The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-03
MEAT BOYCOTT IS FELT.
Wholesale Meat Sale OFF 20 Per Cent
At Atlanta-Farmers Holding
Meetinps

''.'N hos' oh ~ btl NCib
since the Atlanta boycott was put
into effect the first Of the past week,
said Il. X. Sawtell. the well-known
| Atlanta wholesale and retail meat
dealer Saturday night while discuss
ing the present meat situation.
Beginning Tuesday of this week,
40 labor organizations of Richmond,
Va. began 60-day fight against the
trust by agreeing to eat no meat,
going 1t on vegetarian diet.
Other towns and sites in the South
as well as the north and middle west
are joining the ranks of I'VE Do
Not Eat Neat
Reports from New York say the
entire city is placarded with eat no
meat signs, and butchers are join
ing the crusade.
Meat prices were down in local
retail markets.
Boycott Hits Dealers, Say the Master
Butchers.
New York. Special.-The United
Master Butchers of America, i'll
statement given out here, decry the
meat boycott as misdirected energy
which is defeating its own end The
statement urges the removal of tariff
on all live stock. 1t says in part:
"lt is not the packer who receiv-
ed the most severe blow from the
boycott, but the retail butcher, the
man who must earn his living and
support his family through the sale
of meat. Why not go TO the root
of the evil: why not seek the cause
Of the diseasef
High meat prices are due mostly
to the great scarcity of live cattle.
The national government cxacts q
tariff on live stock. shutting out out
side sources of supply. Therefore
we demand. in the name of the great
American consuming public. that the
federal government take immediate
steps to have the duty on all live
stock removed.
Farmers Withhold Produce From
Sale.
Nevada, Mo-, Special.-Three hun
dred farmers at meeting here adopt
ed Il resolution agreeing not to sell
any cattle. hogs. poultry. eggs or
butter Tor 90 days, beginning Fcbru-
airy !. Their action is n protest
against the statements Of the large
packing house interests that the
farmer and stockman is responsible
for the high price of foodstuffr
A letter will be sent 10 all the
farmers associations in. the United
State requesting them to withhold
their products from the market.
Retail Prices of Meat Show Decline
in Boston.
Boston, Special-The agitation
against the high cost of food has be-
gun to show results in Boston. a
general decline in the prices of meat
being shown III the markets. Retail
prices fell from = TO 4 cents n pound
on the higher grades of meat
Prices Continue to Drop; Retailers
Cut Figures.
New York, Special-Thc effects of
the anti-mcat campaign are still
strongly reflected in local markets.
Retailers are cutting prices OH all
kinds Of provisions.
Sales Off in Baltimore; Meat De-
clines 25 Cents.
Baltimore. Spccial.-For the frs.
time since the meat boycott started
here the beef market showed IL weak
tendency. declining about 25 cents
hundred pounds. Pork sold for
- less than at this time last week.
Many large dealers report that sales
have fallen off 25 per cent.
Meat, Butter and Eggs Have Reduced
in Rochester.
Rochester. \. V. Special.-Wholc-
sale meat dealers here have reduced
prices 20 per cent. Butter has been
reduced ! to . cents per pound and
eggs have dropped in price.
Will Turn Light on High Cost of
Food.
NaShin%to on, Special Unless plans
fail congressional investigation of
the causes for the increased cost of
hvln% will be made, despite the op-
position.
NO Boycott In Iynchburg.
l.Nnchbur@. Special.-Although the
widespread agitation against high
prices OF ioodstuffs is apparently ef-
fective elsewhere. local dealers and
brokers report no change in quota
tions TO them. There has been no
EFFORT here to boycott meats, and the
sales are mp TO the usual.
Meat Boycott Endorsed.
Norfolk. Special-At meeting
held last Friday the civic department
of the Woman Club of Norfolk in
dorsed the present boycott on meats.
and pledged its moral support in in
creasing the number of those who sign