The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-10
GAIN IN BUSINESS
CONSOLES PACKERS
Despite Serious Setback, Meat In
~ dustry Enjoys Fruit Of
Prosperity.
Guarantee Of Government Means
Still Greater Increase, Says
J. Ogden Armour.

Specials to Tho Journal -. -, ...~sa.>5 :
Chicago. Sept. 1O.-The "beef scan
dial y revelations made this year hive
failed to Interrupt the output Of the big
packers. In fact, their domestic bust
ness in~the first seven months Of the
year, during the greater part Of which
time the country was agitated by the
exposure and attacks on packingtown,
actually increased .' -. -. ~ y
The showing is made in the report Of
the department. Of commerce and labor
OF domestic trade movements in July
and for the seven months Of 1906. from
Jan: l. The report was made public
in !, Washington today. Shipments Of
with comparisons, follow ="
po1nas; 1868 iss, AGO. ~; 1905 SBoo9 So5
252,030; first seven months 1904, I,40O,-
100000. 1905, 1,33o,ooo,ooo; 1906,
The three largest items Were 60
712, 1853 pounds of cured meats and 243,
929,252 pounds of lard. The findings
of the federal bureau We're no surprise
to the packers. ~ -, - -.
- Armour Not Surprised. =.
j. Ogden Armour commented, as fol
lows: ~ believe this is correct. The
domestic trade remained reasonably
firm despite the attacks made. upon it.
Whatever trade we~1ost is coming back
gradually, and the volume of business
soon will exceed that Of any. former
years, as is natural with. increasing
population and increasing purchasing
standard of living. 80 - =:
little low, but :we-are hopeful of re-
gaining lost ground there also. The
moral effect Of the new inspection law
IS rapidly recovering our trade for us,
altho the law does not becomeleffective
| until Oct. l. Ss+>t s.5s - szs,:s- T.
"The United States, like England,
is Defeating nation. Vegetarianism,
in this land Of Drawn and success,
achieved by intelligent effort, never will
make much Roadway. The working
man lives we'll here. He insists on
having the best cuts of meat, and his
work. as we'll as his appearance, indi-
Gates that he is we'll fed. @*.''. =. /;
1.-The government guarantee that the
clearinghouse products are absolutely
| Trustworthy -which, we claim, always
has been the case-is all that the pub
lie wants in this country, as we'll as
abroad.' -.- ,>.,:- " !.
Good Crops Help. :.
Louis F. Swift, on the other hand,
appeared surprised to learn that the
volume of trade had increased. IT did
| not know that the. domestic trade had
stood up so well during July" said he.
"Of course we depend on the govern
| ment statistics for our information and
| the news is pleasing. I am surprised
to learn it. l have been giving all my
| attention to the export trade recently,
which, owing to the agitation against
packinghouse products, has dwindled. -
An officer of the National Packing
company said the increased domestic
trade fol-, July was due largely to the
big cotton crop. in the south. 8 The
south, - said he, has had an enormous
crop of cotton and the country: is full
of money, and prosperity. There has
been great demand for pork in the
| sunny south. 1t comes from the rich
people and the DOOR people and the
| coiored folks. Not much Of a demand
for beef, but something, enormous in
| ham, bacon, and other products Of the
hog" o-s
In general way conditions are more
prosperous thruout the country than
ever before. The population is increas-
in g,there is more money per capita,
more money in the savings banks, more
employment and at better wages, and
it would be strange indeed if the meat
industry, even with the backset it re-
ceived a few months ago. would not
reflect this general condition of pros
perity. -