The daily morning oasis., 1919-09-05
addition, they supply meat for
all the United States troops in
the state.

Tic IdIlCIl Ill OlQ MEXICO. OnCll
recently it has been necessary to
lship in fed cattle from Phoenix,
which kept the price up, al
though not as high as in other
! Arizona cities.
For the first time. in nine
years there have been abundant
rains and the cattlemen as re-
suit are having a "fat" year.
The Tovreas, who cooperated
closely with the government dur
ing the war in furnishing sup
plies and in aiding the various
food conservation drives"
were quick to take advantage of
the favorable cattle conditions
and give the public the benefit
The present conditions should
prevail at least four months
more and it is believed by then
prices for ether foodstuffs will
have reached a lnore nearly nor
nal basis
Beef Is Now Cheapest Food
In contrast to- the meatless1
days of the war, beef has now
become the cheapest food that
can be consumed. For the price
per pound it contains more cf
the elements essential to well
balanced food than any other
articles. AS it's price descends,
other foods must follow suit.
The Tovrea company is not
connected in any way with the
big packing concerns, being a
purely local company. 1t is, at
present the largest concern of
it's kind between Ell Paso and
Los Angeles and the only one in
this district, whose meats are
government inspected.
The main plant is located at
what has been nicknamed "Tov-
reaville." Including the branch
shops it gives employment to
more than $50 persons and pays
meat cutters the highest scale
in the United States. $3.50 a
month for nine hours work.
Supplying Troops in Arizona
The company is now slaugh-
tering 1000 head of beef a
month and about 1000 head OF
veal. sheep, lambs and hogs. 1t
is supplying the troops i'm Arl.
IONA with 100000 pounds ct
meat a month. Mr.. Tovrea said
yesterday there was not much
likelihood of any sharp reduction
in the price of pork except those
that will come as a result Of the
cut i'm beef prices. Pork will
continue to be high and scarce
/ until the farmers begin raising
hogs.
HI. C. L. Soon Myth in Bisbee
With rents at a surprisingly
low scale compared with other
cities, with municipal market
/ in operation where vegetables
| and fruits can be bought direct
ITly from the producer, and with
the cut in beef prices ranging
| 10 to 40 per cent, Risbee appears
| we'll on the way toward a solu-
ton of the high cost of living
| problem. Wages here already
are higher on the average than
any place in the United States
| and prices for necessities lower
"It is a source of qualification
| to us that we are able to help
solve the food problem by mal1-
| ing these sharp reductions in
prices" Mr.. Tovrea said yester-
day. eve have been in the War
rem district for a long time and
have grown from a small con-
Germ to large one. We have
confidence in the district and be-
lieve in it's future.
Sees Stimulus to Local
Population
"We think that cutting the
prices of beef will go a long way
toward reducing the cost OF
living in general. The result
should be gratifying increase
in our population. When people
find out that we have the high
est average wages in the coun-
try and the lowest prices for
food, they will want to come
here to live. Our action in put
ting the new scale into effect rs
simply in line with our policy
of doing all we can do to let the
public share in our own pros
prity." J
The reduction announced yes
terday is not connected with the
big S5OO,OOO packing plant near
Phoenix now under way and in
which Toyreas are interested.
This concern will not be COM
pleted and in operation for about
EIGHT months. When it gets to
running some other interesting
developments in the food situa-
ton may be looked for.
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