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ence, and we are not going to have a domestic supply of this oil in 

 this country at a time when we might need it most. 



We are not asking for any preferred treatment. This Government, 

 in the case of flaxseed had to give assistance — and I am not arguing 

 against that — -the Governm.ent did that, and possibly appropriately 

 so, and I suspect that the Government will be hit particularly hard 

 before it is over — ^but the Government gave a support price which is 

 all out of line with what we are asking for, because it was needed in a 

 time of stress. 



It takes about 5 years to grow these tung trees to bearing stage. 

 These people has^e got their money invested, and they are taking a 

 beating now and they are going to continue to take a beating and they 

 are going out of existence, the industry is going oat of existence unless 

 it is give some kind of protection. It is just as simple as that. 



I am not going to take any further time of the committee. I 

 appreciate your attention. I would be glad to answer any questions 

 you may want to ask me, but it might be more profitably done if 

 you wotdd wait to propound those questions to some other witnesses. 



Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Pace. Thank you, Mr. Colmer. I am sure the members of 

 the committee will want to ask you some questions bat we will abide 

 your suggestion. 



Mr. Colmer. Thank yoa very much. 



STATEMENT OF HON. FRANK W. BOYKIN, A REPRESENTATIVE 

 IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ALABAMA 



Mr. Pace. We are delighted to have with us and will be glad to 

 hear at this time oar colleague from Alabama, Mr. Boykin. 



Mr. Boykin. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, I 

 apprecite very much the opportunity to appear in the interest of the 

 tung-oil industry, with which I have had considerable experience. 

 Of course, you have on your committee men who know a great deal 

 about it. Mr. Grant from Baldwin County, right across Mobile 

 Bay, is in a district where they have hundreds of tung oil orchards. 

 You have a very fine one at Summerdale. 



I know something of the industry. I mean, I have been in that 

 business — and we never made anything out of it — we have lost out. 

 I have been in the turpentine and rosin business. 



I see my good friend .indresen here. We used to have offices dose 

 together, and now I do not see him so often, but I wish he would come 

 down and see the problem we have in this industry. I am sure you 

 could all understand it much better. 



Mr. Chairman, I believe the question has been pretty well covered 

 by the gentleman who sponsors the bill, Mr. Colmer. He is staying 

 on the job. He called me at 7 o'colck this morning aboat this matter. 



Congressman Colmer has had a lot of experience with this subject. 

 There is nothing he does not understand about it, and he has already 

 brought out the principal points. 



Tung oil can only be produced in this country along the Gulf States. 



We have gone through a similar problem with reference to turpentine 

 and rosin trying to get a little assistance for the producers of turpentine 

 and rosin to keep them from going out of business. I used to be in 



