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according to Army specifications, but
only 10 per cent of the established
goal will be taken by the Army.
Thus the remainder will be re-
leased by VIA to professors for
distribution to civilians. Professors
are being requested to give prefer
ence to civilian hospitals.
District OPA Director Robert K
Thompson reported earlier that some
packers already are shipping more
meat to Washington than a week
ago. He said one packer had re-
sumed shipments after being out OF
the market for year. He said the
situation here has shown a slight
but definite improvement.
Distribution Uneven"
Meanwhile, delegation of cattle
men and three members of Congress
in a session with Price Admins
traitor Chester Bowles had gone on
record against OPA slaughtering
regulations.
Approximately rs men, most OF
them Virginia cattle raisers, heard
Mr.. Bowles reply that distribution
of meat has been very uneven, but
we are hopeful that the new pro-
gram will move it into areas where
there are shortages"
Mr.. Bowles said the critical situa-
ton in large cities, representing
about half the population of the
country, has made it necessary to
cut quotas of small slaughterers and
increase those to large Federally-
inspected slaughter houses.
Virginia Agriculture Commits
sioner L. M. Walker, jr., Represen-
tatives Smith, Democrat, of Vir-
GINA and Robertson, Democrat, o,
Virginia headed the delegation
Representative West, Democrat, Of
Texas, who also attended, said the
situation was similar in portions OF
his State.
Greater Pay Boost Demand.
Mr.. Bowles declared there is not
enough meat to supply a greatly in
creased demand resulting from in
f1ated payrolls and dearth OF dur
able goods.
He said the Government hoped
to meet the situation in areas like
Virginia, which formerly produced
much of their own meat, by requir-
ing slaughterers to ship into such
areas the same proportion of their
stocks as they did in the first quar-
ter of last year.
Mr.. Smith said that the committee
to investigate the acts of executive
agencies, which he heads, studied the
problems of the small slaughterers
about year and half ago and
found it bad then.
Your representative told us in
the spring of 1914" Mr.. Smith told
Mr.. Bowles, that the small packers
had received a terrific shellacking'-
that was the very word he used.
Instead OF improving, the situa-
ton has been getting worse for
nearly two years. We think that if
you haven't solved it in a year and
a half, there is something wrong
with the machinery somewhere"
1000 Different Problems"
Mr.. Smith declared the OPA head
has ito deal with the complexities
Of 1000 different problems" and
added that if he had been given a
free hand, the problem probably
would have been eased by now.
Mr.. Bowles admitted that the
black market in meat received too
little attention from OPA investi-
gators devoting most of their time
to gasoline. Since May l, however,
they have turned to meat and pros
ecutions since then have risen Is
fold, he said.
1--WE still have got local problems
and we have got to try to iron those
out If we can," he said.
H. B. Sproul, jr., of Staunton, Va,
told the OPA officials that 1.-THE big
(packing) companies can buy all
the livestock they want every day.