Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-02-14 | Page 4 | Consumers' League Seeks U. S. Control

l CONSUMERS CONSUMERS' LEAGUE I SEEKS U. U S. S CONTROL Washington Feb 13 Government Government regulation and control of or tho thel meat In Industry Iii In- was urged before tho the House Interstate commerce committee to today a b by Mrs Irs Florence Kelley general secretary sec seeS of oC Iho tho ho National Nallon l Consumers' Consumers league She appeared d after Francis J. J I former Cormel counsel for the tile federal trade commission had finished presenting pre hii his views as to federal regu regu- lation lallon regu-I regu Mrs Kelly told the committee tho the consumers of r the countr country were ere unanimous unanimous In favor of government lion tion In the packing and that the they would not let Congress rest until un un- un- un til III ii definite action had been taken Sue She hc said that if Ie the thc government g would take control pi prices of oC meat would be reduced ro- ro I and the poor would bo be ablo able to bu buy It again arain Thousands of ot person persona Inthe in io inthe the lie largo large cities have not tasted meat for years ears Mrs Irs Kelley said Mr 11 In concluding his testimony testimony mony said the extent of or tho activities s of ot the five Cho leading meat packers would prove provo a n. disadvantage to them rather than an advantage ad If It tho the government o would wo take away asay the tIme special privileges s the they possessed lie He suggested that the government o take over O the packers packers' re refrigerator refrigerator re- re cars and stockyards and build cold storage plants In the largo large cities h I