<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>The Debate Over O.P.A. Continuation: A Business Perspective</dc:title><dc:date>1946-07-08</dc:date><dc:creator>Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_1_6_28_0025</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document is a letter from Richards and Conover Hardware Company to Congressman George S. Schwabe expressing their opposition to the O.P.A. (Office of Price Administration) and their decision to sell merchandise at pre-June 30th, 1946 prices. They believe in leaving the economy to businessmen and industry rather than government intervention. The company promises to maintain prices unless there is an increase from manufacturers or freight carriers. They also express their appreciation for the congressman's views and hope to influence their district representative.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>