Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-22
10 FIGHT MEAT TRUST
Organization of the Corn Belt
Meat Producers's Associa-
ton of Iowa
FEDERAL AID is REQUESTED
Endorsement of Proposed National
Law Prohibiting Reduction of Prices
In Certain Territories to squelch
Competition of Smaller Concerns
Platform of Organization.
FEDERAL AID is REQUESTED

stock shipped from this state. met in
Des Moines yesterday and organized
The Corn Belt Meat Producers Asso-
| citation of Iowa for the purpose OF
/ fighting the meat trust and the with
drawa! of privileges by railroad COM
| panies.
| Organization of meat producers in
Iowa. Minnesota, South Dakota. Ne
braska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and
| Wisconsin into one massive body. to
| cooperate in retaining and establish
ing the rights OF the producer. viii fol-
low. Every county in each Of the
states will have an association, and
within one year, 1t is proposed to have
the interest of all stock raisers, feed
ers and shippers in the corn belt states
amalgnmated.
One or more Independent packing
plants will he established by this or
ganization, the stock to be subscrib-
ed by meat producers. The first plant
will be establishe probably in Des
Moines, Chicago. or Omaha.
Federal Aid Asked.
One of the most important actions
taken was the endorsement OF the res
olution offered by Frederic Larrabee, of
Fort Dodge. son of Ex-Governor Will
lam Larrabee. which asks the enact
ment of a national law prohibiting the
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les to squelch competition of smaller
concerns. The resolution is printed in
full. and will be Introduced to the at
tention of the Iowa general assembly
by either Hon. r. NJ. Wright of Fort
Dodge. or Will c. Whiting of Whiting.
The object of the proposed federal law
is to prevent the alleged packing trus-
from driving out the independent pack
ing plants which the association eX-
poets to start.
The resolution is as follows: BE 1t
Resolved, BY the Corn Belt Meat Pro-
ducers' Association of Iowa. That we
demand the state legislature of Iowa
to pass resolution requesting our rep
resentatives in congress to use their
influence to have passed federal law
making 1t compulsory for corporations
selling meat in various states to HAYS
uniform prices, at the same time in the
same freight districts turnout the
United States and making II criminal
for said corporation TO discriminate
between buyers and sellers in said dis
trict for the purpose OF driving out
competition"
Mr.. Larrahee says that Attorney
r. IT. No, ,s,t,
a law would be constitutional; that
congress has power ito regulate prices
In preservation of comrettdon by pro-
hibit.ng cut rates TO destroy competi-
ton.
AT the final meeting Wednesda
evening. a resolution was passed In
suructing the directors of the associa-
ton to investigate the cost of sstab-
lishlng an independent packing plant
at Chicago or Des Moines. This COM
ma,,ee OF the directors Will probably
consul, with the independent packing
company recently organized in Kansas
City and expects to be able to repor.
within the next few weeks.
1t Is no. improbable .hat they vii.
endeavor to purchase of the Agar
Packing Company plant OF Des Mo.nes
or. a plant in Chicago. They may not
confine their Investigations to these
two towns. bu. may include Sioux City,
Cedar Rapids and Omaha.
The resolution was as follows:
BE 1t Resolved. That it Is the sense
of this meeting that the board of d.
rectors be Instructed to investigate
the cost of erecting packing plant
and to investigate the terms and con-
ditions upon which said plant can be
established in Chicago or Des Moines
or any other central packing point and
TO ascertain the amount of stock that
will be subscribed by the meat pro-
Queer for such plant and that they
be further Instructed TO correspond
with the Independent packing company
a, Kansas City and 10 ascertain II that
company intends establishing plants
in various markets
Organization.
S. +. Spangler, OF Aurora, was elect
ed chairman OF the meeting, and Fred
erick Larrabee CT Fort Dodge. son of
Ex-Governor Larrabee. secretary.
The following resolutions were
drafted TO designate the p .ipose of the
..Ws, the stockholders and stock
feeders OF the state of Iowa assembled
in convention, realizing that the people
Of Iowa are being unjustiy imposed
upon by the railroad companies and
beef trusts. and as 1t is the policy of
the railroad companies 10 withdraw
from us continually privileges which
we have heretofore enjoyed; that the
trains run at n slower rate OF
speed, freight rats are higher ard ex
tortionate charges are being made
both by the railroad companies and
beef trust and inasmueh as the rail-
road companies have deemed II wise TO
cut off the return pass without giving |
the shipper equivalent compensation,
BE 1t Resolved. First that we be-
come am organization 10 be known as
The Corn Belt Meat Producers Asso-
citation of Iowa and that such associa
ton he composed of organizations OF
the meat producers of each county in !
iowa.
"Second-Resolved. That we demand
a reduction of freight rates sufficient |
TO cover the difference in loss sus-
tanned by the shipper both by improp- |
ar handling of stock and by greater
time consumed In placing the same on |
the market.
"Th.rd-And Be 1t Further Resolved
That until such reduction is made our