The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-11


Washington July ll.-An np-
preaching packer domination OF all
important foods In the United states
and an international control OF meat
products with foreign companies
seems a certainty unless fundamental
action IN taken TO prevent 10. the fed
eral trade commission declared today
IN part one Of It's report to President
Wilson ON the extent and growth of
power OF the five packers In meat
ana other industries.
iAir COnsiuerauon OF the course
the lave pacKets naNc touOWeu nhd
uie p,sitiVn tney nave ALREADY reaon-
cu, ssiu tne report mus icad 20
the conclusion that tncy tnIeatvn the
ir,euom Ot ,he market VI the cOuu-
ttA iVod Industries ana o. the by
products OI the Industries linked
thercwltn. They mean patKcr con-
uOi OF other iOOds will not require
loug IA developing.
Declaring the history OF the
packers growth 10 interWoven WIN
illegal COMMISSIONS. rebates and with
unutscloscd control OF corporations. +"
. the report urged the importance uf
iull puuUCitA ut corporate oWucrahIu
Tor AT industries.
As to devices Tor securing control
! there does not exist adequate law"
the report said. IN It's absence uu-
taIr competition may run ITS course
to the goal Of monopoly ana accom-
piish the ruin Of competitors without
the secret ownership being suspected
and consequently Without complaint
TO the commission or Investigation OF
facts. The competitor Is m Jeopardy
30 long a. he hts not the know ledge
oi uuv ownership and the pubic 70
entitled to such knoWicdgt."
AIltHnrtmu thar
ers-S~ttt and Company. Armour
ana tompans, W.isou ana COMPANY,
Morris anu company ana the tuuaAs
Col puuy JUuuy o. separately Nsvid
Contruluus iu ga companies, muipI
interest," Iu 30 others auu uudetefni-
incu interest IN ys--a totai ot tos
companies that tncy psUuuce -.
uedi in some ,t5 common, ,.-s iaige-
- food products the report gives
tnis picture Oh growing paCKCt m
Nasioh mtU rciatcu ana unrelated Iu-
dustrits.
la addition to meat foods,
they prouuce nr d~ul m suUn di-
NvTs commodities us fresh tumh-
toes and banjo sirlngs. leather
ana cotton seed uil breakfast
foods, Ninuz, curlcd hair, pep
s,,.. a..G Washing powders. Their
branch houses are not only sta
uuuS fur the distribution OF meat
ana poultry, but take ON the
character Ui wholesale grocery
stores. dealers n various kinds OF
produce ana JubbOrs 70 special
lines OF trade.
They have interests large
enough tO bo "a dominating uflu-
cnCc IN most UI the services con-
ncctcd with the production and
distribution OF animal FOODS and
their by products, and are reach
ing out Tor control nOt only OF
substitutes OF animal food. but
ot substitutes for other lines IN
to which the Iutcgration of their
business has led tnrm rh-y s4u
factors In Cattlc-lOau companies.
making the necessary loans TO
growers and feeders OF livestock:
are Interested In railways and
private car lines transporting
livestock and manufactured ari-
mai products; IN most OF the im-
portunt stOCkNards compdnics-
the public market for the bulk
OF food animals. aud In livestock
trade papers on which growers
ana feeders rely for market
news"
They are Interested IN banks
from which their competitor
packing houses borrow money.
In companies supplying machin-
cry, ice. salt materials boxes
etc, 10 themselves and their com
pctitors. they are principal deal
crs on the provision exchanges
where future prices IN standard
cured animal products are deter
mined. they or their subsidiary
companies deal In hides. nico,
fertilizer material and other
crude animal by products; pur-
chase from other packers these
crude 10y products and them
selves carry the manufacture
thereof 10 further stage than
most % their competitors"
"They Hrs important factors IN tho
leather Industry. In olomarshriuc and
lard substitute. in cotton seed oil IN
I leather Industry iu oleomargariuo
Their ,ust disturbing system
with the advantage arising from tho