Recognizing the unsatisfactory livestock market situation in the state of Washington, particularly the difficulty of getting full value out of hogs and thinner grade cattle, the Stevens County Livestock Protection Association asked for a reduction in point value of meat, abandonment of the permit system of farm slaughter, improvement in the labor situation in packing plants, and encouragement to local slaughtering and packing plants to operate to capacity. This resolution was backed by the Washington Cattlemen’s Association, and individually by numerous stockmen of the state.
Within a two weeks’ period the permit requirement for farm slaughtering of hogs was temporarily suspended, the point rationing value of pork was reduced, and really vigorous efforts were put into effect to improve the packing house labor situation in the northwest.
