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Show 'BUTTER IN INSISTJN TAX State Food and Dairy Commissioner Commission-er Wlllard Hansen is in receipt of a circular signed by George M. Whit--aker, secretary of the National Dain union, Washington, D C, setting forth tho contention of the union that the existing tax of 10 cents per pound on oleomargarine should be maintained maintain-ed for the protection of butter manufacturers man-ufacturers rather .than abolished, as advocated by a certain circular which has been widely distributed and which says In part: "The price of butter is high and there is evorv indication that it will go higher. The price is now artlficl-all artlficl-all held up by the existing tax on oleomargarine, a tax which helps to Increase the cost of living." The circular from the National Dairy union sets forth that when oleomargarine, ole-omargarine, a wholesome product made of beef and pork fats ' mixed with cottonseed oil, is put upon the market in its natural uncolored state a tax of but one-quarter of a cent ; por pound Is Imposed, but when it is ! colored to resemble butter and placed on the market, the 10-cent tax becomes be-comes necessary because of the deception de-ception that is likely to be practiced by unscrupulous merchants In selling oleomargarino as butter. Oleomargarine Oleomarga-rine can bo bought wholesale at from 12 to 19 cents per pound, while butter but-ter costs HO to 35 cents and retails at from 35 to 40 cents. When, therefore, there-fore, oleomargarine can be sold at butter prices, tho fairness of the 10-ceut 10-ceut tax to force down the profit on oleomargarino is obvious, contends the circular. The circular is sent out for the purpose pur-pose of requesting people not to vote for nor "countenance a movement to repeal this tax unless there is in sight something which will be equally or more effective In the Interests of commercial com-mercial honesty In an important food producL" , " |