THE MEAT TRUST.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1920, Page 5

THE MEAT TRUST.

SHOULD IT BE BLOCKED"' Speaking at tEe meeting of the n'aki Meat Company on chairman o£ directors (Mr. J. said:—Much has recently appeared daily Press regarding the refusal Government to issue a license in Mew Zealand to Messrs Araeujr Co., and an .agitation is on foot wnH quarters to endeavor to force the of the Government. Whilst I tiiat no one can take exception business methods as practised in Zealand up to the present tim* Messrs Armour and Co., I would upon you the dangtf of letting get a footing in New Zealand Imvciv; of stock or proprietors of.flreiljM ing works. The lirm is so ilnandilaH strong that for a 'few years probably lie prepared to lose large fumfl of money, if by bo doing they CMmfl crush, ni any rate, the #m»Her *KmH Zealand freezing companies, and nptql especially the iarmers' freezing POfcß panics, Lherebv seating for thetnstlTOfiH something in (lie nature of a monopoly cirowers, of course, might, benefit ing JJic comparatively short period this""unhealthy competition Mr. stock existed, but ultimately conqWß|M tion would practically cease, "WftH result, of course, that prices for would drop in a truly disastrous MfPjM iior. t wish to impress upon the necessity of remaining loyal to JiMf 9 own company, and would remind that any profits made by our comnwf I out of stock purchased from shareSotd-M ert go back to the shareholders' podkettVß

another VIEW. ''■ -II j .. *1 .ANOTHER OUTLOOK XKCK Speaking on the Armour Moat 'fru«t> at Wangamii. Mi". W. J. Poison, dent of the Farmers' Union, said;'"lt'" seems to me that-df wo provide prpper ■ restrictions, such as I will specify in ; a moment, we are justifted undo* (he J present conditions in taking udvaatftge 1 of any American offers. The position | is that our stores are piled with Stent, j and we -want to get rid of it at the oaili- : v 3 est possible moment, and that the store* )# at the English end are al»o «UM America, in my opinion, is a great Md " growing market for <jur produce, both. | meat and butter. It mast Itt the JFntuie, 1 because of its comparative proximity to "h New Zealand, be one of our beat markets. )\ We want to develop every market w* 1 can. In any case, we .are casting about, ; for relief that will help to claw, wir ' stores before next season. the gamers' Union is unitedly demand- ) ing ft free market, and a right, to antrammelled and unrestricted toto, ! Why, then, not .be logical «nd trade with the beet cuitotterg ire havsi *!• waya providing that t® do not give theft any opportunity to injure ttst fVe wQ cogceii'i vsaMm U..VJ: d\