The Lamar register., 1918-11-27

Swine producers of the country will
contribute to their own, interest by
not flooding the market, for it must be
evident That II an excessive over per-
centage of hogs Is marketed In any
one month price stabllization and con
tr6l cannot succeed, and 1t Is certain
that producers themselves can coutri-
butte materially to the efforts of the
conferences II they will do their mark.
citing. In as normal way as possible.
The whole situation as existing at
present demands IA frank and explicit
insurance from the conferees repre-
sented-namely, that every possible
effort VIII be made to maintain II live
hog price commensurate with swine
production costs and reasonable sell
ing values In execution of the declnr-
ed policy of the Food Administration
TO use every agency in Its control 10
secure Justice to the farmer.
The stabilization methods adopted
for November represent the best eff
forts of the conference, concurred In
by the Food Administration and the
Livestock Subcommittee Of the Agrl
cultural Advisory Board, together
with special swine members and the
representatives OF the packers. to i'm,
prove the present unsatisfactory sltu.
alton. which has unfortunately result
ed because Of the Injection of uncUn.
trollnble factors.
We nsk the producer to cooperate
with us in most difficult task.
The members OF the Conference
were:
Producers c. Stuart. Elk Gar
den, Va. Chairman Agricultural Ad,
ylsory Board; w. NJ. McFadden, Chi
cago, Ill; A. Sykes, Ida Grove, In. ::
John NJ. Evvard. Ames, Ia. /; ] II Mer-
Ger, Live Stock Commission for Kan
sas; J. q. Brown. Monon, Ind. F.. C.
Brown. President Chicago Livestock
Exchange; y. II. Gentry. sedalla. Mo. /;
John GrattHn, Broomheld, Colo; Eu-
gene Funk. Bloomington. Ill; Isaac
Lincoln. Aberdeen. S. D.. e. w Hunt,
Logan, L.; c. E. Yancey. W. II. Dod-
son
Food Administration Herbert Hoo
yer. f. S Snyder. Major T. l. Roy. G
H. Powell
Department Of Agriculture Louis
ID. Hall, f. H. Marshall.
The packers present aud others
sharing in foreign orders We're repre-
sentcd by the elected packers commit
tee. Those represented We're
Packeis-Armour * Co. Chicago
H. ; Cudahy Packing Co. Chicago, Ill :
Morris & Co. Chicago. III. Swift &
Co, Chicago, ILL.,; Wilson & Co. Chlcn.
go, H. John Agar Co. Chicago, III. /;
Armstrong Packing Co, Dallas, Tex /;
Boyd Durham & Co. Chicago. ILL., (;
Brennan Packing Co, Chicago. Ill. (;
Cincinnati Abattoir Co. Cincinnati,
o.: Cleveland Provisions Co, Cleve-
land. o.: Cudahy Bros. Co. Cudahy.
WIS; J. Dold Packing Co. Buffalo. n.
y; Dunlevy Packing Co, Pittsburg
Pa. J. T. Decker * Sons, Mason City.
Ia. Evansville Packing 60. Evans
vile. Ind East Side Packing Co. Fast
st. Louis, Ill: Hammond Standlsh &
Co. Detroit. Mich @. a. HORNED &
Co. Austin. MINI; Home Packing 4
Ice Co, Terro IIaute. Ind. Indepcnd-
cnt Packing Co. Chicago. m Indian
apolis Abattolr Co. indianapolis Ind:
international Provision Co. Brooklyn.
n. y; Interstate Packing Co. Winona.
MINI Iowa Packing Co. Dies Moincs.
Ia: Powers Bcgs Co. Jacksonville,
ILL., Kinpnn & Co, Indianapolis, Ind.
Krey Packing Co, St Louis, Mo. Lake
Erie Provision Co. Cleveland. o. Lay
ton Co. Milwaukee Wis Oscar Mayer
x Bro. Sedgwick and Beethoven
streets. Chicago, III; J. r. Mcmillan
Co; ST. Paul, Mirn.; Miller x Hart.
Chicago, Ill; J. Morrell & Co, Otum-
wa, In. Nuckoils Packing Co. Pueblo,
Colo Ogden Packing and Provision
Co. ogden. Utah; ohio Provision Co.
. Cleveland. o. : Parker Webb & Co, De
troit, Mich; pittshurg Packing and
Provision Co, Piusburg. Pa; Rath
Packing Co. Waterloo, Ia: Roberts &
Oake. Chicago. III. ItOhe & Eros, New
York City: w. c. Bouth & Co. Logans-
port. Ind. 81. Louis Ind. Packing Co.
St Louis, No. Sinclair & Co., T. NJ.
Cedar Rapids. la. 4; sullivan & Co. De
troit, Mich. ; Theurer-Norton Provision
Co. Cleveland, o.; Wilson Provision
Co, Peoria, III. Western Packing and
Provision Co, Chicago, Ill; Charles
Wolf Packing Co, Topeka, Kan.