Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-25
SPEAKING PROGRAM WILL
DE HELDIT MISSION
THEATRE THIS MORNING

veteran banker aud cattlcnlan, who
IL also president OF the Texas State
Fair Association. delivered The re.
Spouse In behalf OF the visitors. lie
referred 10 the state fair aud OF the
large exhibits which have been
planned. Higher grades ~ livestock
were urged by Col, simpson,
A rap ut Bolshcylsm and the
spirit az lawlessness which are ap.
parently sweeping the nation was
given by Col. simpson. lie remind
cd his hearers that Flaw and order
II the only thing that will carry us
through"
Swift Wants understanding
swift & Company wish TO ret
the packer and producer closer TO-
Ecthcr." declared Louis +. Swift. ir.,
ot swift 4 Company, Chicago, In his
address. Packers face many prob.
lens which the average person fails
10 consider. The packers wish 10
do the right thing, The packing In.
dustry II Just a collection OF human
hcings. 10000 share holders being
lUttFtAfu w INV NNN'HN w FsVVt-
100000 In Swift a Company, for
instance.
."Ffficicncy achievements Of the
packers are household words. Every
Que. oven enemies Of packers. will
Give US credit for that"
Wants Organization
Organized activity by cattle men
in behalf Of their interests was urg.
cd by W. W. Tmncy. OF III Paso,
president Of the Texas Cattle Rails
crs' Association In an address teen.
ing with vital facts ut the morning
session. lie said that organized ac'
ilvity would mean that cattle men
would be better able to fight theit
battles. lie said IN part;
"Mlslcading statistics sarc being
given out In regard TO the cattle In
duairy. We are being told that the
number OF cattle Is far In excess OF
what N was u year or two ago, when
In fact Australia and Argentina ire
the only nations which show an in
crease.
"The cattle industry looked
mighty inviting year ago following
the close OF the war. We were told
10 save our breeding stock as for.
elgn nations devastated by war
would require large numbers Of
breeding animals Then we prac'
ticod In America during the war
conservation OF meat. having two
meatless days.
Cattle Prices Fall
apparently all this cooperation
has becn IN vain. the price NJ cattle
falling off about So q hundred ana
''"re heirg creat dissatisfaction with
the industry. Cattle men bought
cattle TO the limit. borrowing all the
money they could from their hank.
crs. and now are reaplng reduced
prices as the result.
Agitation has hecn hemoaned all
over the nation. but agitation IA
what We need IN the cattle industry
! uordcr 10 get the rights which be.
long 20 Us.
81 am going 10 agltate until the
God Almishty's truth has been writ.
zen y oplaini that the country man
ton 20 plainly that the moun'ry man
know about the prices OF livestock
and the elements Of charges against
these sales ~ well Ms the men OF
packing centers." .....
Refers a. Packers
Continual reference was made by
tho speaker To the large packers.
especially swift A. Company and
Armour a. Company. lie gcoflcd no
tho reports In the yearhOoG 81
Swift 4 Company IN which II IN stat
cd that the profit per head on cattle
senly 30 cents.
The truth Of these slntcmcnts
we're challenged, he ASSERTING that
he would wager 500 10 80 n u
could be proved that there was any
real genuine competition between
Armour and Swift In the purchasing
OF livestock In the Fort Worth stock
yards. or had been In the past
twenty years. SFkG
Profits Are Great
II IN the belief Of Mr.. Turnoy that
the average profit on every head Of
cattle slaughtered In between $50
and t3f. Reference was then made
~ the almost unbellevPtls profits
thai could be realized from the iif-
t''cs million head Of cattle riaughi.
cred In the nation.
Mr.. Turney placed a travelling baa
In q chair beside him when h. be-
gsn his address. Along In the mid
do OF his speech. he opened y aud
declared that II contained the evil.
dence against the packers and PROF..
ed the truthfulness OF every aSser-
ton that he had made.
One strong Bo,iy Urged
FORMATION ~ one strong cattio
rainers' association In the state was
advocated by Mr.. Turney In order
that the battles may be wagcd moro
effectively. However. he did not
imply that hte buyers aud Sellers
Of livestock Association should be
consolidated with the general or.
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