Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-11
STATE DEPARTMENT PROSECUT.
ING CREAMERY MONOPOLY
AGENT FOR FRAUD.
MlSREAD CREAM TESTER
TO DIScREDIT SMALL CONCERNS
System Alleged to Be Prevalent Where
Competition Exists to So Attacked
by Food and Dairy Department
Abundant Crop Of Fruit in Iowa But
Growth Stunted.
Special TO Times Republican.

Special TO Times Republican
Des Moines, Aug. 11.-Assistant At
rorney General John Fletcher is in Har-
rtson county today to represent the
state and particularly the pure food
and dairy department in the matter Of
prosecution OF a person for alleged mis-
reading of the Babcock milk test. The
man is said to have been caught in
the fraud by a state inspector.
The misleading consisted not in al
lowing too low an amount OF butter fat
but III giving TOO much; or III other
words, in buying milk fixing its per-
centage Of cream as TOO high.
The explanation for this is that the
milk was being purchased for one Of
! the big monopoLstic creamery COM
panies for its plant. and that the pur
pose was 10 leave the impression
among the customers that the rival To-
cal creanleries We're not paying enough.
Il was part of a scheme. So it Is alleged,
to break down cong Iition and thus 70
control The market.
Information is to the effect that there
is a great deal OF this sort OF thing
being done in the state. and that the
big concen-rator companies are max
ing a determined campaign 10 crowd
out the small creameries in many parts
Of the state, and that the prospect is
fair for practical monopoly of the bus
mess in The hands OF a few companies.
~, - !,
law providing for licensing tile users
of the BabcocI milk tester was 70 give
the state a second hitch Oh the buyers
Who under cover of milk testing en-
gage in unfair competition.
It is learned tina, the general law Of
the state which forbids paying too
much for any product for the purpose
Of crushing out competition will not
stand the test of the courts. case
under that law IS pending IN the stl-
pretne court coming from Buena Vista
county but the whole law has been bit
terly attacked by able attorneys who
threaten TO nullity i, 50 that the pro-
cess OF nlonopolizing the creamery bus
mess can go on unhindered in Iowa
1t is the intention now for the food
and dairy department, backed by the
office Of attorney general. to go hard
after the. milk buyers who uisread the
Babcock milk testers.
Aitho apples. plunls and gra pes are
comparatively abundant in Iowa this
year, the long drouth Of The growing
season has caused them 10 be under
| sized and Of not very good quality
Wesley Greene, secretary Of the state
! horticultural society. finds that the con-
dition OF the apples and grape crop
seems to be very nearly uniform thru
gu. the state The average condition Of
the entire fruit crop improved Slightly
during July. the percenta ges shown
by the reports for August being as fol-
lows: Summer apples. II per cent. fal!
apples -, winter apples 6S, pears 80.
American pIuns 60. domestic plu!ns 20,
ia panese piums 80, grapes, 50.
For The first time in a number OF
years the state board Of medical exam
liners starts off the fiscal year With a
considerable credit derived from the
fees for examinations. etc. the exact
amount being $3.50. The board Of ex-
a miners has done much business with
out large expense and this fund can be
used to defray the expenses Of the
board during the rest OF the year in
lieu OF the appropriation which the leg
islature cut down.
State Treasurer Morrow, who owns
fine farm IN Union county. reports
that visit to that section shows that
recent rains have very materially help
ed our the corn crop. Southern Iowa
was hard hit by the drouth and the
small grain suffered a great deal. Mora
recently there has been an aounda nee
Of rain. Crop conditions near Des
Mones have been improved of late
An extensive and owner in northern
/ Iowa called upon members Of the state
! executive council this week to ask why
the council ordered an increase Of 22ia
per cent in the taxable value OF farm
! land in his county He said the farm
: ers were Indignant and felt that a
great injustice mad been done them
] The state officials showed him a full
I list of the counties with the reported
average value per acre of farm land
/ and the changes made by the admin
4 istration. The farmer became con-
/ v!nced that what was done was just
right and he secured a copy Of the
record 10 take home and show his
neighbors that the raise ordered was
justified.
The new Rock Island cutoff to
| Charlton appears on the new railroad
maps just printed by the state and be-
ing distributed thru the railroad com
mission. It shows a nearly direct route
TO Charlton running thru the old Mar
ion county postoffice Of Dallas and not
Z. crossing any other railroad the whole
way.
| WILL HOLD CHURCH PICNIC.
Seven Churches Of Christ IN Hardin
County to Gather at EIdora.
Special 70 mes-Republican.
Eldora, Aug. 1.-THE Churches of
Christ Of this county, of which there
| are seven, will hold a county church
nit IL TN, rift,