The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26
PACKERS OUT IN


Continued from rage Ope.y
financial qualifications of the pack
ers touched many street railway SyS-
TENS.
1.-THE influence of the packers in
Kansas City is more widespread than
in any other city of the United States,
excepting Chicago" Mr.. Heney said.
Mr.. Heney's statement was made in
connection with the reading of further
confidential documents taken from
the files of the Chicago packers,
which showed that the packers
planned an elaborate campaign in
ordering an investigation into the
livestock and meat packing industry,
as was proposed in the Borland reso-
luton. The recommendation was
made by counsel for the packers that
they should undertake to have the
iudiciaryfcommittee flooded with tele-
grams from all over the country, es-
pecially the congressional districts
where the members came from, pro-
testing against passage of the Bor-
land resolution on the grounds that
livestock was sellings at very satisfac-
tory prices and any investigation
would only disturb such satisfactory
conditions
TT is quite important to reach Gard
of Hamilton Ohio, the memorandum
of counsel reads. Perhaps Proctor of
Cincinnati knows him."
Murdock Digs Up Facts.
Questioned by Commissioner Muir
dock, Mr.. Heney said the Proctor re-
ferred to was the soap manufacturer.
Mr.. Murdoch found considerable in
terest in a sentence of the memoran-
dunn which recommended that all the
messages should be varied. He said it
was the psychology of congressman
that wnen they received a large num-
Der of kilograms identical in form,
they suspected somebody with trying
to put something over" which un-
doubtedly was recognized by the pack
ers also. Indications that the packers
had advance information of what was
being done in connection with the
Borland resolution was contained in a
memorandum taken from the files of
Wilson & Company, which carried a
notation showing that it was sent to
all of the five big packing companies.
The memorandum said:
mr.. Faulkner Counsel for Ar
mour) has received word from Wash
ington that the Borland hearings have
been definitely set for June 2S. Do
not mention the fact that we have this
word probably will be out within day
or two. 1t is not believed that Mr..
Fisher knows it as YETI
Mr.. Fisher referred to was Walter
Fisher. counsel for the live stock men
who were urging the investigation.
Former Kansan Scout for Packers.
Details of a visit to Washington
during which he consulted numerous
officials were given by Henry Veeder,
counsel for the packers, in a letter to
Louis F. Swift, dated July IT, 1915.
He wrote he had been informed that
IF the federal trade commission were
instructed to make an investigation it
be without publication and under, no
circumstances public hearings at
which attorneys might participate.
L. C. Boyle of Kansas City, former
| attorney general of Kansas. appeared
to have been in constant communica-
ton with the packers regarding the
| Borland investigation resolution On
July "a, 1916, Boyle wrote Veeder:
"One of the last things impressed
upon him (Borland) was that altho
did not doubt his sincerity, 1 certainly
did doubt his political sagacity, in
| solar as his own personal welfare
twas concerned. 1 feel that my last
/ sheets in reference to his own political
! welfare may have taken root
Mr.. Heney interrupted to say in JUS