Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-04-12
LINING UP FOR ANOTHER BATTLE.
Dairy and OIsomargarine Interests VIII Again
Close IN Combat

The Flgin market went to 29 cents,
March s7th, and April Sd, went back to
97 Ger ss. OF course the Bloomingdale
Cree.nery company paid 80 cents for
lrst half of March. Bloomingdale re-
sived 8. 700 pounds of cream the second
alf of March against 4, 465 pounds same
time last year If the cream keeps on
gaining at this rate we will have to use
| this factory as cream vat and build a
factory about the size of Masonic Temple
using Westby stand pipe for churn and
Iceland for a refrigerator.
The dairy and oleomargarine interests
of the nation are ON the verge Of another
great clash Millions of dollars and the
best legal talent of the country will be
the ammunition in the struggle, which
NAV determine the future Of the ''oleo''
industry. Both sides, each with an
eagle eve on the other, are quiet but
very active in their planning, and moth
ing of a definite sort will be given out
until the first guns are fired at the next
session of congress. The olu. Margarine
interests are expected to be the aggres-
sors in the fight, which haN been carried
on internationally for years. Their protl-
table commercial existence, 1t Is said,
depends on their ability to have the ma
tional tax Of 10 cents pound on the
colored article removed, or materially
reduced. Their plan, so far a. the but
termakers have been able TO learn, pro-
yides for the lowering Of the tax to 4
cents pound. The butter interests, OF
course, once having scored crushing
point, will fight any attempt to have
the duty reduced. Notwithstanding the
advantages gained through legislation
in the past, the dairy people realize that
they will be compelled to play their
strongest cards when the fight becomes
active. The leading manufacturers OF
oleomsrgarine now are the powerful
packers like Armour, Swift, and others
at the yards Their interests are said TO
have provided for the expenditure OF
S., 600, 600 in placing their by-product
commodity on a more profitable footing
United States Marshal William l..
Morsey found "a good market for oleo-
margarine at public sale held in st.
Louis TO dispose os n lot Of effects seized
under orders of the internal revenue de,
nartment. The seizure included u 39C
hounds oleomargarine. which was pur-
chased by one dealer for S19S 90 The
purchaser will be obliged 70 pay an ad
In the same seizure were two II es and
| q horse which constituted part of the
| delivery outfit of the oleomargarine fac
tory. The mules sold for $257 so and
| the horse for 1928 so. Evidently, the
| United States appraisers We're not wei
| posted on the horse and mule market
! as they appraised the mules at S20O anc
| the horse at $40 The property was
| seized from oleomargarine factory, No
| 2, Of the Meinecke- Maurer Mig. com
| pany, 1921 Lee avenue, st. Louis.
E. D. Main of Oregon, Wisconsin, Ii
| the defendant in a trial now on IN th'
| municipal courr, in which Louls Black
a patron of the Oak Hall cooperative
creamery, is the completing witness
| Main is the secretary and treasurer o
the creamery aad is charged with hav
ing changed the figures on the milk an'
cream brought to the creamery. afte
the Babcock milk testwas appeed- 81
counts are lodged against him.
| According to the report issued by tn
! department of agriculture, butter occu
pies no small place in the wealth pre-
ducing products of United states farm;
/ There is produced annually 800, 600, 90
pounds and requires the milk from abou
TO- 600, 600 COWS. These cows are KEEP
on something ike 4,000,0t0 4 farms an
furnish occupation, wholly or in part
for about !, 900, 600 people, OF nearly te
per cent of the population. The tot5
value of the annual output of butter
nearly S. 900, 600, which is little NOR
than five per cent of the value of a
agricultural products of the Unite
States. About ninety-four per cent
the total output is consumed at hom'
leaving about six pei cent or less for e.
port Very little of the high grade bu
Ter goes abroad. Yours truly
!. n WIGC 1NTON.
Bloomingdale. April S.h.