The Washington herald., 1919-08-25

The packers do have monopoly the egg buzne.. ney
them unfair any way They are not crushing anybody snS1s
dealers poperns and expanding their business opposed
u M, Eastwood Wholesale m.a and Produce Bus.s.- s
We do business with tn. packers the s. on-s al wei a, he
independent and have always found them .qu.r,
dng and have any ey ready
souse prices On the other hand they have been .. wiling
to help US in any reasonable way"
Mr.. VIM. T. Nardin President the Hrd. MEX cosden.ns Com
pany, Highland, ILL.,:
The Big Five packers not control exceed los st De
dnsed mdk business Of the We have found difficulty
packer competition the milk business.
Mr. Emanuel Waaernas and Jobe1 Of Fresh and Smoked
Have been business Al years In all the dealing, h,.
had with the packers they have been absolutely fair and and
have propered have dealt with them Any ston
the packer bound to hunt the retailer oposed to this bill
Mr. Harry p St.sbaush, President TrSae canner,' Association
maryland -Dea~areNew Jesey)
Some of the Big Five packers handle extensively line of
ss.'ssst sssss Hs they have not 's's''d wit" our business any wa"
Henry W. Lynch Plato Cal Stock Raiser California and Auna:
The socnen of California Arizona consider the Ke.,n bI
destructive and detrimental their interests packing industry
really the market end Of anything they produce
ML. Ands,,ss Columbia No. ,sp,ssseins dc . and fam
the Kenyon and Kendick bills:
Both practically annhla'e the packer whose t limited
States itself We
influence the of these bills for the
that they will bring disaster the producer who d.o
and he books the live stock commission man to sen to he ,.e
Why should the Senate select only the producer shipper distributor
OF hive stock and demand licenses of arcec artists retail
merchants lawyers and whose fees frequently enormous;
also coal producers and underakerA
cB Caldwell Secretary of the cdqua County Chamber Of Con-
Mouh1e, Ga:
l. our best business and best farmers have studied
this matter of the belief that the passage of legislation VII
and will mmeaaby discourage the further of the p.cn.
industry the South. and the further mv.sesi of e.aa. iu de
packing business
W. j. Vz.een, Cotton Manufacture, Moutrie Ca:
Our experience with the packers who own the packing plant
Moue has been that they progressive ". eond them de
biggest sins assistant have insofar developing The farming
section of that country concerned"
p Lynn ". P. c.rpeuz, J. A ch4..s,n and H. A. suaA
all of Iako Mo- and the largest livestock producer, and
b Ps sG dsisd si isa : s.el declared they were " the Kenyon
Mr.. Lynn, speaking to the Commiff.e:
If of gentlemen do think there competition m de
cattle markets ought to Try buy cattle We
sell to the Big Five packers than do o buy.-
do not know how buyers there Chicago. t
dozen buyers and look cattle market Tr
great connection the buyers There stock yard
United States where there E,eh-.. q e
who them.
We figure that would be Just fair you gong to B..n-
the packer that you license gentlemen sps be-
IF you take away de refrigerator from DE pac., vuu
Just a. well take s~.y the butcher lnif- alo
As shipper have encountered r-.e.
combination 10 control the markets way ~hat.oe-.
Mr. Carpenter speaking to the Committee:
81 have been dealing with the packers all life h.~, .oN
them thousands of caae and have dealt with f.i
.quare of my life than the p.cker They have treated ns
fairly all the way through"
Mr. Chrst..sen who handles 6v. sf e.ts
q year, said:
Il have been cattle feeder Missouri for 20 year. ..s.-
hed with condition of affairs and Do
favor government control We have been having awful
for livestock the government has had charge &
railroads."
H. A. Smith speaking to the Committee:
81 opposed this legislation because is wrong tne
very dangerous and the legislation drastic entirely Wen
you take the refrigerator and when take
packing plants will be long until you vii send
know when shall send cattle the market
American Meat Packers