88 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



vania they have the most stringent laws of any state on the col- 

 oring of oleomargarine. When the matter was up before the 

 Legislature the leaders of the labor organizations of the state' 

 went before the leg'islative committee in charge and told them 

 if they wanted to give the working man oleomargarine at oleo- 

 margarine prices, they should cut out the color, that the only 

 way the working man could get his oleomargarine at reasonable 

 prices was to have it uncolored. When colored he had to pay 

 more money for it. That stand on the part of the labor organ- 

 izations in Pennsylvania made it possible for them to get the 

 most stringent laws we have in the United States, and they have 

 no trouble in enforcing them. 



Public sentiment is with the dairy interests, and that is 

 something we have got to foster in other states, because the 

 oleomargarine men have some high priced publicity men who 

 seem to be able to get their stuff into the press of the country, 

 and they have been educating the public along that line and cre- 

 ate sentiment on that basis. 



There has been some talk about the Dairy Union undertak- 

 ing a campaign along that line. It is uncertain whether any- 

 thing will come of it, for it is hard for interest not doing a 

 great deal of advertising to get anything into the press of this 

 country. The oleomargarine interests found it easy, for they 

 are large advertisers in all papers, and it is easy enough for 

 them to slip in news items that in reality are oleomargarine ad- 

 vertisements, pure and simple. So far we have not been able to 

 figure out any campaign of advertising that can be carried on 

 by the dairy interests that would not involve a sum of money so 

 large that it is out of the question. A great deal can be done by 

 the people, the dairymen all over the country, to create the 

 proper interest and to educate the public along those lines if they 

 will keep the matter in mind and take up matters of that kind 

 whenever they see such things in print. Most of the local papers 

 will publish stuff from local men. 



The Dairy Union is dependent for its finances to be used 

 in this fight on the contributions of the dairy interests of the 

 country. And we want to speak for your financial help when it 



