Show I SOUTHERN GROCERS QUIT PACKER SUIT Withdraw Objection to Re Refrigerator I-e- I Car Practice CHICAGO March 29 The The Southern v Wholesale Grocers' Grocers association with mote more than 2000 members members' has withdrawn withdrawn from from the tle case brought by the National Wholesale Wholesale Whole Whole- sale Grocers against the big five packers pack pack- ers and sev several sevraI ral railroads R. R D D. D Rynder counsel for Swift Co announced at the continuation of the hearing before Clyde D. D of the Interstate commerce commission r here here The National Wholesale Grocers ae ate asking that an order be Issued forbidding the shipment of or groceries In refrigerator cars owned by the packers claiming that the practice represents unfair competition The Southern Grocers were ants In the first hearing last fall They They- have since notified their members that the dissolution agreement reached by the packers and Attorney General Palmer Palmer- grants the relief they sought Rynder said In his argument this morning he de declared declared de- de dared that the effort t to restrict refrigerator refrigerator refrigerator ator car shipments Is not only economically economical economical- ly unsound but would also work a distinct hardship on the pu generally If Jt in- in forced We shall show that if Jt the orders sought by the Wholesale Grocers were granted by the commission It would so far as Swift Co is concerned require a outing down of the number of peddler I routes from per week to ISO he said I This could not but result in a serious situation for the small towns hampering I severely their supply of fresh me meat t. t |