OLEOMARGARINE. 685 



Representative STOKES. You do not know what the boiling point of 

 those oils is, do you? 



Mr. McCoY. No, sir; I do not. 



Eepresentative STOKES. It is higher, I know, than that of water- 

 higher than 212 but I do not know just what it is. 



The CHAIRMAN. What Mr. Dahle asked was if you saw it in a 

 boiling condition. When it came from the tanks it was at a high 

 temperature ? 



Mr. McCoY. A high temperature; yes, sir; very hot; but I do not 

 know that I have ever seen it at a high boiling temperature. When I 

 come to think about it, it was up where I could not see that part of it. 



Representative STOKES. It has to boil in order to extract the oil, 

 does it not? 



Mr. McCoY. It had to *boil in order to get it to the consistency it 

 was. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. What do you think will be the result of this 

 bill, if passed, upon the manufacture of oleomargarine? 



Mr. McCoY. I believe that the first result, as a matter of course, will 

 be the closing of the oleomargarine factories. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. You think it will prohibit the manufacture 

 of oleomargarine? 



Mr. McOoY. I think it will, sir; that is, it would not absolutely pro- 

 hibit it, probably, but it would destroy it. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. You mean the legitimate manufacture? 



Mr. McCoY. The legitimate manufacture. It would, in my opinion, 

 destroy that. If those factories are closed I think a great many 

 laborers who have made that a special study, a special line of business, 

 will be thrown out of employment. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. You live at Kansas City, I believe? 



Mr. McCoY. Yes, sir. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. Have you ever heard any complaints on the 

 part of the consumers of oleomargarine? 



Mr. McCoY. None whatever. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. Of it as a food product? 



Mr. McCoY. No, sir. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. Is there any complaint that comes from your 

 section of the country with reference to oleomargarine? 



Mr. McCoY. I do not recall that I have ever heard of any complaint 

 in regard to it. There might be individual cases where there might 

 be, in the case of some man whose taste was prejudiced. 



Eepresentative STOKES. You are referring to the consumers? 



Eepreseutative ALLEN. Yes; of course. 



Mr. McCoY. There has been no organized complaint. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. Now, do you know anything about the retail 

 sale of it in your city ? 



Mr. McCoY. No, sir; except that I know it is sold very largely. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. Have you ever bought any? 



Mr. McCoY. Yes, sir. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. For consumption in your own family? 



Mr. McCoY. Yes, sir. 



Representative ALLEN. In what kind of packages? 



Mr. McCoY. Square-brick packages, about that long and that wide 

 [indicating about 3 or 4 inches]. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. What weight? 



Mr. McCoY. I do not remember probably pound packages. 



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