Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-23
THE CIRCUIT BILL WILL STAY
EFFORTS AGAINST IT SEEM UT.
TERLY HOPELESS.
The Goal Tar Dyed" Butter Evil
Philippine Bill Passed-Ths Sena-
ator smoot Case - Washington
Markets and Weather.
Especial to The Reformer.)

Markets and Weather.
Especial 10 The Reformer.)
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 10, 1904
Recently there have come rumor
that the oleomargarine manufacturer
of the country were planning IA con
gressional raid for the repeal of tn,
anti-oleo legislation enacted by con
gress three or four years ago unde
what is known as the Grout bill,
but l am convinced that they al
ready realize the futility of such M
attempt. Mr.. Charles Y. Knight OF
! Chicago, secretary and treasurer OF
the National Dairymen's association
is In town TO see II there Is any basis
for the rumored attempt at repeal and
he finds nothing whatever to warrant
uneasiness. Mr. Knight assisted Gen
Grout very materially in securing the
passage of the bill in those strenuous
days, and retains many "reminiscences
of the late Vermont congressman and
his mighty and finally successful
struggle for the welfare of the dairy
interests of the country. Surely pres
ent indications are that the law is
here to stay. and that the utter hope
lessness of any effort to overturn 1t
will prevent any congressional raid
against 1t.
In this same connection, however,
II may be well to note a constantly
increasing evil In the manufacture of
such creamery butter as finds its
way into this section, at least, in the
large amount of coloring matter in it.
1t all seems to be "tarred with the
same stick" and the evil as evil 1t
Is, has reached such pro-
portions that DIR. Wiley, chief Of the
bureau of chemistry in the depart
ment of agriculture, roundly de-
the use of coal tar dyes" for
purposes at the annual con-
ference of the New York state SAM
tary officers at Albany Friday DR..
Wiley said: In the hygienic expert
ments which we have conducted at
we have been able until
he present year to secure by spec
al order uncolored butter for our use. |
rhe two firms which supplied us |
With this butter in former years when
Isked this year to furnish the sup
,ly both declined, on the ground that
he quantity made was SO small, SIM
'ly the amount that we ordered, that
did not pay them. For the past
tx weeks we have sought in vain in
he markets of Washington and in
to secure sufficient
uantity of uncolored butter for the
Sc of our hygienic table. This is
ertainly a sad comment on the con-
ition of affairs throughout the Unit
d States"
/ would certainly think so, when
becomes absolutely impossible to
ecure pure creamery butter In the !
ountry, wouldn't you? But l suspect
lat there are few unpretending
tile creameries up among the snug $
nd homelike hills of Vermont which !
lbitualy produce butter free from !,
)isonous coal tar dyes. l would y
lggest that some of you people who o
ay be interested communicate with I
r. Wiley on the subject, chemical ;
vision department of agriculture, G
is city. quite likely contract q
light be secured. a
But the awful and nauseous extent G
which butter coloring is carried in n
e product sold here is certainly de-
orable. We pay 35@3S cents per
und for butter sold as the product =
the Elgin. Illinois, creameries, so =
naturally yellow as to render 1t
oulsive. The best and the only
st-class butter in the local mar =
is is sold under the Hgin brand,
any other and cheaper grade is
eide. The dairy butter sold here
brought in from the country con-
uous would take the paint off
ird in five minutes. Finally, IL the
,utable butter makers are going
0 this dangerous coloring fraud.
" much better off are we than in
days Of oleomargarine? Might as
Il eat pure, well-salted tallow as r
4 tar chemicals in creamery but
.ocal market prices for food prod
s are as a rule not unreasonable.
It now, however, warranted eggs
costing three cents each. good /,
h potatoes a quarter a peck and
very best flour SO a hundred. A
sndid quality of ham, sliced to Or
Is cents the pound. The best Da
nd steak, western, the same. and the
err fresh meats in proportion. on,
ms, oysters and many kinds Of :,
just from the water at very rea- IL
very reasonable, also fruits. arg
sh lettuce, 10 cents for large
d, same for large bunch Of celery. ovs
ng beans, green peas and Gu We
lbers are also in the market, but sin
Ter elevated. A large warm ho
of excellent bread at the country 'a'
,ery for five cents. Nearly every pie
cry is also a meat and fish mar for
and many of them also have a -
ler's license and supply custom
with anything desired in malt
spirituous liquors as a matter of
Sc. A pint of whiskey or a half
n of beer with a purchase of the
arials for the Sunday dinner is
ssh and molasses in a Vermont =
;. And however painful it may
o DR.. Morrow, I must say that
ng my first month in Washing
| have not seen a person in the
degree under the influence of in
ANTS. OF course it is their duty -
:, in the presence of so many dis
aries, in order to vindicate the ~
ibition theory. but as a rule
population absolutely refuses to
trunk. Sad, with all the oppor
Y, isn't it?
NJ, legislation is over until next
about January 4. Senator
e's Philippine government bill
Y passed the senate late Friday N.,.
noon, and no further legislation NeW
Ither branch of congress till af-
he two weeks holiday recess.
1rnment was had from Friday
onday, then to Wednesday, and
Wednesday two weeks to a day.
ors Proctor and Dillingham;
spend a part, at least, of the re-
in Vermont Congressman
r will go home and bring his
Y back with him. Col. and Mrs.
ms remain here.
en- congress reconvenes the
lood bill will have the right Of
over everything else except the
priation bills as they come over
the house. The bill was not
mously reported by the senate
ittee on territories, and the in
)ns are that the minority MEM