Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-08
STABILIZE THE.
PRICE OF MEATS
IS INSTRUCTION
Merchant Representative
for Idaho Informed the
Grower and Consumer to
Be Protected.
Committees Are Named to
Study Situation In Coun-
ry-Export Purchases Of
Beef and Pork Will Be
Directed.

q a Ands1gon, seate merchant rep
seasntnttvo FOR the state Of Idaho Of
Tie Omitted States food administration.
has bean advised by the administration
that whne Il has no intention to Tx
the price at which tho farmer sells his
stock, Il has, however, the duty Of d.
rscttng export purchases Of beef and
pork yeodaota, and proposes 10 use
thu powUr TO stabilize the price, to
support remunerative prices to the
faxunen and. by tho excelsior Of specu-
lattcn. 10 protect tho consumer.
REPRESENTATIVE committees on vari-
oas phases Of the meat industry are
fn the process Of selection 90 a. to
yepcessnk svery phase Of the industry
NOW UNDER CONTROL
~ vhsls e6 the packing houses and
sDanghtsrrs OF meat doing . business
sf Over mao year went under con-
troll Nv L The regulations under
the licenses are bsing formulated. MI.
Anderson n advised. upon the point
Of view Of the provision Of a fair profit
70 the pAnise and Of protection to the
grower snd consumer
J. "A Cotton, Of New York. has been
appointed head Of the meat division OF
the food administration. Mr.. Cotton
will have a. his assistants Dana Du-
rand. Of the University Of Minnesota, In
oharrs oe statistics and accounting.
and other expert assistants not yet Sc
lected
Tho committee On hogs win include ;
Fl. c. Wallace, secretary, Corn Belt
at
Moines; n 2. Russell. Omaha general
manager National Swine Show; w. M.
McFadden. Union Stock Yards, Chi
cago, representing Swine Record asso-
.iation; ]. NJ. Evvard, Iowa Agricultural
college, Ames, Ia, and Wyman Love-
10y, Roscoe, III.
The committee on cattle will en-
brace: E. l.. Burke, Omaha, Neb.;
Dwight B. heard, Phoenix, AriZ.; AL
fred S. Gage, San Antonio, Tex; W.
T. McGray, Kentland. Ind; w. +.
Stubbs, Lawrence, Kan, and w A.
Cochell, Kansas State Agricultural col
lcge.
TO STUDY COST.
Further, a committee has been ap-
pointed to study the cost of hog pro-
luction and methods for stimulation IN
production, comprised of the following
gentlemen; John NJ. Evvard, Ames
la: ]. H. Skinner, Purdue University
Lafayette, Ind. n. II. Gentry. Sedalia-
Mo; DR.. TAFT Butler Birmingham
Ala; L. w. Funk, Bloomington. ILL.,; #.
NJ. Burdick, Herman, Neb.i and w. A
Williams. MARROW, Okla
The packers committee will en-
brace: Thomas E. Wilson, Of Wilson
& Co, Chicago. ILL.,; Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co., Chicago, ILL.,; l.. F. Swift
Swift & Co., Chicago. ILL.,; Edward
Morris. Morris & Co., Chicago. ILL.,. Ed.
ward A. Cudahy. Cudahy Packing Co.
Chicago, H.; Mr.. Agar John Agar &
Co. Chicago. H.; Mr.. Roberts, of Rob.
erts d Oake, Chicago, ILL.,; B. G.. Bren.
nan, of Brennan Packing company. Chi
cago, H.; G. A. HORNED, of G. A. Hor,
mel 4 Co. Austin. Mimi; Patrick Cud
ahy, st. Louis Independent Packin,
company. St Louis; Mr.. Bischof, ST
Louis Independent Packing company
st. Louis; Mr.. Dodd. of Jacob Dodt
Packing company Buffalo, N. Y; MI
Nash, Cleveland Provision company
Cleveland, O.; Mr.. Taliaferro, Ham
mond Standish & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. Shaw, Mr.. Foster, Mr.. Fry an,
Mr.. Robe.
Another committee affecting the con
sumner and the retail distribution O
meat.
The headquarters of the meat divis