Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-09
TO RAISE BUTTER STANDARD
Dairy Commission Preparing to Stop Sale
Of Impure Cream.
RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS CONE UP TO-DAY
Omcers OF Meat ProdueerS AssOcia-
ton VIII Urge Commission 20
Make Raise of Ten MIL
lion Dollars.

DIES MONIES. July S-Cspecal by
enforcing rigidly the new law prohibiting
buying and selling impure cream for the
purposes of manufacturing it into human
food. state Dairy Commissioner II. r.
Wright expects TO greatly improve the
standard of Iowa butter, which has already
attained a high marking in eastern mar
kets He believes that Iowa can make
as good butter as is made in the world,
and so stated today. The new law was
passed by the legislature for that pur-
pose last winter and went into effect july
BY the provisions OF this law a pen
atty OF from SIS to 500 in the way of
fine awaits anyone who either buys or sells
impure or adulterated cream or milk with
the idea Of manufacturing it into human
food. or cream that is unfit for such use.
The dairy commissioner is given wide
latitude in the enforcement of the law
and has already taken steps to enforce
it, According to Dairy Commissioner II.
r. Wright, the stiff competition between
creameries over the state has caused them
to buy all kinds OF cream. Cream is al
lowed to collect for several days before
Il is sent to the creameries, and by that
time Is spoiled and vet the creameries
will buy the cream because competition
is stiff and some other creamery will get
the patronage IL they don't This cream
makes a very inferior butter, according
to the dairy commissioner. The new law
providing a penalty for either buying or
selling such cream is designed for the
purpose of stopping its manufacture into
butter Dairy Commissioner Wright de-
cIsres that the climate and quality OF
grass in this state give It an opportunity
TO make as famous butter as that of Dem
sa he ioiA In
and enforcement of law by the state gov
eminent as is done by the government Of
Denmark. This he PROPOSES to do under
this new law.
Railroad Assessments Tomorrow.
The executive council will meet at
| o'clock tomorrow morning in the gov
| ernor's rooms for the purpose of hearing
representatives OF the railroads and any
7 citizens who care to be heard as 10 what
the railroad assessment should be this year
! Last year the increase in the assessment
| was only about 81, 100000. This year there
are indications that there will be very
| much greater increase. Representatives OF
| the tax departments OF various railroads
| reached the city Saturday and today. and
| It is understood that officers of the Corn
Belt Meat Producers association, who were
| before the council last year for the first
| time to argue TOT n hlBher assessment
will be present tomorrow morning at the
| first hearing. The largest increase the
4 council has ever made was in 1903, when
| a raise of IS, 1858 was made. In 1904 the
increase was only ss9S,647 and in 1905 only
| $655. 029. There is talk this year of asking
the council to add as much as Sl0,0ooOOo
| or $15,0O0OO0. II is quite possible that
| something less than 100000 will be added,
| as the reports by the railroads were never
| so hattering as this year.