660 OLEOMARGARINE. 



information will make that fact appear. Mr. Tomlinson, from Chicago, 

 is bere, who represents the Live Stock Exchange, and he can speak of 

 that also. 



Mr. NEVILLE. This resolution speaks of placing a tax on oleomarga- 

 rine, and does not seem to include the fact that it is merely upon the 

 colored oleomargarine. Did these people understand that the object of 

 this tax was to reach the oleomargarine colored in imitation of butter? 



Mr. COWAN. I do not know that they did. I never heard that dis- 

 cussed or mentioned. 



STATEMENT OF T. W. TOMLINSON, RAILWAY REPRESENTATIVE 

 OF THE CHICAGO LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE, OF THE UNION 

 STOCK YARDS OF CHICAGO. 



Mr. TOMLINSON. There is very little I can say about this that will 

 not be practically a reiteration of what has been said by Judge Cowan. 

 I might, however, add that the various bills on this matter have been 

 very carefully considered by the National Stock Exchange and the 

 Live Stock Association, and these organizations and the Chicago Live 

 Stock Exchange are very fully aware of this. I will say this, in reply 

 to your question to Mr. Cowan, as to whether they know that the tax 

 on oleomargarine is to be reduced. They are fully aware of the features 

 of the bill. They are very practical people, and not interested directly 

 in butter or the cattle of the country. They are of course very much 

 interested indirectly in the people whom they represent, who are pri- 

 marily the raisers and growers of live stock; that is, the cattle and 

 sheep and hog men. The Chicago Live Stock Exchange and the 

 National Live Stock Exchange are primarily composed of commission 

 men, who represent the producers and raisers of these cattle. I came 

 to Washington for practically the same reasons that Judge Cowan did, 

 but was directed by wire to represent the National Stock Exchange, 

 and to present to this committee the resolutions which were passed by 

 that exchange in opposition to this bill. I have not with me the reso- 

 lutions, but I will see that they are filed with this committee both the 

 resolutions of the National Live Stock Exchange and of the Chicago 

 Live Stock Exchange. The constituent members of the National Live 

 Stock Exchange are composed of the members of the various exchanges 

 in the large cities of the country, as Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, 

 Louisville, Indianapolis, and so forth. 



I believe that is all that I care to say, except that the gentlemen of 

 the executive committee of the National Live Stock Exchange and the 

 Chicago Live Stock Exchange are people who are thoroughly familiar 

 with the manufacture of oleomargarine, and are practical men, and 

 know the effect which it would have upon the value of cattle if this 

 bill were passed, because their business is to sell cattle. 



Mr. NEVILLE. Are there any of them here who are acquainted with 

 the manufacture of oleomargarine? 



Mr. TOMLINSON. No, sir; I think not. I do not claim to be familiar 

 with it myself. I am simply their mouthpiece before you. 



Mr. ALLEN. What relation do you bear to that exchange? 



Mr. TOMLINSON. 1 am the railroad representative of the Chicago 

 Live Stock Exchange. 



Mr. ALLEN. A sort of traffic manager? 



Mr. TOMLINSON. Yes, sir. 



Mr. ALLEN. You have no interest in the railroad? 



Mr. TOMLINSON. No, sir. 



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