Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-15
PACKERS OBJECT
TO>GOvE RNMENT
RUNNING PLANTS
Nelson, Morris and Company
Official Explains ,0bjeC-
tons to GrOnna Bill Now
Before Congress.


Borders of Chicago, director and
general council for Nelson, Morris
q Co, the packers, in an address
to the American National Livestock
association here today, declared
the packers objection to the Gron-
ma bill, now pending in congress
was that it turned over private
business to men"
eve object to turning over a
complex industry like the packing
industry-with fifty different kinds
of business involved--to men to
run" Borders declared.
Mr.. Borders address was limited
to twenty minutes. He declared in
concluding:
Accounting System.
IF you want law for a uniform
accounting system by the packers
with the right of inspection by the
government to ascertain for the
public what We pay for live meat
animals what we get four our meat
and what our profits are, and in
favor Of all publicity in the con-
duct of our business, we will be for
it,"
Mr.. Borders followed Fred Fl.
RiXby of Long Beach, Calf, and
Dayton Moses of Fort Worth, Tex
Mr.. BiXby charged the retailer was
TO blame for the present high
prices of meat, while Mr.. Moses,
who is counsel for Texas Cattle
Rasers' association, devoted much
of his address to eulogizing Presi-
dent Kendrick of the national as
ISOLATION.
Introduced by Kendrick.
Introducing MIR. Borders de-
clared the convention was glad to
hear at any time of the packing
interests
Mr.. Borders said in part:
1.-The position of the packers is
that you growers should be able
to carry on your business at IA fair
and reasonable profit. Conditions
after the war make it necessary
that we should cooperate in good
faith, honestly on both sides. The
way to avoid misunderstanding is
to have complete misunderStand-
ingS on both sides. If We knew
your problems and difficulties and
YOU knew ours there would be no
conflict between us because we
are, in fact. one great industry.
without regard to past criticism
and abuse, the producer and the
packers must come together, / am
glad of the opportunity to come
to the sicattle men. look them
straight in the eyes and tell them
why we have opposed legislation
to regulate the industry"
Discusses Stock Yards.
Taking up stock yards, Mr.. Bor-
ders said:
"Our, position is that if any ore
wants to purchase these yards they
are welcome to them. The stock
yards question, however, now is be-
hind us because of the recent court
"Our. position is that if any one
wants to purchase these yards,
they are welcome to them. The
stock yards question. however, now
is behind us because of the recent
court decree"
Mr.. Borders deplored the charg-
es of monopoly and abuse made
against the packers.
"If housewives read this abuse
Ill llltlI HUI IIHB paper LIltS uOIl
eat as much meat" he declared
THAT affects your producers as
well as the packers. We have got
to cooperate to run our business.
'If there is any evil or wrong in
the conduct of the packing bust
ness it should be eliminated by
some law" Mr.. Borders declared
I'VE have never opposed a law
that was general. But we are OPP
posed to any law that places our
business in the hands of men-a
government commission. Under the
Gronna bill such a commission
would have unlimited power . to
make rules and regulations run
the complex packing industry. We
nave not reached a time in this
co,'ntry to turn over our private
busint to men," ~ s2fs
The cSpyention adopted a reso-
luton accept the report Of ting
marketing committee and ordering
that it be rererred 30 the incoming
administration for action
The resolutions committee sub
mitted its report at the afternoon
session of the convention and con-
sideration of its recommendations
was begun.