438 AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1924. 



Mr. SiiERMAX. We have no (ompetition at the shipping point. 



Mr. AxuERSOX. I am not (juite satisfied as to this liay business, 



Mr. vSiiERMAX. Mav I say one more word on this matter of elas- 

 ticity, ahliough I tliink you see the point all right ^ 1 was <.oing to 

 sav that it is not necessary to make all of the income from the service 

 reexpendable in order to take care of that situation. The first 

 •SIO.OUO, .S20.()()(), .S3(),(H)(). or §40,000 of fees could be held in the 

 Treasury as an emergency fund, not to be drawn upon to increase the 

 permanent salary roll but for the specific purjjoses which vou mi^ht 

 designate, in order to take care of work tnat would develop dunng 

 the vear. 



Mr. AxDERSox. You will have to settle that with the Budget officer. 



Mr. Shkkmax. Of course we never put it up to him. 



Mr. AxDERSOX. 1 think it is the policy of the Appropriations Com- 

 mittee, and I presume the Budget Bureau too, to oppose revolving 

 funds. We could not do it without its being subject to a point of 

 order any way, and I think it is a rather bad policy. 



Doctor Taylor. Mr. Tenny will say something more about the 

 hay situation. 



HAY-I.\.SPECTION WORK. 



Mr. Texxy. All I can say is that the demand for the hay-inspection 

 work is verv stron*'. As Mr. Sherman has said, we have simplv 

 estimated, to the best of our ability, what it is going to cost to take 

 care of the cities which have already indicated a desire for hay 

 inspection work. We have estimated it on the basis of carrying a 

 substantial portion of the salaries of the inspectors in these diH'erent 

 cities and then have provided for from two to four supervisors, 

 dei)ending on the number of cities that actually take the work. 



Mr. AxDERSox. In how many cities do you think you will have 

 inspection '( 



Mr. Texxy. At the present time Boston, New York, Philadel])hia, 

 Chicago, ami Richmond have written us, and we have practically 

 arrived at a tentative agreement to undertake ins])ection work in 

 those cities. Cincinnati, wSt. Louis, Atlanta, Baltimore, and Pitts- 

 burgh have been considering the matter but have not arrived at any 

 definite decision. 



Mr. Andersox. Then you have five cities in which you feel confi- 

 dent you will be able to establish it i 



Mr. Texxy. Yes, sir; five cities that have assured us that they 

 want the ins])ection work, and the matter has gone so far that men 

 re])resenting those cities have been and are in the city taking thehay- 

 in.s])ection course we are giving. 



Mr. AxDERSox. Will you be able to get this started immediately 

 after the 1st of .Inly ^ 



Mr. Tenxv. Yes. 



Mr. AxDEUHox. We will next take up the item relating to the 

 nuirket news service. 



.MARKET XEWS SERVICE. 



.Mr. .M,\KQi js. The nnirket news service appropriation involves no 

 iiicrea.se, as you will note, but there is an appnrent decrea.se, due 

 to Iran.sfer of three clerks to the statutory roll. That fund is devoted 

 to niiirkcl news projects in four principal lines, live stock and meats, 



