The Washington times., 1919-09-10
William A. Drake,
State Senator from Cox
terests n bis State.


State senator from Colorado, representing The 'hssp -
terestS N his State.
and lambs This industry instituted in country about
thirty years ago by feeding about three thousand head. In
large percentage Of 4HS these : animals That w Have
PRoSPERED with the fair treatment given ~ t,s psops
viii be readily seen by travelling thEOgsh our eOunty.
'We think this proposed legislation viii be the opening
wedge to tie the producer hand and foot The feeders and
opposed to what is known the Kndrck and Kenyon bills"
Charles Clayton,
OF Denver one Of the States largest cattle fse5ss
During my earliest experience have found that every
time investigation of the packing industry has been At
tempted the feeder and producer has suffered the long run
he is suffering Every iadvSed attempt to regulate
conditions which admittedly in the province Of supply anA
demand to control has resulted in untold loss to the producer
have no complaint 70 enter against he present ~ e
the packing houses the commission men, market newspapers
financial Institutions engaged in live stock affairs dairy prod.
ucts and poultry dealers doing business of 100000 year
more and to dissolve present connection between pack
e and refrigerator cars and stockyard am satisfied would
have influence such activities that would reflect loss
Immediately producers and consumers"
J. NJ. Williams,
Of Steamboat SPrng. hy yearg cattle grower p NoEh
and al that i NEEDED Is t enforcement IF experience SAL
point out additional needed legislation be enacted and
of Justice am opposed to giving ocials or bureaus of
any kind discretionary power over ordinary business
"Under the Department of Justice information may Be
pesented the district attorneys by any department o. nd
vdua and our grand jury system so searching "a its IN
VeSugauonS oHenSS hkey DC punSneo
under present system than under plan where personal
discretion shall control official action"
J. D. MaIIon,
OF Denver q producer and commission man.
Present high pEees, n M opinion, cannot bs alb7
for feeds and these in tun make highpnced meats. T
present markets we-eabshed affairs and they aord ES
best facilities IMAGINABLE for The handing Of stock
81 do not think is charged that the packer mecOnomc
Surely he buys and delivers meats to the consumer much
cheaper and effectively than when such business is under
government supervision or control
Government license and control Of this great industry
viii unsete not only prices but ecency-efceney such
has been built UP by years Of effort"
R. E. Wicker,
OF Grand Junction, cattle grower and shippeF
81 have never found any evidence that the bic paei3
firms have been found unjust I've stock prOd1Oe be4
eve that the future Of the live stock industry depends
largely in permitting free play to individual enterprise av-
fully pursued Proposed radical legislation If passed Wif
tend to confuse all branches of the live stock business
will cripple and restrict production"
E.E. Stepp,
OF Berthoud, farmer and cattle feeder
"Under existing conditions of high feed and labor costs
any action along the lines Of these bills will simply caH
production, far as the feeder is concerned Present a
ton and uncertainty of Congressional action accounts largely
for this serious condition in live stock production in our
section"
w. c. Swayze,
Of Denver, lecturer for Colombo State Grange.
GAS representative of the Colorado State Grange wish
say that opposed to the growing tendency to change
form of government from democracy to bureaucracy
We fail to how will help either the producer consumed
to put all the functions OF government IN the hands OF d.
to make rules having the effect of law an institution
uSupng the legislative executive and judicial power of the
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