The Washington times., 1919-08-25

Mr. H. H Bergmann Secretary Missouri Egg and Poultry
Shippers Association, St Louis, No. said
The packers do not have monopoly the egg business
never found them unfair in any way They are not crushing
ing their business am opposed to this legislation"
Mr. R. A. Eastwood, Wholesale Meats and Produce Business
1--WE do with the packers the large ones as well
the independent and have always them and square
in all their dealings and have found any time where
they ready to gouge in prices. On the other hand
they have been always willing to help any reasonable way
Mr. Wm; 7; Nnrn President the Heveda Milk COndensing
Big Five packers do not control to exceed 4o of the
condensed milk business Of the country We have found
difficulty in packer competition in the milk business"
Mr. Emanuel W.s:erman, Retailer and Jobber of Fresh and
"Have been in business AZ years In all the dealings have
had with the packers they have been absolutely fair and
square, have prospered since have dealt with them
Any legislation that hurts the packer bound to hurt the
retailer. am opposed to this bill"
Mr.. Harry p Strasbaugh President TrState Gamers
Association (Maryland- -Delaware-New Jersey:
Some of the Big Five packers handle extensively line
Of products but they have not neered with business
in any way whatsoever"
Henry W. Lynch, Plato Cal Stock Raiser, California and
Te ockmen of California and Arizona consider the Ken
yon bill destructive and detrimental to their interests
they produce Several features Of that Bill seem to tend to
hamper and demoraize the marketing facilities"
and an:4. Aa sSS Sm %a gng to % he
committee with reference to the Kenyon and Kendck bills!
the United States itself can never w0Is eQus e Wy
earnestly request that you your influence prevent the
aster to the small firm and producer depends upon the ship
per- ~ho in M Turn I'd depends upon the local banker for credit and
Why should the Senate select only the producer shipper and
distributor of live stock and not demand licenses of DOCTORS
architects, artists retail merchants lawyers and surgeons
whose fees frequently also coal producers and
c. B. Caldwell Secretary of the Coqui County Chamber of
Commerce. Moultne Ca
"oqr best business men and farmers who have
legislation VIII destroy the initiative of the packer the
b fnon f 5 Uu o S snP win bnn eaaGy M discourage the
further investment of capital in the packing business
W. J. Verdeen, Cotton Manufacturer Moutre Ga:
Moute that they are progressive and we Consider
them the biggest single assistant have in so far as developing
the farming section of that country is concerned"
j. P. Lynn, W. P. Carpenter J. A. Christensen and H. A.
smith all OF OF ia[ko Mo- and among the largest livestock
opposed to the Kenyon bill and defended the packers
MIR. Lynn, speaking to the Committee:
' any of you gentlemen do not think there competition
do not sell to the Big Five packers any more than we do
to other buyers do not know how buyers there
Chicago, but have dozen buyers and
cattle on that market There great competition among the
them.
eve figure that would just as fair you are going to
license the packer that you license if you gentlemen are
going to license thing, why not license the whole thing?
might just as well take away the butcher knife also.
As shipper have never encountered any discriminating
whatsoever"
MIR. Carpenter, speaking to the COMMITTEES:
81 have been dealing with the packers all my life. have
sold them thousands of cattle and have never dealt with any
fairer Squarer of my life than the packers They
have treated me fairly all the way through"
Mr. Christensen, who handles FIVE to six thousand of
cattle year, said:
81 have been cattle feeder in Missouri for years.
satisfied with present condition of affairs and present manage
! do not favor government control We have been
having awful time getting live stock since the
government has had charge Of the railroads"
H. A. Smith, speaking to the Committee:
81 opposed to this legislation because is wrong me
1t dangerous time and the legislation drastic
entirely When you take away the refrigerator
take supervision of the packing plants will be long
until you will send out and let know when shall send
cattle to the market