The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-06-14
TEXAS CATTLE WAIT
ON INSPECTION BILL
Representative Garner Urges
Haste, Saying People Re-
fuse to Buy.
A OF UNCERTAINTY
Haueen, of Iowa, Asserts the Belief
That the Packers Are Responsible
for This Agitation-Who
viii Pay?

Washington, June 1.-THE beef in
spection hearing before the house COM
mittee on agriculture began today by
listening to Representative Garner of
Texas, who made a plea for speedy
action.
Since his matter came up he said,
the people who have contracted to
take u Texas steers have become
alarmed and say they don't know
whether or not they are going to take
Dur cattle, and the result is we are
In a state of uncertainty. Every day
this thing is continued the stockman
is losing money!
rs not the packer responsible for
this condition." asked Representative
Haugen Of Iowa, and continuing, he
said:
Il believe he is. Last week in my
office I saw a number of kilograms
from the stock yards banks to banks
in my section of the country, asking
them to telegraph Immediately all their
members of congress. l believe they
are responsible for this agitation"
Stockmen Would Be Taxed.
Davis, of Minnesota, read a telegram
from the South ST. Paul Live Stock
exchange and live stock board voicing
unalterable opposition to having the
expense placed on the packers, be-
cause it would inevitably come out Of
the stock ~raisers.
Mr.. Wilson, who represented the
packers, corroborated this conclusion.
Haugen said every member Of the
committee, so +ar as he knew, was in
favor of the government paying the
cost, This cost has been estimated at
from 5000, 900 to $50, 000, 900 annually,
and congress, he said, at most would
probably not appropriate more than
81, 600, 900. In view of this he believed
it might be better to assess the cost
to the packers.
Mrs. Isabel Worrell-Ball, formerly
of Kansas, gave the committee her
experience with canned goods to de-
velop the fact hat canned goods did
not deteriorate with age.
Do Anything to Hurry 1t.
F. P. johnson, secretary of the Colo
RADIO Horse and Stock Raisers' associa-
ton, urged the committee to expedite
legislation for inspection. he wanted
something to stop this nterminable
racket" Beef men, he said We're bear
ing all the cost.
1.-THE raisers want the government to
pay the cost, but if there is to be trou-
BILE about 1t we will pay the cost
He said for several years the industry
has been working hard to build up the
export demand. This matter has set
us right back where we were at the be-
ginning" The price of beef to the pro-
Queer, he said, has dropped 75c to 81
per 100 pounds during the past few
weeks. Any bill that did not suit the
president would not relieve the public
mind
DR., A. D. Melvin, chief of the bureau
of animal industry, department. OF agrl:
culture, was next heard. lie frst reao
a statement showing increased vigilance
in the inspection at Chicago. Mora
suasion and withdrawal of government
inspection was the only way the depart
ment had to enforce it's regulations. lr
view of the fact that the product or the
abbatoir is not under inspection before
if went into interstate commerce, made
the department loath to withdraw in,
SpeCtiOn.
Cost of Inspection.
The cost to the government of in
spection last year was 2 cents for cat
tie, Ia cents for hogs and 1A cents fol
sheep.
The proposed sanitary inspection
would increase the cose in his estima
ton to 5 cents per head, for cattle anc
calves, and 8 cents for hogs and sheep
The total annual cost on this basi!
would be less than $1,000, 900. In addi
ton he saw the need for an emergenc!
appropriations to meet extensions.
Melvin was asked what he though
OF the presidents estimate of 8 cent
per head and replied it was a Yer,
!, hard matter to estimate, but that tn
president might be right.
The hearings closed with today's tes
t timony. The committee decided to TAX
up the inspection amendment Monda.
for consideration with a view to re
porting it to the house as soon as pos
sible.
Call for Information.
Representative Fulkerson of Missouri
has introduced a resolution calling o
= the president and secretary Of agri
culture to Immediately make public an
= or all information they secure from tn
great army of meat inspectors en-
ployed by the government or from an
= other source that will tend to credit Q
l discredit the product of any plan
where meat products are prepared. Tn
: resolution calls upon the secretary c
agriculture Immediately to give to tn
l public his opinion Of the sanitary con
e dition of plants and the healthfulnes
Of products.
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