Evening journal., 1920-01-05
IS THE REMEDY WORSE THAN THE Evng

EIERE s a statement just Issued by the Republican
- Publicity Association through It's president the Hon
Jonathan Bourne Jr from It's headquarters In Washing
ton which should be read with Interest by all those who
use The products Of the big packing houses
"t is notable and clgninoent circumstance that the
country has failed to enthuse the success Of Ator
neyGeneral Palmer securing adoption his plan for
dsmemberment OF packing companies handling meat and
other food products The country knows that good
win be accomplished and that in all likelihood the only
material effect will be increase in cost Of handling
goods with consequent increase in prices.
Whatever evils may be incident to their magnitude, the
packing concerns have been an economic evolution and
their present organization contains potentiaity for
good than for H. That every effort should be made to
the Ills win gainsay But neither Will any
reasonable question the assertion that every effort
should made to retain the advantages Of superior
methods attained by large operations under the Of
management.
Let any 80 into small slaughter house and OBJ
the lth. waste Of material and waste Of labor.
compared with cleanliness economy in the abattors
Of packing houses in Chicago Kansas City, and he viii
be in doubt to which Is preferable Let any man go
into small establishment for the preparation Of any kind
Of food-fruts vegetables. cereals milk butter cheese,
FISH, and compare the methods with those which OBJ
tain IN large establishment and his Judgment will be
passed Immediately in favor Of the latter Let any
compare the cost speed, dependably and convenience
OF marketing goods through numerous small agencies
with similar handling Of the commodities through
large concern and his verdict Will inevitably be in favor
the latter Public health efficiency OF labor
ton Of material public convenience and economy OF pro-
auction are all promoted by the systems gradually built
up by large packing houses.
THAT net earnings Of packing companies have been
large in the aggregate is certain They should be large
Any group OF who have the business ability
devise and institute better methods OF doing business
who have the enterprise to organize large forces Of
for economical handling OF and manufac-
turing and who willing 10 risk their capital in
adventures entitled to reward in proportion the
service they have rendered the public. IT. by their better
methods they able to do at cost Of rs cents work
that previously cost dollar under primitive methods
they entitled to considerable part Of that saving
of Is per cent
This is not saying that they are entitled to all Of the
saving that they should be free to use in wrongful
ways the power that goes with concentration Of busi-
in the hands Of few II their power has been mis-
used either to force producers sell at too low price
to force consumers to pay too high price this is an
evil for which remedy should be found II may be res-
sonby doubted however that producer VIII get more
the buy for less as result Of dismember-
ment of packing concerns.
SO Ear nordlpste profits are involved this ev If It
exists be substantially met through the graduated
income tax there excessive profits in the handling
OF foodstuffs those profits are contributed by all the
people, and the will be returned to all the people
through payment Of the Income tax to the Federal
treasury.
but there Is little to expect that any good will
to either producer through destruction
Of large business in which efficiency econ
omy have been the secret OF success"
It has been The great function Of the Republican party