Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 124, 4 April 1919 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1919.

FACTORS PERMITTING PACKERS

TO EARN RETURNS ON INVESTMENT

By WILLIAM R. SANBORN. i make the general public suffer. Our

In the first chapter of our article interests are all so closely Inter-re-

devotcd to the packing Industry, 1 lated that w stand or fall together,

printed on Wednesday, we stated that commercially, in tne inception or tne Armour & Co. earned considerably I packing industry conditions were less on "volume of business." and but ! vastly different. Time was in the

50 per cent, on "Invested capital" of the profit authorized by the Food Administration, in Its attempt to regulate prices and limit net earnings. This did not show that the company was charging all .the traffic would bear, or profiteering In any department of Its business. The facts were to the contrary, as witness Mr. Armour's statement, which follows: "We are more than recompensed for the greatly lessened profits by the satisfaction which comes from the knowledge that our company was a factor In winning the war. Our ability to meet the tremendous food demands of the fighting millions In Europe, an ability made possible only by the magnitude, the scope and the effi

ciency of our organization, was of inestimable value to the United States and to the Allies." Milk In the Cocoanut And herein lies the milk In the cocoanut. It was the "broad scope and efficiency of the organization" that counted, and what has been Bald for Armour and Company might also have been said for the great packers, as a whole. We have come to realize the need for organizations of nation-wide and also of world-wide importance. Armour and Company delivered to our government and to its European associates, food products to the value of $241,000,000, from Its American plants alone In 1918, and this in addition to the food supplied to our own people. It is understod, of course, that the principal American packers have large plants in the Argentines, and branch houses and auxiliary working plants in some of the European cities. They are, in fact, known throughout the world for some of their products,

wherever people appreciate good things to eat. Just what would have happened with reference to feeding our allied armies and peoples, but for these great organizations is not a pleasant subject for contemplation. But it is not simply the colossal size of these plants and the scope of their operations that is important here. What is to be Illustrated today, as briefly as may be, is the inception, growth and modern efficiency of these purveyors of food to the world. Armour and Company employ more than 60,000 persons. Just reflect on that statement for a moment. -With their families and dependents these would comprise a city of at least 300,000 population and form the center of a vast commerce. To meet war requirements the Armour folks alone had to Increase their investments $90,000,000, for plant enlargements, and for capital assets needed to handle the business. Sixty millions of dollars was sold in the form of six percent convertible debentures, which every reader of this paper was invit

ed to buy. Every other packer was

memory of many of us when fresh

meat was almost unknown from

spring to autumn, in millions of

homes. In other cases the family butcher sold fresh beef on Saturday's only in hot weather, and this was the rule in many good sized towns, at that; towns where you couldn't discover a pork roast or chop, from spring till fall. We all know this to be true. It was the era of pickled, smoked and dry salted provisions for half the year, outside of the principal towns and trade centers. There were no refrigerator cars, no branch houses with coolers and no daily routed cooler cars to the ends of the continent, in our grandfathers' days. Nor would there have been to this hour, but for the initiative and ambition of the men who founded and fostered and toiled to build up this world-important industry, and in whose steps the progressive men in the trade in Europe have followed. A Matter For Protest And so widely is this truth recognized, and so Important have the operations of the packers become, that the simple announcement of the pro

posed closing down of any branch

TO LEAD YANKS IN NORTHERN RUSSIA

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Brig. Gen. Wilde P. Richardson. Brig. Gen. Richardson has been given command of the American expedition in Northern Russia and will arrive there shortly with engineers, sanitary workers and replacement officers.

News of the City Lodges

Members of the Benevolent and Pro

tective Order of Elks from every state

in the union attended the three day

celebration which formallv onened the

packing plant, or the shutting the j New Orleans Lodge at New Orleans,

doors of any branch house anywhere in American, would meet with Immediate protest. It would result in the calling together of the Chamber of Commerce, or other active local body, and even be taken up with the state legislature, if necessary. Representative bodies in various cities are constantly offering Armour and Company everything from free sites to large bonuses as inducements to locate and this Is also true as to their competitors. St. Paul recently offered such

alluring Inducements that the Armours are now investing millions in that city, where a great plant is being built. St. Paul is becoming one of the best meat producing centers in the country and you can readily imagine what Impetus to the growth of livestock this plant will give and what it will mean to the entire North West. We intended going reminiscently Into the early days of the packing industry and to talk of the pioneer founders, many of which we had the pleasure of meeting in their later years. The life stories of P. D. Arm our, of the Cudahy brothers, of the elder Swift and of Nelson Morris, founder of the Morris plants, would be an inspiration to many of the younger generation, and would comprise a number of volumes that would be worthy of long preservation. Sometime, perhaps, when both time and space permits we shall briefly summarize the notable events and changes which have mada the American

packer a world figure and the pioneer fn Introducing, not only canned and cured meats, but other American

also forced to expand and to borow, j products to civilization at the end o

according to size and circumstance.

The Growth of Years. The packing industry of today has been fifty years in building. And this sufficiently explains wny new concerns, and smaller plants, find it difficult to enter into broad competition, though they may be, and are successful in their own more limited field. In brief there is room for all, on proportionate scale and competition will doubtless be enlarged from year to year. The smaller man or firm lacks the tools and capital for the most productive and economical accomplishment. This Is not, however, to the discredit of the packing Industry more than would be the fact that a little steel works or rolling mill in Richmond could not nationally compete with the great steel mills at Bethlehem and

rittsburg. The point is that the growth of years and of intelligently directed effort to improve and to expand the service to the public benefit, tended to doing everything as cheaply as possible so that consumption might Increase and the business be constantly expanded. And this, gentlemen, Is exactly what has happened; not only as to meats, but in the canning and preserving industries and in baking lines. Every concentrated effort tends to increased output and toward more economical production. The demand, be it remembered, is also on an over-increasing Bcale and to secure a share of this constantly widening business is certainly a laudable ambition. There can be no standing still for long. Business must either grow and expand or shrink and die. We recall the dying out of tho oldest house in its line in America some years aeo in Philadelphia. It had stood the shocks and changes of a full century, and then succumbed. And it was in the "meats trade." be it noted, with a wide distribution and a branch house in Belfast, Ireland. The remnants of its trade were taken over by a growing and younger house, though the salvase was rather unimportant, at the tinv?. What is Clearly Apparent. It is clearly evident that any legislation which hampers or cripples the

meat packing industry cannot fail toj

the earth

For the present it will be sufficient to state that, ho far as the writer's investigation and personal knowledge goes, no packer has grown rich by charging a large profit on a small output, but by working on the smallest margin on the largest possible output and production. The by-products have been a very large source of income and are become an important and necessary factor, of benefit to the world. The comparative loss of value in the production of meat in the early days, would now be appalling and would advance the price of everything in the line beyond all reason, today.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The third and concluding chapter of this series will be printed on Saturday. It relates to the early days of the industry and to present contrasts.)

Ohio News in Flashes

March 28-29-30

The celebration was in honor of the New Orleans Lodge for obtaining the largest number of new members in a recent nation-wide membership contest. The celebration was formally opened with the reception to Grand Lodse officers. A feature of the cele

bration was a parade and initiation of more than 2,000 candidates secured during the recent membership drive. The New Orleans Elks' home was erected at a cost of $800,000 and is finished in Italian Rennatsance - design. It is the most magnificent lodge building and club house in the United States. The degree of Page was conferred on Earl M. Mather and Samuel E. Mather at the meeting of the Triumph lodge, Knights of Pythias, Friday, March 28. The degree of Esquire will be conferred upon these two men Friday, April 4. Preparations are being made for a large attendance at the District meeting on April at Straughn. All members who wish to attend should report to their respective lodges. Harry Holmes, LeRoy Browne, Howard Hunt, Harvey Porterfleld and Harry Gotschall, all members of the Order of the Mystic Shrine, Masons, attended the meeting in Indianapolis last Friday. The candidates from Richmond were Harry Kates, Harvey August Englebrecut, O. O. Smith, William N. Johnson. Other candidates were Bruce Franklin Beatty of Union City, George H. j

Butler of Cambridge City, Thomas Joshua Butler of Dublin, Robert Charles Schemmell of Union City, Frank Xavier Tiefenthaler of Cambridge City, Ulyssus Toppin of Cambridge City, Purl Ivory Turner of Union City and Oner Scott Manlove of Cambride City.

'NDIANA Briefs

COLUMBUS William Bishop bad carried fire insurance for 28 years and never had a fire. When his policy expired on March 17, he did not renew. April 1, his house burned partly down. Now he has a new policy. JEFFERSONVILLE Nelson Miller and Steve Swakoski, 24 and 18, inmates at the state reformatory, made a break for liberty while finishing a wall, hey were captured within seven minutes. LAYAYETTE Gas from a hard Coal stove, the dampers of which had been tightly shut, nearly killed four persons yesterday. All are in a serious condition. COLUMBIA CITY Jay Wilson, lawyer, thought he was using a can of varnish on an old table at his home. It was maple eyrup. Bloom's little son discovered the mistake by eating some of the "varnish." INDIANAPOLIS Robert A. Boomer, federal manager of the Lake Erie and Western railroad, was severely injured when an automobile In which he was riding, was struck by a truck. Three other men, riding with Boomer, were slightly Injured. ALEXANDER Charles Tharp, assistant fire chief, piloted the big fire truck to help subdue flames in his own home. Loss was slight. INDIANAPOLIS Julius and Louis E. Haag, owners of a chain of drug stores, are on trial for perjury as the result of an oath taken by the two that Louis Haag was a licensed pharmacist, in an effort to obtain a

druggist s liquor permit. MUNCIE E. S. Richardson, Mrs. Alma Keagle, his aunt, and her daughter, Zelma Keagle, all of Anderson, wpre inlured when the automobile in

(Which they were riding was struck

by a train at a cnesapeaae -ana uma crossing near here. The automobile was carried 300 feet and tossed into a ditch. ANDERSON Benton Hamilton was released upon a charge of drunkenness when he testified that he had drunk nothing but straight paregoric. COLUMBIA CITY Mrs. Abbie TalIey, 70, a widow, killed herself by hanging. f

Eldorado, 0.

Monday night will be initiation night at Moose lodge. Friday night the consolidation of Woodward Odd Fellows Lodge and Whitewater Lodge of Odd Fellowes will bo voted upon at the regular session of the Whitewater Lodge. All members are urged to be present.

Special dispensation was held Druids Lodge Monday night.

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COLUMBUS A score of wounded soldiers formerly of the Rainbow division will go east from Ohio to welcme the 166th regiment, of Ohio, when come the 166th regiment of Ohio, when

MIAMISBURG W. H. Garrison and Mrs. Fred Swartzel received broken collar bones and two other members of the party were slightly injured when their auto turned over on the way to Dayton.

PIQUA An association of soldiers and sailors of the world war was formed here. The Chamber of Commerce has offered the municipal auditorium for the meetings. CLARKSVILLE Jason Hamill, one of Clarksville's most beloved citizens, is dead. t DAYTON All Dayton turned out Friday to welcome the 148th home from strenuous service in France. A parade and banquet featured the day.

The finishing -touch

of satisfaction -to many a breakfast is a cup of

distant A rich enjoyable

-cable beverage

Invitations have been issued for the forty-fifth annual session of the Indiana grand chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, which will be held at Indianapolis on April 23 and 24. The grand matron, Mrs. George Bardsley, of Shelburn, Ind., will preside and will be assisted by the grand patron, Hallard A. Flynn, of Chegterton. About 1,000 visitors from Indiana and some from neighboring states are expected to attend, including the grand matron of Missouri. On Tuesday afternoon and evening, April 22, the Past Grand Matrons and Patrons association will meet. Mrs. Mamie Conrad, of Warsaw, is president of this organization. Mrs. Nettie Ransfo'rd, 36 West Michigan street, has been grand secretary of the Indiana grand chapter for twenty-five years. Carl S. Lowry, magician, of Dayton, will perform at a meeting . of the Moose Lodge next Sunday afternoon. Each member is permitted to bring

one friend.

Greensfork Lodge No. 184. I. O. O. F., gave first degree work to twelve candidates on Tuesday night. Webster Lodge was in charge of the work. An oyster supper was served later.

Delegations from Williamsburg, Web

ster and New Paris were present. The second and third degrees will be conferred upon this class April 8, by Jacksonburg I. O. O. F. lodge at the Greensfork lodge. The second degree was conferred upon the class of eleven at Whitewater Ledge last Friday night. The third degree will be conferred upon this class Friday night, April 4.

L. F. Scheiser and family spent Sunday with Clem McKee and family. Roscoe Ferguson of Arcanum and Miss Naomi Shewmon were afternoon callers Alva White an,d family spent Sunday with Mrs. White's father, Andy North, of near Hollansburg Frank Eyer and family and Mrs. Almira Coons entertained, Ed Murray and family of New Paris, Sunday.... Freddie Miller of Lewisburg is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Kimmel Mr. Fisher, the anti-saloon man of Westerville, O., and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown were entertained

by Mr. and Mrs. Warren Eby, Sunday Lowell Penland spent Saturday night and Sunday with Guy Campbell Mrs. Melvina Shewmon entertained Alonzo Reed and family of Eaton, Sunday Charles Minnich and family of Greenville, Jacob Geeting of near Otterbein and Clarence Minnich and family were the guests of Jerry Minnich and wife," Sunday afternoon.. . .E. A. Holcomb was a Greenville visitor Saturday forenoon Mr. and Mrs. Harley Brown and daughter. Dola entertained Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown and family of West Manchester, Sunday Frank Kyle was called to Middletown, Saturday on account of the death of his sister. .. .Harris Minnich and family called on Jerry Minnich and wife. Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. A. V. McClure and Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Kyle went to Middletown Sunday afternoon to see their aunt, Mrs. Emma Cheesman, who died early Saturday morning.. . .Mrs. E. A. Holcomb called on Rev. A. C. Barnhart and family Sunday afternoon Mr. and

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A. B. Duncan, grand worthy president of the Eagles Lodge, vill make the address at memorial services held at the local Eagles lodge within the next two weeks, the secretary of the lodge announced Friday. The exact date for the memorial services has not been set

D. H. Cummlngs, W. D. Williams, Carlton A. Scott, Paul James, Dr. V. C. Griffis, Carl A. Beyer, Edwin C. Price and George Weaver were initiated into the Elks lodge Thursday night. Officers were installed. There was a Jarge attendance. The largest meeting of the Sons of Veterans that has been held for several years was held Monday night

I at the court house. Ten new members were Initiated. Sixty-two were in at- . tendance.

John McKee, he comes to see My sister Nell quite frequently. And then, these two begin to brew Some Golden Sun immediate!;.

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lected and skillrulljrHendecl is the kind reliaHs roasters put out asd reliable grocer? gelL Moiil order houses and peddlers sell cheap coffee and depend on premiums or price to secure your trade. Th 7 Wool son Spice Co. Toledo, Ohio

Mrs. A. B. Miller and daughter, Evelyn and Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Lutz spent Sunday In Trotwood visiting relatives. . .Miss Samantba Wlkle visited with Mr. and Mrs. Samsl Ullom Sunday. Miss Mary Swartrel was an afternoon caller. Miss Mabel Starr spent Saturday in Dayton Miss Helen Miller and Miss Ethel Steimentz of Greenville spent over Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Miller. . ..Mr. and Mrs. Harley Coovert called on Mr. and Mrs. P"mnl Convert Sunday afternoon.... Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stayton entertauiea Mr. and Mrs. Howard Peele and son, Richard, Sunday evening. TO URGE INDEPENDENCE.

WASHINGTON, April 3. Members of the special mission sent to United States by the Philippine legislature to ask complete independence for the islands, established headquarters here today and prepared to present their case to the government. The Women's Legion of England, headed by Lady Londonderry, is organiing a movement to relieve the servant shortage by employing members of the Women's Army Auxiliary now being demobilized.

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NOTHING that we could say would so thoroughly convince you of the value of Chamberlain's Tablets as a personal. trial. We can tell you of thousands who have been permanently cured of chronic constipation, indigestion, biliousness, sick headache and disorders of the stomach and liver, but this will have little weight with you as compared to a personal trial. That always convinces.

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Sale Tomorrow

Ae we announced in last evening's issue of this paper we are giving a discount of 10 on all shoes in stock this is just to get acquainted with you we want to meet you and to show you the big values we offer and the kind of service we render our patrons. If you need new spring Footwear tomorrow is the time to buy as you get your choice of our big new stock at

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Remember all Men's, Wemen's and Children's shoes go in this sale

Our Men's Special for This Week

The MAYFIELD Price

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