The San Francisco call., 1905-04-01
WILL REGULATE
BUTTER WEIGHT
Dealers Plan to Establish
Uniform Method to Pack
Chief Product of Dairy
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
Committee Is Appointed to
Notify All Concerned OF
Wishes of Wholesalers

Threatened with the loss of the but
ter trade of the north, some of which
has already gone, owing to the system
of uncertain weights as butter has been
put up in this State, large number or
butter dealers gathered in the rooms OF
the San Francisco Board of Trade yes
terday afternoon and took steps to Sc
cure uniformity in the sizes OF pack
ages. Some talk took place, but on vote
under roll call practical unanimity was
obtained in the adoption of resolutions
that are of interest to the trade, toe all
creameries and to all producers OF but
ter on the Pacific Coast.
w. H. Roussel presided and B. +.
Harville acted as secretary. The full
text of the resolutions adopted Is as
follows:
Whereas. The Legislature of the State of
California has enacted law requiring the
marking of the weight OF butter contained In
all retail packages of butter; and whereas.
recognize the law has for its object the
promotion of greater uniformity in the con-
duct of the butter trade, and to bring about
a much-desired uniformity in the style of
packing butter for retail purposes, thereby IA
cilitating trade and enabling our product to
command a wider market, which Is essential
to the continued prosperity OF our dairy In
terests. and the maintenance of San Fran
cisco as market of export and a butter CEN
vantage to be gained in making retail pack
ages Of butter except OF uniform weight
therefore.
Resolved, That we. the Wholesale butter
dealers Of San Francisco. agree individually
and collectively to do all In our power to adopt
and encourage the making and general use
of standard sized package or squares and
none other. which square shall contain either
one or two pounds weight OF butter. A stand
ard one pound square OF butter shall be OF
the dimensions one and half by three inches,
and of length sufficient to contain one pound !:
and standard two pound square shall be OF
. the dimensions Of three by three inches. and
of length sufficient to contain two pounds Be
it further
butter, agree to do all in our power to secure
the enforcement of the law as now consti-
the proper authorities Of any discrepancies in
the weight OF butter packages coming within
the law, or any violation thereof, and upon
the receipt of butter packages in which the
law has been violated we will Immediately
notify and warn the shipper to rectify the
error in the future. Be 1t further
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be
forwarded TO the Humboldt County Creamery
Exchange, the Creamery Operators Exchange,
the creamery men and dairy men throughout
the coast who market their butter in San
Francisco and the commercial editors of the
San Francisco daily and weekly press, tnvit-
ing their cooperation in accomplishing the
objects of the law and the standardizing OF
packages, as set forth in this resolution
A committee of three was appointed
to prepare circular and in other ways
to communicate with all parties in in
terest. The houses that took part In
the meeting through their representa-
tives were the following:
Dairymens' Union: Brigham. Hoppe & Co.:
wheaton Pond & Harold: F. B. Haight &
Co.; thurman, Martinelli & Creon; John
Reimers; Scheer, Norhouse Grandi; Oak
land Creamery Depot: Herman Joost; Witzel
& Baker; A. L. Lundy & Co.; Dodge, Sweeney
G. Co.; Martens. Read & Co.; Monotti, Larimer
& Co.: Charles Jacobson; Won Rom, Lors-
bach & Co.; Schulze, Niggle Co., Cressey.
VOORHEES, & Co.; Marshall & Reimers; Getz
Bros. G. Co.. Morris Bros: Portuguese Com
mercial Company: Sherry & Co.. Roussel q
Davidson: Russ Early & Harville.