658 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



without partiality not the interests of any class, stratum, or area, 

 but those of the Nation as a whole can be exercised to the full extent 

 only when the Government is in possession of full and exact facts 

 as to the inside working of an industry placed under its supervision 

 by reason of the fact that it is stamped profoundly with the public 

 interest. 



That Congress realized the importance of complete and accurate 

 information to guide law enforcement is indicated by the fact that 

 in passing the packers and stockyards act it conferred upon the 

 Secretary of Agriculture the full powers of investigation into the 

 packing industry theretofore lodged in the Federal Trade Commis- 

 sion. A wide variety of economic, legal, and other questions have 

 arisen during the year, connected directly and indirectly with the 

 administration of the law ; hence, the duties imposed have been car- 

 ried out in many directions. It has been the constant aim to bring 

 the administration of the law as close as possible in a practical way 

 to the markets and the people engaged in the industry. 



As was indicated in the first report, a need was recognized for 

 the utmost flexibility in organization arrangements. Therefore, the 

 work of every branch has been carried on with full cognizance of the 

 activities of the other branches, and while the work has not been 

 separated into projects, it has been arranged as a matter of conven- 

 ience in the assignment of duties, and, for the purpose of this report,, 

 into divisions as outlined below, in connection with which the per- 

 sonnel of the various divisions of the work is also given. This gen- 

 eral divisional outline follows: 



(1) Administration: 



Stephen Bray, specialist in marketing livestock and meats, general 



assistant. 

 George T. Ash, chief clerk. 



(2) Rates, Charges, and Registration: 



G. N. Dagger, agricultural economist, in charge. 

 C. E. Miles, examiner, assistant. 



(3) Trade Practices: 



Howard M. Gore, specialist in marketing livestock, in charge. 



(4) Audits and Accounts: 



Arthur S. French, general auditor, in charge. 

 William E. Fink, senior accountant, assistant. 



(5) Economics: 



Charles J. Brand, consulting specialist in marketing, in charge. 



(6) Law: 



Bayard T. Hainer, attorney, in charge. 

 Lyman S. Hulbert, examiner, assistant. 



The work of the various divisions is discussed under these head- 

 ings. 



ADMINISTRATION. 



It is not considered necessary to repeat or discuss in this report the 

 personnel and routine phases of the work that composes the usual 

 administrative activities of the organization, but brief reference is 

 made to one or two special features, as follows : 



For convenience in handling administrative matters with respect 

 to livestock market supervision, the United States has been arranged 

 into four geographical divisions, which are subdivided into dis- 

 tricts. Each division is under the supervision of a division super- 



