The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-01-25
BEEF BAN IN WEST
LIFTED FOR A TIME
BUT sTocKMEN ARE WARNED
THAT MEATLEss DAYS HAVE
COME TO STAY.
Such Is Message Delivered to Stock
men by Chief of Meat Division in
Address Before the National
Livestock Association.

Salt Lake City-Meatless and wheat
less days are institutions that have
come to stay; at least, for the period
of war necessity
Such is the pointed and positive mes
sage brought to the American National
Livestock association, assembled in its
twenty-first annual convention here, by
Joseph 2. Cotton, chief Of the meat
division of the federal food admins
tration and principal representative of
the food administration at the con-
vention.
This message from headquarters at
Washington was delivered Tuesday to
the assembled livestock men of the
country at their afternoon session at
the Hotel Utah, just after the market
committee of the organization had sub
| mitted its annual report at the morn
ing session urging the necessity for
| the convention to take some action
looking toward the securing of a
change in the governments meatless
| day program by the substitution of
porkless days for the present meat
less Tuesdays.
Mr.. Cotton, speaking as head of the
| neat division of the food administra-
ton, stated that already the admins
tration had announced its plan to lift
the restriction upon beef on meatless
days in the Pacific coast states, but
he assured the convention that this
is but a temporary holiday; that meat
less day as first inaugurated will be
maintained throughout the country and
restored to its full extent in the Pa
cific coast states after the present con-
gestion of beef at the country's pack
ing plants shall have been relieved.
Exports of beef have been small
compared with exports of pork, Mr..
Cotton said, but this condition will
soon be remedied and the outlet will
largely help the cattle situation. Prices
he said, will not fall far below the
present level.
Science as related to the cattle in
dustry was given a hearing at the
twenty third annual convention of the
American National Live Stock associ
alton when two university professor:
delivered addresses on meat produc
ton.
Choosing as his subject, "Hints or
Economic Meat Production" John I
Game III, director of the extension di
vision of the Utah Agricultural col
lege said: ITO produce meat more
economically the following points
should be remembered. Use only gooC
stock bred along meat production
lines. Take care of range and feeC
stock literally when needed. Marke
stock at younger ages and keep more
females. Take more care to see tina
you get a large percentage of in
crease
Cattle feeding on hay was pro
nouneed improbable by E. L. Potter
professor of anilaRl h6sbandry, of tn
Oregon Agricultural college in hi
speech on "Fattening Cattle on Hay.
: Good results are obtained, however
Professor Potter said, in feeding tn
cattle on mixture of alfalfa and cor
siIage.
, Meat conservation is being carrie
! to the extreme under government res
ulation, particularly as it affects beef,
said c. Is. Irwin, one of the larges
cattlemen in Wyoming, land with tn
present enormous supply of fresh bee
, stored in the packing houses it is
crime to tell the people they shout
not eat beef in order to show their pr
tri0tism."
An anticipated resolution calm
upon the federal food adminiStratio
TO alter it's meatless day program b
substituting porkless for meatless day
failed TO make its appearance. Follow
I ing the announcement made by JOSEF
z. Cotton, chief of the meat diviSio
of the food administration, Tuesda!
that meatlesS day was permanent II
{ stitution, the proposed resolution ash
t ing a change in this program was bu
I led in the resolutions committee an
not permitted to reach the conyentio
, floor.
ave welcome the fact that we al
now under government regulation an
control; the actual facts will be know
and there will be no opportunity Of an
false information being given oil
, broadcast" declared Louis +. Swift
president of Swift & Co., packers {
Chicago, in an address before the col
ventiOn.
Mr.. Swift declared that the report
Z the effect that Swift < Co.'S profits IL
r the past year amounted to "a per ceI
Gu a capital of 00,000,GO0 was not
E fair statement of facts. Mr.. Swift sui
n mitted figure. to the convention
+ support of hrs argument that in rea
J. ity the profits of the company were NJ
I more than 20 per cent on tie capt.;
] and surplus used in the conduct OF IL
usiness, hence the profits We're n,
unreasonable as reports would lead Ii
i public to believe.