Packer Act Amendments: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Sixty-eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 4823 ... H.R. 4824 ... H.R. 5093 ... H.R. 5944 ... H.R. 6424 ... H.R. 7110 ... February 28 and 29, March 1, 7, 8, and 10, [April 25], 1924. Serial N [part 1-2].U.S. Government Printing Office, 1924 - Food |
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Page 72
... docking facilities ? Mr. WATTS . It has always been my theory that the weighing should be handled under this act , or supervised by the Government . The docking is a different proposition . I have been trying to have a complaint settled ...
... docking facilities ? Mr. WATTS . It has always been my theory that the weighing should be handled under this act , or supervised by the Government . The docking is a different proposition . I have been trying to have a complaint settled ...
Page 73
... docking , if you can not get the services of this man ? Mr. WATTS . We are handicapped a little bit on that problem . We have our head hog salesman and the head buyer for the packers , and we have made this arrangement . The packers ...
... docking , if you can not get the services of this man ? Mr. WATTS . We are handicapped a little bit on that problem . We have our head hog salesman and the head buyer for the packers , and we have made this arrangement . The packers ...
Page 74
... docking rule : That each livestock exchange should select a com- mittee of two or three members that would have charge of the dock- ing ; that they would hire a man to be placed at each scale to in- spect these hogs as they came off the ...
... docking rule : That each livestock exchange should select a com- mittee of two or three members that would have charge of the dock- ing ; that they would hire a man to be placed at each scale to in- spect these hogs as they came off the ...
Page 76
... docking under Government supervision , or employed by the Government . The CHAIRMAN . That is going to incur quite a considerable expense . The estimate is at least a half million dollars . How many scales have you in Chicago , 60 ? Mr ...
... docking under Government supervision , or employed by the Government . The CHAIRMAN . That is going to incur quite a considerable expense . The estimate is at least a half million dollars . How many scales have you in Chicago , 60 ? Mr ...
Page 77
... docking of these hogs as a part of their duties . They said they would look the matter up , but then they said later that the present law did not give them authority to take that over . It would seem to be a matter for the committee to ...
... docking of these hogs as a part of their duties . They said they would look the matter up , but then they said later that the present law did not give them authority to take that over . It would seem to be a matter for the committee to ...
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agency or dealer amendment ANDERSON attorney authority bill BOYD buyer cease and desist cent CHAIRMAN Chicago CLAGUE Commission Association commission companies commission firms committee complaint cooperative associations cooperative commission court Department of Agriculture dockage dockers docking DOYLE E. C. BROWN EATON employees Farmers Federal filed furnish gentlemen Gilbert N Government hearing hogs interested JOHNSON JONES KETCHAM KINCHELOE livestock commission market agency matter ment Minnesota MORRILL old-line commission operation organization packers and stockyards Paul market provides PURNELL question railroad and warehouse rates and charges reasonable representing RUBEY rules and regulations RUMBLE scales Secretary of Agriculture Secretary WALLACE Section 306 selling shippers Sioux City South St statement stockyard owner stockyard services stockyards act stockyards company supervision suspend SWANK Swift & Co SYKES things tion understand Union Stockyards VEEDER VOIGT warehouse commission WATTS weighers weighing of livestock WILKINSON yards