People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1894 — National Dairy Union. [ARTICLE]

National Dairy Union.

Th»s union was formed at the Tremont House, Chicago, Jon., 16, 1891, for the purpose of fighting the maker* of bogus butter, or, what is called oleomargarine. This product comes in comi>etition with genuine butter, under certain laws passed by Congress, to regulate its sales. It is claimed by the union that these laws aie not strictly lived up to hy oleo makers, cons quently a large amount is sold to unsu?pecting people. We ate inclined to think this is true. W hatever else may tie said about the union n did its work well. The delegates were busun gs men, and completed their organization in short oi tier, adopted a Const tution, mapped out its campaign and are in the fight to stay. They endorsed Senator Hills ante oleo bill asked Congress to raise the tax on oleo to 7 cents per p mod. The present tax is 5 cents per pound. The Chicago Times commenting on the proceedings, says: ••The committee handed in a constitution which was a model of compactness, and after a little discussion was adopted in it entirely. This constitution declares that the object of the uuion shall oe to secure national and sta e legislation to prevent the manufacture and sale of food articles made in imitation of butter and cheese, and to assist in the enforcement of all laws in existence, or to be made in the future against such products.” Thera is bound to be an agitation of this subject, and while it

U not properly uu*t rstood at present, it will be disenMeo moroughly in the coming days, and we can, if we will, inform ourselves and be prepared to act accordingly. It is a subject that interests every person who sells butj <er or cheese. There is no doubt but what the price of genuine batter is made lower by the manufacture and sale of oleo.