Cattle brought from Central America
sre ssiiglil e'1 xy or for some of ths
big packers ml Mobile sad Jackson
ville. . In England, Francs, Italy,
r IToltend and other Kuropssa eoun-
txies laxft-a nasat OMcrwaqac
panles have been organized by the
packers to sell the meats from their
plants in the United states, Argen
tina. Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, and
Australia."
The Big Five, the report shows,
have control of or Interest in public
utility corporations in Sioux City,
Kansas City, South St. Paul, Port
land. Ore., South San Francisco,
South St. Joseph, Mo., Hill City.
Mln., Fort Worth, Tex., and Chicago.
As to financial power, the report in
part sp.ys: "The packer has drawn
to a marked decree upon the banks of
thn country for liquid funds
he could not operate on the scale he
dr without the very large loans
tors in banks affiliated closely with
those who are strong at the sources
of credit in the United States. Be
ing thus allied with the powerful in
terests at the sources of credit, the
packers' power is great, not only for
financing their own national and In
ternational operations, but for affect
ing, for good or for 111, the credit of
battle producers and of competitors
or customers in any line."
IX IiEATHKR INDUSTRY.
