New-York tribune., 1880-04-10
EXAMINING oLEoMARGARINE.

A subcommittee of the Congressional Committee
on Agriculture paid visit to tho oieomargarine
ut FOrty-eighth-st and North River yesterday
morning for the purpose of examining the products
Of the factory and the methods OF mannf&S Maf ure
Aiken, of South Carolina. Walter L. steele, of North
Carolina, Jonas III. McGOwan, of Michigan. Albert
p. Forsythe. of Illinois. james B Richmond, OF Viz
gnia, and John A. Anderson of Kansas. > W.
Downey, of Wyoming Territory, was also with the
COMMITTEE Among the other persons presc9tR e RSt %Gde
more. and DIR. II. 4. Mott.
The process of oleomargorsnc manufacture was
explained to the committee, the members OF wlmch wi
spent over an hour in the large rooms OF the Duu,
ing. The members Of tho committee expressed
themselves IA surprised at the swe tne;s ana c:ean
SS around ii the harbor in Government tug upon which
lunch was spread, and subsequently rode Ihe
length of the Sixth Avenue Elevated Road. Inc
members of the cnmmlttee were anxious 10 learn az
of the facts about the making and importing OF
oleomargarine, but were not inclined to express any
except general opinions. 49,
dned at DelmonIcos, at the invitation Of William
RemSen, managing director of the Commerelai
Manufacturing Company, tho principal manufac-
turers Of oeomargarine in the country. There were
nearly 200 guests present. William Rensen pre-
sided and at the raised table either side Of him
Richmond, J. 4. Anderson. d. Wyatt Aiken; Alger-
non S. Sullivan: j; H. McGowan, W /. Steele Pro 70
ieSsor Morton. p. Forsythe, 5. W. p9wney 6. F.
Woodford. franklin Edison and W. 4. Cole.
Among the guests were r. H. Van Ingen, J. j.
O'D0nohuc. L. W. Bell. +. 4. fliscock Park Com
missioner A. ii. Green, +; A. Kent. Colonel a; II.
Rogers Ambrose Snow, Edwards Plcrrpont, Post
master James, Surrogate ID. G. Calvin, Deputy
Collector Osborn, 5. Sloan. Salem ii. Wales. f. II.
Thurber Judge Van Brunt, Lawrence jerome,
Abram S. Hewitt l.. de B&hian, NJ; Fol;
SON, Russell Sage. w. II. Webb. General
Palmer aud State Senator George Ii. Forster
One Of the features of the feast the introduc-
tion of OeOmargarne in various forms 1t was
used in the cooking throughout, and large plates of
il side by side with fresh butter. were placed uDon
the table unlahccd, for the company to Judge ofitS
merits. Speeches were made by the Six Congress
men, J. Scaver Page Professor Morton. of Hobo
ken, Dr. ~ A. Mott and other speakers also.
In view Of the visit TO this city of the Congress
siona Subcommittee on Agriculture, for the pur
pose of examining into the subject of Oleomargarine
and its manufacture. special meeting of butter
and cheese merchants was held Yesterday afternoon
to take action regarding the presentation of their
interests before the committee. The meeting was
held ut No. 1877 Watcr-st. The following committee
was appointed to represent to the Congressional
Committee having charge of the subject what the
dairy interests required ard demanded, and to
present petition to Congress: asking that these
interests shall be protected Walter Carr, George
b. Ferris LLOYD !. Seaman, john S. Martin George
=. Hart, j. +. Joyce j. ii. Groht, W. II. Phillips
and Washington Wlnsor.