The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-09-04

WASiiNifIDN, sept. Robert j.
kicbcrg of Kingswlle. Texas general
manager OF the King Ranch testlfyinE
before the Senate Committee. that is
Considering the kenyon and Hendricks
1iiis for 'ho regulation of The packing
in2ns. icierdod the packers.
Nc klaberg made the following
stntement 20 The committce
% believe Il can be safely assumed
thnt the blk packers understand their
business and know how 90 conduct IL
successfully Tho wonderful rrowt..
slceass ~ their business proves
Hs statement
Ass miag thia 20 he ir'o. st follows
that the packers would not willingly
dn 7nSthiur contrary tn ihe interests
~ their own business u IL also true
THAT they "unuQf pack o. manufacture
NEST products without having tho live
stock. the aiw material from which iu
Manufacture them Their business
nruspers most when they have an am
ole and regular supply Of live STOCK
from which 20 draw
~ therefore follows as q matter Of
course that 30 ls 20 the interest ~ thc
rackera 90 foster and assist ana not col
hamper i've stock production Iu or
der 20 do this they must pay the nro-
Queer OF 1--we stock fair price Tor his
products so that hc. the producer may
bc enabled 90 stay Boa business I there
fore contend and believe that the pro-
Queer OF live stock who conducts his
business properly has nothing what
ever tp fear from the packers iio
needs the packers 20 prepare bis prod
net for the market and 10 distribute a.
Without the aid ~ the packers the
production ~ livestock could nor exist
as an industry
"a can well remember when there
were no real markets for live stock ln
the part Of the country in which |
lived Southwest Texas. In those days
we drove the steer 20 the butchers
men. The butcher would slaughter him
throw away the head horns boots
9nd other offhl and gave the producer
credit foY go much meat az his shop
AT ~ this waste ie ROW snved ard
marketed and its value constitutes ore
% the chief sources 81 the packers
profits So much from the standpoint
n the producer.
NOW from the consumers stand
oint The business of the packer Be-
% varied and OF such magnitude that
h is ne doubt true that their methods
If business materially affect tine great
mass of the public. Aud conversely.
prosperity OF the general public
uffrrts the uAi esa of the
kUa h thi4 regard the packing
dast.Y So not Ike small business
hlch affects but few Am Indus
lp oi such magnitude canuut success
lly conduct its business along lines
alch nluriously affect me prosperity
ita customers the general public.
0at Turing Itself ln other words.
success does noe depent on making
Jew Smiles ga high prices tut lafhef
fuDn great volume OF sales nt prices
which the public can afford 60 pay
As ! view the matter the packers
1nn0t afford 90 hold their mnnufac
4 D.
~ time without loss as the supply or
4 lves'ork is constantly entering and
liz vNr the stockFards ard TIE packers
~ therefore comnrlied ia before
10 tod a. bus N ~ prices which Wii
con the prod 1cer be nusiucs3 II
H.NHe 300 difference how greet the
Ckara storage capacity may Be. IL
lts limits ana hence thef muat
iref Httir product moving 10 40 thiS
. must offar IL to the consumer "a
ires which the consumer ca affo !
ln nav
y IS $3.50 commended that the packers
anfroi tho price M livestock un foot
tona this s SEQ for then they can
sffnd to NHN the nNndnrpr nonHN to
.0 I'm in the business and they ran
fnN fn Two rousHnnN ~ r~irns
nt~h hr the consumer oHn afford Cos b
na, II lhis 81 trle mud tend
is thrn the law Of supply and
demand win fig Tie nrrr nna nn
amount of Legislation can s1ncrhsfnlit
"a continuously uulify the inrcr ana
ffaat of that law
The bills under consideration hy this
.ummlitpe provide fNr taking HwAN
he oyvnershin nnd coatrol ~ Htnck
ds and refriEeratnr ears from tnr
n4ckcrs These facilities were pro-
yidod hv The packers because they arc
necessity and also hec.tuae ee ene
So would provide their.
Tho stockyards. as NOW optfat~e,
are nn essential factor in making ana
e market that W4l htt lct
.ninmonts of aN kinds OF liveHiock
from al parts OF the country "'he|
ards are designed equipped and man
igod according 90 up to-atte ideas and
methods ANY persou can ship hlA
stock 90 the yards and ANYONE VIM mas
he money and bids the best price cnn
luy tho stock iH ms opinion. ths
rvckor8 cannot successfully conduct
heir business without those yards and
ieuce IL b. more te their Interest Than
luYnue's elise o. provide ihcm ANA io
lpcfata them efficiently and give sat
afactory service Their ownership of
, controlling Interest in the wards is M
ny opinion "a guarantee that they VIII
b. properly operated | fear govern
nent operation would prove failnrc
And SO with Refrigeration ears
properly constructed maintained and
,pesated, Refrigerator cars are us ah-
oiuteiy essential 90 Che succeeaiul
marketing Ok meat products as a re-
figeratof ~ "A necessity 20 every house
.eeper. II the packers had 90 rely upon
he railroads or the government to fur-
Iish Thorn with REFRIGERATOR ears they
ouid not possibly handle their bust
ess without great loss. which m the
md would mean higher prices 20 the
consumer.
~ Seems 10 me that the better the
ackers equip themselves 90 handle
heir product, the more efficiently and