The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-01-23
WmNT Tnr pACKTns CI.NIN.

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the federal trade commission ln con
ductinr ita meat parking inquiry were
attacked nt tudaY'a hearing ni The
house interstate commerce committee.
t.o,Y Mayer counsel for Armour
and company was ON tho stand dis
cussinr the constituiionuhty OF the hill
and the Cummieslnu'H inquiry.
when the federal trade commiH-
sion took testimony and found a. Nors
dict of guilty against the packers. do
you mean 90 say YuI clients wefo
given no chance 10 rcpiyf' asked
Representative sanders of louisiana.
None. whatever, NJ Mayer said
You don't mean 90 Say that when
"a witness took the stand TO give dnm.
aging testimony arainai your clients.
YOU were not allowed 10 question
himf"
In ~ hcai .SE nt all"
= ou were not allowed even 20 oH.
tahllsh the crudibiliiS OF the witness 20
No"
"Then wha. cfcdonco can we give
60 these fndinsHf' continued NJ.
Sanders
"Nono whatever"
DO you mean a. say the federal
trnd. commission undertook 20 infcH.
tiuuio great industry Without giving
the indusir, o. chnnrc o. present ~
side 9"
Absolutely none" NJ Nayor said
- made three trips 90 Washington
tn plead for the Opportunity but thcv
refused and gave mo- reason. Thri
Hcnf scores and HcufoH of examiners tl
ru through tho files uf Armour ana
company and took many letters"
cor Coursg thcy took an tho letters
10 show she contcNtf" Me- Sanders In
tsrruptod
'"rhcy did not" Mr. MAYER answer
Dd
The witness aId mistaken lnfor.
anre drawn from one lottor rrforriug
to an agreed price on lard cu,uuou und
WIS due to tho failure uf thc cnmmisY
sion 90 take other ictttrs which uuuld
hutc explained ihut the price WA
ntrl hN the food administration aud
nni Dos tHr packers.
% Dol the mnHi remarkable thing
ever heard nl iu uN Uir.' Mr sander
remarked aa hc finished hiH puus
unuinr
Drastic war measures were given hi
Me Mayor HH the reason fnf au acute
tendency iu legislation of which h'
said co., pending bill WINS 400 oNnmpie
TDHiifking htfAru thr house com
miftDD nu Interstate and fufrIgu com
morco TODAY. Louis a. swift. pronidcn
nf swift aud company, to-day cntero'
i Hrrirs of doniula tn statements con
,rfnius The packing industry SmHuu
INK from thU fcdcui trade commits
sion.
Ne Swift asserted thnt such lcgisln
ton nH ir proposed iu the Slms ant
krndrirk bills would cripple Tho pack
inE houaU industry iir assaulted th|
report OF tho federal trade COMMITS
L aNa a..
the htufiura conducted for the com
mission hN Francis j. Honey, wou
one sided iu that tho packers wvu
not allowed 90 answer any uf tho 10
] LEGATIONS made against them
Thp witness denied with NIror thu
There was any combination OF packer
] and asH, rtod that 10 there was ii coul
] not prevent losses
The only thng wrong with th
packiur business is tho public impress
sion that something In wrouE sni
NJ swift 40 that impression. whiC
hos bopu rfcatod hN misstHfDtueui
and tho infHWinr of public prejudice
/ cuuld lr rUWtiiDd. the need Tor H
p this legislation also would hg r,mcd
iod
n looks 90 mr Feu much us
/ the HuNrrumrut were conducting "a
+ experimental operation with the paca
+ iug udustf, Hs thr patient. n th
patient survives 10 can ho tried "a
other Industries. W. ohicct go pr,
Nidin gthc Cluig There is lust
much rrnac H railroad huildir
hotels Co take care of paHaonrsrs du
ions Cd several DAYS stop over aH thDl
is in THOR building packing hou
branch house rho branch house
NOT froight terminal; u ia merely
market nuurc whore food pfudut
. arc sold