Advocating for Fair Profit Margins in the Meat Industry: The Barkley Amendment to the Price Control Act, 1945-06-16

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 49

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_3_49_0007

Scope and Contents

The document is a letter from Wilbur La Roe, Jr., the General Counsel of The National Independent Meat Packers Association, to the Honorable George B. Schwabe explaining the Barkley amendment to the Price Control Act in relation to the meat price problem. The main points of the letter include the need for a fair profit margin for processing each species of livestock, the differences in opinion between the meat packers and OPA, and the importance of having this requirement written into law rather than relying on personal promises. The letter urges support for the Barkley amendment as it strengthens price control.

Dates

Creation: 1945-06-16

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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