H. R. 5282, H. R. 5283, H. R. 5454, H. R. 7038, H. R. 7319, H. R. 7764, and H. R. 7796 PRACTICES IN THE MEATPACKING INDUSTRY JUNE 5, 6, 7, 14, AND JULY 26, 1957 6/900 Printed for the use of the U.S. Congresso House. JOINT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE AND COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 5282, H. R. 5283, H. R. 5454, H. R. 7038, H. R. 7319, H. R. 7764, and H. R. 7796 BILLS TO TRANSFER TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COM- PRACTICES IN THE MEATPACKING INDUSTRY JUNE 5, 6, 7, 14, AND JULY 26, 1957 Printed for the use of the UNITED STATES 9.5530 WASHINGTON : 1957 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HD 9416 A536 1952 EMANUEL CELLER, New York, Chairman WILLIAM M. MCCULLOCH, Ohio PATRICK J. HILLINGS, California FRANK CHELF, Kentucky WILLIAM E. MILLER, New York EDWIN E. WILLIS, Louisiana DEAN P. TAYLOR, New York JAMES B. FRAZIER, JR., Tennessee USHER L. BURDICK, North Dakota PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey LAURENCE CURTIS, Massachusetts E. L. FORRESTER, Georgia JOHN M. ROBSION, JR., Kentucky BYRON G. ROGERS, Colorado DEWITT S. HYDE, Maryland HAROLD D. DONOHUE, Massachusetts RICHARD H. POFF, Virginia JACK B. BROOKS, Texas WILLIAM C. CRAMER, Florida WILLIAM M. TUCK, Virginia ARCH A. MOORE, JR., West Virginia F. JAY NIMTZ, Indiana BESS E. Dick, Staff Director WALTER R, LEE, Legislative Assistant CYRIL F. BRICKFIELD, Counsel COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE OREN HARRIS, Arkansas, Chairman JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, Mississippi CHARLES A. WOLVERTON, New Jersey PETER F. MACK, JR., Illinois JOSEPH P. O'HARA, Minnesota KENNETH A. ROBERTS, Alabama ROBERT HALE, Maine MORGAN M. MOULDER, Missouri JOHN W. HESELTON, Massachusetts HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia JOHN B. BENNETT, Michigan ISIDORE DOLLINGER, New York JOHN V. BEAMER, Indiana WALTER ROGERS, Texas WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois MARTIN DIES, Texas ALVIN R. BUSH, Pennsylvania SAMUEL N. FRIEDEL, Maryland PAUL F. SCHI CK, Ohio JOHN J. FLYNT, JR., Georgia JOSEPH L. CARRIGG, Pennsylvania TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts STEVEN B. DEROUNIAN, New York GEORGE M. RHODES, Pennsylvania J. ARTHUR YOUNGER, California JOHN JARMAN, Oklahoma WILLIAM H. AVERY, Kansas LEO W. O'BRIEN, New York BRUCE ALGER, Texas WILL E. NEAL, West Virginia ELTON J. LAYTON, Clerk Professional Staff SAM G. SPAL MARTIN W. CUNNINGHAM ANTITRUST SUBCOMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE No. 5 EMANUEL CELLER, New York, Chairman PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey KENNETH B. KEATING, New York BYRON G. ROGERS, Colorado WILLIAM M. MCCULLOCH, Ohio WILLIAM E. MILLER, New York KENNETH R. HARKINS, Cocounsel LEONARD APPEL, A88istant Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND FINANCE PETER F. MACK, JR., Illinois, Chairman MORGAN M. MOULDER, Missouri JOHN B. BENNETT, Michigan ISIDORE DOLLINGER, New York JOHN V. BEAMER, Indiana JOHN JARMAN, Oklahoma WILLIAM H. AVERY, Kansas JOHN E. MOSs, California BRUCE ALGER, Texas 1 Resigned from committee July 23, 1957. 2 Appointed to committee July 23, 1957. I R.V.5.150 57 CONTENTS 34 Butz, Earl L., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; accompanied by Robert L. Farrington, General Counsel; Roy W. Lennartson, Deputy Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service; Nathan Koenig, special assistant to the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service; and David M. Pettus, Acting Director, Livestock Division, Agricultural Marketing Service.-- Campbell, Wallace, Jr., director of the Washington office, Cooperative Culberson, Sherwood, director, New Mexico Cattle Growers Associa- Dixon, Hon., H. A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Forbes, E. F., president and general manager, Western States Meat Packers Association, Inc., San Francisco, Calif.; accompanied by Meat Packers Association, Inc., Washington, D. Ć. Gwynne, Hon. John W., Chairman, Federal Trade Commission; ac- companied by Earl W. Kintner, General Counsel; and John P. Loughlin, Assistant General Counsel.. Hardenbergh, Wesley, president, American Meat Institute; accom- panied by Leo F. Tierney, acting chairman and member of the staff of Meyer, Freslich, Spiess, Tierney, Brown & Platt. Union.. Montana.. Norton, E. M., secretary, National Milk Producers Federation; ac- companied by Patrick B. Healy, assistant secretary; and M. R. O'Mahoney, Hon. Joseph C., a United States Senator from the State of Wyoming; accompanied by Donald P. McHugh, chief counsel, Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly of the Committee on the Smith, Harold O., Jr., executive vice president, United States Whole- sale Grocers Association, Inc.; accompanied by William A. Quinlan, Watkins, Hon. Arthur V., a United States Senator from the State of Woolley, Frank K., legislative counsel, the American Farm Bureau Answer by Swift & Co. to charges made against Swift & Co.---. Benson, Hon. E. T., Secretary, letter, May 28, 1957, to Hon. Emanuel Celler and Hon. Oren Harris.. List of formal administrative cases under title II of the Packers 392 383 33 |