OLEOMARGARINE. 811 



Mr. LAVERY. Yes, sir. 



The ACTING CHAIRMAN. You sterilize it? 



Mr. LAVERY. We do not sterilize it; no, sir. We handle our milk 

 and cream exactly as a creamery would for making butter. In fact, we 

 have a graduate of the Madison (Wis.) Dairy School looking after our 

 milk rooms; and of course we set that milk at night to ripen for the 

 next day's use. It all depends on the condition of the weather as to 

 how warm that milk is when it is set from (>5 to 75 I would say. 



The ACTING CHAIRMAN. But you can not heat it up to 140 or 150, 

 as Dr. Wiley says cream or milk must be heated in order to destroy 

 these germs? 



Mr. LAVERY. No, sir; we can not. If we should do that we would 

 cook it, and spoil it. 



Mr. MILLER. I will say, just here, to settle this question of the tem- 

 perature, that our oleo oil is heated up to 150 or 100 F. In making 

 oleo oil, we heat it to 150. 



I would like to ask Dr. Wiley a question just there. Dr. Wiley has 

 made the statement here that butterine contains 15 to 20 per cent 

 stearin. I would like to have him state to the committee that that 

 stearin in itself is perfectly wholesome and healthy, because all oils 

 contain stearin. Stearin is simply the heavy body in all oils. I think, 

 perhaps, the commission have a wrong impression of the article of 

 stearin; and if Dr. Wiley will kindly explain to them just what 

 stearin is in oil, I think it will leave a better impression. 



Dr. WILEY. It is fully explained in this document, which I will put 

 in my evidence. 



Mr. MILLER. It is? 



Dr. WILEY. Yes. 



Mr. MILLER. Then that is all right. 



Mr. Lavery submitted the following petition: 



MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OP THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE : We, the 

 undersigned merchants of Kansas City, herewith wish to affirm that we are pro- 

 vided with a Federal retail license for the sale of oleomargarine. We understand 

 fully all the laws regulating the sale of this product, and do comply with them in 

 every particular. 



At no time have we sold oleomargarine for butter or allowed packages of same to 

 leave our respective places of business without being stamped in accordance with 

 the internal-revenue regulations. 



In our opinion, the passage of House of Representatives bill No. 3717, known as 

 the Grout bill, would be an injustice to us, as it would take away our right to buy 

 and sell a legitimate article of commerce, and one which the demands of our trade 

 justify us in handling. 



It would work a hardship on hundreds of Kansas City laboring men and their 

 families who are regular purchasers of oleomargarine. 



We therefore respectfully request that you consider our protests when passing 

 upon the proposed measure. 



Reinhardt Bros., M. Quinn, M. Ross, A. Denebeim, A. L. Shanklin,C. S. Brig- 

 ham, A. R. Moss, J. H. Duncan, E. Klein, Wm. Burnett, Elstein Bros., 

 Rice & Gibson, R., E. E. Shafer, H. F. Schaible, H. Roberts' Sons, C. E. 

 Robinson, M. Myers, M. Klein, Jones Dry Goods Co., Silverman Bros., 

 A. M. Churchtler, R. H. Williams, H. Stelling, Jos. Smart, David Smart, 

 D. A. White, J. D. Quinn, W. Barrett, C. P. Jehn, Matthews Coopera- 

 tive Grocery Co., by M. W. Matthews, Manager., A. H. Kampmuir, Walt 

 H. Mailand, E. H. Rodekopf, L. T. Bush & Co., Blum's Parlor Market, 

 Aaron P. Duncan, Theo. Tegren, Samuel Stewart, L. H. Henry, C. A. 

 Pettit, N. Hoogland, Otto Anderson, J. L. Jones, B. M. White, L. G. Eike, 

 Geo. J. Clausen, James Maguire, Hartford Bros. Grocery Co., N. R. 

 Poley, F. F. Brandt & Co., L. T. Franks, McHale & Co., A. Ofner, A. H. 

 Schuyler,W. J. Doust,W. A. Griswold, Jones & Irvin, M. H. Brotherson, 

 L. Benson, Tucker & Company, Headley & Moore, W. A. Yearnshaw, 

 C.W. Green, S. D. Hustead, M. J. Marley, .J. C.Tennier, Lilies & Clark, 

 Frank Forsberg, L. H. Tennier, F. J. Koch, J. C. Fisher, Peter Goos 



(The committee thereupon, at 12.15 o'clock p. m., adjourned.) 



