The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-07
LIMIT TO TIME
OF COLD STORAGE

Washington, April IA limit
should he put on the use of cold stor-
age for the purpose Of maintaining or
advancing prices nrtihcially This is
the Judgment OF the senate costof-liv-
ing committee. and Chairman Lodge
today introduced In the senate a bill
10 meet the recommendations
In presenting the bill. Senator Lodge
said:
Under the resolution of the SEN
ate. the senatorial commission. to in
qsire into wages and prices OF com.
modlties. was given authority 10 make
recommendations. In pursuance of that
authority the committee now desire to
recommend to the senate legislation
limiting the time during which per.
ishable articles of food may be held
in cold storage From such invesU-
CATION as the committee has thus far
been able to make, IL is satisfied some
time limit ought 10 be put on cold
storage for the purpose Of maintaining
or advancing prices artiacIally. 1t is
OF the opinion this limit of time Will
tend TO an equalization Of prices and,
In some cases. to a reduction.
The investigation OF this subject
Is not completed. but it has proceeded
far enough TO confirm, by the results
thus far obtained, the view taken by
the committee.
THE question OF the public health
is not within the jurisdiction OF your
committee charged with the investiga-
tion into wages and prices. The COM
mittce has. no doubt. however. that
Limitation of the time during which
perishable articles of food and. more
especially meat products, may be re-
talned in cold storage would I've hy-
genically of very great value and
would tend 20 check many physical
troubles which are thought by those
who have examined the Question to De
attributable TO the practice OF keep
ing meats. particularly In storage for
a very long time"
Mr.. Lodges bill will provide that
food kept In cold storage for moro
than one year should be considered as
adulterated and that any food taken
out OF cold storage and enormously
marked as 10 the time 1t had been In
storage should be regarded as mis-
branded 10 violation OF the pure food
laws
The committee. through Mr.. Lodge.
also asked the senate for instructions
Ia the matter OF continuing the inves-
tigntion into the cost of living. It
WIS estimated that four months
would be required TO complete tho
work and that it would necessitatc
an expenditure OF $65 900.
The outline OF tho suggested plan
was In great detail II calls for state
nleuts 10 be obtained from forty buy
crs In selected localities covering tho
price paid 10 the producer on the first
of January. February. March. April,
May and juno. OF each year from 1900
20 1910. inclusive. for all grains, live
stock and other farm products
IL contemplatee also the procuring
Of wholesale prices by tho bureau OF
labor on $50 commodities for 1909 and
10 bring down 10 date the statements
already given since the year 1890
The bureau OF labor would he call
Cd on to obtain Wholesale prices from
1897 10 1910 on all kinds OF agrlcul-
tural implements.
Retail prices by the consumer on II
articles would be obtained covering
tie Same periods Rs were prescribed
for producers prices. This list Is In
tended 10 include all articles covered
by tho senate resolution. providing
for the investigation. except rent for
which the committee says n seems
practically impossible 10 obtain reli.
able comparative figures
Under the head of retail prices, the
committee says prices should he OBJ
tained from four establishments in
each Of twenty selected citiee and that
the stores should be those patronized
by wage carners-
An investigation would be made OF
vnEes. salaries and hours OF labor
from payrolls for a stated period of
two years. from az least ton cities
covering department stores. street
railways. telegraph and telephone
trades. competitors. dock hands Iron
mouldcrs and machinists
II Is suggested slso that the prevail
Ing wages OF agricultural iaborcrs IN
1900 and 1910. should be obtained.
Mr. Lodge told the senate II prob
ably would be impossible TO get tho
data Vithir less than four months and.
10 response 10 a question, said II
Bnuld-hc ImpoSAble-to preSent a COM