Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
DEL-MAR-VA POULTRYMEN
DEMAND ONE CEILING AT
POINT OF RETAIL ONLY
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their case in the capitol city had
produced no results apparently
beneficial to the industry. It was
equally clear that none of the re-
sentiment was aimed at Mr.. Wells
personally.
However, in reply to a sugges-
tion which was construed by many
to question the Americanism of the
/ Peninsula, retorts were heard such
as rs this a free cOuntry?''-"T That
may be alright for Germany but
this is the very thing our boys over
there are fighting to stamp out"
One after meeting" expression was
''just one more attempt at Dictator
ial control"
This point, which brought forth
so much unfavOrable comment,
was the idea of establishing agen-
cies or posts to issue permits to
buy and to sell with the producer
having only one alternate buyer.
Aside from the alleged un-Amer-
icanism of this plan it would have
to be modified greatly to be work
able at all it was pointed out. be-
cause fiOcks are often offered for
sale that any one buyer cannot
handle promptly enough to prevent
heavy loss because a we'll finished
chicken is highly perishable pro-
duct and when catching is started
must be finished as promptly as
possible or heavy loss in weight
and often disease would occur in
a flock that was in the best of
health and condition.
Considerable bitterness was eX-
pressed at the maintenance of a
much wider spread between the
producer and the consumer than
seemed fair and which seemed to
favor the middleman at the expense
of the producer and consumer.
Attention was called to the in
creased costs of production since
the ceiling had been set and to the
unfairness of no ceiling on hatch
ing eggs and chicks and other
costs. while being maintained ON
poultry meat.
Time after time call was made
for a ceiling maintained only at the
point of final sale.
Those present could nor Inder-
stand why the claim was made that
the ceiling could not be policed at
the consumers point alone when
the same group of policing officials
would be expected to police also
the several other joints if the pres
ent poorly operating set up is re-
tained.
1t is possible the whole alleged
agency permit sys- |
TEN was brought Il pto draw out .
public expression. if this is true .
the scheme was very successful. ;
The discussion showed very !
clearly the urgent need for clear !
cut cost figures instead of figures ;
to back up "brags" or figures which
are unbusiness like because they ,
fail to include labor, taxes. depre- /
citation. interest, or other general ,
overhead items.
Mr. Wells repeated his request ,
for actual cost figures.
1t would seem a fair statement
that before the OPA can lay uOWn /
4 plan to control the poultry meat ,
industry. it must absorb lot more
'acts than now seem to have been +,
Ised
1t would seem very necessarily to
nave adequate producer and con-
sumner representation present to
arrive at just conclusions. and, t
the situation grows con- {
inually worse with the step
:hild" still on the doorstep of )
hose now in charge of the OPA /
IN abortion of ignorance and class l
avorfitism misconceived by some e
me long since gone on and with
Ome honest American labor being s
cry poorly paid while others, some b
4 whom are none too honest, are p
Gaping ample reward for their il
neagre efforts. b