The document from Mr. Gustafson to Mr. Schwabe discusses the importance of maintaining price controls to prevent piracy and keep essential goods affordable for the average wage-earner. Mr. Gustafson expresses concern about rent increases and rising meat prices following the removal of price controls, and urges Mr. Schwabe to support a bill to reinstate these regulations. He highlights the impact of rising costs on workers' wages and stresses the need for government intervention to protect consumers from exploitation.

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Urgent Call for Price Controls: A Letter to Mr. Schwabe

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_28_0026
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Urgent Call for Price Controls: A Letter to Mr. Schwabe
Date Created:
1946-07-07
EDTF:
1946-07-07
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 from Mr. Gustafson to Mr. Schwabe discusses the importance of maintaining price controls to prevent piracy and keep essential goods affordable for the average wage-earner. Mr. Gustafson expresses concern about rent increases and rising meat prices following the removal of price controls, and urges Mr. Schwabe to support a bill to reinstate these regulations. He highlights the impact of rising costs on workers' wages and stresses the need for government intervention to protect consumers from exploitation.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 28, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages