Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-13
JUNIOR SENATOR FROM
The LONE STAR STATE
HAS ENvIABLE RECORD
or Achievement
TAKES PROMINENTP PART
IN AFFAIRS OF NATION
AS INDICATED BY HIS
COMMITTEES
To The Herald.

To The Herald:
You have been 50 kind as 10 express 4
desire To nave a statement of nv record il
the United States senate. The interest evi-
denced by this desire j. very gratifying to
me and | now take pleasure IN sending vol
at my first opportunity such statement. II
~ a follows:
standing CommiiteeS-On entering
the senate | made it my principal ann /,
secure membership on committees OF prac-
teal value Ia Texas.
ta) Committee on Agri"ulture-Accord
inely sought first of al Il place on the az
ncultural committee because Texas VA,
mainly an agricultural state. either leading
the United States in this line, or soon 1,
do 50. The annual agricultural appropril.
ton bill j. rxferred 10 this committee 81
coming from the house, and it, member,
are therefore in position to exercise 4 larg,
influence on agricultural development. T,
give YOU IN idea of the work of this com.
mlttee LEI me say that some of the subject,
that regularly come before II are:
ta)-lnspection and quarantine work il
relation To livestock aud certain anima
products, including eradication IL ~cable-
IN sheep and cattle, inspection Of Southern
cattle. supervision Of transportation 81
livestock both within tins country and (,
foreign countries. inspection of contagious
diseases IN farm animals. and the tuher
culin and mallein testing thereof.
Decentralization OF Southern cattle iirk
for which over 500, 600 was appropriated
40 the last -e~~ion.
tel Investigations aud experiments III
dairy industry and IN animal breeding and
feeding.
td)-InveStigation and eradication ~
hog cholera and donrine. for which S235.-
600 was appropriated al the last session.
te)-Meat inspection.
(f)-Scientific INVESTIGATING Of All am
NAL diseases.
(g)-lnve>tisation Of fruits. fruit trees.
grain, cotton, tobacco. vegetables. gras~c~.
forage, drug, medicinal and poisonous.
iibers. other plant and plant industries. m
Guiding plant Diseases. Diseases al or
fUdTu anu piUtT lIuli-. - itif~l~ ana sf-
namenial trees and shrubs. disease Of cot
ton, potatoes, truck crops. forage crops
drug and related plans. sol bactcrioloeN
and plant nutrition, Improvement Fl cotton
by cultural methods. breeding and ~clcc-
ton, the handling, grading and tranSporta-
ton of grain. propagation. testing and dis
tribution Of seeds. Investigation and i'm
provement of methods of crop production
under sub-humld. semi-arid and dry land
conditions. methods of growing. harvesting.
packing. storing. handling and shipping
fruits and vegetables.
th)-IIandling. shipping and preserving
poultry and eggs.
Ge-Maintenancr 81 the national for
eSts, including investigation a. ~uitahl,
trees for treelcSS regions. 81 numbering. ii
timber and timber tree- and 81 method Of
preventative treatment Of TIMBER.
characterization and survey of -oils.
ADMINISTRATION Of insect injurious
and beneficial 10 agriculture.
DIFFERENTIATION Of animals injurious
Ia agriculture.
(m)-Distribuiion Of data and estimates
relating 10 crops.
tnl-Farmers' cooperative demonstra
ton work and methods of resisting boil
weevil, for which over million dollar wa
appropriated 1T the last session.
(o)-lnvestigation of road making. road
management and materials, and expert
mentS in construction and maintenance oi
good reads.
- n)-Farm irrigation. farm drainage,
construction oi farm buildings and other
rural engineering problems.
ADMINISTRATION of best methods of
marketing and distributing farm products,
ircludimg investigation and demonStratio
80 standards for the different grades. quail
ities and condition Of cotton. and inve~ti-
.ation Of ginning. grading. Staplins. baling,
marking, compression and care Of cotton
DEMONSTRATION of rural credits and
other. forms Of rural cooperation.
was assigned to the fourth place on
this committee ont of a ma iority member
shin Of nine. Next to the committee itself.
the rank thereon i one of the most potent
influences in determining a members