
added with the Intern oreffect Of cheap
ening the cost or fncEegsing the weight Of
! the same" A5fsg Vone-uuarter of a
Icent pound is - led on process but
ter, but adultera 80 butter Is taxed the
same as colored euoSsaargarin at 10 cents
per pound. Manufacturers and dealers in
both articles are taxed the same as manu-
| facturers and dealers in cleo, and each
is to be labeled so as to be readily identi-
fed as not pure butter.
| Another amendment that was adopted
by the senate was that defining manu-
facturer of oleomargarin 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 tax
fixed for the manufacture of Oleo.
Will Prevent All Frauds.
Provision was adopted, however. that
no person shall be considered a manufac-
turer who serves this product on his own
table, This will eliminate boarding house
keepers who have only one or two board
ers, who may be considered members OF
their families. A provision was also in
serted fixing the tax on wholesale dealers
in uncolored cleo at 5000 a year and on
retail dealers at Sc year. The provision
giving the state control of oleomargarin
production and sale, which was put in the
bill in the house, was stricken out in the
senate committee, and was kept out by
the senate.
4 The friends Of the measure believe that
with the adoption Of the senate amend.
ments in conference and the signature OF
the bill by the president, all frauds in the
sale of butter or limitations of thai
product will be prevented. It Is ex-
pected that there will be little difficulty
in bringing the house to agree to the
senate provisions, and friends Of the bill
\ on1.
next week.
w. w. Jermane.