The document is from the Good Humor Ice Cream Company to Representative George B. Schwabe, urging him to oppose the reimposition of price controls on dairy products. The company argues that prices have remained stable since the removal of price ceilings, and reinstating subsidies would be disruptive to producers. They highlight the savings to taxpayers, elimination of black markets, and the need for Congress, not the Executive Department, to determine policy on dairy products.

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Opposing Price Controls on Dairy Products: A Stand for American Business

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_25_0057
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Opposing Price Controls on Dairy Products: A Stand for American Business
Date Created:
1946-07-15
EDTF:
1946-07-15
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document is from the Good Humor Ice Cream Company to Representative George B. Schwabe, urging him to oppose the reimposition of price controls on dairy products. The company argues that prices have remained stable since the removal of price ceilings, and reinstating subsidies would be disruptive to producers. They highlight the savings to taxpayers, elimination of black markets, and the need for Congress, not the Executive Department, to determine policy on dairy products.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 25, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages