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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-27
SWfFTS YEAR BOOK SHOWS
THAT BY-PRODUCTS MAKE THE
PROFIT IN PACKING BUSINESS

When you buy a beef steak that
costs so cents a pound, the natural
thought is, "Who gets the none! ~
Distribution of the dollar received
from meat products and something of
the retailers causes for the prices
which he must charge in order to
realize a living profit, are shown in
the 1919 Year Book issued by Swift
& Company.
The Swift dollar as illustrated gives
a graphic description of the money
which the packer received in 1918
from sales of beef, pork, and mutton,
and their by-products. From the
amount left for profit it is stated that
federal taxes and interest on borrowed
money are not deducted.
at will be seen from the diagram
says the Year Book, "that during 1915
Swift & Company paid out for live
animals IS per cent of all money re-
ceived from the sale Of meats. and by
products, that 1927 per cent went for
expenses of packing, freight to dis
tributing points all over the United
tSates, operation of branch house, and
even delivery to the retailer, and that
the profit was 2.03 per cent. Swift
& Company would be glad to know OF
any other system or method OF
organization of the packing industry
which can result in higher price to
livestock raisers and a lower price IN
the sale of meats.
"To analyze our cattle figures still
further, we present the following
figures which give the average amount
paid per head of cattle during 1915
as well as the receipts, expenses ano
profit.
Average per head
Paid for live cattle ......$ 92.7o
Received for meat S SLAB
Received for by-pro-
ducts AA.oo
Total receipts .............. lOo.ol
Amount remaining for ex-
pense and profit ........ 1851
EXPENSES ~ 9.79
Profit Interest not deducted 1.Oz
at will be seen from these figures
that the amount received for meat
from the steer is less than the amount
paid for the live animal. The by
products make up the difference ano
result in total receipts which are
enough to cover expenses and yield a
profit. The total expense of $9.79
consisted of 1882 for killing, dressing,
ETC., Syst for freight, and 1910 for
selling expenses. The profit amounted
to about one-third Of a cent per
pound of dressed meat, or, since only
q little over half the animal comes
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-27
Huge American War Debt.

Washington, Feb. 26.-It will cost
the American people about $1,000, 000,.
600 year for the next 25 years to
pay off the war debt, according to es-
Inmates Of the Treasury, based on in.
complete knowledge of precisely what
the final war debt will be. This calcu.
lation is made on the assumption that
the next war debt, with deductions for
loans to the Allies, will be in the neigh.
borhood of s1S,000,00o,O0 Interest
on this amount at the rate of Az pei
cent would be $765 100000 a year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-27
Irish DELEGATES at Conference.

Paris, Feb. 26.-Zean O'Cealligh
has presented himself to the peace
conference as the accredited envoy
of the provisional government of the
Irish republic" O'Cealligh has sent to
Premier Clemenceau, to Paul Dutasta,
secretary, and to each delegate, a
letter in which he brings to their no.
'tice the claim of his government, in
the>name of the Irish nation for inter
national recognition Of the indepen-
dence of Ireland and for the admission
Of Ireland as a constituent member
Of the league Of nations.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-27
WILSON SIGNS REVENUE BILL
Affixes Signature to Six Billion Dollar
-a- Measure on Train.

Washington, Feb. rs. = President
Wilson signed the $4,000, 100000 reve-
nue. bill on the train en- route to this
city, it is announced. The measure,
besides providing for greatly increased
taxes on incomes, profits and many Of
the everyday things of life, carries a
rider making the national capital bone
dry. Income tax blanks have been
mailed out and the operation of many
provisions of the law will get under
way at once.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-27
DEMANDS WILL BE REFUSED

ShipbuiIders to Be DenieI Further
Wage Increases.
Washington, Feb. 26.-Labor agree
ments between shipyard operators and
employees, made by the shipping
boards adjustment commission during
the war and expiring March 81, will be
superseded by system designed to
"stop pampering the yards and cod
ding the men," Charles Piez, director
general Of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration said The government does
not intend, he added, to yield to any
of the demands for increases in pay
over wartime scales.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-27
St. Cloud College Of Commerce
known for Ten Years Kennedys Business coIIege)

business and stenographic education the College
merce will bring pleasure you your life
thorough weorganzed easylearued moderate
cost You by the month for the you
Special attention given teachers and others
treatment fair dealing
reasonable cost Our motto The good
College now in session all and you any
Write for information.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-27
NEXT LOAN FIVE BILLIONS
Victory Liberty Loan In April to Be
That Amount.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The Vic.
tory Liberty Loan to be fioated late
in April is expected to be for $4,000
100000, the house ways and means
committee reported in submitting
legislation authorizing the sale of
short term notes instead Of bonds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-27
TWO KILLED, MANY INJURED

Collision Occurs On Detroit United
Railway Interurban Line.
Flint, Mich, Feb. 26.-Two men were
killed and score Of other persons in
jured, one probably fatally, in col
Iision on the Detroit United Railway
Interurban line between Oxford and
Ortonville south of here.
A work train crashed head-on into
a northbound limited car.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-27
CHICAGO PRIMARY ELECTION
Mayor w. n Thompson and r. M.
SWeitzer Nominated.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Mayor William
Hale Thompson was renominated by
the Republicans and County Clerk
Robert M. Sweitzer was nominated by
the Democrats in the mayoralty pri-
maries. Both won by big pluralities.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-22
IS JAMES WlCKERSHAM RESPONSIBLE?

them, be wondered at that there hesitation the
part facilitate the passage the Alaska rail
road appropriation? Wckersham understood be
deavorng this appropriation for his constituents
ing the closing hours congress- perusa of his letter
Secretary Lane shows concsvey that honest man.
believed the statements therein made could conscentiousy
work for this appropriation If Wickersham did attempt to
aid the passage of this appropriation measure view of the
'facts which he himself stands for he convcts him
self of participation in all the incompetence neciency and
crminay with which he charges Others aa
The result of such sweeping charges only be series
OF nteminabe Investigations which IN all probability Wick
esa had in view when he wrote this letter. If the officials
determine to take the former Alaska delegate seriously this
be the only logical outcome The public generally knows
what to expect from government Investigations Miles and
miles of red tape will have to be unwound witnesses will
to be rounded up from the four of the earth months
and possibly years delay will be caused and in the meantime
unless miracle happen the Alaska railway project will
come to a standst.
The distressing feature of this that in the present
settled condition industrial affairs especially this terri
tory arps will be worked all classes of people through
out the territory. With the rehabilitation of the armies Of
the United States and the consequent need for employment Of
the discharged men, thousands looking to Alaska to take
of of the surplus labor Every vessel coming
these northern ports these days is bringing capacity passen
list large proportion of which is composed of seek
ing employment Should work the government railroad
to standstil inevitable this Of
employment will be closed and furthermore, those
poyed the project will swell the ranks of the unemployed
thus aggravating already serious labor situation
And if, may well be supposed this letter of Wicker
sham is responsible for this condition. the territory thank
the who elected to look after their interests in Wash
ington rather than to work against them.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-22
Writes Sensational Letter Which May
Have Induced Congress to Hesitate at
Passage of Appropriation Bill for
Alaska Government Railroad
CONTINUED from Page One)

ponsbty for the holding of the Alaska railroad apro
priaon where ghuly belongs And further what makes
the action all the contemplate it evidently due to
desire to play potics-to place political opponents in bad
light before the country and especially before the people OF this
territory In word the failure of the railroad appropriation
appears have the msdrected activity of James
Wckersham the who frequently has been honored by the
people of this territory and who occupied the position of dele
gate to congress until March last
In letter addressed to Franklin K Lane, secretary OF the
INTERIOR and dated January last Wckersam charges the
cabinet member with being responsible for the failure of the
railway project in Alaska giving elaborate
array ''facts prove his contention and making
ona charges of incompeenc mismana cement misconduct
and criminal oenses against those in connected
with the project Not only that but he charges that the Alaska
Syndcate has, through Secretary Lanes efforts and by his
covance obtained control of the Boring River coal fields
and that the Southern Pacific railway has likewise gained
troll the Maanuska coal fields There other less
sensational and irresponsible charges in the document which
is reminder Of the days when Wickersham campaigning
the territory with other campaign than his hatred Of the
"Guggenhems the transportation companies and all other
which had money invested in Alaska enterprises
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-22
How Appropriation Was Killed

While this letter Of Understands to Secretary Lane
has been printed far know there is not the slightest
doubt that copies of exhibited to members of congress-
undoubtedly members Of the senate appropriations commit
tee and Others and that it had much influence in preventing
the passage the Alaska railway appropriation Wckersham
is foceu writer as we'll as speaker and the array of nfo
nation his command for occasion such this garbed in
which is customary with him. made possible docu
en which, presented to public mar to do his duty
necessarily him to hesitate to assist in the appro
priaon Of public funds for enterprise concerning which
there apparently much scandal No could do less
than investigate the sensational charges made before taking
action And unfortunately the members of congress not
position know Secretary Lane that the charges
and assertions mostly buncombe
AS to Understands purpose in putting forth document
this nature is quite likely that not primarily in
tended to block the appropriation 1t is surnsed that it
drafted campaign document to be later and that
after the railroad appropriation securely attached to the
general deficiency BILL and there seemed little doubt of its pas
sage, he made public the letter
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-22
Those Coal Leases

Wickersham quotes letter from the of the secretary
OF the interior in which is shown that the Alaska
law has been failure and in which that m there
three coal land leases in force in Alaska at this tme ~
three tracts either being mined prospeced under the
leases; lease Of 1920 of land the Boring River
field two leases of 400 and the Matanuska field
and the Nenana field being worked prospected
From this he deduces that Gin plain English this means
''The Alaska Syndicate has control of contract
signed by the United States government by you as
secretary Of the INTERIOR for the exploitation of the
Boring River Kataa coal field valid for fifty
years y; the Matanuska field is as efficiently
monopolzed by the Chickaloon Coal Company
'Whether this latter company is subsidiary of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, it is freely charged
do not know, he However there doubt of
the control of the Boring River field by the Syndicate
SO that spite of all the warnings issued by Wckershan
during the past several years. the wicked monoposts
really gobbed Aaskas after ALL and he poor
Alaska prospector Unjust be buried in the Copper River
ley, poverty -stricken and disappointed man,
commissioner Edes learn, came from the South
em Pacific to your Alaskan Engineering Commission the
Southern Pacific have been and charge of the
Alaska government railway under your administration Vice
President Mccormack of the Southern Pacific was at Anchor
in October examining the railroad and the
Chckaoon coal mne at the Of the United States
the head of commission appointed by you for purpose
not known to me''
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-22
How Cordova Is Interested

But it would ridiculous to suppose that Secretary
Lane or any other official at Washington would be gulble
enough to swallow the assertions of Wickersham reference
to monopoly of these coal fields 1t is quite likely that Mr.
Lane is with the true state of affairs
Wckersham AS pointed in the letter quoted by Wicker
sham, there but coal lease operation Berin
River Kaala coal field This of acres leased
by Falcon osn and his associates under the of the
ing act The lease carries with right any other lands
control of their product In fact the act drawn
make such condition impossible There many thousands
Of of coal lands in the Boring River field all subject
lease under the same terms were given to Mr. osln How
ridiculous, therefore, it is of Wickersham eneavor
appear that the granting Of this solitary lease conferred
monopoly of the field upon the "Syndicate"!
The citizens of Corova together with the residents of
ether sections the territory have been edeavorng for
to the opening of these coal fields with all that it
would the prosperity of this section and to Alaska
orally At last company has been formed and large
being spent endeavor to test the commercial possibilities
of this field The former Alaska delegate who should be the
last in the world to endeavor to block legitimate develop
ment of Aakas Immediately raises the cry of
monopoly and tries to create the impression that this i'm
coal field is subject to what he is pleased to the
Syndicate
Probably the most udcrous portion of Understands lu
crous letter. however, is that relating to the Maanska coal
field which he says in the control of the Southern Pacific
railway a monopoly which, he says, els beyond the control
of the congress the people of the United States Alaska
AS pointed out by Secretary Lane there two leases
this field of 4oo and of 4o operated by the
Chckaoon Coal Company In another section of his letter
Wickersham says 'Whether this latter company he Chick
aoon Coal Company is subsidiary of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company it is freely charged do not know In
another place he that Vice President Mccormack of the
Southern Pacific in Alaska in October examining the
railroad and the Chckaloon coal mines sat the
pense of the United Sates the head of commission APP
pointed by you for purpose not known to me.'
And on these himsy ''facts Wckersham makes the
sertion that the railroad dominated by the
Southern Pacific and the great Matanuska coal field emo
nopolized" by the Chickaloon Coal Company
Again. there be any wonder expressed that
knowing the real facts refused further the Alaska
railroad appropriation that would aid in the establishment of
these smonopolies''i
Pernicious Political Activity
Teleprams EXCHANGED between T. J. Donohoe and Secretary
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-22
Some Charges Made by Wickersham

Addressing Secretary Lane Wickersham says that his adj
mnisaton in the construction of the Alaska railroad is
about concluded under present legislation That has
disappointing he says to those familiar with the work. ad
mitted and he continues
'EThe people Of Alaska who best acquainted
with the facts think the failure results from your IN
efficiency ncompeency and petty political partisan
ship, in which conclusion l am forced to concur"
rectes fact that $40 already has been APP
proprated making with the estimate for 1920 the total
thorizaon of $30OOOO for the project When the of
$3.50 carried in the estimates for 1920 shall be appropr
ated requested by you and expended he continues
the entire authorized by congress for this project will
have been spent and the project will be about
peed The people of Alaska wano know why there has been
such of their trust fund.- why the project has been
long delayed and why there such difference between prom
Use and performance
The claim made that while the estimates to cost OF
construction $4,000 per me the actual cost has been
than $4,000 per mle and he figures purporng
prove it. The project he is left in dsjointed demon
allied and wrecked condition, with various parts OF
structed road north of Maanuska Junction entirely useless
until future me they be united and combined
into complete through ne Unless shall make
immediate provision for closing these and completing the
main line to Fairbanks he the whole project except
the Matanuska branch waste and 1.-THE White Pass q
Yukon Route steamboat monopoly in the rivers will have all
it fought for before the senate committee on territories IN
Wickersham then gives figures attempting to show the
ponderance Of employees Of the railroad the Organization
or overhead the pick and and
that the latter less than 50 cent Of the number
He Could Not Work for Appropriation
With statements and figures such these placed before
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-22
How He Loves Riggs! .

Discussing the Nenena division Wickersfam devotes
large portion of his letter abuse Of Governor Thomas Riggs
% who the commissioner charge Of the Nenana end of
the ne and the officials under him. He charges Riggs with
metency and and exhibits letter accusing Of
fetal under him of gross drunkenness and immortality The
loss OF twenty miles OF railroad he says twas the result
of the drunken neffcency Of locating engineer acting under
incompetent commissioner This in reference to the
stretch of track washed by the overflow of the Nenana
He claims that the result of the construction work
the Nenana end of the road three miles of main line track
constructed in four years.
Whole pages of Understands letter devoted
tempt to show that the activities of the transportation
panes of Alaska together with the Northern Commercial
Company and the Kennecot Copper Corporation have been
devoted to rendering the construction and operation of the
government railway failure The arguments and "facs
used familiar every Alaskan but of they will be
new to members of and officials Typical
the statement that the unfortunate merchants and miners
of the Yukon and Tanana basins paying additional
and unlawful of $2 per ton for every ton of freight
ing into the Interior country, in order that the White Pass
may live up contract pay that bonus freight ship
nents of the Northern COMMERCIAL Company until December
|31, 1920.
In other Words says Wickersham 'the construction
of the railroad at Nenana and all times has been
der the of those who desired faand has,
far, been failure
Pages also are devoted statements of exortionae
freight rates. of which discedted at the interstate
commerce commission hearing in this city, which, by his
norance of transportation matters Wckersham made such
sorry figure Also the Alaska Engineering Commission
ang the railway charged with extorton IN the
express between Seward Anchorage for
the benefit of the American Railway Express Company
Alleged tables of rates given And here is where
of the browning pieces of dishonesty of the whole
dishonest argument Not word is said the fact that
portion of this line has been blocked all winter by ice and
that the seemingly exorbtant expense of transportation is
by the fact that freight must be moved for consider
able distance between the breaks the line Of dog
other crude methods Of conveyance These rates
Wickesham compares with rates established and we'll
equipped railroads in the States Figures also given to
show among other things how the Copper River Northwest
railroad maintains it's control the 'Berng River
Katala coal eds' And in ypcally Wiokersham style
he gives the items which this railroad taxes
hay and cigarettes the coffin Of the od Alaska pros
pector who found the copper mines "
The Kennecott company in for another round OF
abuse then the campaign story how Delegate Suzer
responsible favorng the Alaska Steamship Company
the matter Of coaswise traffic n foreign bottoms rehashed
Apparently it makes difference to Wokersham that this
story Lane and the members Of congress
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-22

may not know that Governor Riggs again also for
abuse for having suppored the Alaska Transportation
monopoly
And final Indictment against the steamship company
is charged with being responsible for the poor service
from which Alaska is suffering
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-22
Pernicious Political Activity

kilograms exchanged between j. Donohoe and Secretary
Lane quoted to show that the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission used by politicians TO swing the vote Of the rail
road against him ii the elections OF there
nothing in the kilograms to show this and the fact that An
" E s@ss1A8 8&gE CONTINUED Page .a4ss4g.
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-28
Speed. Up Treaty Draft.

acter were obtained at the meeting of
the council of the great powers when
resolutions were adopted requiring
such speeding up of all work of the
nation of a preliminary peace treaty
Icy the time President Wilson returns
to sPuris in the middle of March. To
accomplish this all commissions deal
ing with the big questions of repara-
tions, boundaries and economic and
financial issues must report to the
supreme council within the next two
weeks. These reports, in turn, will
form basis for the drafting of the
treaty.
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-28
RETURN to France March 5.

Boston, Mass.-President Wilson's
ship arrived, IN Boston harbor
early Sunday evening and an
chored svith all the presidential party
remaining aboard. The President still
plans to return to France on the
George Washington, sailing from Ho-
boken about March 5, unless some
thing unforeseen occurs. The condi-
ton of the French premier, NJ. Glenn
enceau, may prove to be a large factor.
The possibility of change in the
French government should the premier
not respond to treatment for his
wound, and the further possibility of
delay in the peace conference, com
plicates the situation. Although the
President held several conferences
during the return voyage he did not
give any expressions on the work or
prospects of the peace conference fur
ther than to Indicate he feels n GER
tain justification of his position in in
sisting that the making of peace and
the creation of n League of nations are
inseparable propositions not to be dis
associated.