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of an inch square, and the quantity which is required to be written, printed, or 

 branded thereon in figures of like size, must be so placed as to be plainly visible to 

 the purchaser at the time of delivery to him, etc. 



It provides that the color of the ink in which the words are printed 

 must be in the strongest contrast to the color of the package. 



Now, I have here, Mr. Chairman, the stamp which we used in com- 

 pliance with that law. Since coming here I wrote to one of our men to 

 send me a sample copy of it. 



The ACTING CHAIRMAN. Mr. Schell, let me ask you how long you 

 expect to occupy the attention of the committee ! 



Mr. SCHELL. I think I can conclude in fifteen minutes more. 



The ACTING CHAIRMAN. I would like to ask, then, if the represent- 

 atives of the cotton-seed industry are here? 



Mr. MILLER. Yes, sir. 



Mr. SCHELL. They are, I think. 



The ACTING CHAIRMAN. How many of them are there, Mr. Miller? 



Mr. MILLER. Four. 



The ACTING CHAIRMAN. Have they arranged so that one or two 

 will present their views; or do they all want to be heard? 



Mr. MILLER. They all want to be heard. One party will present the 

 main argument; but they all want to be heard. 



The ACTING CHAIRMAN. You will recall that the committee arranged 

 for these hearings to continue until this afternoon on the part of the 

 oleomargarine people, and that the butter interests were to be allowed 

 to-morrow to close. I do not feel like changing that arrangement. It 

 was made by the chairman of the committee, and I think we should 

 conform to it. So the representatives of the cotton-seed industry ought 

 to be able to put in their testimony this afternoon and get through 

 with it, and allow the butter people to go on to-morrow and close the 

 hearings. 



Mr. MILLER. Mr. Chairman, there is one member of the committee 

 from Texas who was not able to get his statistics together yesterday. 

 He intended to be here this morning, and ask for a hearing to-inorrow 

 morning. 



The ACTING CHAIRMAN. I do not feel like changing the arrange- 

 ment made by the chairman of the committee, and really do not feel 

 at liberty to do so. This hearing has been open and very liberal. We 

 have sat here a long, long time; and we ought to begin to see the end 

 somewhere, it seems to me. I shall expect the representatives of the 

 cotton-seed industry to go on this afternoon, and to allow the butter 

 men to go on to-morrow, unless the chairman or the committee arrange 

 otherwise. 



Mr. SCHELL. Now, Mr. Chairman, I want to call your attention 

 briefly to the Ohio State pure-food law. I understand that the laws of 

 other States do not differ materially from it; and if they do, and these 

 laws are proven sufficient, and others are not, it will be a very easy 

 matter, from the past experience of butter people with legislatures, to 

 change the laws so that they are sufficient. 



We have a general food law to provide against the adulteration of 

 foods and drugs. Section 3 of the act begins: "An article shall be 

 deemed to be adulterated within the meaning of this act : (a) In the case 

 of drugs: (1)," and so forth. The third provision of that section is: 

 "If its strength, quality, or purity falls below the professed standard 

 under which it is sold." That has, I think, been held constitutional 

 and found sufficient in every case as to drugs. 



