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Show PREDICTS SCARCITY j OF FOODS AS RESULT ! OF FEDERAL ACTION WASHINGTON, Auir. 1.V Whi'.e gov- ; eminent action to force Swi.'t - Co. to 1 place on the market products now lie.d in cold storage n::t;ht yne u-niporary re- i lie:", it won.d result in scare:, y and IiU.ht j prices of poultry, dairy ar.d nu-;tt nrc.i- ucus next fail ar.d w inter, the house Hi- j terstate commerce committee was Usa to- ; day by L. L H. Weiu. n:anager of t..e , company's oni:r.erc:ai recarcn c. par:- j ment. j The committee is holding heirtr.us on , legislation rcg-iatii'.g toid storage, s's- ; terns. ' l-e:iy:n? that Sw:;t Jt Co. are e:.c:i-'ed in hoarding food products, Mr. A .d said it would "he an extrcmciy dar.vrous ; o.-icy o.-icy for the government to ih - a rd t ..e expert knowhd.-e of ih.ose in the b.i--;'1',--s and market the s'.iyly of n'.'.-at loo-.is sooner than conditions' justiiiea. "It will denioraiize the n.an.f;: ." he S.lid. "and have a par.yz: o. :ect ' -n production by intredtu a-i : . 1 r:--.. into the storing of peris..ah s; Incrca.-.-T production dp--T, !s a so. .:::.; t.;e uti'.:-a:inn of t'xterisive sir. ta-"..:t .es. ! Mr. Weld told the committee t..at t. e , total euppiy cf meats rady for t!;.- m;ir-ket m;ir-ket on Jane 1 was su:i: r.t to ;..st t:ie country only ten day-, aud tnat t e or-a ari'i pounds of poahry in siiai:-1 at that time amounted to only 3 per coat of the total annual produ.-ta-n and wfi.d have lasted the country less man u-n I days. I |