The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-16
New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers Association
Supervision of Stockyards
Begins November /; Grain
Exchange Work Starts Dec. 81
How Government Agencies Are Preparing TO Study Great Livestock
and Grain Marketing Agencies from the
Inside,

WASHINGTON. oct. 1s.-fhs Kan
ran city s~tockyarda ana NIL the other
big yards OF the country viii be pat
formally under government reguia-
lation and supervision November L..
under present plans OF the depart
mont 81 agriculture. This will mark
the first big step In putting into
effect the packer and ~stockyard act.
recently passed by congress.
The future trading act, which. In
like fashion puts the grain exchanges
OF the country. including that at
Kansas city. under government reg
u~lnt.on, does not become effective un-
III december ~. one small grain OK
change already has applied for gov
crnmont approval. but the major ex-
changes have not moved yet 10 COM
ply with the new law. II probably
H. Just ns well. for the department
Of agriculture IN lust beginning to
bring together the organization for
administrations Of this law.
The farmer. who mas hive ex-
pected Elvsian days TO arrive. once
d packers aud grain exchanges
were put under government control
n the packers. commission men and
the grain dealers who feared the end
~ happy DAYS with tho arrival Of
this rame rontroi both likely will be
disappointed.
The government IL going slowly
and Conservativoly In administering
both laws as Secretary Wallace seos
his duty. ana Chester Morrill,. his
assistant. who has been put IN charge
Of building organizations to put hoth
now regulatory powers into effect
concurs in this view.
An organisation already has been
mudo ON building such a force 10 get
h grain exchange regulation under
WAY. These organizations viii carry
out the law and see that It Is en-
forced.
No Tshdicai Changes Planned.
There is nothing nearly as radical
or revolutionary In sight az the gen
oral public had anticipated by tho
rather fefociour n h-sounding
titles Of the actA. nor the many years
they were bnttlcd over ia ri
The biggest thing both new laws viii
do ia 60 put the government on the
inside of the business and see what
o. going on. or course, Il unwlsciy
administered the meddlinE could be-
comic obnoxious and harmful to the
Interests % everybody concerned. ON
~" other hand, u the evil practices
the farmers ave charged for years
Ia both trade really exist. tho gov
orumont rnu find u out and etop
th'uH az u thoy don't exist. then
both great businesses viii be- given
clean bills Of health. n ~ mp 10 the
government to do the police work
now % take tn, Kicks.
Tho packer law is effective now.
500 lar aB the packers thomscl,os are
concerned. The law scts forth what
practices are legal ard Illegal Al
they hn," 60 DO IL carry on business
within tho law that and maxi ccr-
tain reports from time 60 time. II
W1t h" news 90 the public. who think
~ packers in terms Of the big five
only. but some three hundred pnck-
'uE plants We're notified formally OF
the law going into effect.
Avoid Duplicating Rcports.
While anxious To enforce fair deal
ing Mr., Morrill,. administrator Of tho
new administration. likewise does not