Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-23 | Page 8 | Packers Described as Philanthropist

PACKERS DESCRIBE DESCRIBED AS PHILANTHROPIST II I I Chicago Fob Feb 22 harvey G G. EJer Ellerd supervisor of or Armour Cos 05 welfare and relief te t. t 1 fled ed in itt th tIme the stockyard stockyard-j wage arbitration I lout tion tOlla today that living 1 conditions back backof I of or the time yard ard are arc better than In Chicago's Chi Chit I cago's cagos ghetto and other con congested I overcrowded tenement house sections of oC the time city's Industrial centers I Bad personal habits ls lack of or thrift I and poor management of oC household af- af t- t rals ral's b by either r the husband or wife wie or both botU were mentioned as othor other causes I which led to poverty and suffering b by packing house He lie le said ho did not know knott kno wh whether the time big packers ever Ct consider the time cost of or living when fixing wage scales Ho lie 10 rend read figures s from Crom torn three thre of or the time l largest rge t n Ings b banks nl to h show that a lar large e of oC th the packing hou house e em were thrifty In 1 1312 1912 12 the these I b banks banic had 1111 TJ l. 9 savings accounts which h Increased to in 1917 i. i fh The total st In hugs deposit in these brinks banks Increased train from rom t in iii ln 1912 h to In 1917 He Il said th there rc were sere ion forty building and loan lonn associations In operation n In Ch the district which hul h 1 enabled J thousands to bu buy their own wn homes homed It I was brought out that man many of or the time had hl purchased Lib Liberty bonus anti for theta them erty wore cra paying In week weekly Installments Th The Tue witness winess explained In detail the time timeWork work orle done one b by th the he welfare and nJ rel relief relict t I department of oC Armour Co Cu Attorney Frank Flank I P. P Walsh for or the es vigorously attacked the statements ntA of ot the tue witness ss on cross cross- I examination and sought ought to show th that u uthe the charity work done b by the packers was relatively cly unimportant The Time count county agent he sali was called caled upon last month to furnish relief releC to families