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time, but will be hauled to the first unloading point during daylight. 

 As to who is responsible for the feed and care of the stock, it is the 

 railroad ; it is in their possession, and if the stock does not receive 

 food, water and rest while in their possession, they are responsible. 

 If the owner does not take care of it, they must. 



Question: Who pays the bill? 



Dr. Melvin : I presume the shipper. 



Question : Do I understand you that Chicago has a different 

 inspection on suspected animals than other markets? 



Dr. IMelvin: If I said that, I conveyed the wrong impression. 

 I did not mean the inspection was different ; the manner of dispos- 

 ing of the tagged animals is different ; the inspection itself is practi- 

 cally the same, made at the scales at the time the animals are 

 weighed. At Chicago it is made after the animals are weighed ; at 

 other centers it is made before the animals are weighed. But the 

 subsequent handling is different. At Chicago the animals are con- 

 trolled by the state and live stock exchange, I believe, jointly; at 

 any rate, the animals are slaughtered in one particular slaughter 

 house under the supervision of the state inspectors, and the prod- 

 ucts are disposed of by the representative for the Live Stock Ex- 

 change, who remits to the various commission firms. 



Question : Then the exchanges at the other markets have noth- 

 ing to do with the product after they are slaughtered? 



Dr. Melvin : Absolutely nothing. The animals go to the various 

 slaughter houses that have bought the balance of the cattle or hogs, 

 as the case may be, and their returns are made accordingly as to 

 whether the animals were passed or condemned. 



A Member: I suppose you were familiar with the dispute be- 

 tween the packers and the commission men at Chicago. At the 

 time that quarrel was going on, the impression was quite general 

 that a man shipping cattle had no assurance that healthy animals 

 might not be condemned. It seems to me you would render a serv- 

 ice to our people here by informing them whether there is any 

 cliance for the shipper suffering because of unjust condemnation? 



Dr. Melvin : The inspection and disposal of any condemned ani- 

 mals in the packing houses where we have inspection, is absolutely 

 in the hands of the federal authorities, federal inspectors. They 

 have no object whatever in discriminating in any way. To avoid 

 any discrimination, it would be a very simple proposition for each 

 shipper to tag his animals. As I understand this subject of inspec- 



