The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
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DWfftss Statement.

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IN. Jan. ss.--Increased
nnatuffs and irreparahle M
1Inn hacking industry. II the
Kendrsck bill TO regulate
nouses becomes law. were
s eoAay py Louis n. Swift,
w 49, 80. -
eIera fssr- frI-fsi1fur ss-'-~s-, 'sN
&r1n9 before the house inter
wImorce committee.
$500 employed by the federal
rnfssion in its investigator
Nacking Industry were aUaehea
Mr., Mayer declared ina,
nnSn mission acted as judge ano
elaAApr and pronounced 3uas
81 without giving representa- e.
2 packers an opportunity % Sp-
STORE n. examine witnesses or
m testimony. o,s
Hwift testified that during t9IN,
hts company was operated
IN. fo.,d administration, the
~ A prcfst had been sf,sA on
9Aa ara that this margin would
tnaeA Ont ny the proposed isgISt''~
4hat the packing Industry as
would be crirpled. while tne
10 NEST products to consumers
II be increased
erring TO methods Of the teoerAI
xnn missions investigators 'af
nharacterizei them As hnfair,
r4ssr thai such letters and otneF
Sm ants as suited their purpose
1akan from the files Of the pack
,99hns,t taking the complete cor
frsder,ce while his company was
Sficved 70 examine any witnesses
eo9cnt testimony 10 the lnNest-
- Although its representative
f0r such an opportunity on
~ occasions.
<swfft said that as president or
som pany he received an annual
w "A ss0,ae0, while four Of ms
~ who serve The company IN
flI1rArinl or executive capacities
SNretved from s25. 900 to s35,oeh
nnuYn-
- only thing wrong with The
anR industry today, SAID MI
ssis the impression in the minds
% public, fostered by misc"ncep-
and one-sided Investigators
~ u No need for additional legiS-
for there are plenty OF laws on
szi4afute books 10 correct any or
Sa1lered wrongs that may exist IN
n6ustry
Aa & undergrad for his product.
the consumer is just as positive
- - overcharged for that which
~ The packer, as the one be-
the two, In criticised and con
- by both. We have been ask
estahl branch houses IN
e cities. We have been con-
~ for establishing branches IN
rites into which we have gone
rkavwise condem for not estab-
- such in those cities into "hicn
He'd to 60.
related lines OF the packint
.uw were discussed by Mr.. Swift
nCnse TO questions from mem
N the committee He declared
HfS com pany had gone into the
nnr OF these products because
e them had been Improperly
"a before, and sanitary precau-
hnd not been taken in the can
and transportation. This, hs
nppiied to poultry, eggs. cheese
and various canned articiea'
EWift said his company has no
"a into any agreement OF an!
18th any other company or cor
Non relative TO the control
% meat products, purchas
diyision of territory or mar
S3Haat thai the packers met in keei
Spen competition in the sale an
- OF live stock and meat pro
s6ardinR TO Mr.. Swift, the fiv'
narkinr houses have about one
81 the volume OF the packinl
2Ian OF the country. while tn
packing companies hav'
The same volume. and the re
ranchers and farmers the re
Mayer attacked the consctu
Nv OF the proposed legislation
~ characterized as drastic ant
S1nsttc, since II gave the presi
vver that had never been Efvei
before and threatened TO opel
1lGss sea of trouble,
f6o power is given the presi
500 this bill proposes. said Mr.
ego revoke the license of
company and thus wipe
Existence, at his discretion, tn
M 1uight be destroyed. Thi
axeh more CT mprehensivc an'
afsa1 than the food control bill
W3i1ch packing companies ar
419taed. Congress cannot en-
~ private industry, nor can
president power to run al
any more than it can Civ
pNr to control the growing o
the making of all kinds o
80 to questions from Repre-
flanders. MIR. Mayer sal
oemprehensible as il Nigh
hn hacking companies ha
zen given an opportunity t
ohofe the investigators of tn
trade commission. althougl
the commissions examiner
ugh the books of the pack
nnteA taking such data a
coA, and also ahstractin
Dondence as they wished
"a fact. conducted a who'll
nV00t3GAticn.
9e0tigation. be said. ha
wary principle OF American
Ia that the accused ha
I'D no defense Extract
nkS were taken by the in
while the context was dis
He charged.
R1ere cited by Mr. Mayer II
10, show that the propose
eongtitutional and that tn
He president TO regulate tn
76dugtry, as other industries
BY provisions Of the law
the commerce OF tn