How the Armies' need for meat was answered

N a fighting man's ration meat is the important item. Twenty ounces of fresh beef, or its equivalent, is called for daily.

To supply the meat needs of an army that was suddenly expanded from 100,000 to 1,500,000 is a tremendous task. Added to the needs of the Allies, it is a staggering one.

In one week, Swift & Company was called upon to supply the Allies and the American Army abroad 24,000,000 pounds of meat and fats - enough to have fed America's peace-time army for more than six months.

An order of this size means the dressing of 13,000 cattle and 200,000 hogs.

To move the finished products 800 freight cars were needed. Of these, 650 were from the Swift refrigerator fleet.

Three days after the order was received by Swift & Company shipments began, and the whole amount was rolling seaward within a week.

Swift & Company's entire resources have been geared to every war demand. Since January 1, 1918, over 400 carloads of our products per week have been shipped abroad on war requirements. The Nation's meat-supply machinery has stood the test.

Not once has there been a failure to meet the Government's needs.

This service Swift & Company performs without governmental guarantee of profit, and with a limit of 9 per cent return on capital employed in the meat departments. This means about two cents on every dollar of sales.

Swift & Company, U. S. A.

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