DEHYDRATION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



SATURDAY, FBBEUARY 2, 1918. 



United States Senate, 

 Committee on Agricttlttjrb and Forestry, 



Washington^ D. C. 

 The committee met, pursuant to call at 2.30 o'clock p. m., in room 

 No. 326, Senate Office Building, Senator Thomas P. Gore, presiding. 

 Present: Senators Gore (chairman). Smith of South Carolina, 

 Smith of Georgia, Sheppard, Kansdell, Gronna, and Norris. 



The committee proceeded to consider the bill (S. 3665), as follows: 



[S. 3665, Sixty-fifth CoDgress, second session.] 



A BILL to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish plants in connection with land- 

 grant colleges for the diTing or dehydration of fruits and vegetables, and for other 

 purposes. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represeiltatives of the United States 

 of America in Co}i(/ress assembled. That $250,000, or so much thereof as may be 

 necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not other- 

 wise appropriated, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish plants 

 for the drying or dehydration of vegetables, fruits, and other edible products, 

 in connection with the land-grant colleges in the several States : Provided, That 

 the Secretary of Agriculture may establish such plant at some other location in 

 any particular State whenever in his judgment the public interest would be 

 subserved thereby : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may, 

 in his discretion, establish such plant in any particular State in cooperation 

 with States, counties, municipalities, individuals, or associations not organized 

 for profit, in which ease the Secretary of Agriculture shall not pay more than 

 one-half of the cost of establishing such plant. 



The Chairman. Mr. Horst, who will make the first statement, 

 comes to Washington, as I understand, accredited by Gov. Stephens, 

 of California. I believe you bring a letter from Gov. Stephens to 

 the President? 



STATEMENT OF MR. E. CLEMENS HORST, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Mr. HoRST. Yes, sir. Here it is. 



(The letter referred to by Mr. Horst is here printed in full as fol- 

 lows:) 



State of Galifobnia, 

 Sacramento, December 29, 1917. 

 Hon. WooDROw Wilson, 



The President, Washimgton, D. C. . 



Sie: This will introduce to you Mr. E. Clemens Horst, of California, who 

 desires to take up with you the question of drying vegetables by the people of 

 the United States for use In their homes and by the United States Army and 

 Navy. 



I understand Mr. Horst is willing to give without charge to the Government 

 and is willing to teach to a great number of people without any profit to him- 

 self the process of drying the vegetables which he will show you. 



