"Bids for said lands shall be in accordance with such form, and at such minimum price as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior."
"Under the existing law it is wholly impossible to secure satisfactory results."
"Under existing law the National Government has no power to enforce inspection of the many forms of prepared meat food products."
"It is imperatively necessary in the interest of health and of decency that they should be radically changed."
"If inspection of meat food products at all stages of preparation is not secured by the passage of the legislation recommended I shall feel compelled to order that inspection labels and certificates on..."
"The conditions shown by even this short inspection to exist in the Chicago stock yards are revolting."
"The report shows that the stock yards and packing houses are not kept even reasonably clean."
"In my judgment the expense of the inspection should be paid by a fee levied on each animal slaughtered."
"Let me repeat that under the present law there is practically no method of stopping these abuses if they should be discovered to exist."
"A law is needed which will enable the inspectors of the general Government to inspect and supervise from the hoof to the can the preparation of the meat food product."
"I urge the immediate enactment into law of provisions which will enable the Department of Agriculture adequately to inspect the meat and meat-food products entering into interstate commerce."
"By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Whereas,"