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Mr. Andkrhon. Will yoti have any liav in«*portion at KuiiMUtCitrt 

 Mr. SiiKHMAN. I |)r('«<iinH' it will n-arh Chicaifo, KniiMAx Citv. ami 



(incimuiti ln'forc the end of flu- floral vrar if this ; 



prialrd. 1I(»\V('\ «'r. then' lia> Immmi ^mjiu- (jtii-stion n, ,......, ,.. 



should have Imy itispri'tion nt Kati^nx City iinfil wr nn* r«*a<lv lo 

 iiispt'ct prairio hay and alfulfji 



Mr. .VsDKItsoN. How do yoii arn\r nt that 5 ju,uuu r 



Mr. SiiKHMAN. That is purely an rsiiniate. 



Mr. Andkksov. Is it just a irurss. or do you have anv idrn what 

 you will do with it ^ 



Mr. SnKltMAN. \V<' h:i\. .1 i.i . 1 1 ^ - I idea «)f wlml \M- \Miuld Uki- 



to <lo. I hclicv*' that .Mr. \Vln'«'It*r will handle the details of that 

 work, and ho is not hero. I thifik that the SlO.OOO will take eare of 

 the work in Boston, New ^'ork. I'hiladelphia. \Vashin;:lon. and 

 |{i(hiuon<l. \'a.. and also at certain shipping; points in New York 

 State, where State funds can he used in cooperation with us in 

 making; this service availahle at the shi|)pins: end. It may also be 

 used in CinciinnUi, ('hica<;o, and Atlanta. Now, I am not ready to 

 commit the tlenartment to the statement that the work will he 

 carried on in all of those citie^s durin*; the entire fiscal year on this 

 $40.0()(), hecause it would seem to me that that would he m(»re tlum 

 we could reasonahly hoji«» to carry out, hut those points I have 

 mentioned are j)oints where we e.xpect to hejjin worK, and it will 

 he (fone pretty nearly in that order, so far as the money will j^o. 



Mr. Andeusox. I think you had hetter furnish us wit)i a statement 

 showiiif^ wh(>re you propose to put those men. what salaries you will 

 pay them, and ^vhen you expect to put them on. 



(The statment referred to is as follows:) 



Estimate cotering hay inspection. 

 Salariop: 



1 chiof inspector ( hoadiiuartera, W'ashiiiijton. D. C.) $.i, juo 



3 supervising inspector.-* at .'ji:i,0(Xt (I at \Va.«hineton. D. C, to cover 

 ca-^torn markets: 1 at Chicago to cover the Middle West; 1 at Atlanta 



to cover the South) 9, 000 



1 inspector (Kansas City) 3,000 



("lerical assistance (temi)orary clerks a." needed 1 2, 700 



30 inspectors on cooperative basis ;it following points: Boston, New York. 

 I'hiladolphia. Haltinioro. Wiv-^hiiitrion. Riclunond. Pittslmrgh. .\flanla. 

 Jack.sonville. lUrmingham. ('hattanix)ga, .\a.>«hville. Mt-mphi.-", Nrw 

 Orleans, St. Ix)uis, St. Joseph. Ix)uisville. Cincinnati, Columbus. Ohio, 

 lndiana])olis. Chicago. Milwaukee. Omaha. Minneapolis. St. Paul. 

 iHduih, shipping ]>oints in New York and Virginia, and also in Ohio. 



Indiana, and Michigan, if possible '" "Hi 



Stationery and office 8U]t])lies 1 . mh) 



Telephone. telegrai)h. freight, express, drayage, etc 1, 760 



Traveling ex])ense8 •'>. 1 tiO 



R.Mit of ollice 8i>ace 1 . h n) 



Scientific ami other ecpiipment 1, '"OO 



Miscellatieous items : 390 



40.000 



If this appropriation is granted, arrangements will be made to start men in traininf; 

 for inspectors on July 1. and within six weeks of that time, the departnu-nt will be 

 ready to gel the service under way in all of the cities shown above. 



Mr. SnEit.MAN. There are five men in traininj' now. 



Mr. Ten.nv. The only arran<;ement that will be nnule until the 

 1st of July will be to put these men in at SI per year, which is simnly 

 a nominal salary arrangement, hecause we have no funds. Alter 



