The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-07-29

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fact that in 1928 the entire value of
all cotton seed products which went
into the manufacture Of oleomarga-
rine amounted to only S2,OOO,6SO, and
the amount of peanut oil used in the
manufacture of OleOmargarine in 1923
was $~893,28O, making g total Of ST.
893,910 of the entire ,~cottOnseed and
peanut oil products Of the south that
went into the manufacture Of cleo
margarine for the year 1923. Com
pare these figures, if you please, with
those Of the sale of cotton seed cakes
to dairymen for cow feed, which
amounted to $S5,OOO,OOO in 1928, or
a difference of $32,1O6yO9O in favor
Of our dairymen's patronage to the
southern interests on cotton seed meal
alone in 1928, which surely does not
look very good for the Helena indie
pendent's retaliation program.
Raps Own Citizens.
"It is further stated by the Inde-
pendent, that you do not see any adj
vertising in Montana papers for
creamery butter. This is certainly
true with regard to the Helena indie
pendent, but it is not true throughout
the state, which can readily be proven
by those news organs who are more
familiar with home products, and less
interested in southern productivity,
than is the Helena Independent, who
maintains that the biggest crooks in
the world are included in the person
mel Of our " citizenship. However,
the authority for the editors state
ment that amongst the biggest crooks
q, in the business CT supplying foods
are northern dairymen' is taken from
the distant state of New York, which
? is, in the opinion Of the writer, rather
far fetched.
ct would be of value to the dair!
4 interests Of Montana if the editor O.
q the Helena Independent would submit
: to the purchasers of dairy produces il
a the south, the fact that Montana dair,
interests are prepared at this tim
to meet with the requirements of tn
g law that is stated by the Independent
= will be passed b. s-uthern interest
requiring the expectation into south
ern districts Of only pure, unadulter
i ated butter. Mr.. Independent Editor
d please be infOrme1 that this is tn
g kind of butter tina, Montana creamel
les are in a position to furnish today.
L Attention is called to those inter
= ested in this article to the differenC
in the amounts of cotton seed an
d peanut oil products, produced in tn
entire south, that went into the mani
f~acture Of oleOmargarine, as con
d pared to the amount Of creamery bu.
IS ter produced only in the state {
At Montana, which figures follow: Tt
entire amount of cotton seed and PEI
nut ell products used in the manufa
ture of Oleomargarine in 1928 amour
ne ed to $2,893,91O, and the total vail
- of creamery butter produced in Mo.
Il tana alone, for 1923, was 3,752, 55S
:. %, which does not include chez
Il manufactured in the state amountil
" to $162, 781.4O. The amount Of butt
De manufactured in Montana in 1924
valued at $~4,97O,OOO, and this figu
does not include farm dairy butter
cheese produced in the state.
"Anti-Oleomargarine legislation W
: passed by the legislatures of ty
states, California and Montana.
ct "The people of Montana are fc
or tunate in having a governor who
,is f~ar-sighted enough to uphold a Il
or that cannot but reflect credit to
n citizenship, and that viii as we'll
A an inspiration to other states IN wa
90 ing the battle to better living star
~ ards Of the people Of this nation"