Evening journal., 1909-08-26
GRANGERS
in SESSION
Pomona Grange is Having
Quarterly Meeting in A. 0.
U. ". HdII Today
HEAR TALK ON THE
BUTTER QUESTION

Two hundred grangers from many
towns in the county are attending the
quarterly meeting OF New Castle Coun-
ty Pomona Grange in A. o. u. w.
Hall today. Following a morning ses-
sion. at noon the visiting grangers
we're entertained at the homes Of
members OF the grangers living in the
city and the afternoon session began
at t.sO o'clock
The grange was called to order at
10 o'clock this morning by Worthy
Master T. T. weldln, after which the
opening anthem was sung by the mem-
bers OF Delaware Grange of Newport
/, Wnliam II. Mccoy. worthy lecturer;
Mrs. Nellie r. Snyder. lady assistant
steward. and Mrs. 70. n. Weer. pomona.
were then installed In their respective
offices.
/, The committee on resolutions viii
|, report this afternoon on number Of
important subjects. some OF which were
discussed briefly this morning. The
Z jury system was discussed this morn
ing end the movement TO give three
! fourths OF the members of a jury power
! TO convict instead OF requiring a unan-
= imous conviction were considered for
! an against.
Among those who took part in the
discussion were Edward Woodward,
Francis n. Hogecker, Hervey Walker,
Harry Bird. S. f. Ewart, r.. G. Buck
: ingham, Henry $. Thompson and Mar
tin r. Smith IL was finally decided
60 recommit the subject TO the sub
l ordinate oranges 10 be discussed more
o thoroughly and reported at the March
Il meeting of the county grange
q Diamond State Grange sent in a
resolution recommending the appoint
l. ment of a purchasing agent for the
A. members OF the subordinate oranges.
,e but il was decided TO take it up for
discussion this afternoon. l.. H. Burgc
a representative of the Grange Com
morclal Exchange, OF Camden. n. J,
made an address on cooperative pur
d, chasing among oranges. and 1t wa
I'D decided to take the subject up wit
the State grange.
safe Master S. Il. Nessick attende
u. thsi morning. session. f'-@-
4, Among the visitors at the grapl
st, meeting isI Thomas Sharpioss. a wei
~ known daifymaD OF near West Che
~ ter. who Is president OF the Pure Bu
~ ter Protective Association OF Pcnnsy
nu vania He has been active in the wa
on the Illegal sale Of oleomargeriut
- and at this afternoons session he mad
le an address on the subject that hels
the attention Of an.
ne Mr.. Sharplcss exhibited many sampci
Of genuine butter and OF oleomargerine
lie also displayed a sample of the new
"butter" being manufactured by the
i Standard oil Company as a bi-produci
lil OF oil. His samples were in containers
81 OF the kind used by gacteriologists. Much
w interest was taken IN the sample of
'h Standard oil butter. IL resembles vase
ls line i'm appearance and has an odor Mr
ns sharpless said the sample was given ia
NJ him by Dr. Warren, former dairy and
food commissioner of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. sharpless said that the war is mo-
TO be waged upon the sale Of oleomar
NJ gerine as such. but upon "oleo' mas
as querading as butter. He pointed out tha
the Federal Government imposes a ta
Of one-auarter Of a cent a pound upo
us uncolored "oleo" and ten cents a poun
"a upon colored "oieo." lie cited an In
Hn stance Of where colored oleomargerin
OF was seized because a tax OF but one
IL quarter Of cent a pound had been pal
upon it.
He said the gist OF the crusade no
under way is to have the Federal la
ION amended so as to facilitate prosecution
In re nointed ont that IL must be show
the that person knowingly soi1 olec
margarine and because OF the difficult
10 prove that a dealer is knowingly
selling In violation OF tie law man.
prosecutions fail II is desired that tn
IT. word knowingly be stricken out o
" the Federal law. also lis desired tha
oleomargcrine be sold only with the orig
er- inal color and labeled as "oleo."
Of Speaking Of the economic phase OF tn
ith question Mr. Sharpless said that ever.
'ek pound OF "oleo" sold dsplaces a pounl
lon Of genuine butter or about ten quart
sx- OF milk. and thus imposes a greattr hard
eet ship upon the farmer who produces thos
Tor products.