Show CONTROL OF PACKING PLANTS Government to Fix Prices and Control Plants Big y Washington Determination of o a national na na- policy governing meat production production production tion sale and distribution during the war var which may Include virtual price- price fixing and definite control or actual federal operation of the big packing packinghouses houses bouses has been by Pr President President sl- sl dent Wilson to a special commission of five thc prominent government officials This step announced Sunda Sunday was taken tlC nt the recommendation of Food Administrator Hoover who advised the president that he lie found round himself powerless powerless powerless power power- less to protect properly all branches s of DC the cattle Industry It and that the governments governments government's gov gov- present course is almost t Intolerable Intolerable Intolerable In In- tolerable In criticism from rom b h producer pro pro- ducer ducet and anti consumer Mr Mi I Hoover asked that power po be extended to io meet the policy initiated in steel copper copper rind other oUter commodities which hi are arc sold sollI at nt prices fixed on the Ule basis of conferences between producers and the govern govern- m ment L |