Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-17
Governments Decision Will
Be Withheld Several
Days.
ARMOUR SEES PRESIDENT
Proposal Is to Merge Morris
& Co. With Armour
corporation.
fHy As,ocia,cd preul

"ASHiEGTON Nov ls.-,;,yo-,.
mont officers reserved decision iod,v
WIN regard TO the proposal FOR ,
CONSERVATION OF Armour Il Com
pam and Morris 4 Company. two
OF the Big Five" chicago ,n.,t n,cL
lhs couc"rns. which was placed be-
'"f" 'hcm yesterday by j. ogden
Armour. 1t Was Indicated tina,
hnal opinion would no, he fp-,hco,r-
ing for some DAYS
Meantime. the various details q,
'he consolidation plan and It's prob-
hbi" effect OF the Industry as :,
more and the producing and consum-
.S puoic We're receiving careful
STUDY AZ the Department Of Arricul-
,Hr" chester morrill,. assistant 10
secretary Wallace. in charge Of IN.
administration OF the new packer.
ana stocHyards control ac, held all
Gay conferences with department.
EXPORTS on maLhcting and other re-
lated lines.
Expects Early Decision.
ar. Armour had expected nm earIv
decision by the government. He re-.
ma'n"d In Washington and during
the day had half am hours confer
'ncc with III" executive. nor was
any statement regarding IL forth
coming from the White House So
Tar as Was learned. Secretary Wal
49, '''H I'l laEsl QD the
plan with Mr.. Harding.
Attorncy-Gcncral Daughertv was
confined rs his apartment at hotel
WIN a slight indisposition butatthe
department of Justice IL was in
dicated ihat the question was not
receiving immediate consideration
since no plan IN detail had been sub
mitted
Farm Agencies Watch Proposal.
ohic"rs Of farm organizations in
Washington were Watching dcv.lop-
"'hts In connection with the pro-
posed consolidation. Gray silver.
,Dr me American Farm Bureau Fed
rrati"n, said the matter had been
discussed with officials OF his or
Eanization by those Interested as
matter o! Information. He stated
mat the federation had not asked
tor hearing before the Department
OF Agriculture. but added that this
ala not mean necessarily that
nearing might not he requested as
nm Immediate decision ~ III. de-
Har'meni was not anticipated
Al the office Of the National Grange
II was stated that no official infor-
H"'i"h respecting the proposed
consolidation had been obtained and
mat any expression by IN. Grange
would be made at the annual meet
,ns nv" III progress at Wichita
BENJAMIN c. Marsh. Of the Farm
ers' National Council announced that
he was writing Secretary Wallace
and Attorney General Daughcrtv
asHing fuil Information concerning
the Armour plan and suggesting tha,
there be more packer control
through legislation and less Of pack
er contrO! of the government"
Armour Declines to TnIk.
While Mr. Armour Stili declined
10 discuss the projected acquisition
OF Morris & Company by the con-
Germ of which he is the head infor-
nation from other sources was that
Such consolidation would pllce
Armour e Company in the front
rank of the biz packing concerns
This company, with its capital OF $3.50
100000. and capital assets Of SIN
100000 has various packing plants
in this country as well as in South
america and Australia. Morris G
Company has half dozen packing
plants in this country as we'll as in
South America and Australia. Morris
* Company has half a dozen pack
ing establishments in the United
states and distributing stations in
the more important cities in Europe
and in Cuba. Its capital is 10000
600
one immediate result OF merger
would be general consolidation Of
the facilities OF the two companies
and more particularly OF distrihut-
ing agencies and rolling stock. This,
1t was stated. would he In the inter
est of economic operation. This
phase OF the consolidation plan was
understood to have been dwclt upon
in the formal proposal laid before
the Department. OF Agriculture