The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-12

Investigaton OF the Packers.
very general interest has been
unaffected ia tho government inyesti-
rsti1n now In progress into the mode
M conducting business BY the large
,s.aers located In Chicago and else.
rn.re. Much has been written upon
,hs alleged illegal and improper modes
III business procedure connected with
ra hacking Industry. but IL seems
that 50 far no definite charge Of any
l.ni has been sustained and no proof
N illegal or inequitable methods has
h. "A disclosed to the public While :
NAVE of severe criticism OF this great
Industrial interest is now passing over
the country. II might DO well TO re-
member that the packers have had as
va 10 opportunity to make specific de-
NAL the many indefinite charges Of
vr1ng-a0ing having never been formu-
,a.-l so that a categorical answer
could be made.
The recent report OF Commissioner
Garfield, which embodied the results
NJ al Official investigation undertaken
|f .At Af4AA AAAAfAA "a A4Al
labor q the United States, was a win.
6ratlon Of the western packers. bui
his result having been unexpected, at
rup-s ID many quarters to discredit
wee made.
ln view OF the situation as 1t nov
stands. however. attention may proper.
NJ called TO a few facts that owing
t popular clamor are now being ap
parenly overlooked. Fair treatment
h tlIs country has heretofore been &C
corded 10 all citizens whose affairs as
sn.e prominence In the public eye and
re OF the facts that bear upon u,
r4-i0n OF the packers 10 the com.
ne-ce u tie country may at this tine
.e briefly alluded 20. IL would be
Mrllt 10 estimate the benefits gained
IS Tile farmers OF the country result
i.e from The energetic enterprise Of
la packers for whatever is OF benefit
Is he farmer is a gain 20 the enti-e
r-merce Of the country. And con-
rested with their continuous aggre5-
s.ge work no feature perhaps has been
ura important than their efforts in
81 sing outlets al over the world for
tle surplus products OF the farmer
ol- total exports OF agricultural prod
lc,s have gained but little In the past
twenty years. and leaving out corn. the
total " al other farm products was
iar less ia 1893 than in 1891 But in
pa-Elng house products there was con-
Ia
cause an organized and powerful force
has been behind them seeking neV
ana broader markets.
Besides the benefits reaped by farm
ers on account Of the enterprise au(
energy exercised by the packers in al
tanning commercial results by foreign
trade. the great development In the
manufacture Of packing house by-prod.
ucts has added enormously 10 the
value OF ali i've stock raised in the
United States The waste material Of
twenty years ago. then an expense 10
the packer. Is now converted into ar
;icies o. great value, and. as al eco
nomic fact. this must correspondingly
increase the value 70 the farmer OF
every head OF cattle marketed at the
numerous stock yards Of the country
" rAese facts be remembered while
now e is 50 popular TO regard the
great packing industry as deserving OF
mnatLon. At least II must be adj
mi,tei that. 50 far, there Is no ado
custe reason for the almost unanl-
nous howl that may be heard every
where IN the face Of the Garfield re-
PORT above alluded TO. which practical
y eNouerates the packers from the OBJ
scrre and indefinite charges that have
been for some time past made the SUD
Jet OF popular comment.