The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-12-09

VI iht tidNo VI Tue lDfdl NDIlplnt--
we having waged battle for the
people?
The Injury to the Live stock IN
Industry.
II must not be forgotten that our n
present packing plant is the largest
packing plant on this side of Omaha,
including the entire Pacific Coast,
and that the plant which win be op- B
Grated by the Cudahy company is no /:
larger than our original plant. as
built in 1906. II is, therefore, not n
the size of their plant in Utah, or
the competition, which already exists Il
through the big meat packers branch
houses, which should prompt this ar
ticle, but rather the capital and pow
er behind IL and the possibility OF in
fuence on Utah's prosperity from the
meat packers combine.
Our packing plant is therefore. TO
reckoned within the future. An an
nual capacity of 100000 head OF
hogs, 100000 head of cattle and
100000 head of sheep means pack
ing plant of large proportions, even
compared with any of the packing
plants units of the United States and
larger than some of the Cudahy
plants. This plant is built. II is In
ogden to stay, 1t was started first
Is IL advisable to start another small
Ter plant in Salt Lake City through
subsidy? If plant is started in
Salt Lake City, probably another
may be started in Pocateno and We
will then have three places in this
| l..an ,tnt, trNy
which as market will be OF any
Importance, as compared with the
large centers. 1t will be against the
interest Of the live stock raisers. as
they in order to benefit by the three
markets, would have to ship from
one market to another or take
chance OF either Of these markets
being overstocked, while IL they were
located at one place, the live stock
raisers would get the benefit OF the
three markets combined.
\ To Control the Food Output Of the
United States.
The large packers in the United
Il States control the meat sltuation.
e These same interests are also
4 WoiNih nav ab Ss"SA
=. food products including eggs.
h butter. cheese, FISH. canning. fruit
,e canning, tomato canning pork and
bean canning. even into the
grains, cereals and many other food
z products N me s6wefhmentfS r years
.@,thas been Observation-Disclosures
% problem in curbing and controlling
these interests, and II appears to US
~ thatit is tcontraryito the Utah splrit
~ u. to further this cause by giving Large
~ millionaire packers approximately
Sc one quarter OF n million dollars. il
y Besides this many, another indus
a. a, try in Utah Is today growing like we
~ have, with the same hope IN the IN.
tture and with the same hope for fair
es play; btft IF an -set=oF --tkTs=KTsd-ear
20 be successfully carried through here
10 that IA Utah compbny must pay fol
m every dollar they invest in theiI
T. plant, and an eastern company have
!, a nlant,i plus esAh givep to tbHn--
h;fftI f,ates xostpe utionl III tHa-paH o
HIA bf thsutahl ppb any lhibossiAlsyan'
julio WV ,hinhfrt Che 49ldpspept o
", other Utah industriesb as they ma!
~ fear the same fate as that which L
~ tbAib .ssflepsdN to- theepAcklng sbhsi
~ Illness insIifahyi IA m, stEbst KEPT IL
y. SS'Aniiiid that THY does not Nppiy to GU
IN, company alone, but to smaller Sal
rp-t krhe q itY-neat= hefe-as well, ant
alt may some day apply to the cannin
be industry. the milling and cereal in
sfdustry, the candy and butter indus
or try.
be We sndsaxored TO enlightep the Cta
,nfl public through the SALT lake J't
nd papers of What was taking form, bu
! a some OF. the heads orthe cOmmercii
he club had already tied UP every pape
de lin the city. so these papers, againi
not their desires were not at liberty
OF publish our articles. Lstters wer
ks circulated TO the business men an
ing a great many replies were receives
nut vigorously voieing their opposition
Sc the Cudahy plan. The scheme woU'
have failed had publicity been give
as and the heads of the Salt Lake Gu
Commercial Club realized this, ,,Ar
~ sound proposition win NOT gnR'
IKE from publicity We believe that II
a handicapping of q Utah industry
eH this manner will be resented by II
na Utah people, -
Weasolicit expressions from man
facturers, jobbers, retailers and o'h
of business men Of. Utah az TO tho
sbl Views regarding this battle betU eg
raj 1.-THE independent companies and y
IN lmeat combine slIJH,-
co What would youNdp If such cond
ur- tions confronted gonr industry?
our We anticipate many pledges
,m- support in this battle to prevent II
on mar cohsummation of this transa
has ton. %g