Arizona republican., 1918-01-16
LESS W HEAT SANS M EAT IDEA STICKS
Joseph P. Cotton Brings to
 the Livestock Convention Word Wheatless-Meatles
 Rule Is for War or Longer
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 SALT LAKE CITY, June 15.-Meat- lees and wheatless days to remain at least for the period of the war.
 Such was the message brought to the annual convention of the American National Livestock association today by Joseph P. Cotton, chief of the meat division of the federal food adminis- tration and principal of the food ad- ministration at the convention.
 This message from headquarters at Washington was delivered to the as sembled livestock men of the country, at their afternoon session, just after the market committee of the oIganiZa- tion had submitted it's annual report urging the convention to take some action looking toward the securing of c change in the governments meatless day program by the substitution of porl5less days.
 Mir. Cotton, speaking as head of the meat division of the food administra- tion, said that already the administra- tion had announced it's plan to lift the restriction upon beef meatless days on the Pacific coast, but he assured the convention that this is but a tenn porary holiday; that meatless days as first inaugurated will be maintained Throughout the country and restored to it's full extent in the Pacific coast states after the congestion of beef at the country's packing plants shall have been relieved.
 Mir. Cotton assured the livestock men that the situation in relation to accu- mutation of beef products would be relieved by rushing the completion of means of transportation and the result Ing increase in importation of this form of food
 The chief of the meat division also assured the livestock men that the federal food administration would not materially interfere with present prices.
 Hog Price is S15.50
 MT. Cotton assured the hog growers .hat the price of $15.5O on hogs estab- lished some time ago would not be changed. He urged increased hog production.
 The demand of the market commit tee that the convention urge the gov- ernment and food administration to alter it's meatless day program was re- eeiVed by the convention with unani- nous expression of approval. The resolutions committee is considering lhe framing of a resolution to be sub mltted to the convention tomorrow setting forth the attitude of the live stock men toward the meatless day grogram.
 The report of the market committee which was one of the most important documents before the convention today not only took firm stand in the mat ter of urging a change in the meatless day program but also urged the con- Ventlon to provide funds necessary tC enable this committee and officials ot the national association to aid the fed eral trade committee in it's investiga. ton of the packing industry.
 Objects to Meat Plan
 A. E. De RicqIes of Denver. who ad dressed the convention on the subject "A Livestock Policy for Washington saw red flag of danger for the live stock industry in the present program Of the national food administration
 MT. De RicqleS classed the meat ties day innovation as one of the error which he believed should be correcte, to the extent of restoring a norma dietary upon beef, at least until tn present congested condition in tn livestock market is relieved.
 l.. F. Swift, of the Swift Packin, company of Chicago, who is in the eft, to address the National Wool Growers association, consented tonight to mak an address before the National Live stock convention tomorrow mornine
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