Askov American., 1943-11-18
Northwest Dairy
Leaders Prepare
For Senate Fight
Effective Unity Achieved
By Dairymen In Defeat
Of Fulmer Bill.
VOLUME Xxx


last week won a fight in Congress
when the Fulmer bill, the oleomar-
garine manufacturers attack on the
dairy industry, was turned down by
a house committee, this week face
a new threat, introduction of other
bills in the Senate.
John Brandt, president of Land O.
Lakes CreamerieS, and president of
the National Cooperative Milk Pro-
ducers Federation pointed out that
as soon as the Fulmer bill, which
would repeal oleomargarine legisla-
ton, was tabled for the duration of
the present congress, or until January
1945, spokesmen for the measure
promised to carry the fight to the
Senate.
Maybank Bill Introduced.
According to these plans, a bill
similar to the Fulmer proposal will
be introduced in the Senate soon. An
effort will be made to have the bill
considered by the Senate finance
committee instead of the Senate COM
mittee on agriculture. Another pro-
posal, the Maybank bill, which would
eliminate federal olea taxes for the
duration, has already been introduced
in the Senate.
A review of the record indicates,
Brandt declared, that effective unity
was achieved by northwest dairymen
in the Fulmer fight.
The Minnesota Dairy Industry COM
mittee took leading role. The pow
erful resolution of this official or
ganization representing all the dairy
industry of Minnesota will be an i'm
portant part of the record of the
hearings.
Wisconsin Active.
Wisconsin also took action, work
ing through the Wisconsin Council
of Agriculture and the American
Dairy Association of Wisconsin.
William ]. Murphy, dairy commits
sioner of North Dakota, became a
figure in the hearings even before the
presentation of the dairy side of the
case because of his part in the letter
controversy regarding the recent seiz-
ure of a quantity of oleomargarine
that had been colored yellow for sale
as country butter.
Representative August H. Andersen
of Minnesota, leader of the dairy bloc
in Congress, led the fight in the
House committee on agriculture. His
opposition to oleomargarine legisla-
ton made him an early thorn in the
side of the oleo people. It was on his
motion that the committee voted Il
to IL to table the Fulmer bill or any
other similar bill.
To File Statements.
In completing the record of hear
ings on the Fulmer bill, the dairy
side will file written statements
Northwest witnesses who will file
statements include: North Dakota
William ]. Murphy. Wisconsin: Mile
X. Swanton, secretary of the Wiscon.
sin Council of Agriculture, and [;
number of consumer and farmer wit
nesses. Minnesota: Dan T. Carlson
Willmar, president of the Minnesot;
Dairy Industry Committee; Oscar A
Swenson, Nicollet, secretary of th'
Minnesota Dairy Industry Committee
DR.. T. w. Gullickson, Division o
Dairy Husbandry, University of Min
nesota; R. A. Trovatten, commission
er, Minnesota Department of Agri
culture, Dairy and Food; Henry Hoff
man, chief chemist, Minnesota De
partment of Agriculture, Dairy ant
Food; Mrs. Lewis Minion, Bingham
Lake, home and community directo
of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton; Mrs. George w. Sugder
Mankato, president of the Mime
sofa Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. L. B. Shaffer, Minneapolis, leg
islative chairman Of the Federation
Mrs. Sam Rask, Blooming Prairie
chairman agricultural committee
Minnesota Federation of Women
Clubs; w. S. Moscrip, Lake Elmo
witness for the Holstein Friesian AS
SociatiOn of America