Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-13
INSPECTORS ARE IN SESSION
Eighty'Eight Government Employees
Gather in Omaha.
MEETINGS ARE HELD IN SECRET
Or. A. ID. Melvin Representisg James
Wilson, Secretary OF Agricul-
ture--Many Papers Are
20 ne Reed.


Eighty-eight strong the inspectors Of ami
NAL indus ny Of the Department OF Agricul-
ture met in the federal building and went
into executive session at $50 o'clock imme-
diately alter registering Monday morning.
Dr. A. D. Melvin of Washington, d. c..
who is here representing Secretary OF Ag-
fculture Wilson took the chair. The
meeting will last over Monday and Tues
day.
Every state west Of the Mississippi river
is represented at the meeting and inspec-
tors from all the larger stations OF the
east are In attendance. Plans for the i'm
proving OF the bureau were brought by
almost every inspector. and papers will be
read by every man. the contents Of which
will be discussed at the meeting Tuesday
Or. w. N. Neil, inspector at South Omaha
Is In charge or the program.
In all thirty-one states of the union are
represented at the present convention
which is being held. In some cases two
or three representatives are from one
state. From the national capital there are
ten inspectors at the meeting representing
the following branches of the animal in
dustry bureau: Animal husbandry. bio
chemic. dairy. inspection, Pathological.
quarantine geological, editorial and ex-
periments. Eighty-seven veterinary I'm
spectors are at the meeting, with several
more expected.
The present meeting is she largest one
which has ever been held in the west
And never before has a representation as
large as the present one from Washington
been gathered together at a similar meet
ing. either in the eastern or western con-
ventions. The convention will in all prob
ability close Tuesday afternoon, but there
is possibility that the following morning
may be used.
Or. Melvin is on the program for an
address to the members Of the bureau
but did not deliver Il Monday morning.
and will probably not do so until Tues
day afternoon Several important cues
lions are expected to come up at the pres
ent meeting. such as that of auarantininR
and the possibility OF improving the pres
ent system. An invitation has been ex-
tended the inspectors by the packers at
South Omaha to make a tour Of the plants
at that place, but as yet the invitation has
not been accepted owing to the immense
amount Of business to be transacted by the
delegates.
Those I'm Attendance.
Those In attendance at the meeting are:
Veterinary Inspectors-M o. Anderson.
City, Neb.; George s. Baker. san Francisco
Cali s. T. Bennett, Chicago H.; e. L.
Bertram, Cincinnati, o.; ]. Il. Blackwell
cit civ VS. hSn'' 8 I. Biount, Arkansas
=. A. Bray, El Paso, Tex: j. J. BrouRham
81 Louis, MO-; Il. Busman,. Denver. Colo.
Darling. San Diego, Cal; NJ L. Davene
port, Fergus Falls, MINI; A. j. DeFosset
s SPOKANE Wash George Diewig, Travel
Evans. Sioux Falls, 5. D.; j. q Exline.
Walla Walla, Wash; James Fleming, Kan,
s ga CITY, Mo-; w; J; Fretz. Winona, MINI.
Grundy. Kirksville. MO: i. r. Haven.
Matches. Miss; II. A. Hedrick, Baltimore,
Nd; Il G. Henderson, Moscow, Idaho;
Wallace, Idaho; J. q. Hope, Austin, MINI.
y. q. Houck, New oYrk City. N. X; II
a Imler. Cairo. III; q. T. Irons, Wichita,
Johnson. Sioux City. Ia. W. I. =. Johnson.
Topeka, Kan; James Johnston, Aiton. IN.
10 e. Joss. Portland. Ore; y. ]. Kean;
II. o. Kickbuseh. Menominee, Mich: al
W. Knorr, Albert Lea, MINI; M s. Lantz.
Iacoma. Wash: o. Z: Lindburg. Grand
City, Okl.; Jens Madsen, Duluth, Mimi:
/ {: Mattatel, National Stock Yards. III:
a. Mcbride. Paterson. N. u; Chester Miller
son, Ia; w. N. Mel, South Omaha @. ID.
Painter. Salt Lake city, Utah G. +.
1ahheIf HOUSTON, Tex; A. l.. Pi9tOF,
Travelling; r. s. Rich. Pueblo. Colo. A. H.
Kiishel, Los Angeles, CAL; H. Roome,
Mas. w H. Smith. r.; G. 4. schaufler,
Ia.s 4. A. Shipley, South ST. Joseph. MO
F. 1. Siggins, Ogden. Utah; N. G. Soren-
Reno, New; r.. T. Suit Burlington, Ia.
Frank p. st. Clair, Travelling; w. o.
Trone, Madison. Ind; r. w. Tuck, New
Orleans, La; E. X. Ward, Davenport, la !;
=. z. Wende. Buffalo. N. Y; ]. B. Wright
Terre Haute. Ind.
A. p. Behnke. associated chief inspection
department Washington, d. c.
Meat Inspectors-A. D.. Behrens Kansas
city, NO; Levi Bryant, Shreveport La
=. T. Dixon, Fort Smith, Ark; q. E'
Fester Keene, N. H; ID. II. Foley, Hudson,
N T.; Thomas Mulvey. Corning, N. r.:
C; b. sullivan, Beaumont. Tex,
M. Dorset, chief biochemic division
Washington. ID. c.
A. D. Melvin. chief Of bureau. Washing
ton. ID. G.
Washington, d. c.
y, r, ?. steddom, chief inspection division.
@. II. Parks. architect, Washington, ID. C.
j. &c. Rice, clerk. washington. ID. c.