Show Government Monopoly U Unwise Packer Says WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Aug 26 Recommendations for the establishment of a government monopoly in all tort tori and livestock cars made by the federal trade commission today In a private car line report to President Wilson brought the following comment comment comment com com- ment from Thomas E E. Wilson of Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago chairman of the Institute of American Meat Packers The packers are willing to submit the justice of the federal trade commission commission commission com com- mission demands in its report on private private vate carlines canines to the common sense of the American public After Arter an investigation investigation gation gadon by men experienced in transportation transportation transportation trans trans- questions the trade commission commission commission commis commis- sion presented a a. report diametrically opposed to that handed down aown by the int interstate commerce composed composed composed com com- posed of men trained in railroad work After a year six-year study of the question the interstate commerce commission report said said An important part of f the interstate commerce of the country is transported in privately owned cars It is to the interest of the owners carriers carriers carriers car car- I and public that their operation should be continued under such rules and regulations as will Insure their efficient handling without discrimination tion against avy ay shipper or particular description of traffic The system of the use and supply of private cars that now exists cannot be at once and radically radically radi radl- cally changed without serious consequences consequences conse conse- to shippers carriers and the public There are admittedly too few refrigerator re refrigerator refrigerator re- re cars Greater mileage of packer cars was possible because a load was waiting for every car days a year ear Spread the use of the packer owned cars among shippers over the entire country and mileage will be reduced with a consequent increase in increase increase in- in crease In the cost of meat foods or a necessary reduction in live animal prices It would seem that if a real solution is sought it might be found by some agency building enough additional addition addition- al cars to meet the deficiency The packer cannot buy more animals than he can market as meat If cars are not available his purchasing power is lessened If It railroad or the government government government govern govern- ment should plan to ice the cars at atthe atthe atthe the start such cars probably could n not t be loaded the same day because of delays in switching Thus there would be a waste of ice and time and it still would be necessary to Ice again at the point of loading Government operation operation operation opera opera- tion of the railroads has not been such as to warrant the public looking with very great equanimity on the suggestion suggestion suggestion tion that its food be handled by the I same or a agency |