Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 218, 25 June 1919 — Page 2

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PAGE TWO THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1919.

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(DAT RISE IN -PRICES PLANHED

Anderson Bill Introduced in House Limits Control of

Packers Over Food.

ties,, which show no evidence of -de

clining prides, in any quarter, will probably lead to considerable attempt

ed legislation, -should the : Anderson bill fail of enactment In some effect ive form. Palladium readers will recall our statements with reference to tbe action of tbe National Coffee Roasters' association, and also as to -what -was done at tbe convention of wholesale grocers in Cincinnati, a short time ago. Both of these bodies appointed com mittees to act upon the subject of this new bill, and each of these national bodies have attorneys engaged to assist these committees in devising some feasible plan of action and In bringing about desired legislation.

By WILLIAM R. SANBORN.

The recent agitation for some sort of repressive or regulatory action by the government, to limit the activity of tbe packing group, bas led to tbe introduction of a bill in congress, providing for the licensing of the pack

ers. Tbe bill was introduced in tbe house by Representative Kenyon, of Iowa, on Monday. Numerous suggestions have been made by ' the Federal Trade commission to tbe same purpose, and these were adopted In part by the framers of the bill, but by no means as a whole. We Understand that the bill makes no attempt to "control" distribution. With reference to the reasons for and the purposes of the bill, a Chicago 1 Tribune correspondent at Washington Quotes Representative Anderson as saying: "This i bill is grounded upon the theory that the business of the packers is so large, so lnter-related with unrelated food products business, and Its expansion in and control over all lines of food products so menacing and so inimical to the interests of both producers and consumers as to make essential government control of the industry. Purposes of the Bill. We have said that tbe bill does not attempt to control distribution, -and by this we mean not "directly or specifically." But we Judge that the license issued will be for buying, selling or doing certain things, in certain lines, and only In the lines specified in said license. . This would seenv to be the pith of the whole matter. One of tbe aims of the bill is to "accomplish a divesture of the packers' interests in the stockyards." There can be no doubt whatever that the broad efficiency of the great stockyards is almost entirely the result of the packers' efforts to build up an organization which Is almost frictionless, and which comes pretty close to being automatic in action. That the packers should be large stockholders in such yards and terminals is the most natural thing in the world, because, they, as individuals are the most vitally interested. With reference to this fact Mr. Armour stated before . a' committee in congress that so far as Armour & Company are concerned they would not object to selling all such stock they owned; providing they could have the assurance of equally good service. It would release a lot of money, he said, which could be profitably used in their Industry. The second notable feature of the bill, according to Representative Anderson, is: "To establish a control and to place a limitation upon the packers' interest In and control over industries, such as production and distribution of rice, breakfast foods, canned products other than meats, and the wholesale and retail merchandising of these and other products unrelated to the pack

ing industry; to place the refrigerator and other specially equipped cars for perishable products on a common carrier basis; to establish a permissive storage and market system which will enable the small packer or other dealer in food products to compete with the branch houses operated by the packers." A Pretty Large Order This brief paragraph includes a pretty largo order, which the wholeBale grocers, coffee roasters and independent canners will be happy to see filled. Just what the fate of the bill may ultimately be, or what the amendments that are likely to be offered in debate, there is no telling. But there can be no question of the bill being supported by large commercial interests, and that the packers -will rally in opposition can scarcely be questioned. - The licenses are to be issued by the

secretary of agriculture to (a) persons

or corporations engaged in the siaugnterinz or meat packing business; (b)

nersons or corporations conducting

end oneratlne stockyards; (c) stock

yards commission merchants; (d) persons' collecting or distributing livestock market news and quotations; (e) persons buying, selling or shipping "poultry of poultry products, also dairy products. In commerce. As to Bubdivision "E" persons of firms whose gross business Is less than $500,000 Xer year will be exempt. This strikes directly at the great packers and the cold storage men in their control or employ, who handle poultry, eggs, butter and cheese, and is a most vital provision. The bill, which Is quite voluminous, prohibits packers from indulging "in unfair, unjustly discriminatory or deceptive device in commerce; the selling to any other licensee any part of his business for the purpose of apportioning the supply, or unreasonably affecting the price." Nor must he conspire with any other licensee for the purpose of limiting or preventing Competition. Strenuous Fight Probable We anticipate a long and interesting fight on this bill, if it finally emerges from the committee room, which it probably will. At a large meeting of grocery distributors, principally retailers, held in an Interior New York town a few weeks ago, there was talk Of a boycott against packers who might become interested in . "chain stores", it being broadly intimated that some of them are already so interested. This, however, is vigorously denied. It would seem, too, that the packers have plenty of wholesale business to occupy their time and capital fully without dabbling in retail distribution. - , Representative Anderson's bill shows the trend of public thought and feeling. The terrific cost of necessl-

Whitewater, Ini; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blose spent Sunday with Mrs. Green Of Hellansburg....Mr. and Mrs. Irvln Anderson and Gene Jordan were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hunt Sunday after noon. .... Mrs. Testa Blose and con, Marvin, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hough of near Spartansburg, Thursday. .... Mist Mildred Coppock spent last week with Miss Violet Vore. Misses Mildred White and Prudence Austin returned home Sunday evening after a few days visit with Misses Iva and Eva Glunt of near Richmond. . ...Gayle Hunt spent Sunday with WJUard. Blose..... Mr. and Mrs. Corrie White spent a few days last week with Mrs. White's mother and sisters at West Manchester and Eldorado, Ohio...:. Mr. and MrsOsro Blose and family and Miss Haiel Hlnihaw of Richmond were guests of Mrs. Ethel Woods and daughter Marram Sunday. ..r.The Ladies Aid society of tb M. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. Inez Wright Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar White and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Horne at Glen Kara Sunday. Nate Graves and wife spent Sunday with Sam Glunt and family of near Richmond.. .Mr. and Mrs. Charlse White spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Glunt. of near Richmond...... John Coppock and wife were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Coppock of Hollansburg Sunday. ... .Mr. and Mrs. Allen Kincboloe and son Harold, Mrs. Kincholoe and Mrs. Jackman spent Sunday With Mr. and Mrs. Everett Moore of New Paris Miss Bernice Burt spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Burt. Mrs. Jennie Addleman and Mr. and Mrs. Newt Bunker of near Richmond, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sherry White and son Sunday Mr. and Mrs. William Curtis spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Curtis of Fountain City Misses Marie and Grace Radford spent Sunday with Miss Frances Burt Miss Martha Jackson, Mrs. Mary Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Oren Staley were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Chenoweth Sunday Mr. and

Mrs. Corrie White entertained Sunday; Mr. and Mrs. John Frank and family and Mrs. Frank Parks of West Manchester Miss Miriam Woods had as her Sunday evening . guests. Miss Hasel Hlnshaw, Alva Alexander. Miss Mina Blose, Cecil Clopp and Richard Remington. .. Mr. and Mrs. Osro Blose and son Rex and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blose and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harrison Sunday evening..... Mrs. Ida Jones, Mrs. Minnie Whit and Mrs. Jane Gibbs visited Mrs. Allen Kincholoe Saturday evening.... Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Brown and family and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown and son Harold spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Anna Mutchner. . . Mr. and Mrs. Luke Fisher were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Day and fam

ily of near-Lynn Sunday. ...Miss Hasel Hlnshaw of Richmond spent Sat urday night with Miss Mina Blose. .. . Mr. and Mrs. Ike Chenoweth and Mrs. Mary Staley were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Curtis Sunday evening. ....Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Roberts and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Al Jenning and family. Mr. and Mrs. David Hodgln and son Donald and Mrs. Thomas Moody, both of Lynn were guests in the afternoon.

Christman....Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fa- Mr. Jerry Fager were guests of "Mr. ger were in Eaton Wednesday, .. 4 Mrs. and Mrs. Will Parson near Greenville, O. P. Wolverton and daughter. Irene,! Sunday.... Mr. -and Mrs. C, D. Spenspent Thursday here with relatives . . . . I cer entertained the following guests Mrs. F. M. Davlssdn was a Dayton at their home Sunday: Mr. and Mrs.

and son Earl of Plqua,Miss Sada Mc-

W. Manchester, 0. Mrs. Edgar Foot and daughter, Betty Jean, returned Thursday to their home In Dayton after a few days' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Foos....Mrs. Howard Hartzell

and -little daughter, of Bowling Green.

O., are visiting this week with Mrs. Hartzell' s mother, Mrs. Joe Bruner. ....Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Disheri and daughter, Mary, of Greenville visited Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Mary Trone and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cossairt....Miss Sylvia Trone of Dayton spent Saturday night and Sunday with her mother at this place.... Born to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Somers on Tuesday, a boy. . . .Miss Junie Cum

mins of Lewisburg visited last Mon-!

day and Tuesday with Miss Freda

shopper Thursday! .Mrs. Isaac Christman spent several days of last week with her parents at Lewisburg.... Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hoff, Harry Hoff and family, Robert Protzman of Verona, Mrs. Amy Hoffman of Dayton and Misses Fern and Flossie Woo If were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morris..:. Miss Lucille Blakely returned Saturday from a week's visit with relatives at Burkettsville, O.. . vMr. and Mrs. Harvey Peden, Mr. and Mrs. John Loves, Mr. and- Mrs. J. G. Frank and children .and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parks and. family attended the K. P. Memorial services Sunday at Hollansburg.... C. J. Cossairt and wife of Dayton spent Sunday with the former's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cossairt.... Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Emerick entertained Harley Judayand his father at dinner Sunday.... Mr. and Mrs. Will Blakely arrived here Saturday from Michigan to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dan Blakely. . . .Mrs. Mary E. .Leas purchased the Coning property, which sold at public sale Saturday Mr. and

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