Q 7 4 OLEOM ARG ABINE. 



it is a food product within the reach of all, and particularly of advantage 

 to that class of our people who must economize in their expenses, and 

 must of necessity take pains about their expenditures, and in spite of 

 the growth and development of the oleomargarine industry the butter 

 interests have also grown, and we feel that there is room enough for 

 both products in the markets of the world, that there is room enough 

 for both products in this country, and we consequently believe that any 

 legislation that attempts to put down one industry at the expense of 

 the other is not just legislation. 



I am not here to present any particular argument in my capacity for 

 the industry, as my committee has arranged for the presentation of a 

 specially prepared paper by Mr. McCoy, and it is through him that we 

 desire to present our main argument, but Mr. Walden, a member of our 

 committee, would like to be heard in a few words, and I shall be glad 

 to give way to him and subsequently to Mr. McCoy. 



STATEMENT OF G. M. WALDEN, DIRECTOR OF THE KANSAS CITY 

 LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE, 



The CHAIRMAN. Just state to the committee in your own way, Mr. 

 Walden, your views on this bill. 



Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen : The president of our 

 exchange has outlined, in a general way, something of the nature and 

 purpose of our visit. He has told you that Mr. McCoy will follow with 

 the argument. 



As live stock men we are busy. You understand the magnitude of 

 that trade in the United States, and you understand, gentlemen, that 

 we are here in the interest of that body alone. I care nothing what- 

 ever about all the side issues that may be brought into the question; I 

 look upon it solely in its relation to us as cattle and hog men. 



Much has been said and written of this industry of the manufacture 

 of oleomargarine. Much that has been said and written, no doubt, has 

 been born of prejudice in one direction or another local interests, etc. 

 Much has been said about its hurtfulness, its harm fulness as a food. I 

 weigh 230 pounds and have not been sick a day in years. I eat it three 

 times a day and it has never had any bad effect on me. 



Much has been said about the cleanliness of food products generally. 

 You gentlemen are all busy men. I take it that you are very much 

 interested in this problem before you. Would it not be wise for you, 

 as business men, to understand the subject from personal observation. 

 What I mean by personal observation is to go to the centers of this 

 great industry and investigate its methods, its manufacture, etc. 



My purpose simply is to invite this committee as a whole, or any sub- 

 committees that you may appoint, to go to these great centers of this 

 manufacturing interest Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, and other 

 points in your country and go through the institutions and learn 

 about the manufacture of this product. It is simple. There is noth- 

 ing that you can not understand about it from the time the bullock is 

 taken out of the yard, sold, taken to the scales, inspected there by 

 your Government inspectors, passed, if you please, and sent to the 

 slaughterhouses. There is nothing that you can not see from the time 

 he is knocked down until this great feature of the butterine or oleo- 

 margarine is taken from him, and sent right through the different pro- 

 cesses until it comes out butterine. And if you will come into that 

 locality we gentlemen from Kansas City will furnish you an escort from 

 our exchange, take you through the packing houses, and assist you in 



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