Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-08-31 | Page 18 | End of Packer Hearings Near

END OF PACKER HEARINGS NEAR Many l Raisers Protest License License License Li Li- cense Bill But Association Is in Favor Washington Aug 30 30 While western stern n and southern appearing g before the trio Senate agriculture commit commit- t tee ee continued J toda today to attack the tho Kenon Kenyon Ken Ken- yon on and Kendrick bills to license th the e packing Industry Chairman Gronna pu put et t Into tho the record a telegram from th the e American Live Livo Stock association Ion charging that In some somo cases the witnesses witnesses wit nesses were coerced and In other othe r cases cases had their expenses paid b by th the e five big packers The association has long realized realize d the thc impossibility of or proper conduct et I of the live stock business when subject t to the entrenched monopoly of or the great grea t packer combination said sold the fife message e te which was sl signed ned b by H. H A. A Jastro a as s chairman of or the association mark market e st t committee Associations Association's Message c We Ve recognize and Indorse the gen general general en- en eral plan for thorough going and fe federal ted fed a oral eral control of the packing business s which shall In tho the future prevent tl th the e eo abuses growing out of or world-wide world co concentrated concentrated con con- power preying alike on pr pro pro- o- o ducer consumer and wasteful In man manof many of ot its methods Wo We believe bellevo tho the licensing system m mi properly places power and responsibility i- i for or Ju Just t and rational treatment it t in an impartial agency of ot the tho govern govern- n t- t ment Wo o o Indorse Endorse as essential the fist poll policy of or divorcing the packers from rom control ol of ot the time stock yards We Ye believe bellec that thaL r re re- re cars should be rated as co comon common common com com- mon carriers WO Yo v are arc Vir n. n. n rn of nr n do p n ri n f forts being being- tI e bl l- l made by tho packers i to maintain their unconscionable position We have ha noted their lavish la expenditure In advertising that has dealt In evasion misrepresentation and half halt truths We e deplore tho the recent action of or those live 11 stock producers who have pas passed ed resolutions condemning certain features of the tho proposed bill The message was approved b by Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Kendrick Democrat of or Wyoming author of or ono one of ot the regulative bills who also Is president nt of 0 tho the American merican Live Livo Stock association Horace H. H Fletcher president of or the Indianapolis Live Livo Stock exchange e one of or today's witnesses said that the growth of or the great s packing companies compan compan- I lea Ics Is s part of or our progress C C. C M. M Beal a stock feeder of Clarksburg Clarksburg Clarks Clarks- I burg burS Ind said that tho the proposals wore making m l feeders afraid to bu buy cattle I A group of and I Kentucky stockmen were represented by spokesmen spokes spokes- men who as assailed both measures as I dangerous to tho the attempts of th the southern southern southern south south- ern states to Lo establish diversified dl farm tarm- ing I I- I Richard Shipp for lor a number of or I Wyoming likewise thought thought the tho bill unnecessary and that the regulation regulation reg reg- they involved was The committee adjourned un until tit Tuesday Tues TUes- Tuesday da day and announced the hearings would close September 15