Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1894 — Cow Butter vs. Oleo. [ARTICLE]

Cow Butter vs. Oleo.

All ready for war against the sinful “oleo” man is the National Dairy Union, The union met in Chicago, adopted a constitution, elected officers, and laid out a plan of campaign. The union heartily indorsed Senator Hill s anti“oleo” bill, asked Congress to raise the taxon imitations of butter” to 7 cents a pound, demanded of the Internal Revenue Department that the existing laws be more stringently enforced, and asked the appropriation of at least #150,000 to be applied to the expense of prosecuting oleomargarine cases. The constitution adopted declares that the object of the union shall be to secure national and State legislation to prevent the manufact ire and sale of food articles male in imitation of butter and chee-:e and to assist in the enforcement of all lawa now in existence or to be made in the future against such products. - A resolution asking that the making of filled cheese be subjected to the same tax as oleomargarine was also passed. Mr. Duckworthy, cf New York, read resolutions calling upon the' Internal lie venue Commissioner to more fully execute the present “oleo” laws. the progress of this ccjntro--1 vepsy it was stated that the Internal I Revenue Department is now allowed only $50,000 a year for the expense of running down all offenders against revenue laws; so another resolution was Offered beseeching Congress to .set aside* at least $150,010 to bo used to defray the expense of prosecuting “qleo” Oases alone. The Board Of C; ntrol will go to Washington and lay violent siege to the doers of Congress. Tite next meeting will be held in Washington, D. C. r