Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-02

WAITE, sfHARuR, AND ooffoN-1nBD or usKD--uAI
RYING THE LATHE IN coAL-0n rANKA


WAITE, s.xARnR. AND oosroS-snsp or usxp--uAR-
RYIHs THE LATHE IN coAI-on rANEA
Abram & Jewell, . commission merchant Of New
York and a member Of the New York Produce Tx
change appeared before the House committee on
Agriculture this morning. Up to 1873, he said. he
had been in the lard business and had dealt largely
In lard His firm had been probably the arst In
the country to manufacture refined lard IT put
no outside substances into the lard;
but into the lard which was exported
to South American countries It MIXED stearine In
order TO harder the lard and enable It TO stand the
warm weather. Competition had grown 20 rapidly
the product. and used water. Finally 50 much
water was put into the lard that the buyers re-
1ected 1t. As much as
35 PEI CENT OF WATER WAS PUT m.
To-day steam lard contained 2 or per cent OF
water, scarcely any less than i per cent; kettle
rendered lard was absolutely free from water.
When the buyers refused the lard on account Of
the large amount OF water In 1t the manufacturers
looked about for some cheap article TO take ita
found that it combined with lard with:
out damaging II while It chesRsnedd
s as ,S s Ss Of Of as %
stance like stearfne to counterfeit IL. About the
time cotton-seed oil began to be used oleomargar-
from the kidney fat OF the bullock. There was
nothing purer that could come from an animal fat,
and It was used In hardening lard. He did not
seed OIL went into lard, but he should think the
proportion to be about sixty pounds Of lard to
stearine. This product he CONSIDERED to Be Whole
some and just as gooo as pure lard as far as cook
Ing was concerned.
CARRYING cOTToN-sBKD OIL IN KEROSENE TANKS
The Chairman-D0 you know how cotton-seed
Oil is transported from the soushs
The Witness-I think 1t comes In barrels.
ard on Company is transporting cotton-seed OIL
from the South In coal-oil tanks?
The Witness-I do not never heard Of 1t, but
The Chsip%anWoSia yOa regard IL as the
proper thing for The standard on Co. to ill tanks
In Pennsylvania with coal Oil and take them
SOUTH and then NIL them with cOttOn-seed Oil fol
transportation to the North?
The Witness-No, sir; IL would utterly ruin 1t
The Cha1rnan-N II has been done 1t would
change your views about the wholesomeness Of
this product?
The Witness-It could not be done without de.
The Chairman-Then it has been detected, be.
cause 1t has been done. The evidence is conclu
sive ON that point. The parties who transported
merce Commission. The Chair knows exactly
what 1t is talking about
Mr.. Cromwell-At the proper time would like
the privilege of correcting the chairman.
The Chairman-The chairman would like to be
corrected II you bring here to per1ure themselves
the witnesses who testified TO the fact.
Mr. MOrRan-WOuld not q business man who
would do That be deranged?
The WitneSs-If he wanted to use the Oil fol
culinary purposes. MY idea Is that you could moi
put cOttOn-seed oil In kerosene tanks without
damaging it.
In answer TO questions by Mr. Morgan the wit.
ness repeated his statement that the cOtton-seed
Oil and stearine was put into the lard TO cheaper
the price.
Mr.. Laird presented TO the witness a sample Of
cotton-seed Oil, and asked his opinion as TO il
quality.
After examining it the witness replied that the
man who would put 1t in his lard must be crazy.
MI. Laird-Etther crazy or corrupt.
The witness did not think that that quality was
put into lard The Oil put In was perfectly sweet
Cotton-seed oil properly refined was as wholesome
as any other vegetable OIL.