The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 6, 1919, Page 15

- Packers Trebled Profits During War Trade Commission, in Suppressed Reports; Discloses s Gains Under Federal Regulation - - .. Washington Bureau, » i Nonpartisan Leader. ROFITS of the Big Five packers during- the war were “unreasonably high” and were from two to three times as high = as pre-war profits, it has been disclosed in the recently pub- lished third portion of the trade com- mission report. This report was made to the president in June, 1918, ‘but it was suppressed at the request of Food Administrator Hoover. A copy of the report, together with the letters sent by Mr. Hoover to-the president and the commission to the ADVERTISEMENTS SELL % SEEDS P ’8%?;%“}:&2 fifif&&*fi"fl:&é’i e R envelopes on request. The AdamsSeed Co., Decorah,la. Dickey Glazed Tile Silos “The Fruit Jar of the Field” Buy the best silo first — it’s cheaper. Send for catalog No. 28. W. S. Dickey Clay Mig. Co. MACOMB, ILL. Kansas City, Mo. Chattanooga, Tenn. BOOK ON DOG DISEASES and How to Feed Mailed free to any address by § e Author H. CLAY GLOVER CO., Inc. 118 West 31st St., N'ew York, Pioneer Dog Medicines GOT 117 EGGS .~ INSTEAD OF 3 Says One Subscriber Any poultry raiser can easily double his profits by doubling the egg produc- tion of his hens, A scientific tonic has been discovered® that revitalizes the flock and makes hens work all the time. The tonic is called “More Eggs.” A few cents’ worth of “More Eggs” brings amazing results. } During Moulting your hens will need “More Eggs” to hasten the moult, revitalize their organs and put them in fine laying condition. If you wish to try this great'profit maker, write E. J. Reefer, poultry ' expert, 7907 Reefer Bldg.; Kansas City, Mo., who: will send you prepaid, a season’s supply of “More Eggs” Tonic for $1. A million dollar bank guarantees absolute satisfaction or your dollar returned on request and the tonic costs you nothing. Send a dollar today, profit by the experience of a man who has made a fortune out of poultry. . . AMERICAS & LEADING FUR HOUSE FOR YOUR FURS 5 34 g *“The mar- g.‘?x;;'.‘."f-'fmv'éfi N uote one di dable priee so you POSI' NOW what your. collection ration commission—pay. transpo: Yleterrpablot lhlwin;'tfic'- ete. : Big president, were transmitted to the senate in response to a resolution by "Senator Norris of Nebraska. ~ At the.time of making the report, the commission recommended that the whole food administration scheme of packer regulation be put on a differ- ent basis and that the classifications of the business into meat and by- products, on which a higher profit was permissible, be wiped out, and that the entire packer output be placed on a basis that would. permit an 8 per cent profit. Excess profits, it was urged, should be turned over to the United States government. The report .is said to have been withheld from publication during the war at the request of President Wil- son, who feared it might injure the food-saving campaign of the food ad- ministration. - : Herbert' Hoover, head of the food - administration, in a letter to the pres- ident at that time, also opposed the publication of this section of the re- port,, . 2 “I realize fully that in the discus- sion of this matter and sentence ut- tered can be interpreted as in support of profits to the packing industry sub- jects gne to the charge of corrupt in- fluence, and, on the other hand, I rec- ognize equally the easy road to popu- larity through denunciation of those profits,” Mr. Hoover said. “The possible profits under the food administration regulation are less than 1 cent a pound and the reduction proposed by the trade commission will amount to about one-third of a cent a pound.” Mr. Hoover expressed fear of fur- ther expansion of the big Packers, however. “It is our belief that one of the greatest dangers to the whole of the food trades in the United States is the further expansion of these big packing industries and. the elimina- tion of smaller business and individ- ual enterprise,” Mr. Hoover wrote. “It is not sound war-time efficiency to-make a monstrous growth of this “ kind to destroy individual enterprise of the United States on the mere hope that regulation of the industry will continue after the war. the competitors will all be dead.” “Excess profits legislation would be much the more satisfactory remedy,” Mzr. Hoover advised. : " He said his regulations had accom- plished stability of the market, stim- ulated production. and eliminated speculation, and that *“inordinate earnings” should be restored to the public threugh excess profits taxes. Regulation of profits .in advance op- erates to curb incentive, he argued. The federal trade commission, in a memorandum signed by Chairman -W. B. Colver, but not sent to the presi- dent, dissented from this view. ; “We dissent from the theory of tak- ing back 30 cents, 50 cents, 60 cents or 80 cents from $1 improperly taken from the people as consumers or from the government,” the commission re’-‘ plied.- R : “It is attempting to lift one’s self by his bootstraps and.losing 60 or 50 or 40 or 20 per cent of the energy em- ployed. A price structure built upon such a theory as this can not and should not be tolerated by the people of the country. : “It has_a vicious effect upon busi- ness itself in inviting and encourag-- ing wasteful and extravagent business operations.” ; MOW THE ROADSIDES Any weeds left along: the roadside “should be mowed now; if left, they -will help- start a snowdrift 'on the | road that may cause trouble all win-- By that time- ‘for sale and auction sales; to make results come from Leader Classified Ads. of 8 cents per word is made. zhi receipt when claiming the 8-cent rate. Farms —_—— CUT THIS OUT AND SEND TODAY FOR FREE information about the greatest colonization project of its kind in the United States. Learn how to register and. secure a rich, made-to-order dairy farm within 100 miles of St. Paul. _Settler gets house, barn, cow, pigs, chickens, tools, etc, No payment on land for three years; only $250 deposit required on stock, buildings, ete., to show good faith. We put in roads, creameries, -cheese fac- tories in advance for settlers, and have railroads, schools, markets, pure -water and best soil. A greater opportunity than United States homestead, This famous ‘‘Liberty colony” will be all settled this year. We can handle only a limited number of good men. Send at once for free information to Wisconsin Colonization Co., A-203 Plymouth Bldg., Minneapolis, Mihn, — . SYLVESTER'S MINNESOTA SNAPS—160 ACRES well improved southern Minnesota farm, six miles from town;_ excellent corn and clover land; $90 per acre. 160 acres highly improved corn farm, three miles from' town, $175 per acre. 160 acres central Minnesota, all cultivated; rich black land; good improvements, good location; $100 per acre, Write for 1list of bargains, Sylvester, Eundicott Bldg., St. Paul. g T A BRI R el e C SOPY RUSK COUNTY DAIRY FARMS—80 TO 160 ACRES, Partially cultivated; balance, timber land and pasture, $30 to 806 an acre. . On good roads rich dairy country. Big bargains. Agents wanted. Write for maps, Wisconsin Colonization Company, Station 3, Eau Claire, Wis. e B T LS e $100 SECURES 49 ACRES; $200 SECURES 80; $400 secures 160; $500 secures 400 acres, with running water. All excellent grain, clover, stock land. No sand, - rock, swamp, hills. Good _school, , markets, ~ George Besser, Owner, 1825 Plymouth Bldg., Minneapolis. . — e L GREAT = BARGAINS—IMPROVED FARMS AND brush land for sale _in _banner clover county. Farmers are getting from $74 to $150 per acre for clover sced. Write for particulars, Shevlin Clover Seed Company, Shevlin, Clearwater County, Minn, FIFTY IMPROVED CORN FARMS STEARNS county, .Minn, Heavy black soil, fine improve- ments; cheap. Come ‘at once. Write for cheap excursion dates, rates, etc. H. J. Maxfield, Pioneer Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. ST. PAUL SUBURBAN FARM—FORTY ' ACRES near interurban car, seven-room house, large barn, silo, chicken house, garage, well house, fenced and _cross-fenced, $8,000. The Varland System, St. Paul, Minn. —_— e e I HAVE CASH BUYERS FOR SALEABLE FARMS. Will deal with owners only. Give description, lo- cation and cash price. “James P. White, New ¥'ranklin, Mo, ~ B WOULD YOU SELL YOUR FARM IF YOU GOT your price? Sell direct; no commissions: par- tculars free. 0. K. Hawley, Baidwin, Wis. SELL YOUR PROPERTY QUICKLY FOR CASH, no matter where located; particularsfree. Real Estate Salesman Co., Dept. 8, Lincoln, Neb. —_— e e e ) e e FOR SALE—RBY OWNER, NICE VIRGIN 80 ACRES, right at Felton, Minn. _ $50 per acre. Easy terms, G. K. Harvey, Bowman, N. D. —_— e STOCK AND GRAIN FARMS; VERY BEST BLACK oam. -Reasonable terms. ~ Write - Pingree Land Co.. Pingree, N. ’ IF YOU WANT TO SELL OR EXCHANGE YOUR property write me. John J. Black, 4 St., Chip- pewa Falls, Wis. - A BARGAIN ON 274 ACRES IF TAKEN AT ONCE; . mear school and good town. 810 Hackney Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. WRITE FOR LARGE LIST IMPROVED FARMS, E‘il‘d l:{{\:l Liberal terms, price. Rivard, Turtle ake. 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He said: ‘“‘Received kodak. today, and very much pleased with it, also your fine work. Kodak'is dandy.” (Signed) Sivert Lavold, Shelly, Minn, = Moen’s Art Studio, Box K, Preston, Minn. Dogs-and Pet Stock FOR . SALE—REGISTERED ~AIREDALE PUPPIES 0. A. Underwood; Mgr., Ione, “rand grown dogs; reasonable prices. Afredale, unter, Ni. D. FOR SALE — REGISTERED RUSSIAN WOLF- l&omi‘;l: guaranteed. Write Jack Kelly, ' Colgate, FOR SALE—WOLFHOUNDS AND WATER spaniel. Theo. Kanne, Dent, Minn, 35 Patents PATENTS SECURED. S8END SKETCH OR MODEL, Prompt- attention. . Reliable services. Advice fres, :ii E. Carlsen, 742 Plymouth Bidg,, Minneapolis, nn, : Flowers LARGE BOSTON FERNS, 50- EACH, £ WEDDING 81, flowers, ~funeral - designs - by mail. liger ., b South Seventh St., ' Minneapolis: Hay FOR Priced right.. Write: to . Leader Classified De - “THE FARMER’S MARKET PLACE” ' This is the place to advertise your stock, farm machinery, your wants- known and-have them supplied. Rates are 10 cents per word per issue. league when advertising to sell their own pro League members must give the number of their member- All advertising for sale of lands carries the rate. Ads must reach us two weeks before date of publication. ALL CLASSIFIED ADS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE | LEARN BARBER TRADE, Moore-Terwil- -1,000 v 600 TONS EXTRA ‘GOOD: BALE—1,000+TO 1,5 8 “Rosentual, - partment chickens, eggs, produce- ! Best To members of the National Nonpartisan ducts or supplying their own needs, a rate Poultry —— . POULTRY SALE — 62 VARIETIES — CHICKENS, ducks, turkeys, geese. Large, vigorous cockerels and pullets, Order your breeding cockerels now. The best at lowest prices. Special list free. F. A. Neubert, Mankato, Minn. — BEAUTIFUL MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS FOR sale. Extra choice. stock, Goldbank strain: your choice from a flock of 80; toms, $7; hens, $5. =My customers are always pleased. Bertha Dond, Car- rington, N. D. . — e LIGHT BRAMAHS, BLACK SPANISH, BROWN Leghorns, Rouen and Pekin ducks, White Rocks, $1.50 each. Embden and Toulouse geese, $5 eacl. Joseph Minkel, Mapleton, Minn. —_—— e . SUNNYSIDE FARM ROSE-COMB WHITE LEG- horn cockerels for sale. Prize-winning stock, heavy- laying, strain; prices reasonable, Arnold F. Nienas, Thompson, N, D. —_— SHIP YOUR CREAM, EGGS, POULTRY, VEAL, hides, wool, etc., to us. Cash daily. ~Our re- gxm]s will please you. The. H. A, Ertz Co., Rt aul. —— Vs PUREBRED §.-C. WHITE LEGHORN COCKER- els, Beauty, size and utility emphasized for 13 years; $1.50 each. Belle Kinsey, Towner, N. D. CHOICE PUREBRED BUFF ROCKS—COCKERELS, $L.50 each; pullets, $1, if taken hefore October 15. P, N. Ydstie, Route 1, Hillshoro, N. D. HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR CHICKENS, BROIL- ers, veal, horse hides, cow hides, pelts, wool. McKay Produce Co., St. Paul, Minn, BREEDING STOCK, SILVER, GOLDEN, COLUM- blan Wyandottes, Buff Leghorns, Reds. L. Jo- hannessohn, Beltrami, Minn, 2 FOR SALE—MAMMOTH _BRONZE TURKEYS, +‘Goldbank Strain,” toms, $8; hens, $6. Mrs. V. A. Murphy; Upham, N. D. —— e T e e PUREBRED 8.-C. WHITE LEGHORN COCKERELS, aprll lult\tch]e)d, $1.25 each. H. R. Russell, Bot- neau, N. D. Livestock —_—— CHOICE “WEANED CALVES—SIX BEAUTIFULLY marked Holstein grade. calves, five heifers and one bull. -~ For information write Ed Howey, South St. Paul, Minn, g b s L LU S e N R S S Sl ) HILL-CREST POLAND CHINAS. SPRING BOARS sired by Royal Prince, a full brother to the world's cha phlg{l boar, Black Prince. Emil Matson, Will- mar? Minn, e e e Y L SR 1 0 04 FOR SALE—PUREBRED ABERDEEN-ANGUS AND Holstein-Friesian cattle; also Hampshire swine. Write me your wants. - W. J, Thompson, Page, N. D. —_— e > 1T TTIOMDI0D,- 2,880, N, 1 FOR SALE—REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE RAMS from good, heavy, wool-growing stock. and growthy lambs. Geo. Benton, Finley, N. D, DUROC-TERSEY SPRING BQARS, SIRED BY Futurity Giant, Swine Show. Andrew Dahlen, Detroit, Minm. FOR SALE—HOLSTEIN, SIRE PAUL PARTHE- neau Snow Flake No. 187597; three years old, fine individual. W. J. Thompson, Page, N. D. — e 00 2 QB N Dt DUROCS—PATHFINDER 3RD AND COL. PROTEC- tion, the fifth breeding, at $40; either sex. Papers furnished. A. J. Johnson, Reeder, N. D, —_— e e e e POLAND CHINAS FOR SALE—APRIL BOARS from the best big-type breeding; pedigrees furnished, Oscar Brekke, Minneota, Minn, — o e FOR SALE—DUROC-JERSEY APRIL PIGS, EITHER kind, selected from selected stock. san, Pennack, Minn. —_—_— ONE SHROPSHIRE RAM AT $50; EWES AT $25 fi‘f‘” paper furnished. Joseph Minkel, Mapleton, nn, DUROC APRIL BOARS, FARROWED BY KING Col. 9th. Wm. Brewer, Oriska, N. D. — Y e e T REGISTERED DUROC JERSEY PIGS FOR SALE. Swen Thoreson, Buxton, N. D. Harness, Automobiles and Accessories —_— FORDS START EASY IN COLD WEATHER. WILL run 34 miles per gallon on cheapest - gasoline or half kerosene, using our 1920 carburetors. - Increased power;_styles for all motors; can attach self. Big profits to agents; money-back'.guarantee: 30 days’ trial, Afir Friction Carburetor>Co., 478 Madison 8t., Dayton, Ohio. . TIRES—FORD, $5; OTHER SIZES IN. PRDPOR- tion, Write for further information. Tri-State Tire Co., B, Minneapolis, Minn, & 3 Professional Schools FIFTY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WANTED learn telegraphy. Salary, $120-$200 month. Earn expenses while léarning. Free Catalog. United llznfllwaya Telegraph . School,- Bremer Arcade, St. aul, PROFESSOR LEE’S superlor instruction qualifies men, women for high- salaried positions.” Catalog free. National Barber College, 256 East Seventh St., St. Paul, Minn. . Honey : b HONEY—FINE NEW CLOVER HONEY, GUARAN- - teed to be absolutely pure honey and of strictly choice quality. Sample 10 cents. Price list frce. M. V. Facey, Preston, Minn. HONEY—DELICIOUS WISCONSIN WHITE " CLO- ver. honey;_ Green_ county’s famous cheese, list free. E. B. Rosa, Monroe, Wis. .. For Sale or Exchange FOR BSALE OR TRADE FOR LAND—STORE dwelling attached, two. lots and warehouse, lfilod business opportunity. W. E. Korth, Outlook, nt, Agents Wanted WANTED—MEN TO DO ORGANIZATION WORK among the farmers; - Address Nonpartisan Lesague, Eniployment Dept., Box 495, St. Paul, Minn. Onions ONIONS - FOR -SALE, $3 PER 100 POUNDS ' AS long ‘as they last. . C. J. Pipo, Kensington, Mion. - _ JLost ii it LOST—AUGUSZ 30, BUITCASE MARKED ¥, . $5 rewar Cecil - Taylor, - Alexander, "N: Yearlings + second prize winner at National C. H. Mastor- . Price .