Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-07
LIVESTOCK MEN
URGED To BEWARE
Of SALES AGENTS
Producers Shown How to Do
Their Share in Stimulating
Competition Among Buyers
at Conference on Marketing

! Chicago, Dee. 6.--LiveSiock pro-
+ dUCers were urged today TO do their
L share IN stimulating competition
4, among buyers for the packing houses
E and 20 diScourage the growmg prac-
/ lice Of selling 10 agents sent direct 90
the farms M an address here by NJ
/ l. Mcclure Of Kansas City, Mo, pres
{ ident OF the national livestock oN-
/ change. Mr. McCmrt's remarks,
F which exhibited some concern over
/ the hold the packers have on the
t producer, were made % dolesateS 10
the fourth annual conference ON mar
keting and farm credits at the sec
I ton devoted 10 marketing and live
I stock
If the present system OF market
| ing on central competitive markets
is the best il should be supported
and the efforts OF certain packers IN
irving 10 break down the pyice-mak-
ing system hy going to the country
To buy their supplies should be dlN-
Outraged, said air Mcclure.
supply and Demand,
He urged producers to refuse 10
/ sell 10 agents sent to their farms and
| ranches, lie said that central com
petitive markets are a natural growth
where prices are fixed by the law OF
| supply and demand. unless the mar
ket is manipulated. He said II was
obvious that no packer would seno
to the farms unless he could buy
cheaper there than in competitive
| market.
MIR. Mcclure in noting the decrease
in competition among big buyers Of
fat stock observed that the federal
government in 1918 had inspectors at
forty-four fewer packing plants than
in 1912
Every one knows Of this lack OF
competition" said the speaker. The
free working Of the law of supply
and demand is all that can be asked.
We see the supply what Is asked IL
that the roof be taken off SO that we
can see the demand
Mr.. Mcclure added that the least
the conference could do would be 10
adopt resolution endorsing compe-
titive buying. He suggested coop
erative packing plants as a stimulant
to this end.
Hearings Are Held.
A series Of informal hearings were
held here today in connection with
the fourth national conference ON
marketing and farm credits to col
loct evidence concerning the condition
of the livestock industry in the United
States. Speakers asserted that great
changes are under way in the in
dustry and that tho producers and
feeders of cattle have failed to organ
lie themselves effectively to meet the
changed conditions at purchasing cen
ters and an economic waste has re-
suited. Much of the discussion cen
tered on possible solutions Of the
problem offered by the decline in the
nations meat supply Dwight B.
Heard of Phoenix, Ariz president of
the American National Livestock MS
ISOLATION, assured the delegates Of the
cooperation Of his organization in
their Investigations
On the program were Ed c. Las
alter. Falfurrias, Texas, said to be tho !
owner of the largest dairy herd in the !
world, M. l., Mcclure, president of the |
American National Livestock EX- !
change Kansas City; W. Il. Stubs, |
Lawrence, Kan, former governor of |
Kansas; r. W Tomlinson, secretary
" 'hO AH''li'H 4NdI'ldl LlN'SlocN |
association, Denver, colo, George |
X. Andrews, St. Louis; H. c. Poe,
Temple, Texas; f. A. Bingham, Rock !
ford H., and s Beach, Hutchn-
son. Mimi
Milo d. Campbell, Coldwater, Mich,
president Of the National Federation
of Mix Producers Of America organ
lied last night, said today that state
and local organizations viii be started
at once and a national headquarters
viii be established for handling tho
work of the new organization, which
plans cooperative marketing Of milk
throughout the United states.