NINETEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VII 449 



enough on those days not to get there is at the mercy of the pack- 

 ers, and must take whatever he can get. 



The President : I will say for the information and for the 

 benefit of the men here, that it is my understanding that all 

 those eastern buyers buy every day. 



Mr. Harris : In answer to the remarks of the president, I 

 want to say that the packers and the eastern order men are buy- 

 ing erery day in the week, and the railroad service furnished two 

 days in the week, going back to the two days market Tuesday 

 and Wednesday. Since all that has happened, the packer is 

 the eastern buyer. 



Now, gentlemen, we have heard the complaints on service. I 

 agree with you, from what I know, that what you have said is 

 true, and more, too. The thing now, I think, you are most in- 

 terested in, and I am sure I am, is to get for you the best service 

 I can through the administration in Washington, and I assume and 

 am going to ask you to indicate such as you want, for instance, 

 special stock trains on the days on which you are permitted to 

 ship in the zones in which you live. 



(Voices : Yes, sir.) 



I further assume, if there is a branch line that reaches beyond 

 the zone line, you would like that branch line to be cleaned from 

 its outer end to the main line, regardless of the zone. 



(Voices : Yes, sir.) 



And when that and other branch lines have hooked into the 

 main line with its day's pick-up, then that train should become a 

 stock train from the time it has its tonnage to the chutes. 



(Voices : Yes, sir.) 



I assume that you want this stock train scheduled from the 

 further end of the branch by stations until it has arrived at its 

 main line, just as it w^ould be if it were a passenger train. 



(Voices : Yes, sir.) 



And you gentlemen have your stock there and load it just the 

 same as if you were going to take a passenger train. 



(Voices : Yes, sir.) 



If there is a mishap, simply notify the shipper, get the infor- 

 mation to him, so he won't have to walk the platform. 



(Voices : Yes, sir.) 



