The Washington herald., 1919-09-04


why should one business be under governmental
regulations and not another? lfts right the packer
VINO PACKS the same articles as | do perhaps-why
should also not be under government regulations?
have no connection with the packers financially or other
wise, but | have found them good legitimate CONNIE
ttlon want to say that far as the packers are en-
gagged IN the particular business that am engaged in
there is absolutely monopoly"
Il have been living in Fort Worth the last twenty
tive years. When we had stock wards or hacking
houses there we had no market. The establishment of
the big packer at Forth Worth has been an immense
benefit to the people, the farmers and cattle raisers
These packing houses have stimulated production and
people who ship thousands of miles away have now
ready market at home and they receive practically the
same prices as paid in other markets"
Il have been actively engaged in the cattle business
tor twenty-five years. and | to say for the live
stock producer and the citizens of the State Okla
hona that the packing plants have done more for us
than any other line of business. Our people
teel most kindly towards the packers There is the
most active competition among the Big Five packers
Our people feel this legislation going to curse the
producer As to the stock yards have never heard
complaint from producer In regard to the refrigerator
cars the sentiment unanimous in country that the
packers should have the refrigerator car in connection
with their business. You might Just as we'll take the
knife from the packers take their refrigerator
cars away from them"
1T has taken fifty years bring the present produc
ton and handling OF live stock, and the distribution of
the products thereof to the point of efficiency where it
is The packer is the main factor who has brought
the live stock business to its present of efficiency
This proposed legislation going put in the hands of
incompetent the control of this industry and that is
going to all concerned particularly the producers
Il opposed to this legislation because | figure
that the packers and the producers absolutely go hand in
hand The establishment of packing houses in New Or
leans has made set market. Under the old conditions
when you shipped glutted market you either had to
take your shipment home sacrifice it. have shipped
repeatedly to the market New Orleans before we had
packing plants there before had packers to
take of the surplus and bought carloads OF cattle
been changed since the packers established plants at
New Orleans"
1--WE have three of the so-called Big Five packers
at East St. Louis We also have independent pack
ing house-the East Side Packing Company, which is
quite large concern, altough it grew from very
small beginning and right under the caves of the three
larger packers 1t buys its live stock in the same mar
ket, in open competition with them, and be
thriving wonderfully. 1t is wholly owned by local cap
tal and maraged by local people In addition to that
in the city Of St. Louis there three four in
dependent packers of quite large size that also buy stock
in this market My association deems legislation of this
class unwise and dangerous to business"
IF American Meat Packers
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