INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, OCTOBER 16th, 1919 PAGE DO NOT WANT UCENSIN6 BILLS ESTABLISHED 1904 BY MITCHEL BURTON Farmers, Stockmen and MeN chants Oppose Packer Legislation O N at Washington. Representing a diversity ot inter* ests and including farmers, feeders, retail butchers and produce dealers, fully International Falls Fastest Growing Store a thousand individuals have made their way to Washington to enter their protests against the packer licensing plan now in hearing before the senate agriculture committee. Far from solving in any measure the high cost of living, the proposed legislation if passed would be a dangerous experiment for everyone, is the consensus of opinion held by these witnesses. "We've "had government control of railroads and telephones and telegraphs until we're plumb worn out, P. and we don't want any more," W. FOR THE COLD SNAP? Carpenter, stock feeder of Tarkio, Mo., told the committee. "I'm in favor of the man who can produce the cheapest going ahead as far as he can. That's the way to cut down the cost of living.- That the packers dominated the stock markets was an idea scouted Burton's gives prompt answer with warmer wearables and requirements for colder by testifying stock feeders, who said they found the stock yards places of keen competition. weather. Some very interesting items mentioned for your convenience. Extremely Taking away the packers' refrigerator cars was as reasonable as taking away their butcher knives, was the conviction expressed by J. P. Lynch* interesting on account of the values. All items advertised are another feeder from Tarkio. The concern of stockmen and butchers who fear that hampering the packers will only result in disrupting the Old-time Qualities Old-time Prices meat industry without benefit to anyone, bought and likewise was not the sole interest displayed at the hearing. Business men throughout sold at the country are strongly against the licensing feature which would establish a precedent for bringing government control and politics into the When these are sold you'll have to pay nearly" double for goods of same quality. conduct of all manner of business. Many business organizations have expressed themselves formally, through Thrifty people will use good judgement and take advantage of resolutions, as against the principle ot bringing business under government interference of the kind proposed in Burton's generous offerings. the Kenyon and Kendrick bills. In speaking for the chamber of commerce of Moultrie, Ga., G. T. Caldwell said: "We've got Swift & Co. down there, and they've helped more than anything else to get our farmers to A Sale of Shoes That Will Make You Happy Cold Weather Needs for Men at Old-time-prices diversify. The live stock business needs their national distribution." Women's and Missies' Havana. Brown and. Black Kid Shoes. Men's extra heavy fleece lined shirts and drawers Q4 Oj" THE PACKERS AND These would sell for $15.00 at present cost Our Old-Time Price Our Old-Time Price Men's heavy cotton ribbed shirts and drawers REFRIGERATOR CARS Women's and growing girls' medium weight Brown Calf Our Old-Time Price leather sho.es, Military heel. A good storm shoe Qff Men's heavy fleeced tiniion suits ttO J%A Our Old-Time Price •Ofr Our Old-Time Price Whether refrigerator cars should be owned by the railroads or by the packers—a Women's padded sole felt slippers, ribbon trimmed ^4 Men's heavy lambs-down wtaol fleece! union suits CO J%A point to be determined by legislation Our Old-Time Price Our Old-Time Price ^0#trv now pending in Washingtonmay seem to be a question rather remote Children's Brown skuffers, heavy weight soles, every pair Men's Dunham Mills heavy white irobbed all wool shirts and drawers from the interests of the average A A guaranteed fZ. oi union suits in Tan or White person. But, inasmuch as these "ice Our Old-Time Price t®'W Our Old-Time Priae, per suit boxes on wheels," as one of the packers terms them, are the conveyances Men's Russian Calf Shoes—Present wholesale cost is $1.50 Men's natural grey plush back wool shirts and drawers QA which bring our beefsteak to town, we more than our selling price CtQ £fcA Our Old-Time Price tr may assume that we have a certain concern about them. If they have anything Our Old-Time Price ....^ |"Aa Men's medium heavy weight wool sox regular 75c value. to do with the price of the beefsteak Youth's High Cut Shoes in Brown and Smoke J%A Cur Old-Time Price Wv\/ our concern is a deep one. leather, sizes 9 to 13 1-2, exceptional value at Men's extra heavy weight wool sox, regular $1.25 value *7/5^* It is maintained by some that these cars give the packers who now own Boy's Gunmetal Button Shoes fine quality, sizes 2 1-2 to Our Old-Time Price them an unfair advantage over competitors. 50c Men's fine cashmere black hose, very special This is stoutly denied by the Our Old-Time Price $3*50 packers, who offer as proof the fact Our Old-Time Price that they pay the same freight rates Men's heavy outing flannel pajamas (Faultless Brand) loop RUBBERS as any shipper and they assert that the only advantage they enjoy is In trimmed ^%A being able to get enough cars for their Men's 8-inch top rubbers $4.25 $4.75 Cur Old-Time Price needs by furnishing them themselves instead of depending upon the railroads Heavy flannel shirts, Dark Brown only, McDonald Union Men's rubbers an* to do so. In this they are backed made up by a report of the Interstate Commerce Our Old-Time Price Our Old-Time Price Commission, made after an investigation Women's rubbers Qg| $1.75 of all privately owned Railroad King overalls cars, to the effect that there were no Our Old-Time Price tftPV Our Old-Time Price unfair practices and that a radical Boy's rubbers A A 1 ^5 20c change would adversely affect both 30c canvas gloves Our Old-Time Price shippers and the public. Our Old-Time Price While not opposing, in principle^ •yff^ QCA Children's rubbers and 10c railroad ownership of refrigerator 20c canvas gloves Our Old-Time Price cars, the packers maintain that there Our Old-Time Price yFt~«Trr«T» are not enough of these cars to go Women Union Suilts, all styles, whiite, ^A AA and O/* A around and that the legislation in Ecru, and gray t|2«UU VU»9V question makes no provision for insuring LEATHER AND MACKINAW COATS that the railroads shall furnish Girls' and Misses' union suits, cotton fleeced, wool and cotton $12.50 them in sufficient number. On the Men's all leather jackets, moleskin faced other hand, to pool their cars and take mixed, all styles and sizes £%A J%A to Our Old-Time Price chances of getting what happened to Our Old-Time Prices $15.00 be available, would seriously handicap A 1 all leather vests, jersey lined Men's Union Suits, all styles and sizes A A ^4% AS A the distribution of their perishable to Our Old-Time Price meat products. The stream of shipments Our Old-Time Prices .... ..... t[Ue«JV $17.50 from the packing plants would All leather coat style vests, chamois finish Boy's Union Suits, all styles and sizes D4 A A be blocked, which in turn would block 1:0 Our Old-Time Price .f the buying of live stock, and the industry, Our Old-Time Prices V-i-®®" V®*®" $5.00 Mackinaw, corduroy and sheep lined vests which is founded on a basis of Women's fiine quality white outing flannel night gowns O S rapid distribution, would be badly Our Old-Time Price muddled. $10 Our Old-Time Price 1 Men's mackinaws In these contentions pro and con, Children's good quality outing flannel night gowns Our Old-Time1 Price there are three parties whose interests Our Old-Time Price are at stake—the packers, their competitors Oregon' City Mills guaranteed all woll mafckinaws, finest finest qualities, qualities. AAa $15 "'$17.50 and the public. 6nly one of Children's fleece limed shirts and drawers a tailor made these parties could gain a possible advantage Cur Old-Tiine Price .. tPC tfVC Our Old-Time Price if the packers', cars were $7.S0 $8.00 taken away from them, viz, the packers' Children's home-knit stockings A A an^ Off Boys' Oregsom City Mills mackinaws fif A and competitors. The cars are now Our Old-Time Prices ... .... Vl«"V Our Olds-Time Price ........... admittedly handled on an economic :if and efficient basis, and no change is Boys' cashmere stockings *. JSAtf* anc* Women's white gauntlet knit gloves Q4 S A justified unless unfairness is definitely Cur Old-Taime Price 'Ut 09C Our Old-Time Price and absolutely proved—which would 2Sc stockingsCAa Children's heavy cotton ribbed ^Infant's black and white cashmere stockings be In absolute contradiction to the report that the Interstate Commerce Our Old-Time Price .. .* V.. T.." 3S Our Old-Time Price Commission has already rendered on the subject The public would pay the bill for inefficiency in the packing industry, and it has no desire to pay this' a bill in order to help few of the packera' competitors. fv$Sr