OLEOMARGARINE. 349 



WASHINGTON, D. C., Wednesday, January 9, 1901. 



The committee met at 10.30 a. m. 



Present: Senators Proctor ( chairman ), Foster, Money, and Allen. 

 Also Charles Y. Knight, secretary of the National Dairy Union; Frank 

 W. Tillinghast, representing the Vermont Manufacturing Company, of 

 Providence, R. I. ; Charles E. Schell, representing the Ohio Butterine 

 Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio; John F. Jelke, representing Braun & 

 Fitts, Chicago, 111.; J. J. Culbertson, representing the Continental 

 Cotton-Oil Company, of New York City; Henry E. Davis, representing 

 the National Butterine Company, of Washington, D. C.; John F. 

 McNainee, representing the Columbus Trades and Labor Assembly, 

 Columbus, Ohio, and others. 



Mr. DAVIS. May it please the committee, it has been my wish, in 

 behalf of the oleomargarine industry, to appear before you ; and I have 

 several times endeavored to make an arrangement for a brief part of 

 your time that would be consistent with the convenience of the committee 

 and of the gentlemen who are here from other cities. 



I learned from the newspaper this morning that it is the purpose of 

 the committee to close this hearing finally to-morrow. That being so, 

 I would, still yielding to the convenience of those who are from other 

 cities, ask the committee to do me the favor to specify some hour at 

 which I can take a little of your time. My special justification for this 

 request is the fact that, although oleomargarine is not manufactured in 

 any Territory of the United States, a large establishment is under 

 process of construction here which will involve an outlay of several 

 hundred thousand dollars. It is manifest to the committee, without 

 argument, that that industry is peculiarly within the reach of Con- 

 gressional legislation, which makes it proper, it seems to me, that some 

 suggestions on this subject which have occurred to my mind should be 

 laid before the committee. 



The CHAIRMAN. There is no objection on the part of the committee 

 to your going on to day at any time. 



Mr. DAVIS. I want to accommodate myself to the convenience of 

 these other gentlemen, and I am at the command of the committee so 

 far as the time is concerned. 



Senator ALLEN. Mr. Chairman, so far as I am concerned, I can sit 

 here all afternoon. 



Mr. JELKE. I spoke to Mr. Knight this morning, and he has some 

 gentlemen here from outside of the city who would like to be heard 

 this afternoon. 



The CHAIRMAN. Who is there here who wants to be heard this 

 morning in behalf of oleomargarine? 



Mr. JELKE. There is Mr. McNamee, of Ohio, and Mr. Peters, of 

 Texas. 



The CHAIRMAN. Why can not Mr. Davis go on now? 



Mr. JELKE. If Mr. Davis thinks he will have time, I can see no 

 objection to that; but these gentlemen are from outside of the city, 

 while Mr. Davis lives here. 



The CHAIRMAN. That is true; but he says he will not require a great 

 deal of time. 



Senator FOSTER. How much time will you require, Mr. Davis? 



Mr. DAVIS. I shall be very brief. 1 can save time, however, if the 

 committee will give me a later hour, for the reason that in conversation 

 with Judge Springer 



Senator FOSTER. Then how would it do for you to come in at half 

 past 2? 



