Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
LARD AND LARo COMPOUNDS.
Another Hearing Before the Committee of
Agriculture.
By telegraph 10 the Dlspstcn.l

fBY telegraph 10 the Dlspatcn.l
WAFU1sGToN. February 2S.-AnOther
hearing WAS given tins morning by tine
House Committee on Agriculture 10 per
sons Interested in the legislation proposed
toregulate thcmauulactur Of lardand lard
compounds and 10 place the latter under
control # the Internal Revenue Bureau.
This thcconmittce had previously decided
was to be the last hearing, each side 10
have half an hour IN which 30 close the
case. Representative Stewart, OF Georgia,
presented the committee resolutions ol
The Chamber Of Commerce of Atlanta
protesting against the proposed ieglsia-
ton: also, letter from W. l.. II. Sessions,
n high officer IN the Farmers Alliance OF
Georgia. lalso president of one Of the. cot
ton -eed-oIl mills near Atlanta. and large
cotton-planter, stating that the alliance IS
opposed 20 the legislation.
& far az Georgia ~ concerned, Mr.. Stew
art said, the alliance Is opposed 10 TINS IT,
rislation. II IsinQuisitOrial and vexatous
and very odious 10 our people. The proceeds
Of the sale of cOttOn-seei enable the planter
to gather and market his crop and
nav for the fertilizers he uses. There Is no
moral nor LEGAL necessity for the logisla-
ton. H. eleven southern States there are
strong penal statute against the 1nanuiac-
turc and sale of adulteratcd food winch -
injurious to health If the lard compound
comes within this prescription there Is no
lack Of law now 10 punish the offenders.
In answer to the members OF the COM
nittee. Stewart said there was no farmers
organization IN Georgia except the ALI
au,e. and they aye. he believes, pract-
callv unanimously opposed 10 the bill. In
conclusion Mr.. Stewart said tnat Congress
could not control these matters OF cOmpr-
tiuon in lard and if IL were to enter upon
the subject, 1t should take cognizance
of all authorizations or compounds. Alter
wards Mr.. Stewart corrected his statement
concerning farmers organizations. saving
there wasa grange of Patronsof HusDandry
IN his country.
". j. Curtis, representing i. h. talr-
banks Il Co.. of Chicago. summing up Tor
the manufacturers of the lard compound,
referred TO the statements made at the
first hearing bv Messrs. klmball and We'd
dorburn. advocates Of the legislation, that
I the price Of cOttOn-seed OIL was controlled
bv trust, and therefore the farmers ap-
proved legislation. Mr.. Curtis stated that
| There was not the slightest foundation for
| these statements. In no article OF com
merce is there greater competition than III
| cotton-seed oil. So intense IL that com
petition that last year the price Of
/ c0tton-seed varied from - 10 Sl6
a ton in different parts of the
| country. 70 members of the committee
| MIR. Oliver, OF Chicago, stated that falr-
| banks a co. had manufactured cottoscne
| Composed Of beef fat and cott0n-seed
| olD for three or four years. IL sells Tor
| fraction of a cent less at wholesale than
| the lard compound. II does not look like
| lard and cannot be mistaken for It,
Alexander Neddorburn, representing the
State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, of
/ Virginia. made a statement IN which ne as
/ serted that the manufacturers OF the iard
compound had changed the labels on their
products within the past two years III
Difference to public opinion, and not yoiun-
| tarlly. Therefore they should he, com
PEELED bv law 10 continue 10 brand their
| products for what they are. Without such
| legislation there can he absolutely no pro
| tection 10 the public against the frauds
| OF INSCRIPTIONS men who may engage IN
| the BUSINESS of manufacturing compounds
and authorizations and putting them on the
market for the pure article.