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6 Wtis Dairy, FOR A NATIONAL CONVENTION. Effort Being Made to Hold a National Convention of Dairy and Food Com missioners Next Year. By the following correspondence it will be seen Hint a movement lias been inaug uratcil lo get all dairy and food commis sioners together next year to discuss plans and excbange views in regard to the betterment and protection of the producers' interests: Office of Ohio State Dairy Commission. ) Columbus, 0., May 7, 1897. \ "Hon. E. A. McDonald, Tacoma, Wash. "Dear Sir: At a eonfeieme In hi in Toledo last Monday between IJon. Elliott O. Grosvenor aud myself, correspond ence peitaiiiinp to a meeting of all the dairy md food commissioneis of the United States was turned over to me to arrange, if possible, a time and place for said meeting. "The points canvassed were Columbus, Chicago, Detroit, and Nashville during the exposition. I have taken up the mat ter with parties in each of these citits, and desire to know your preference, aa well as the dale tbat would suit you best. By the time answers are all in I hope to have sufficient data on which to base-a definite announcement. "The questions to come before this meeting are, in ni> opinion, of great im portance, and we thought to consider: "First —As far p.s possible to recoiu mend uniform legislation to the various assemblies. "Second-To consult and arrange to se cure, as f«r as circumstances will allow, uniform rulings by the different depait ments on all questions pertaining to con struction of law in mercantile interests. "Third—To arrange as many standing committees as may be necesstiry to facili tate the consideration and determination of these questions. "Fourth—To compare interests, expe riences and office practices in the collec tion of evidence, the bringing <>f prose cutions and securing of convictions un der the pure food laws. 'Fifth —To [prevent good 9 that have been declared unwholesome or illegal to be sold in other 6tates having pure f"od laws, and to consider and discuss any other questions of interest, officially or t ALL GOODS SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICES IN ANY .QUANTITIES TO^CONSUMERa^ re-Guns «nd Ammunition at Wholesale Prices, to Everybody. Send press paid. ascend us the names and post office addressee of 17 far for Run JatJuogueglvi g wnolesale prices. We sell more snorting iners and we will send you free every two weeks, our latest K roc ly goods than an? other house In Ihe northwest. Tents. Hunting Coats, list, giving latest prices on groceries and other goods. ■ ky%o^JSuikS^ Sc^i^^ D<)K WhlPH' COlla"' BiBCUUS' IMPOPTANT! To avoid «m>» »nd obtala oy low-t priy &V«iMKfolfowio?WtaloJjlM on receipt of 2c each to pay IMFOK 1 AIM I * YOU MUST direct your letters and make postage on them: IJaby carriage catalogue, agricultural implement your money orders and drafts payable to catalogue, harness, buggies, cutters and team bob catalogue, drug ROBERTS' SUPPLY HOUSE, SaaS^SS^^ *<>*•*«>, 717.71 V.721 Nlco.lct Avenue. Minneapolis. Minn. RANCHK AND RANGE. personally, to tho commissioners. "Trusting you will promptly ami hear tily co-operate in these matters, and lend us the benefit of your cxpeiience, I am sincerely yours, I, E. Blackbukn." Office Wash. State Dairy Commission, ( Tacoma, Wash., May 22, 1897. \ "Hon. Joseph K. Bi.ackbuin, Columbus, Ohio. "Dear Sir: I approve of your action and believe that a rouvention of Hie dairy and food commissioners would Le instructive and productive of good re suits. It would put us in touch with each other and be instrumental in devis ing ways and means to checkmate the adulteration of food products which is carried on to such an alarming extent and injuring the health and prospects of our people. Tt would hay« the effect of causing the dairymen of the different, states to work harmoniously in the legis latures for similar laws, and would so unite the farmers of the nation that their demands would he enacted, which would protect them against unscrupulous schemers who have to such a lar^e ex tent demoralized our foreign trade in but ter and cheese by tlie sale of oleomarga rine as butter and filled cheese as full cream. "The appropriation for the Washing ton Dairy Commission was cut down on the grounds of economy, so that every dollar must be carefully utilized in order to do justice to our dairy interests. For this reason I would not be justified in using the funds for the cause you so wor thily advocate. I would most cheerfully co operate with you if the appropriation was larger. "I would favor Nnshvilie, on account of the exposition, as the best point for the conference. "Trusting that you will reciive suffi cient, encomaxemenl from the dairy states to justify yon in calling a conven t'on, I am respectfully, "E. A. McDonald." CREAMERY NOTES. I>Y FRED RKDIG. The new Whatcom creamery is hand ling 3,000 pounds of milk per day. The average test of milk is 4 per cent. Tho institution is controlled by a stock com pany capitalized at $4,000, with 2.0 share holders. The agreed price for manufac lutii g 1 uller i* 5c i* r |cti.d. TLcna chinery is operated by a 20 horse power boiler and eugine. This creamery is a successful instance of the co cperative system, having been built by the farmers and business men of New Whatcom. Nearly all the grocery men are interested in it, and it is natural, therefore, that they handle the home product. The pat rons allow the rreamerv to market, the butter, and the grocers do not bid it in for trade. The groceries can handle the cash better than the butter. The farmer gets more out of milk by sending to the creamery than by making butter at home, for all farmers have not the facilities nor experience required to make good but ter, and do not always find a market for it. DAIRY DQTS. William Verges, vice president of the Puget Sound Brewing Company, of Ta coma, informs us that his company no longer lurnishes wet brewetVs grains to dairymen for feed for their milch cows because the pi ice has dropped gradually fiom $10 to $3 per ton. However, shortly Reduction in Millinery Elegantly Trimmed Hats for $2. New Goods Arriving Constantly! Mrs. Q. W. Cary. Hotel Jiorthefh. 117 First Avenue, SEATTLE, - - WASH. Centrally Located. Largo Rooms. Modern Conveniences. C. A. riclntyre, Proprietor A. BRUNNER, GRADUATE OPTICIAN Permanently located at North Yak ima, over the Wallace-Coburn Hard ware Co. 1 )R. P. FRANK, PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON. Office hours, 11 to 12 a. ni.; 2to op. m. Office over First National Hank North Yakima - Washington.