Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-24

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 THE BISBEE DAILY REVIEW. HIGH COST
 OF LIVING.
 The agitation over the high cost Of living says the boston Financial News, fortunately has aroused pub lie interest to such an extent tha. aside from forcing an appointmeD: or an investigating committee from -he unwilling United States senate. -=scre high protection men are in control. it has forced the committee 10 oatllne a policy which must be effective ia finding where the blame $, or rather the trouble. The state -eent was freely made when tho senio- senator from Massachusetts gas placed at the head of the coD. 1ittee, tnet it would be 0 mere ahitewashing affair and that noth ing detrimental to the protected tn- ierests would be allowed to be uD- covered. This statement was made 60 often and by so many journals, that @ close watch will be kept op the committees actions and there will be no chance of delaying mat ters until the public has become weary of waiting In discussing the investigation the Wall Street Sum- mary says: That the senate's in- vestigation of the reasons for the prevailing high prices of food prom ises practical results is inferable from the methods of approach of tbe committee appointed for that Dur- pose. Retail dealers from this and other of our large cities will 5a asked to disclose the prices they charge their customers and. in turn, the prices which the wholesaler charges them. Waiving the question of privilege involved herein, for the sake of argument just as soon as wo can place in deadly parallel col umls the wholesale and retail prices or living -necessaries. we will be well on the way to an understanding of the prohibitiye present cost of de- cent living.
 But the good work is not going to stop with the wholesalers. Similar y they will be requested to inform a hugely interested public as to the charges exacted by the packers and manufacturers. And after that bal. talon has been heard from the inno- cent farmers will be given an oppoF- tunity to outline their treatment ar the hands of the various food trusts and to specify the prices received therefrom for farm supplies and products of all kinds Such a line of procedure is getting down to bed rock with a vengeance on the part of the public to the absorling inter est Of the statistics which the sen ste's Investigating committee prom iaes to promulsale.
 Some one once remarked that sta tis.ics were Odious. We feel satis- fled that somewhere be-ween the packer or manufacturer and the re- taller that remark will be repeated; but we are convinced that it will not come from that suffering mortal who arouses the passing pity of the posing statesman. at times. under tke soubriquet ultimate consumer" 1" Not fbe least satisfaction to be de- rived rom such an investigation wiM be disc,osure os the part played by the robbsr tariff. wheth sr helps the farmer. the packer. taa vaolesaier. Or the retailer or an of sAoil viii be laid bare. and liks- r.'-a the extent Of that assistance.
 Neve- lave we had an invcstiga- i-o1 which promised US more con -.--ctige and beneficial results; ney- e. an occasion which merited them more. Party lines. so far as the public is concerned. are oblitersted .a rhis pursuit of futh, and with