Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-18
Representative Body Of Milk and
Butter Men Gather at
Logan,
HON. J.R. MURD0CK'S ADDRESS.
Annual Speech of the President Proved
To be a Very Interesting Paper
W. s. Hansen Talks.
sreclnl corresrondenee.

Special correspondence
Logan, Utah, Feb 1.-THE Utah
Dairymen's convention convened at Il
O'Clock a. m. today, a representative
body OF dairymen and farmers from
Cache Bear Lake, Boxelder, Weber
Wasatch Davis, Juab and Salt Lake
counties and southern Idaho, met to
participate In the program. President
Joseph r. Murdoch Of Heber City pre-
sided. After invocation and music,
Mayor r, w Robinson delivered an
address Of welcome, in which he ex-
tended the members and visitors the
freedom Of the city. He alluded to the
Importance Of the dairy interests Of our
state, comparing them 10 that Of min
ing showing that while the latter pro-
dnced great wealth for comparative
few The dairy produced steady
monthly income for the many He urged
the exclusion of dogs from the dairy
herd, and advised the raising of Shet-
land ponies Instead Of race horses for
boys 10 drive COWS on,
Hon. Abram Hatch OF Heber City
responded for the visitors IN brief but
fellcit0us speech. thanking the mayor,
and facetiously asking for the keys OF
the entire city"
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Hon ]. II. Murdoch followed with the
Presidents Annual Address" which
was as follows:
Gentlemen aud Members OF the Utah
Dairyman's association am gratlfied
Indeed to meet with you on this oc-
oasion Since the Organization Of this
association, all the meetings but one
have been held in Salt Lake city. This
large audience Indicates the good iudg.
ment OF our secretary, Prof. II. w,
Clark OF the Utah Agricultural college,
VINO suggested Logan as the place for
this meeting. and he must also have
credit Tor making practically all the
arrangements for this meeting, nclud.
ing the gathering Of premiums amount
ing to about $3.50. TO be distributed
among the competitors for the best
quality OF butter ana cheese exhibited
on this occasion.
The Utah Dairyman's association
was organized In the year 1894. at which
time nearly all the leading dalrymen Of
The Utah Dalryman's assOcla-
ton was organized In the year
1871, nj which time nearly all
the leading dalrymen OF the
slate joined, together with number
VI leadlng con1mi!elOn men who were In
the dairy business. A number Of I'm.
teresling meetings were held In the be.
ginning and valuable instructions were
gwen on each occasion, and prominent
~ among the papers read We're those
submitted by Prof Llnfled then Of our
stale Agricultural college, who might
Wen De regarded MS the father OF the
DAIRY Industry In our great stale. At
those meetings fine exhibits Of butter
ana cheese were made, and although
the creamery industry IN this state was
but IN its infancy at that time, the
quality OF butter and cheese exhibited
was very credItable.
'frlor TO the organization of this as
ISOLATION, the laws Of our state were
practically q dead letter on the dairy
question, and oleomargarlne and
SKINNED milk cheese Were sold with
out hlndrance or restraint Tor the gen.
ulne article, the result OF which was
That the dairy Industry was nearly
chokel out Of existence. This skinned
MIX cheese was 80 perfect an imitation
OF the fun cream cheese that the DIFF
ference could scarcely be detected. and
II was Imported into the state by the
car load and sold to Iobbers at from
&c to 80 per pound. Oleomargarlne was
also made to Initiate butter so closely
that but few people could detect the
difference.
Through the efforts OF the Dairy
mans association bill regulating the
sale OF ole0margnrlne and skinned
mix cheese was passed by the first
state Legislature and received the ap-
proval of Governor Wells. Since that
time no more has been heard of
skinned milk cheese. and oleomarga-
rlne has completely changed It's color
and but little of 1t has been sold I'm this
state until quite recently
Through the efforts Of this associn-
ton dairy and food inspector has been
provided for by legislation who In look
Ing after yiolators Of the law pertaining
TO pure food.
ITO my mind the Dalryman's assocI-
alton has been a great factor for good.
not only In obtaining needed legislation,
but In promoting, In connection with
that worthy instltutlon-our AgrIcul-
tural college, knowledge OF daIrylng
throughout the whole state until today
this industry stands as one Of the fore.
most In the state.
1.-THE amount Of capital invested now
In the creamery business IL estimated
at about Si000O0 The annual sales Of
ils products will run into the millions.
from a total Of about $4,000 COWS, These
nc an average value OF $40 per head
give us an investment for COWS alone
OF $1,000 600.
"Doirying II not only a rich mans
business, but one In which the poor
widow may also join In selling milk
from a single COW. Whore the end OF
this one Of the most honorable occupa.
tons that men can follow. win be can
not say; but AIN informed that IN this
lovely valley Of the north, like many
others IN our state, whore the pure
water melts down from the snow-cap-
ped hills, making beautiful pastures
and fields, you have erected two mag
nIflcent milk condensers whose product
VIII no doubt reach the uttermost parts
Of the earth
1T Is safe 10 Judge the future some.
what by the past, and az Cache valley
has taken the lead In dalryIng In the
past who can say that other valleys In
this mountln region may not follow
your progressive IDEAS NJ handling milk,
until Utah shall become known over the
wide world as the Switzerland OF
America.
THE secretary Of agriculture the
Hon. j. NJ Wilson. I'm his visit to our
state during the last irrigation congress-
ut Ogden was very favorably impress.
"a With our state as dairy district
ana oh his return to Washington Inn
mediately sent out Mai. Lang.
the superintendent Of the dairy division
Of the department Of agriculture,
who arrived In this city oct, s, 1903 for
the purpose Of receiving and encourage
ing the maintenance OF the state
Dalryman's association. BY nice co.
Incidence the state fair was In full ex-
hlbltlon ana a very credtable display
OF dairy products was I'm place though
not entirely what they should have
been. Tho major was delighted with
the interest the creamery men have
taken IN the matter Of developing the
dairy interests OF the state, lie met
win the officers Of the association and
urged them 20 continue TO maintain the
interest manifested and encouraged