The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-20
THE FARM AND RANGE
Colorado Dairy Interests.

Mrs. Mary Wright. Colorado state
dairy commissioner, has just returned
with her daughter Helen from attend
ance at the International Pure Food
Congress, held at st. Louis. Septem-
Der 28th at the Worlds Fair was
known as Pure Food Day, and attend
ing the exposition were notable men
from all over the world who are in
terested in this reform
The congress held a six days ses-
sion this year, making its eighth an
nual convention. Mrs. Wright at
tended proceedings on several occa-
sions, speaking among distinguished
men and women in the numerous dis
cussions and on one occasion deliver
ing an address which was an eye
opener to the congress.
Mrs. Wright told of the dairy inter-
ests in Colorado, how they have grown
from small and uncertain beginning
to something in which every Colorado
farmer is vitality interested. She told
of how the dairy interests have prog
ressed hand in hand with irrigation in
terests.
Il told the convention of my own
twenty years ago." said Mrs. Wright,
who is one of the best informed per-
sons on the dairy business in the West.
When / came here twenty years ago
l was told that nobody could make
cheese in this state, because of the
altitude and the various weeds which
have to be commended with.
1 thought this was fallacy when /
first heard it, and now i know it was.
1t has been proven to be misleading.
The farmers of Colorado have nothing
to fear from the weeds that are eaten
by cows in this state, as having any
disastrous effect on dairy products.
Rather they are to be congratulated
on having alfalfa and sugar beet pulp,
both of which are excellent for feeding
purposes.
of course Colorado is behind other
states in her dairy interests. They
have been retarded considerably by
lack of confidence on the part of the
farmers and ranchmen. But for all
that Colorado can to-day boast of one,
of the largest and most complete
creameries in the, United States, and
that is the Littleton creamery here in
Denver"
Mrs. Wright was very much dlsap-
pointed that the Worlds fair board for
Colorado had not appropriated suffi-
cient funds to warrant an exhibition
OF Colorado butter and cheese at the
Worlds fair. She is of the opinion
that this state might at least have
taken one or two medals If the exhi-
bition had been made, and the educa-
tional value to the country at large
would have been tremendous owing to
the great number of people who are
watching the progress of irrigation
under, the last two national administra-
tons. She was personally congratu-
lated for her address by the new presi-
dent of the international congress, w.
w. p. Mcconnell of st. Paul
Few people in this state realize the
growth of the dairy interests here. AS
the result of a recent inspection made
by Mrs. Wright and her daughter it
develops that there are 176 creameries
and cheese factories in the state, all
actively working. The quality of the
product is not excelled anywhere, and
constant tests are made to see that the
butter and cheese reaches the legal re-
quirements. ~
Mrs. Wright is particularly inter
ested in the pure food bill to be intro
duced in the Colorado legislature next
winter. The trend of discussion at
the INTERNATIONAL Congress indicated
that there will undoubtedly be a ma
tional pure food law passed very soon,
Denver Republican.