148 HEARINGS BEFORE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. 
will keep them cool? That is one of the most important things in con- 
nection with this whole matter, it is a question of where to store them. 
The Cuarrman. Can there be any doubt of that question? 
Mr. Tarytor. As to where it is best to store them? 
The CHarrMan. Yes. 
Mr. Taytor. There can be doubt if the ultimate place of consump- 
tion is removed from the place of presumption. If, for instance, a 
certain amount of pears are to be eaten in London, it is a question of 
whether we should store them in Buffalo or New York or London and 
get them into that storage as quickly as we can. That is one of the 
reasons, also, why we need a man on the other side. There are facili- 
ties there for the work. We have endeavored to arrange for tests of 
these fruits on the other side to see how long they can be held there in 
good condition in the event they reach there on a day when the market 
may be down; but we have not been able to do it. 
The Cuatrman. Who did all that for the beef people? 
Mr. Tayzor. I do not know. 
The Cuarrman. I think they did it themselves. 
Mr. Taytor. That may be. There were very large money interests 
concentrated in one holding in that case, so that they could afford to 
do it; but I do not know about that. 
Mr. Burueson. Would this man that you desire for the purpose of 
reporting on this fruit on the other side of the ocean be in the nature 
of an inspector; would the system be similar to the system that obtains 
in the inspection of beef? 
Mr. Taytor. It has not reached that stage, but I will say this: That 
Canada does that; that Canada is working to develop her trade in 
fruits by not only inspecting before the fruit is shipped and requiring 
that the fruit shall come up to a certain definite standard, if it shall 
bear the name of Canadian produce, but also inspecting those lots upon 
arrival on the other side. That is one other reason why we desire 
to have this on the other side, for we know the Canadian inspectors 
are watching our shipments. We have that directly from them, and 
they are taking advantage of whatever grows out of it. They are 
able to take advantage of it even more directly than we ourselves 
under the present state of affairs. 
Mr. Bowrr. Why? 
Mr. Taytor. For this reason: Perhaps they are able to profit by 
our mistakes. 
Mr. Bow1r. Because we have not a man to take it up? 
Mr. Taytor. Yes. 
Mr. Bowrz. And they would not if we had a man there? Is that 
what you mean to say? 
fo Taxytor. We would be able to get the same good out of it that 
ey do. 
Mr. Bowrs. But now we do not? 
Mr. Taytor. No; we do not. 
Mr. Scorr. Suppose one lot of pears, grown in Illinois, was shipped 
to New York before being placed in cold storage, and that another lot 
of pears, grown in Illinois, was pas in Illinois cold storage at once 
upon being picked and at the end of two months taken out of storage 
and shipped over in common cars to New York? Which of those two 
lots would be in the worse condition at the end of two months? 
Mr. Taytor. Very much would depend upon the weather that the 
