TABLE 10.-Relative price movements of butter, oleomargarine, butterfat, and fats and oils used in oleomargarine, 1925–47 Source: Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture. TABLE 11.-Retail price and farmers' share: Butter and oleomargarine, annual 1919-47; by months, 1946-48 Source: Price Spreads Between Farmers and Consumers, Miscellaneous Publication No. 576, U. S. Department of Agriculture, September 1945. Marketing and Transportation Situation, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture periodical. Source: Compiled from reports of Foreign Service Officers of the United States to the U. S. Department of Commerce. Some of the reports have been published in "Industry Reports, Fats and Oils" and "World Trade in Commodities"; others were consulted in the offices of the Foodstuffs Division, Office of International Trade, U. S. Department of Commerce. TABLE 13.-Violations of the oleomargarine law, number of violations, quantity and value of oleomargarine involved, and penalties collected, 1902–1947 Source: Compiled from reports of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The CHAIRMAN. This morning the question came up as to how many men in the Bureau of Internal Revenue are devoting their time to checking up on oleo. The number, I am informed, is approximately 96 in the 64 collection districts, plus an additional 4 working in Washington, making a total of 100. The next witness is Paul Potter, labor consultant for the dairy industry. How do you do, Mr. Potter? Will you identify yourself for the reporter, please? STATEMENT OF PAUL POTTER, PARTNER, PAUL POTTER & ASSOCIATES, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CONSULTANTS TO THE DAIRY INDUSTRY, CHICAGO, ILL. Mr. POTTER. My name is Paul Potter, of the firm of Paul Potter & Associates, Chicago. We are labor-relations consultants for the dairy industry. We requested an opportunity to appear before your committee today, because we thought we would be serving the interests of the committee as well as the dairy industry in bringing to your attention some of the possible impacts of this proposed legislation on the employment and the labor situation in the dairy industry. I have been connected with the dairy industry in one capacity or another since 1922, and have had intimate opportunity to study the effect of various operations in the dairy industry upon employment. In the first place, I think it is erroneous to get the impression that all labor is in favor of the repeal of oleomargarine taxes. I, per |