The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, July 10, 1918, Image 3
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Plain Facts About
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Meat Business
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The 1 eueral Trade Commission in its ivcent report on
war prom*;, stated that the live large meat packets have
. been profiteering and that they have a monopoly of the
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these conclusions, if .fair and just, are matters of ser
ious concern not only to those engaged in the meat pack
ing business but to every other citizen of our country.. ,
The figures given on profits are misleading and the ; -
statement that the packers have a monopoly is unsup
ported by the facts.. v i.
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The packeiv,mentioned in the report stand ready to
prove their profits reasonable and necessary.
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The meat business is one of the largest American indu s - *
tries. Any. citizen who would familiarize himself with S
and as has been stated, the larger portion of the profits *
t arned has been used to finance huge stocks of goods
and to provide additions and'improvements .made necf
t Siary by the enormous demands of 011V army and navy
and the Allies.
! f you are a business man you will appreciate the signifi
cance of these facts. If you are unacquainted with bus
iness, talk this matter* over with some business aequain-
:ahce---with your banker; say—and §isk him tp compare
» •rofitS'of the packing industry with those of any oV ei
large industry at the i^reseht time. • ; . - • ■
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The reportstates that thepggregate profits of fpUr large
packer^^were ^140,000,(100 tor the three war .years.
This sum is compared with ^>19,000,f)()0 as the average
' annual prolit for the three yearshefore the war, making
it ^appear that the war profit \yas ^1^11000,000 . greatcj
than the pre-war profit. ,
Ao evidence is offered by the Federal Trade Commission
m support of the statement that the large packers have
monopoly. The Commission's own report shb\V§ the
; large number .and importance of other packers.
T'ae packers mentioned in the statement stand real/' to
piwe to any fair minded person tha f they are in keen
g-mpetition with each otirer. and that they have no pow-
ei to mahipulafe prices.
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. This compares a.thr^e-year profit with a one-year profit
—a manifestly unfair method ol comp^irisoiy lt is not
; only misleading, but the Federal Trade Commission ap-
parerltly hds made a mistake in the figu/es themselves.
•f\ois were not true they wpjjcl.not dare to wake this
•sit ive statement., ... ' ///■
;nhei*mei^ govvn.otent ligu •(*< so that the JK'O
rge p:ickers Niemi nied in the repori aceoi ni. forOnly
*. ut oiie-thytd ol the meat business of the c<iuntry.
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The aggregate thvee-year profit/ of S14(),uO(>.OO0 x \\;as
earned on sales of over four ancCa half billion dollars,
means about three cents on each dollar of sales—ore.
mere fraction, of a cent*per pound of product. - , <
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Packers’ profits are a negligible factor in prices of live
sp^ck and meats. No ether large business is conducted
• ^ upon such small margins of profit. .
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Futhermore--and this is very important—only;a small
^ portion of this profit has been paid in dividends. The
balance has been put back into the businesses. It had to
be, as you realize when yoyconsider the problems the
1 lackers have had to solve—and solve quickly—durinf
these war years/ ^ / ^
To conduot this business in war times,,with higher co
and the necessity of.laying two or Jhree times the form
er prices for live stock, has required * the usetwo
Theixiditional profit make/4nly a fan><eturn
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Iney wish it were possible to interest you in-the demits
of Uieir uusihess. NW how./or instance, they' cap sell*
dressed beef for. lesythan the eost/of'the liv^/auimai,
wiln.*' to uOftKaCcm b'l\b\' products, and Oj/mewon/er-
1)),story o f ‘ 111 e merh(kIs of dytributiomtliroughop 1 thi
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The five packers mentioned Jed justitiei^i n c< >-01 )erati 11 •. *•
wiflv each other to the extent (d'.together<presel|t inu*-
this public statement
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They have been able to do a big job for your government
in its time of need; they have met all war time demands
promptly and completely and they are willing to. trust
their case to the. fairmindedness of the American peo-
/pfe with tf\e facts before them:
ARMOUR AND COMPANY
CUDAHY PACKING CO.
MORRIS AND COMPANY
SWIFT AND COM PA
WILSON AND COMPANY
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