Among the important considerations
to be gone into will be the taking
up of the public lands, the effect of
the capacity of the range, especially
on the remaining public lands and for
est reserves, with a view to suggest
Ing changes in the laws to make the
ptublio lands of greater uce in cat
tle raising. The committee also
will give special attention to he
economic changes in meat product
and distribution brought about
.he centralizing of slaughtering an
.neat preparations in large packing
establishments, and the changes in
transportation and similar matters
which have resulted from this cen
tralization and other causes. Th
economic possibility of communal an
community effort in cattle raising,
and the advantages of establishing lo
cal or municipal abattoirs will also
oe investigated.
The committee will not deal speci
ally with questions of animal hus
ndry, which has to dc with the act
' breeding of cattle, as this work
be left to the specialists in the
artment and state agricultural
leges in this field. The appoint
-sent of the committee will not inter
fere in any way with 4-vestigat-ens
now under way' in any of the state
gricultural colleges or experiment sta
us. The letter of appointment an
uces that the chairman within a
ort time will supply details regard
g the scope of the investigation and
e lines of work which the com
lttee might take up.
