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Show GOVERNMENT 1 CIMJiffiES Meat Packers Deeply Interested Interest-ed in Report of Committee on Livestock Situation. BUYERS ARE CHEATED Cattle Gorged With Food and Water Just Before Being Be-ing Sold. CHICAGO, Oct. 15. At the meeting of the American Meat Packers' association asso-ciation today, interest was manifested in the report of the committee whiua conferred with government officials. Tho report said the government is considering measures to combat an annual loss of $250,000,000 in livestock from preventable diseases. It is also taking up complaint of the packers that cattle are gorged on feed and water just before being sold, thus cheating the packer, who ultimate re ocvers from tho consumer, and wasting wast-ing a largo amount of much needed feed. |