800 OLEOMARGARINE. 



Kepresentative WILLIAMS. Let me ask you, right there, whether or 

 not you export it as oleo oil. 



Mr. LAVERY. As oleo oil. 



Eepresentative .WILLIAMS. As oleo oil, and not as oleomargarine f 



Mr. LAVERY. Yes, sir. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. Now, about what proportion of that do you 

 consume and what proportion do you export? 



Mr. LAVERY. We consume, ourselves, a fourth, I should say, of our 

 entire production. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. Now, do you think that the prohibition of 

 the use of oleo oil here, in the manufacture of oleomargarine, would 

 have any effect upon that export production ? 



Mr. LAVERY. It most certainly would. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. In what way? 



Mr. LAVERY. Foreign countries, and especially Germany, are watch- 

 ing for every opportunity to legislate against the entrance of American 

 meats and by-products, and if our own Congress should pass a law 

 which would practically kill the oleo industry in this country we have 

 no reason to believe that Germany and other European countries would 

 not take similar action and prohibit the entrance into their country of 

 oleo oil and such materials as we have legislated against ourselves; and 

 such action would therefore kill, or at least greatly injure, the export 

 oleo-oil business. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. I will ask you another question with regard 

 to the cotton-seed oil that you use in the production of this material. 

 Do you use any of that! 



Mr. LAVERY. Yes, sir. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. To what extent? 



Mr. LAVERY. The four principal ingredients used in the manufacture 

 of oleomargarine are oleo oil, neutral lard, milk and cream, and cotton- 

 seed oil. Of those four ingredients cotton-seed oil comprises about 

 25 per cent. We are now using on an average, we will say, for the 

 year, about a car of cotton -seed oil a week, or four cars a month. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. How much is a car? 



Mr. LAVERY. From 32,000 to 35,000 pounds. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. What grade of cotton-seed oil do you use? 



Mr. LAVERY. The very best grade of cotton-seed oil, known as butter 

 oil highly refined cotton-seed oil. 



Eepresentative ALLEN. Of your personal knowledge what class of 

 people generally consume oleomargarine in your city, where you live? 



Mr. LAVERY. All classes of people buy oleomargarine; but the mass 

 of buyers, I should say, are among the laboring class of people. 



Eepresentative HENRY. Mr. Lavery, can you explain the discrepancy 

 between your statement as regards the percentage of cotton-seed oil 

 you use and the official statement made in reply to an inquiry of Con- 

 gress by the Internal-Kevenue Bureau? 



Mr. LAVERY. Yes, sir; I stated that 



Eepresentative HENRY. The report, as I understand, shows the use 

 of about 10 per cent ; you say you use about 25. It may be that you 

 use more than other manufacturers. 



Mr. LAVERY. I stated that oleomargarine consists of four principal 

 ingredients oleo oil, neutral lard, inilk and cream, and cotton-seed oil. 

 Now, of those four ingredients cotton seed oil comprises about 25 per 

 cent. Of course, we add salt and coloring matter. 



Eepresentative HENRY. The Commissioner of Internal Eevenue, in 



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