Show r f l J IN r IV I MAKERS OF FAKE FABRIC ROB PUBLIC LIC IS CLAIM DELEGATES TO CONVENTION HEAR HAGENBARTH flAY SALE Of SPURIOUS GOODS fOR WOOLENS Exorbitant Profits Credited to Are Denied D nied Industry Held Less Remunerative J J. J Than Before Great War War I x z JA r PASSAGE of a resolution urging the department of f r I jL to investigate misrepresentation in the sale of clothing and to prosecute the the offenders in a vigorous manner ryas as y as the advice given given to fo or more delegates to the fifty-fifth fifty annual conven conven- Il tino of the National association in the Hotel Ut Utah h today by Frank J. J Hagenbarth of Salt L Lake ke president of the ass asso ci tion should lend all their influence and energy I to suppress the robbery of an innocent public by those manufacturers manufacturers and dealers who attempt to foist on them wool all go goods s sI which are woolen in name only onty Mr Hagenbarth declared in I deploring the practice of using substitutes for and adulterants in the manufacture of wool From present indications it is quite apparent that there will be no reduCtion reduction reduction tion of ot c costs in the production of the wool cro crop of ot 1920 Mr I-I I Hagenbarth Hagen Hagenbarth gen gen- barth said That clip is already alread 80 per cent made and paid for and sarny c there can be no saving Coupled Coup Cou ou pled with these fixed expenses there comes the danger that the b by the time their 1920 clip must be marketed d. d will have hae to come into competition competition competition com com- petition with English and foreign wool which has been produced at a a. much lower cost At the present time we we weare weare are in the hands of Great Britain asto as asto s sto to what the prices for fine wool shall be The worlds world's stock of wool is not excessive ex excessive ex- ex x- x or abnormal either In America ca or abroad The war has seriously im impaired impaired impaired im- im paired the worlds world's facilities for the manufacture of wool Belgium has al always always al- al ways been a great wool manufacturing country and unfortunately the devastated devastated devastated devas devas- part of France Vas her wool manufacturing center It will be sonie some sometime sometime time before these two nations- nations will beable be beable beable able to resume normal production The Th central empires' empires machinery no doubt remains intact but neither Germany nor Austria can begin manufacturing because of disorganization and lack of credit Their labor has become scattered scattered scat scat- or killed by war Russia due t to the reign of Bolshevism which has de destroyed destroyed de- de all industry will be unable to operate TWO NATIONS BEAR BRUNT So it is easily seen that the worlds worlds world's wool manufacturing manufacturing- for immediate use will have to be largely done by the United States and Great Britain T e figures given us by authorities on on the worlds world's stock of wool are varying and even cven if correct are uncertain in their effect There Is no sure way of cs estimating cs- cs the probable wool demand except as to England and the United States where the mill capacity and demands are well wen known What Belgian BelI Bel Bel- Belgian I gian glan and French and German mills milts can canI and will do in the way of wool consumption consumption con con- I cannot be safely I Were consumption normal it itis itis is safe to say that the worlds world's available I wool supply is not excessive The great danger to the United States lies Jn the possibility of oC a large excess supply of of oC wool heretofore used by France Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and Belgium being dumped onto the American market y NO BENEFIT SEEN Such a happening would benefit neither the consumer nor producer in Continued on page 3 i ASS PROFITEER PROBE I Continued from front page 1 1 j d States It is a certainty that U St would prove ruinous without any cor- cor benefit to th the consumer o 0 would benefit 1 Perhaps perhaps the dealer the retailer and possibly a all aVlA allA l lA A reduction of BO 60 per cent in of wool would only represent I 50 in the cost of wool in the wool Jail wool all wool all suit yet Suit yet such a lowI low- low I wool prices would bring wool w w present cost of production U 11 ruin to the r No Not I 1 t the can reasone reason reason- e to receive will offset the ei the past put year in the Rocky j region relon caused by drouth age and high cost co t of labor supplies S' S PROFITs AND COST general Impression prevails has bas as been coining 1 r The true situation is that the roe of producing wool and mut mut- to not been boon as profitable as be- be was Money has been made ted instances or localities where Jons ons ens were unusual These favo- favo conditions have not applied to einess as a whole When ran range lage age depreciation of animals inand inand in- in gand and wastage on necessary went sent and collateral investment keen en Into account an otherwise ble le balance sheet Is badly shat- shat Large Large rge a amounts of money y ar are areE pd E today and the interest item come ome a serious burden of added rime p expense of labor and its subhas sub- sub has ha Increased over per perthe the e costs of hay corn and cots cot- cot and general supplies have s and In some cases tripled t with these increasing and ex- ex 9 expenses s we have met with markets on on our out meat prod prod- taken all in all aU the aver aver- is rather to be COInEd coined combated COIn COIn- bated Ed than congratulated TACKING JACKING of need not look for from the controlling In the tho United States eve come to learn that he sees l telof the tho question but his own conference of wool growers mangers manors man man- gers ors and clothiers held at Wash- Wash Jin the last of ot November 1918 manufacturers manufacturers' attitude towards was one of absolute irence rence if it not one of antagonism manufacturers' manufacturers representatives refused to recognize the dan- dan conditions which faced the thes s and retailers Such an atie at- at s ie wholly selfish and un un-Amer- d full tull of ot ultimate danger to the c e is Is a a. tremendous demand for fabrics i of every kind both at md nd d abroad The world has been beene e for four years Un- Un p ely tely the there has sprung up all world the practice of ot using 1 ites for and adulterants in the of wool This practice 1 red to some Bome extent b before fore theom the therom rom om dishonest and selfish mo- mo and it has now reached a a. stage tage seem necessary ary to call This has been suggested ested by the secretary of ot commerce in the g words Severe criminal pen pen- hould be provided for wilful n of the manufacturers manufacturers' agree- agree f. f 1 attach to the goods a cate cats of the bureau of standards coming fully up to the certified sample Legislation to provide for the es establishment establishment es es- of ot standards for all an lines of industry with the tho bureau of standards standards standards stand stand- ards as the determining and classifying classifying classifYIng classify classify- ing agent Is suggested by former Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec- Sec Redfield Redfield- are very much interested in this question and should lend all their influence and energy energy en en- en ergy to suppress ss the robbery of an in innocent public by those manufacturers and dealers who attempt to foist on them all wool goods which are woolen In name only Mr Redfield has bag pointed point point- ed out the way let us follow It PROBE ASKED I r suggest that a resolution be passed urging the department of commerce to investigate misrepresentation In the sale of ot clothing and to to prosecute offenders of offenders of- of I fenders in a rigorous manner Under such conditions low bow can we expect to receive the full value of our wool unless we know the amount of ot each grade of ot wool that we sell While many complicated and e expensive methods have been suggested for preparing pre pr- paring wool for market it is my opinion opinion ion that If Sf our wools are graded into braid qu quarter blood three-eighths three half halt blood and fine keeping black wool separate taking nothing off the fleece but the tags we will have met every every- condition demanded for the American trade an and have obtained all aU the knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge edg about our wools woolf that we need to have and ye yet have incurred but small smalle e expense pense INCREASE OF CONSUMPTION Very strenuous efforts were made by your president and your other of officials officials of of- to Inaugurate a a. consumptive de demand demand demand de- de mand for lamb and mutton by the army and navy during the course of the war The net results of these ef ef- ef s of-s forts fortIS have convinced us that it is is' isnec necessary necessary necessary essary that a a. campaign be organized throughout the country for the purpose of enlarging the consumption of our surplus meat product Such S a campaign campaign cam cam- will cost a a. large sum of money mon y but it will pay In the end Swift Co by extra effort in Duluth Minn Increased the weekly sales of 1 lamb carcasses from to 1400 We Ve have earnestly urged that a special fund be created by this organization organ organ- for such an educational campaign campaign cam cam- One half cent per head assessment assessment assessment assess assess- ment on all lambs docked has been asked for Up to date ab about ut has been paid This is about tenth one-tenth of the amount that should have been raised The Eastern and New England states are practically the only market for lamb and mutton in tho United States With twice as many people as Great Britain we do not consume one- one third the amount of lamb Iamb and mutton Lamb and mutton are the most healthful health health- ful ful the most easily digested and among the most nourishing foods and andone andone andone one of the most economical in the kitchen administration LABOR IS PROBLEM One of the problems which disturbs our busin business ss and which the war has rendered acute is the labor question We Wo o have found fault with labor by reason of its inefficiency and lack of Interest In our business yet this lack of interest cannot be laid at the door of labor alone As employers we hav have been entire entire- entirely ly too to-o- liberal r l with the inefficient and careless and we have f failed to properly reward those who have best protected our interests The war has but hastened an already coming re readjustment readjustment readjustment re- re adjustment of human relations A new alignment of labor and capital a new status for employer and was well welt on its way through natural development development development devel devel- in the early part of the present century This movement has gained Impetus and Its adjustment has been hastened by the merciless logic of ot war REWARD EFFICIENCY The time has come when efficient labor shall have a a. larger Interest and anda a better reward based on its productive capacity The Inefficient must go to the wall whether he be the employer or the laborer We shall rapidly come cometo cometo cometo to recognize that the whole structure of human relationships the relationship relationship relationship relation relation- ship of capital capita and labor will be de decided decided decided de- de by a a. proper division based on mutual interest capital may maybe maybe maybe be the boat surely labor is the oars or engine and neither without the theother theother other can make a successful voyage The minimum of ot production as the standard for a days day's pay now laid down by the labor unions must no longer prevail If the laborer is worthy of his hire let his reward be in proportion to his production We have found it necessary to raise w wages all along the line regardless of the merits of the Individual Our best business Instinct t tells us this Is wrong Much which we ve give to the undeserving by this method rightfully belongs to those who through their efficiency or orby orby orby by their keen interest in their work have made our business success BILLS ARE CITED On December 10 1918 Chairman Sims of the interstate and foreign commerce committee introduced at the request of the administration a bill which if it enacted will wUl vitally affect I every producer of livestock This bill has since been followed by the Kendrick Ken- Ken Kendrick drick and Kenyon bills These bills hills propose to place In the hands of the president or secretary of I agriculture discretionary powers to todeal todeal todeal deal with the meat packers and livestock livestock livestock live live- stock industry These powers range In order from a simple license system to actual government control of certain facilities facUlties The bills deal only with the machinery for marketing transporting and storing meat products and not to actual packing operations Much ado has been made over the report of the federal trade commission as relating to the meat packing Industry indus Indus- try Controversy has rage raged over these reports both in and out of congress This commission has been openly charged with bias and unfair practices of being a prosecuting agency instead of an investigating bod body in a word of not properly functioning and performing perform perform- ing its duties according to the terms of tho the law law- which created the body On the other hand the commission has urged all sorts of evil and dishonest t practices against the packers urged their selling of products unfit for tor hu human human human hu- hu man consumption urged practically highway robbery of both oth producer r and consumer However none of this turmoil turmoil tur tur- rn moil lf has resulted iii i any any- settled convictions convictions convictions con con- in an Impartial ml mind d. d U. U S. S PLAN OPPOSED Your president has hs failed to find one man in ten who Is familiar with the practical marketing packing and distribution of livestock who Is In favor favorI of the government ownership or operation operation operation opera opera- I tion of either the packing plants plan stockyards stockyards stock stock- yards tards livestock cars cara or distributing agencies On t te c other hand he has found a an almost unmixed feeling that the government should assume supervision supervision super super- vision and regulation My own regulation Judgment is that at the present time the big bis packing plants Plante i quasi public be recognized as should under Institutions Institutions and should operate I that punIshment punishment pun pun- fair fall federal supervision and pl id for violation of the law laid I dow down should be severe e. e The national I purpose purpose purpose-in in such a law should be threefold three three- three threefold purpose fold The cheapest Possible production three three-j fair air consistent with a of ot meats I tion utmost ef efficiency ef- ef the profit to the grower and economy In slaughtering coupled with I byproducts of saving and fall fair returns and reasonable operative features for the packer and finally the selling of or the best article possible to the ultimate consumer at the lowest consistent price I The less politics and less desire for for past offenses and the mein more me revenge business cooperation that can be injected in injected in- in into the final adjustment of this the beneficial Will bethe bethe be bethe question more the ultimate result COOPERATION URGED All branches ranches of ot the sheep business from th the producer to the ultimate con con- consumer sumer hould should be more or less coordinated and they should Iho cooperate without without with with- out friction Undoubtedly there was was a time in the history of the packer and this was prior to 1902 when he indulged in indulged indulged in- in in many unfair practices which the commission has charged against him but this might be |