Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
MEAT PRODUCERS
GETTING IN LINE
IOWA ASSOCIATION GIVES EN-
TAuslAsrIc RESPONSE TO
FEDERAL APPEAL
PORK GREATEST NEED
OF ALLIED NATIONS
Farmers Of United States Must Furnish
supply-Use Of Pork at Home May
Be Stopped to Feed Armies-Annual
Convention Of Meat Producers Hears
), Inspiring Address.

Des Moines, Dec. III. p. Cotton.
of the meat industry of the United
States, told the meat producers of Iowa
yesterday that he counted on them for
their loyal corporation with the gov
eminent in winning the war. 4
They responded with enthusiastic
applause aud affirmation.
He said that the army and the allies
used pork and the United States must
furnish. it. The United States can do
it because the people of this country
eat twice as much fats as the Germans
ever did before, the war even. And
he assured, the meat producers of the
exercise. of the food administrative
powersSo of the government in their
protection as to profits and prices.
Not to Operate at Loss.
No one" he said. SIS quite SO abb
surd ais to think that the meat pro-
ducers of the country can proceed
with their business in red ink. And
the government hopes and intends to
see to it that their books are not runs
ming in red ink while, at the same time,
feeding our armies, feeding the people
and armies Of the allies, and preventing
the prof1teers on every side from MAX
ing hay out OF The necessities of the
nation and the labor of the producer"
The impossihility Of fixing beet
prices such as those fixed for hogs was
pointed out in the conference. But the
meat producers were cautioned to help
the government maintain "a reasonable
level OF pricss fixed by not flooding
the markets with enormous supplies 81
cattle and thus making a condition
which will be difficult to handle to
prevent meat price panic.
Hog Situation in Hand.
The hog meat situation Is in hand
If necessary, the government will stop
the people spf this Country from eating
pork. Much less 'beefsis exported aud
the soft corn. situation complicates the
duties OF the food administration. Blu:
with Coz operation of the meat pro-
ducers it can ,be handled is Mr.. Cot
tons assurance.
Mr. Cotton was leading New York
lawyer and he accepted the job OF
meat food conseryator at no salary al
All. 4ss $ ~ 80 80 ?. ks.Fst -
President Sykes Presides.
About l5Q delegates, the majority
accompanied by their wives, were il,
the city when the fourteenth annual
convention o. the Corn Belt Meat Pro
Educers' Association opened at the Saw
eeIy at 10Ro,clock yesterday with tho
annual address OF President A. Sykes,
of Ida Grove.
In his talk M. Sykes touched on the
railroad question as being one of the
most Important affecting the meat
producers, and ,advocated>the giving OF
financial aid by. the government to the
railroads, IL feasible to enable them to
get along with increasing freight rates
on meat proc ducts at this time. II the
plan Of loaning money to the railroads
was not feasible he suggested govern-
ment operation Of all roads for the
period Of theswar
For Free Use Of Beef.
The necessitysof increasing hog pro-
duction, by breeding more sows and
better care OF the pigs after being far
rowed was emphasized by MT. Sykes
He also spoke of the oversupply Of
beef at the present time and sug-
gested that The .meatless days" were
working an Injury to the beef industry
and injurings the price Of beef cattle