Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-08-26 | Page 1 | Weld before House

4- WELD BEFORE HOUSE.. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. L. D. H. Weld, representative of Swift 4- aud Company, was called beiore -f - the house agriculture committee - -on the hearing of tho proposed 4 legislation regulating the packing industry, while Chairman Gronna challenged his assertion venter day that products of the five big packers In 1 91 S were less than in 1917. 4- "Mr. Swift, head of vour com- 4- pany, has said that you made 4-4- more in 1918, under food admin- 4-4- istration regulation," said Chair- 4-4- man Gronna, reading from rec- 4- ords of previous investigations 4-4- before the committee. "What is 4-4- the fact"'' 4-4- "Swift and company made $33,- 4-4- 000.000 in 1918," the witness said. 4-4- "and $47,000,000 in 1917. before federal taxation." 4 4 4 t 44-