Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-08-30 | Page 1 | Facing Serious Meat Shortage

FACING SERIOUS MEAT SHORTAGE Supply in Storage and in Yards Will Last Only Three Days. C hicago, Aug. 30. The nation faces a serious shortage of fresh meat m case of a national railway strike, officials of-ficials of the Union Stockyards, the world's largest cattle supply, said today. The present supply will last only three days. Because of the heavy demand for foreign export and the unusually Vw.n.r.r J . J , 1 U. 1 ii it j uviutrr-Mic ueiiHiiiu, cue ict.cim have been unable to lay away a surplus sur-plus for storage, Thomas B. Wilson, head of one of the largest packing tirms, s.ud. 'The embargo placed by railroads on the shipments of cattle and other perishables probably will mean the crippling of the entire pack-,' Ing industry of the country, he said. "The embargo can only result in a shut down of certain sections of our business," Mr. Uson added , "The packing houses have, of course, done what they could to prepare for the strike. He have stored as much as we could and we have got as much livestock in the yards as possible. The Bupply we have on hand, however, will last no longer than three days. "If the packers cannot bring in any livestock they cannot ship out any fresh meats under the perishable goods prohibition."