Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
CHAMBER
FIGHTS LAW ON
HOG SHIPPING
Atlanta Ordinance Barring Geor-
gia-Dressed Swine Called
Discrimination.

Following numerous letters of com
plant from South and Middle Geor-
gia, the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce, through its president, c. j.
Haden, has taken up with the city of
Atlanta, in the person of its Mayor,
the matter of the ordinance which
forbids the shipment of dressed hogs
to Atlanta from points within the
State.
Whatever the reasons for this or
dinance," said Mr.. Haden, in its prin-
cipal effect it is gravely discrimina-
tory against Georgia hog raisers and
in favor of the packing houses. I'm
der the interstate commerce laws no
city ordinance can prevent the ship
ment of duly inspected dressed hogs
to Atlanta from Chicago, or Kansas
City, or any other point outside the
State-but under the existing ordi-
rance the Georgia hog raiser must
ship his hogs here to be slaughtered
The matter came up last week, aft
er a long period of discomfort. r. l..
Ballard, farm demonstrator for Tur-
1er County, came to Atlanta to con-
fer with Mr.. Haden about the matter.
Protest Sent Mayor.
Mr.. Haden had been receiving let
tiers of complaint against the discrim-
ination, one of which was from L. F.
Moody, president of the Randolph
County Chamber of Commerce. To
this letter Mr. Haden referred in his
communication to Mayor Woodward,
sent Monday, which reads as follows:
Let us call your attention to the
letter from Mr.. T. F. Moody president
of the Randolph County Chamber of
Commerce, to Clerk Walter Taylor,
dated April 4, protesting against the
Atlanta ordinance forbidding the
shipping into Atlanta OF dressed hogs.
For your convenience we inclose you
herewith copy of the letter.
1T occurs to the writer that 1t is
undue restraint of trade and hard
ship on the industry we are all trying
to develop in Georgia to forbid the
shipping of dressed animals into At
lanta, unless such ordinance is abso-
lutely necessary to the health of the
people. Is there not some better So
luton of this question?
Big Meat Loss in Country.
knowing how deeply you have at
heart the welfare of the agricultural
interests of Georgia, l am confident
you will use your best efforts to bring
about a condition more favorable to
hog raising.
Previous correspondence between
the Georgia Chamber of Commerce
and ]. P Kennedy, health officer, re-
suited in the statement by the latter
| that the ordinance was designed to
check the shipment into Atlanta OF
many diseased and otherwise I'M
| wholesome carcases," to be sold in
the local market.
THE ordinance" wrote Mr.. Kenne-
dy, takes care of the situation, and
forces the slaughter houses to slaugh
| ter for the public without discrimina-
/ ton, maximum charge being nXeu'
Ordinance Called Unfair.
Mr. Kennedy added that he believed
the law wise.
Mr.. Haden said he believed Mayor
Woodward would not require any
suggestions from the Chamber of
| Commerce to aid him in rectifying an
obviously unfair situation-unfair to
the small farmer who raised few
hogs in Georgia and could not make
up a carload of live animals for ship
ment, thus being compelled, for want
of an Atlanta market, to sell his prod =
uct in his own community, at an an
nual waste of about $4,000 from
spoiled meat in many counties that
know Of" said Mr.. Haden.
THE situation, broadly speaking,
arises from the fact that whereas in
1899 a pound OF cotton would buy a
pound of meat, it now requires two
pounds of cotton for that office. The
cid balance is destroyed.
Remedy ls Suggested.
I'VE should do our best to restore
it, or as much of it as possible, and
the way to do that is to encourage the
home production of meat"
It is said the objections to Georgia
slaughtered meat coming into Atlanta
should be easily removed, either by
inspection at the abattoir or by IN
spection on receipt in Atlanta, or both.
Another thing" said Mr.. Haden.
1.-The development of this problem is
another great boost for a big city
market in Atlanta You can easily
see how it would help matters"
Too Much Law, Says Mayor