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A fact from Cudahy Packing Company appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that in the 1920s, Cudahy Packing Company shifted from exporting cured pork because of British tariffs and focused instead on domestic sales of canned hams, sliced dried beef, Italian-style sausage, and sliced bacon?
There seems to be an omission in the History of Cudahy Company. During anti-trust investigations of the meat packing industry conducted in 1918 (see Report of the Federal Trade Commission on the Meat Packing Industry, Part II, Evidence of Combination Among Packers, page 38, Google Books) E. A. Cudahy is referenced as President of this Company. Another reference is in "The National Provisioner" December 6, 1919 page 24 as follows: "Cudahy Packing Co....E.A. Cudahy, President; E.A. Cudahy Vice-President". Finally, a bronze medal struck by Medallic Arts Co NY in 1940 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the company (1890 – 1940) includes busts of EA Cudahy and EA Cudahy Jr. Edward A Cudahy (1860 - 1841) was a brother of Patrick Cudahy. EA Cudahy Jr. (1866 – 1966) was the victim of the 1906 Cudahy kidnapping.
Therefore, the statement that “Michael F Cudahy became President after his father’s death (referring to Patrick Cudahy) in 1919” seems erroneous. Edward A Cudahy appears to have served as Company President for a number of years.
--Bill375 (talk) 20:43, 4 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
