The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-26
0LEOMARGARiNE VS.. BUTTER.
Farmers Should Sec That the Grout Bill
is Protected.

DdiIy auu rOOu SOtH
of this COmmOnwealt to the eff.
feet that the oleomargarine in ter
ests of the United States have
formulated plans to combine and
make determined effort to Sc.
cure the repeal of the bill, passed
by Congress iu 1902, known as
the "GrOut biil," which places a
tax Of ten cents pound on color.
ed oleomargarine.
Manufacturers of and dealers
in oleomargarlne are endeavoring
to form a solid organization, ln-
cluding IN its mem bershlp every
manufacturer and dealer in oleo-
margarine in the United States.
In the circular letter which ls be.
ing spread broadcast, those who
are in charge of the opposition to
the law referred to, present their
side of the subject in the follow
ing language:
"To secure the repeal of this
law large fund will be necessa.
ry. The first duty of the Assocl.
alton is To raise the fund and then
work with it for the repeal of the
tax on oleomargarine. 1t is alb.
solutely necessary that oleomar.
garine dealers throughout the
United States contribute, in or.
der that this law may be repeal
ed. Their existence depends up.
on the repeal of the law. A con-
tribution of $25 entities dealer
to membership. Every dealer in
the country should join the AS
sociatlon and send the $25 mem
be"ship fee to the secretary. Let
every dealer that can possibly af.
ford to join the Association send
his $25 to Mr.. Russell. If, how.
ever, the dealer feels that he can
not afford that amount of money :,
let him send what he can afford,
the largest possible amount that
he can spare, for there is no dan.
ger of obtaining too large a fund.
Do not delay in this matter. The
raising of the fund is the most
important step. Withoutit moth
ing can be done, and unless the
fund is obtained in a very short
time, it will be impossible to re-
peal the law at the coming ses.
sion of Congress. Haste is neces-
sary. Don't wait to see what
your nelghbor intends to do. Do
what you can afford yourself, and
do it now. If everybody delays,
it will not be possible to have the
law repealed, and oleomargarine
dealers will have to go out of bus.
mess.
A recent publication issued
from the Dairy and Food Division
of this Department, gives the ap-
pended important information
relative to the value OF the dairy
interests of Pennsylvania
"The latest figures obtaiaable
show that the farm value of dairy
products in Pennsylvania are ex.
ceeded by but one state in the
Union, aggregating$35, $40, 1000
per annum, and that. according
to the last census there were 32,-
600 farms in Pennsylvania which
derived their principal income
from the dairy. In 1900, the
State had 943, 773 dairy cows, and
these produced 487, 7,033, ,818 gal
Ions of milk IN one year. The to.
tai mum Der of farms IN the State,
as reported by the last census, is
224, 248, and the number report.
ing dairy products was 200,036,
with total valuation of $35, $780, :
666. The butter made on 159, 857
of these farms aggregated "a, 22l,.
085 pounds, of which amount 81,
300, ,833 pounds were sold by the
producers"
In view of the magnitude of the
interests threatened, and the de-
sire OF the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to foster and pro-
tect the same, the Secretary of
Agriculture and Dairy and Food
Commissioner, with tue consent
Of the Governor, respectfully and
earnestly urge all oranges, farm
ers' alliances and kindred organ
lzatlons, as we'll as dairymen and