Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1931, Page 12

RECULATIONOFBLS LNESHELDNERE Character of Recent Hear- | ings by 1. C. C. Gives Hint of U. S. Action. BY J. C. ROYLE. Regulation of bus and truck trans- portation is undoubtedly growing nearer. This has been brought to light by the reaction to the hearings which have re- cently been held by the Interstate Com- merce Commission. With that fact in mind, it*is indicated that some of the motor transport companies are rather | hoping to be “struck by the loccmo- | "~ although fatalities at highway | have been lower in the last vear than ever before. What is meant y that is that the bus and truck con- cerns hope to be absorbed by the steam | carriers on advan! us terms. Then | if they are put under Federal regula. tion it is the railroad companies whic] will be supervised. Rallroads’ Position. peal the court order modifying the pack- ers’ consent decree permitting them to hl-mgle at wholesale products other than meat. The chain stores say that the only way they can attract customers for meat is to take some one type of cut and sell it at or below cost for a day. The packers say that they are uncer the club of the chain stores and that they must sell the latter meat at no profit or face the threat that the chains will pack their cwn supplies. Investigation by Government and private and impartial experts indicates that the quality has & tremendous THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, can workers owes its pre-eminence to & strong dlet, including meat. They as- sert 80 per cent of the other nations are undernourished, and that American mass production has been made pos- sible by a generous flow of food. On the other hand, some economists point out that in the World War some of the so-called undernourished natlons proved worthy opponents to those more heavily nurtured. In addition, the Federal Trade Com- mission lists the desire of Americans for health second only to vanity as a selling appeal, and this is having a more than monetary effect on the diet D. C. MAN NEW PASSENGER MANAGER OF SOUTHERN F. L. Jenkins Succeeds W. H. Tay- loe, Who Has Been With Rail- road for 43 Years. After 43 years of continuous service with the passenger traffic department of the Southern Railway system, W. H. Tayloe, passenger traffic manager, has Baltimore Port Arrivals. BALTIMORE, April 2 (Special).— The maritime exchange reports that during March arrivals at the port were 246 steamers and 1 seagoing schooner, 32 more than were recorded in February and 25 less than in March, 1930, Arrivals for the first three months of 1931 totaled 691, cr 100 less than for the same period In 1930. This is COLD | tracted by offerings of the cheaper cuts ‘The railroads have made it plain they | do not complain at legitimate competi- | tion from automotive carriers or other forms of legitimate competition, but that they do assert that their competi- | tors should be regulated as to rates and service as they themselves ure governed. The independent bus lines and truck lines object vigorously at Federal regu lation of interstate highway transpor: tation. They assert the motorists pa as much or more of the taxes spent on roads as do the railroads. ‘The shippers of the country are vitally interested, for they realize that 25 per cept of the total expenditure of the Nation is mu out for transporta- tion. This is the estinmte of the De- partment of Commerce. They know that they must have the full service and efficlency of the railroads, which are | the main freight and passenger traffic | movers. They also wish to have the | advantage of using the bus and truck lines where the latter can give cheap and efficient service. Distribution wastes | run lntg"'.ae billions every year, and if | transpo: lon sytsems and shipping | policies can be improved it means saving and a profit to every citizen Most shippers seem to sgree that the railroads must be protected from unfair | competition for the benefit of the ship- pers as well as of the steam carriers. Consequently some of them advise the expansion of the, bus and truck lines now operated by the railroads. The main hold of the trucks is in less than carload lot freight hauled | over short distances. Some of that business could not ever be profiteble for the railroads unless it was taken in conjunction with long-haul ship- ments, but if the railrcads ran the truck lines service could be given cheaper and a profit still obtained. Bus Census. As to passenger transportation, the railroads have lost mucgo business to motors, but the greater part has been through operation of private automo- biles. There are but 92,000 busses of all sorts now in operation. It is held doubtful by some railroad men that either the busses or rail lines can re- ure the passenger traffic lost to vate automobiles, There are now 78 rallroads now operating busses, but their fleets rep- resent only a small part of the total bus and truck traffic. The busses and trucks operated independently have not e high and financing of operation difficult. Some inde- pendents certainly would not object to passing into the hands of the railroads provided the price were deemed ade- quate, but it is far from certain if the raflroads wish to buy. In the mean- while shippers want service and relia- bility and they are likely to get it either through regulation, combination or some other means. Trade Rivalry Seen. The passing of Lent with the end of this week will mark the renewal of bitter rivalry between the packers and the chain stores which handle meat products. Charges and counter-charges are ly fl; broadcast between the two. The chain stores declare the price of meat has not fallen in the in cattle and animal quotations, and it they have the utmost difficulty in inducing the public to buy. ‘The packers, on the other hand, pro- duce figures to show that the margin of rrom on meats is almost infinitesi- mal and that the main net income of the companies comes from by products. ‘The Department of Agriculture is advis- ing the production of fewer animals so that prices shall be higher and to add to and food consumption of the Nation. Finally packers, grocers and distributors agree that prices of some meat products are 20 to 38 per cent lower than a ear Ago. i . (Copyright, 1931) amount to do with the argument. They say that since cheapness is the main selling argument of the chains, the lat- ter naturally desire to handle the qual- ity of meat which they can buy most advantageously. The public, they add, watches for the bargains in cuts of higher quality, but is not so much at- Rail Official Appointed. BALTIMORE, April 2 (Special) The Western Marylend Railway Co. an- nounces the appointment of H. W. to the position of superintend- ent of rs and of H. B. Free- man &5 sgent, with offices in the Cham- ber of Commerce Building. The posi- tion of manager of grain elevators held are 33 grades of beef alone; that few | DY the late J. A. Peterson has been butchers even can distinguish these |8DOMshed. absolutely and that the packers have to |~ e = buy 13,000 steers to secure one which | grades up to the highest qualifications. The bitterness of the struggle has | unless they are specifically looking for such grades. | ‘The packers say that when quality is taken into consiceration each whole ani- mal is marketed at prices which are not exorbitant or out of line even though_the price per pound of some cuts is high. “They point out that there | been intensified by the fact that both | packers and chains recognize that the | taste and diet of the American people | is changing. The family providor no | longer dashes in and “buys a bit of | beef” for every meal. The country spends roughly $22,000,000,000 a year | for food. The average production of ccreals has gone down 34 per cent. eating of fruit has gained 14 por and the consumption of fats and vege- | table oils has gained 29 per cont. 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