Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-30
WOULD CREATE
. MARKET BUREAU
REPRESENTATIVE GARNER. BY RE
QUEST, INTRODUCES BILL INTO
HOUSE FOR THE CREATION OF A
MARKET BUREAU.
WILL FURNISH STATISTICS AND
VI DATA TO INTERESTED PERSONS
RELATIVE TO MARKETS AMI
MARKET CONDITIONS.

iHto 'H' HouSc august -. u. Y congressman
Garner. will be found to be of special
interest to farmers The full text of The
bill. as introduced, follows.
A BILL.
TO establish in the Department of Ag-
ricuIturc Il bureau to be known as the
Market Bureau.
BE il cHdctcd by the senate and House
Ot Representatives Of the URittd states
0t america IN Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of Agriculture shall or
ganize in his department bureau to ~
known as the Market Bureau. whose duty
under the supervision Of such Secretary
shat. BE- to furnish statistics and datd
to interested persons relative TO the mar
ket and the condition of the market for
the fruit and vegetable crop raised in
the United States and. by inspection. re-
port, and otherwise, TO aid the owner
of such crops. while the subject Of inter
state commerce. in receiving full and
fair returns therefor from purchasers
Thereof and the purchasers thereof to OBJ
tain such crops when needed and in pro
ItE W thC tilu tildl luOIC
perfect distribution of such crops may
be insured.
Sec. >. That the Secretary Of Agri
culture shall appoint chief of such bu
reau. who shall be a person experienced
in TIL marketing and the reporting OF the
IN rkets of fruit and vegetable crops, anG
who shall receive Il salary of : --
per annum and shall serve for term
Of years. That such Secretary. with
the advice and assistance of such Chief of
the Market Bureau, shtll appoint force
of persons to serve the bureau in lis
duties. who shall receive : . and
who shall report To and be under the sup
eryisiOn and control Of such chief.
Sec. 3 That for the purpose of organ
izing such bureau and enabling il 10 per
form its duties during period Of --,
+ -- is hereby appropriated out
of the funds of the Government, subject
TO the orter of su~h Chief of Market Bu-
reiu. ...
Sec. 1 That it shall be the duty Of
the Market Bureau. created under this
Act, from time 10 time. and 1T apprO-
pirate intervals. 10 gather accurate in
formation from the various production
areas of the United States upon and rel
ative TO the amount of productions of
the various fruit and vegetable crops
thereof. including the acreage planted
therein. and of the various kinds, class
Is. and varieties thereof, respectively,
md the probable dates upon which such
crops will become ready for market. and
to distribute such information through
reports to interested persons as herein
after provided.
Sec. ). That il shall b, the further
duty of such bureau from time TO time
and at appropriate intervals. 10 gather
Information from the various cities.
towns. districts ind plares Of consump
ton in the United States where such
crops are marketed. upon and relative
to the instant and prospective demands
Of such markets for any such crops or
crops, the previous consumption thereof.
the amount thereof on hand in. and en-
route to. each of such markets, and the
prevailing m.rket prices thereof i'll such
markets; and to distribute such informa
tion through reports TO interested per
sons az hereinafter provided.
Sec. 6. That the reports provided for
in the foregoing sections Of this Act
shall be prepared and furnished to all
interested parties applying to such chief.
and paving such fees therefor as shall be
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form and manner consistent with law as
such chief shall determine will best ans
wer the purposes Of this Act: Prorided.
That any such fees. when collected. shall
be used to defray the expenses of such
bureau in whole or in part
Sec. Z. That il shall be the further
duty # such bureau TO lend its aid to
the sellers and buyers Of such crops or
commodities while the me are subjects
of Interstate commerce. to the end that
such buyer shall receive the full amount,
quality. and quantity Of such crop or
commodity shipped, and the seller shall
receive the full amount or price less eX
pense. for which such crop or commOdi-
ties are bought; and that TO this end
such bureau and the agents thereof shall
have right, and it is hereby made their
duty, to inspect the quality and quantity
of such crops or commodities that leave
the hands of the shippers thereof as
well as To ascertain by inspection of the
records hereinafter provided for. or by
deposition or otherwise. the prices paid
for such crops or commodities by the
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