OLEOMARGARINE. 



Eepresentative BAILEY. In other words, then, I understand that 

 your argument is that this amount of oleo oil is actually inanutactured 

 from the animals that are slaughtered, part of it being used in this 

 country and part of it being sent abroad, and that this legislation will 

 put the seal of condemnation upon its use by our country, the country 

 that produces the great bulk of it for the world, and will only be the 

 beginning of the destruction of the oleomargarine business of the world? 

 You say that the agrarian people of other countries, if we put our seal 

 of condemnation on it, saying that it is impure, will decline to accept 

 it, and the result will be the absolute abolishment of the use of oleo 

 oil in the production of butterine as it enters into human food? That 

 would be the natural consequence, would it? 



Mr. McOoY. It would be the natural consequence, I should think. I 

 do not know what amount of oleo oil is produced in Germany, for 

 instance; but if the agrarian party in Germany are able to raise suffi- 

 cient cattle to supply their own country with oleo oil, they certainly 

 would not use ours if we claim, that it is unhealthy and no good. 



Eepresentative STOKES. Mr. McCoy, I understood yon, in the early 

 part of your argument, to present some figures based upon the opera- 

 tions of the slaughterhouses in Kansas City. Did I understand you, 

 a little further on, to extend those operations or those figures to other 

 exchanges? 



Mr. McCoy. No, sir. 



Eepresentative STOKES. I think your estimate was about $2 a head 

 of cattle? 



Mr. McCoY. Yes, sir. 



Eepresentative STOKES. Are we to understand that those same 

 estimates would probably apply to the other sections or slaughtering 

 houses? 



Mr. McCoY. Unquestionably; yes, sir. 



Eepresentative STOKES. That is a fair estimate, you think, that 

 would apply to any of the slaughter houses? 



Mr. McCoY. I think so. I think the same conditions would exist. 



Eepresentative STOKES. They buy practically at the same figures 

 that you do ? 



Mr. McCoY. Yes, sir. 



Eepresentative STOKES. And the same prices prevail f 



Mr. McCoY. Freights considered; yes, sir. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. You spoke in your paper of condemning 

 cattle by virtue of inspection if found diseased. What becomes of 

 those cattle? 



Mr. McCoY. The different markets have different methods of dealing 

 with them. In the Chicago market that matter is under the direction 

 of the Bureau of Animal Industry, through its chief veterinarian, an 

 inspector for the State of Illinois, an inspector for Chicago, Cook County, 

 and the secretary of the Chicago Live Stock Exchange. The principle 

 under which they operate there is this : A man is fined $50 if he under- 

 takes to sell a diseased animal knowingly. If an animal is found witL 

 actinomyt'osis, or "lumpy jaw," it is the duty of the salesman to imme- 

 diately cut that animal out from the herd, and place a tag in his ear. 

 Then the committee, which consists of the persons I have named, repre- 

 senting the Government, the State, the city, and the exchange, meet 

 and decide from observation whether that animal is sufficiently diseased 

 to render it unfit for food. If it is, it is taken to a rendering establish- 

 ment, and put into soap, so far ns I know. 



If it is a doubtful case, and they are unable to tell without a post- 



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