The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-03

'''The HEARINGS referred 10 dis
closed "a condition strongly point
Ing TO a control Of he products
referred TO by those engaged IN
marketing tho same in th.s couu-
ny and In foreign countries,
The complaint MAS very generally
made that the profits acrrulnp io
The agricultural population from
the production Of cattle . other
food supplies were not sufi-
cient TO tie highest de-
gree OF efficiency m such produce
ton
"This Report was unanimously adj
opted hy b Judiciary Committee.
Gs1s Cooperation.
During the year the Market Com
mittcc Ind sought and Obtained CO.
operation with the National Confer
once on Marketing and Farm Credits,
they especially established friendly r-
iutions with gov crnmontnl agencies.
especially with the Department or Az
rlcuitnre, aud their Assistance had
heru cnectiNe IN ohtuininE an nppIo-
printion Of S66. 900. Tor tho Office 81
markets FOR the purpose Of collecting
and disseminating Information regard
inE livestock and meat products. Al
ready the Market Committee had jus
tilted liz eNistcncc.
The SECOND year Of the Market
Committees activities WAS iAi7-the
year when ths tinted States entered
the world Thu urganis ton OF
TIA Food Administration under Ar.
Hoover and the licensing OF the pack
ers, stockyurdH and commission nrida
were war measures-o b Utmost ina
portaucc at the time. hut necessarily
Of u temporary character, and these
need not now dotain ms. But / hIny
point Out that when nNc yattlcmen ana
i've hoEmeu were requested to act -
advisory committees 10 Mr. CottouL
chief of the Meat Division Mr.. y. J..
Burke Of Nebraska ana Mr. a. a. Wal
lace OF Iowa. both members Of the
Market committee. were selected To act
as chnirmen OF the Cattle and Hog
committee respectively and Mr. H. Is.
Heard ct Arizona. ulso of the Market
tOmmittce. was u Of the member
81 the cattle Committee. Anotnef
members Of the Market Committee.
MI g. e. l.asstter uI Texas. occupied
for 90 time d position very close TO M.
Hoover 10 the Food Administration.
u was prior to the declaration Of
war hy thr United States agninst Ger
manN that AN investigation of tine
pacing Industry hy the federal trade
commission was ordered. It is perhaps
fortunate that this happened at that
time since 20 is probable that no rluu
Investigation would have been initiated
while the country wasn't war Under
the law creating the federal trade
commission the president was given
20 equally with congress To- order
au investigation. And on February e
President Wilson addressed q letter to
the commission in which te dircctod
them TO
investigate aud report the facts
relntinF to the production, owner
ship, manufacture. storage and
distribution of food stufts ana the
products or hs products arising
from or in connection with their
preparation and manufacture; To
ascertain the fuctR bearing on the
alleged violations Of tho uufl-tnist
acts. and particularly upon the
question whether There are man
ipulatiOnH, controls. trusts. coma
hinatiuns. cunspirucics or rec
strlints of trade out Of harmony
with the law or Jho public inter.
est
There were no -uuhs. however.
available fou the purpose of the tp-
t-cstigatiuu. and these had 20 hr .p-
p%roprinted by congress Much of he
cuort 20 obtain this appropriation IrIl
10 the part of the market committee.
and after four months uI hard WAR
tu That eud-uud boz spite uf much up-
position cmnnotinE from Do Htuc
source that had opposed the iuNya,l-
cation rcso%lutluns-ih suudrN civil
bill was passed ON june 70 containing
an appropriation of $3.50 600 Tor THIS
purpose. The services ul Mr. Walter
J.. Fisher, attorney for the mIrko,
committee were particularly valuable
ut this timr-as indeed thci have o..
ways been.
Funds Available.
This fund became available ou JulN
4, u the commission went to work.
Tho work of the market committee
was %hcginuing To houI fruit they mad
secured the Investigation ana procured
The financing ct b. The plaA was Luw
up 10 tho federal trade commission.
'Nur of the activity OF the mar
kct committee during the next twelve
months was connected with the tuud
administration and war conditions,
but as I have elected TO say uotniug
about this phase OF their activity I
shall pass ON 10 other matters.
Lest you should think that I 1ii
claiming too muuh rs q result Of the
market Committees work I should like
10 rend hero 90 lew words from the SEQ.
dress of Az W. o. ColVer. then chair
man ut the federal trade commission.
vposon at the Denver convention Co..
spoken at the Denver convention ON
time thoN do not belong To- this past of
the narrative,
But perhaps the most pleasant
thinr BIS To come ont here tu this
association convention and get ao-
uuututud Tor the first time with
the people whu let us 100 Tor the
row with The packers. You start
ed the row Then Nuu put us mo